# looking ahead (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover looking ahead. Page: Feed: --- ## [Scanning for robots, summer 2026](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/scanning-for-robots-summer-2026) _2026-08-07 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ A new environmental scan topic ## [Quick notes on the OpenAI-Hugging face cyberattack](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/quick-notes-on-the-openai-hugging) _2026-07-23 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ Potential implications of an emerging story ## [Major actions on, calls for AI regulation](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/major-actions-on-calls-for-ai-regulation) _2026-07-20 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ A potentially decisive moment in AI history ## [How Americans view AI in 2026](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/how-americans-view-ai-in-2026) _2026-07-06 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ A look into a new Pew study ## [On the epic and still developing Mythos/Fable story](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/on-the-epic-and-still-developing) _2026-06-24 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ Implications for AI's future ## [Three years of this newsletter](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/three-years-of-this-newsletter) _2026-06-01 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ Reflecting on the future in the recent past ## [Book Review: "House of Diggs" by Marion Orr](https://thebookishhistorian.substack.com/p/book-review-house-of-diggs-by-marion) _2026-05-27 · Amy Turner · Musings of a Bookish Historian_ The story of the most prodigious Black Congressman in American history whose fall from grace proved detrimental to his astonishing legacy. ## [AI and culture in spring 2026](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/ai-and-culture-in-spring-2026) _2026-05-25 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ An environmental scan ## [AI can be like a robot at the gym](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/ai-can-be-like-a-robot-at-the-gym) _2026-05-09 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ A little analogy ## [The economics of AI in spring 2026](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/the-economics-of-ai-in-spring-2026) _2026-04-28 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ A scan of bubbles, labor, business models ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FSiBlZcGIdGj) _2026-04-28 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [AI and the Iran war](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-iran-war) _2026-04-11 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ A look at developments and possibilities ## [AI and politics in early 2026](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/ai-and-politics-in-early-2026) _2026-03-23 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ An environmental scan of recent developments ## [AI technology developments in early 2026](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/ai-technology-developments-in-early) _2026-03-01 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ Iterations and intimations ## [Book Review: "Lie Quietly" by Alice Wright](https://thebookishhistorian.substack.com/p/review-lie-quietly) _2026-02-09 · Amy Turner · Musings of a Bookish Historian_ An ode to the classical Gothic novel, Lie Quietly's dual timeline engrosses readers in a tale of love, loss, and unspeakable horror. ## [On narrative programming for AI](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/on-narrative-programming-for-ai) _2026-02-08 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ Introducing a new project ## [Why we left Substack](https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/why-we-left-substack) _2026-02-02 · Hank Stephenson · Tucson Agenda_ It wasn't just the Nazis... ## [Higher education and AI in late 2025/early 2026](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/higher-education-and-ai-in-late-2025early) _2026-01-26 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ Another scan of developments aimed at the new year ## [Book Review: "Charles II's Portuguese Wife" by Susan Abernethy](https://thebookishhistorian.substack.com/p/review-charles-iis-portuguese-queen) _2026-01-16 · Amy Turner · Musings of a Bookish Historian_ A powerful reexamination of Catherine of Braganza, her far-reaching legacy, and her impact on English history. ## [Looking ahead to this year’s elections](https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/looking-ahead-to-this-years-elections) _2026-01-09 · Curt Prendergast · Tucson Agenda_ Making a mad world a little more coherent ... Demonstrations and vigils ... And the last chance was last year. ## [Pima County's new leader](https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/pima-countys-new-leader) _2026-01-08 · Joe Ferguson · Tucson Agenda_ Can Allen move the county? … Don't hang out at Home Depot … And better luck in Iowa! ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/y9HItJoPUgdo) _2026-01-08 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Know your politicians](https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/know-your-politicians) _2026-01-07 · Joe Ferguson · Tucson Agenda_ So you know who to blame … All those sleeping say “Aye." ## [The first Tuesday of the month grind](https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/the-first-tuesday-of-the-month-grind) _2026-01-06 · Joe Ferguson · Tucson Agenda_ Putting out fires … Docking Kelly’s pension … And Mexico paid for this wall. ## [Closing out the year](https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/closing-out-the-year) _2026-01-05 · Joe Ferguson · Tucson Agenda_ Is the past really prologue? ... What's on tap this week? ... And what year is it, anyway? ## [AI and higher education in 2025](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/ai-and-higher-education-in-2025) _2025-12-31 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ Reflections on the past year, looking ahead to the next ## [Reflecting on AI in 2025, looking ahead to 2026](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/reflecting-on-ai-in-2025-looking) _2025-12-26 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ Greetings from the last week of 2025. ## [Secret Santa: Investigating the news](https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/secret-santa-investigating-the-news) _2025-12-12 · Hank Stephenson · Tucson Agenda_ News about the news is news you never knew. ## [Secret Santa: A classic from Hank](https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/secret-santa-a-classic-from-hank) _2025-12-11 · Joe Ferguson · Tucson Agenda_ What I learned from Hank in one story ## [Secret Santa: Humanity and policy](https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/secret-santa-humanity-and-policy) _2025-12-10 · Alysa · Tucson Agenda_ In a "very very frustrating" system. ## [Secret Santa: Predicting the future](https://tucsonagenda.substack.com/p/secret-santa-predicting-the-future) _2025-12-09 · Joe Ferguson · Tucson Agenda_ Unpacking federal policies without forgetting our neighbors. ## [AI tech developments in late 2025](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/ai-tech-developments-in-late-2025) _2025-11-28 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ Gazing into a steady torrent ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TumP2OY1C4VC) _2025-11-28 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [The autumnal AI economy](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/the-autumnal-ai-economy) _2025-11-05 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ A scan of models, labor, businesses, and bubbles ## [Issue No. 35: Of the Noisome Northwoods & Bray Road Beasties](https://thebookishhistorian.substack.com/p/issue-no-35-of-the-noisome-northwoods) _2025-10-31 · Musings of a Bookish Historian_ A delectable and spooky sampling of Wisconsin cryptids for the Halloween holiday! ## [Book Review: "Along the Trail" by Kaci Curtis](https://thebookishhistorian.substack.com/p/review-along-the-trail) _2025-10-29 · Amy Turner · Musings of a Bookish Historian_ ‘The pamphlet Papa had brandished when he’d surged excitedly through the front door those many months ago hadn’t mentioned the monotony. ## [Hosting an AI and academia design session](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/hosting-an-ai-and-academia-design) _2025-10-22 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ A Zoom experiment tomorrow ## [Thinking through an AI bubble](https://aiandacademia.substack.com/p/thinking-through-an-ai-bubble) _2025-10-16 · Bryan Alexander · AI, academia, and the Future_ Several scenarios for the next few years ## [Book Review: "Nemesis" by Catherine Hanley](https://thebookishhistorian.substack.com/p/review-nemesis) _2025-09-12 · Amy Turner · Musings of a Bookish Historian_ An authoritative and insightful look at the medieval French king who out-Game of Thrones'd the Plantagenet dynasty. ## [Book Review: "The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum" by Margalit Fox](https://thebookishhistorian.substack.com/p/review-the-talented-mrs-mandelbaum) _2025-07-08 · Amy Turner · Musings of a Bookish Historian_ An in-depth and enjoyable jaunt about America's first crime boss, Fredericka Mandelbaum. ## [Book Review: "Salt People of the Cloud Houses" by Fawn Brokaw Doyle](https://thebookishhistorian.substack.com/p/review-salt-people-of-the-cloud) _2025-06-17 · Amy Turner · Musings of a Bookish Historian_ An authentic and balanced coming-of-age novel about Sarah Rapalje in 17th-century Dutch Manhattan. ## [Issue No. 34: Of April Whimsies & Anglo-Saxon Witticisms](https://thebookishhistorian.substack.com/p/issue-no-34) _2025-05-14 · Amy Turner · Musings of a Bookish Historian_ Anglo-Saxon riddles, Aldhelmian verse, and a large corpora of medieval literature. ## [Kicking Ass, Taking Names: Five Women's History Books to Round Off March 2025](https://thebookishhistorian.substack.com/p/kicking-ass-taking-names-five-womens) _2025-03-29 · Amy Turner · Musings of a Bookish Historian_ Searching for books with powerful and/or complex women? Look no further!