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Human Things

Society, culture, and the people inside the systems.

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  1. Sep 28, 2026SD 2026.271A Peek Into The Research Grants Propping AI SafetyWho funds mechanistic interpretability research: Open Philanthropy and Coefficient Giving, MATS, Jaan Tallinn's SFF, Anthropic's Fellows program and employee philanthropy, Goodfire, Resolution…
  2. Sep 28, 2026SD 2026.271The Chemist Who Found PFAS in Everyone's Blood3M and DuPont held PFAS toxicity data (PFOA, PFOS, Scotchgard, Teflon) for roughly four decades before public health established the harm. The story of chemist Kris Hansen, Rob Bilott and Wilbur…