Research Journo Requests

NGO & IGO Staff in Middle-Income Countries - Development Cuts Impact

OPEN CALL: In an attempt to revitalise my substack, I am doing an open call for participants who have experience in NGOs/IGOs/related organisations that have been affected by USAID or other development financing cuts. Particularly, if you have experience with middle-income countries, especially at the country-level, I would love to speak to you! I am (hoping to) develop a series of short essays focusing on the underrepresented impacts of development financing cuts. As development finance grows increasingly tighter, and is increasingly channelled towards visible fragile, conflict-affected contexts, what of other less-visible communities that rely on development financing? This aims to follow a theory-building approach to establish theoretical frameworks around organisation decision-making amidst these impacts, and to further contextualise these changes. Unfortunately at this time, I am unable to offer any compensation, though you have my sincerest gratitude for your participation. Note: Research is conducted entirely independently of any association, organisation or institute. Opinions expressed represent my personal view, not of any other institution. Please contact me either via LinkedIn messages, or via my email: [email redacted] Tags: development financing sustainable development middle income country SDG sustainable development goals international development cooperation

Chinese Management Scholars - AI Impact on Future of Work

I've joined Fudan School of Management as an editor and case researcher starting this month. My personal interest goes to #how Chinese firms and industries are navigating globalization and #how AI is altering the future of work, labor relations and management. But open to conversations across lines of work! Would be an achievement to bring valuable Chinese business stories to a global audience and vice versa. But it would suffice just listening to diverse minds. Thanks for the past five years at Fudan University and the amazing time at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Harvard University and National University of Singapore. I guess the story continues. Tip me via [email redacted] or chatbox. Looking forward to hear from you.

UK Full-Time Vinted Resellers - Building & Scaling Business

#JournoRequest I’m researching a potential national feature on the professional world behind Vinted reselling. I’d love to hear from UK-based full-time/high-volume Vinted resellers about how you’ve built and scaled your business. Confidential conversations welcome. DMs open.

Cooling-Tech Researchers & Startups - Sustainable AC Innovations

Looking for novelty cooling mechanisms to feature for the ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers). Calling researchers, startups: I'm looking to do a deep-dive into the world of air-conditioning and how you're coming up with new ways to keep humans comfortable as we go through heat wave after heat wave. How do we do this in a sustainable way? What new tech is out there that can help? What kinds of standards would we need? Please DM/tag folks here and share this post if you can. Thanks so much! #journorequest #engineeringwriting

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Investors in Wallace Ventures (SA) - PhD & Neuroscience Claims

Is Carl Niklaus Wallace running a scam? You decide for yourself… We are looking into an individual named Carl Niklaus Wallace, following recent concerns about representations he is making in South Africa around the topics of neuroscience, autism and ADHD, and his alleged credentials. We are working on establishing the facts, and we would particularly like to hear from people who have previously invested in, worked for, partnered with, or done business with him. Wallace has spent much of the past decade presenting himself as a technology entrepreneur and has been associated with a substantial number of companies and ventures, including ViGO, Digital Drawing Room, Wapp, Digital HQ, Digemy, ydox and Dewly, among others. Some of these entities remain active. Others have subsequently ceased operating, entered deregistration processes or been deregistered. There is also a documented history of outside investment into businesses with which Wallace was associated. For example, contemporary startup reporting records external investment into Digemy and describes Wallace as an entrepreneur who had raised multiple rounds of funding across ventures. We are particularly interested in hearing directly from former investors because there are allegations now being examined concerning whether investors in some of these ventures received the outcomes they were led to expect, how invested funds were ultimately used, and what happened when particular businesses stopped operating. What makes the current situation unusual is Wallace’s very recent change in professional identity... Until recently, his publicly documented career was overwhelmingly in web, startups and business. He is now publicly describing himself as a neuroscientist and a PhD candidate in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Westminster in London. Much of the material being publicly posted by this individual exhibit clear signs of being AI-generated. In March 2026 he wrote publicly in LinkedIn: “I am now a PhD candidate in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Westminster, London.” He is now operating Spectrum Circle, which offers products, seminars and other services relating to neuroscience, autism and ADHD. Spectrum Circle publicly presents Wallace as a neuroscientist and relies heavily on neuroscience and academic language in describing its work. The academic background known to us does not appear consistent with this sudden transition at all. For that reason, the claimed University of Westminster affiliation is currently being independently checked through appropriate channels. A formal enquiry has been submitted to the University of Westminster Graduate School asking it to confirm whether Carl Niklaus Wallace is or has been registered there as a PhD candidate or doctoral researcher, whether the programme he publicly claims is accurate, and whether his claimed affiliation was active when he began making these statements. The matter has also been reported to the Health Professions Council of South Africa because the services concern autism, ADHD and neuroscience and may be understood by members of the public as involving specialist health, psychological or scientific expertise. The HPCSA has been asked to determine whether any of the representations or activities fall within areas subject to professional regulation. The South African events ticketing service Quicket has also been notified because Spectrum Circle events are being advertised and sold through its platform. Quicket has been asked what its process is when potentially misleading academic or professional representations connected with health-related events are brought to its attention, and whether listings should remain available while those questions are being investigated. Nothing in this post should be interpreted as confirmed claims of wrongdoing. Please submit any information privately and refrain from public allegations. The purpose is to create public awareness of the early facts, establish what actually happened across these businesses and whether the latest academic and professional representations now being made are genuine. Should evidence come to light confirming suspicion, such evidence will be sent through to appropriate authorities using appropriate channels and procesures.

Restaurant Owners in India - Operations Survey 2026 - Food Waste

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀. A lot of it can disappear through 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲, 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀, 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. But how big are these problems across India's restaurant industry? And more importantly — 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆? At Orkeneo, we're launching: 🇮🇳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 We're conducting an industry-wide research initiative to understand how restaurants across India manage: • Food Waste • Demand Forecasting • Inventory & Procurement • Labour & Staffing • Profitability & Margins • Operations & Technology We're looking to hear from: 👤 Restaurant Owners 👤 Founders & Co-founders 👤 Operations Heads 👤 Kitchen Managers 👤 Procurement Managers 👤 Multi-Outlet Operators The findings will contribute to the 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, helping benchmark operational trends across restaurants, cloud kitchens, cafés, QSRs and multi-outlet chains. Why participate? 📊 Contribute to India's restaurant industry benchmark 📖 Receive the executive summary of the 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🚀 Help shape the future of AI-powered restaurant operations 📰 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. ⏱️ 𝟱–𝟳 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 🔒 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 🇮🇳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 👉 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆: https://lnkd.in/gdfxMyiS And if you're not a restaurant operator but know someone who is, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. We're not looking for generic answers. 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆. #RestaurantOperations #RestaurantTech #FoodTech #IndiaRestaurants #FoodWaste #DemandForecasting #InventoryManagement #RestaurantIndustry #AI #Orkeneo

AI Engineers & Researchers - Phenomenology Analogs in AI Systems

Technical knowledge of AI systems and processes? Let me interview you! I want to start interviewing people in the field to start drawing out particular analogs to structures and processes of experience as described by phenomenology. The investigation of experience is the window we have to consciousness from the purview of phenomenology, so I would like to speak with people that can take the ideas I have and draw out relative existing technical practices in AI. Here's a link to the SEP entry on phenomenology.

Workplace Therapists & Organizational Psychologists - Wellbeing Issues

Journo request: I'm looking to connect with therapists who specialize in workplace issues and organizational psychologists or workplace researchers. I'm working on an article to be published at Founder Reports about some current workplace wellbeing issues. If you're willing to answer a few questions, please DM me or email me at [email redacted]. #journorequest

Long COVID Researchers - Viral Persistence Biology

Five years ago I caught a virus and never fully got better. The people who know me know what I was like before this. Ambitious to a fault. The one who brings the most energy into the room, takes the extra project, doesn't stop. An illness can take all of that overnight. Mine did. I persist anyway. Slower, with a lot more planning, and with a much better sense of what a day costs. But I persist. When I got sick I did the only thing I actually know how to do, which is go find out. I didn't look for answers on social media. There is a staggering amount of confident nonsense about this disease and I wanted the real thing, so I went to the papers. Then I went to the people writing them. That turned into serving on the NIH RECOVER biospecimen access committee. Helping design a RECOVER-TLC trial. Reviewing manuscripts. Interviewing twice at ARPA-H. I have a day job in tech that I love. This became the other one. Here is what I learned. There is now real evidence that pieces of this virus can linger in human tissue long after the infection is called over. Viral RNA in the gut months later. Spike protein still circulating a year out. Activated immune cells turning up in the brainstem and spinal cord, where they have no business being. This is not a mystery illness. It is a disease with a biology, and that biology is finally coming into focus. So I'm writing a book about it. It's called Persistence. The title means two things and I mean both. There is the virus that won't leave the body. And there are the people who won't leave the question alone, the patients and the scientists who kept working while the world moved on. Sometimes life hands you a detour you have to chase, because nobody else is going to chase it for you. This is mine. My kids are going to look back on this someday. I don't need them to remember that their dad got sick. I want them to remember what he did about it. I won't tell you a cure is close, because it isn't yet. But the science is real and it is moving, and it is the thing that will end this. Not willpower. Not positive thinking. Research, funded and finished. I'll be interviewing researchers over the coming months. If you work in this field, I'd love to hear from you. And if you're sick and reading this, you were never imagining it.

Indian Schengen Applicants - Decision In 4 Days Or Less

Looking for Indian applicants who received a Schengen decision in 4 days or less Hi, I'm Sergei, editor at VisaGyan, a publication focused on practical visa cases for Indian passport holders. I'm researching unusually fast Schengen decisions from applications submitted in India. I'd like to hear from applicants who received their passport or decision within four calendar days after submitting at VFS or BLS, whether the result was an approval or a refusal. If this happened to you, could you share: application city and VFS/BLS centre destination country or consulate submission, consulate-dispatch and passport-return dates visa type and whether this was your first Schengen application whether it was standard processing whether the consulate requested more documents or an interview Please do not post passport numbers, bank statements or other personal documents. I would not quote or publish your response without your explicit approval. Credit or anonymity would be entirely your choice. There is no external link here; I'm happy to keep the discussion in this thread.

Parents & Caregivers of Autistic Children - Lived Experiences Book

💙 YOUR STORY COULD HELP ANOTHER PARENT FEEL LESS ALONE. I am currently collecting real-life experiences from parents and caregivers of autistic children for my upcoming book, The Autistic Child and Parental Struggles: Understanding, Coping and Finding Hope. Behind every diagnosis is a family learning to navigate a new and often overwhelming world. From the first signs and diagnosis to education, communication, social acceptance, finances, emotional exhaustion, family relationships, and the constant search for the right support—parents carry a journey that is rarely understood from the outside. I want this book to go beyond theories and statistics. I want to hear YOUR reality. 💙 If you are a parent, caregiver, teacher, therapist, or someone closely involved with an autistic child, I would be grateful if you could share: 🔹 What was your experience when you first noticed something different? 🔹 What was the journey toward assessment/diagnosis like? 🔹 What has been your biggest challenge as a parent or caregiver? 🔹 How has autism affected family life, finances, relationships, education and social life? 🔹 What kind of support did you need but could not find? 🔹 What misconceptions or hurtful attitudes have you faced? 🔹 What has helped you cope and remain hopeful? 🔹 What do you wish society, schools, healthcare professionals and policymakers understood about your journey? 🔹 What message would you give to another parent who has just received an autism diagnosis for their child? 🌱 Your experience matters. Your challenges matter. Your voice matters. You may share your experience privately through Messenger/inbox if you are not comfortable commenting publicly. Personal identities will not be included without permission. This is not about judging parents or children. It is about listening, understanding and turning lived experiences into knowledge that can create empathy and better support. 📚 Help me make this book a voice for families who are often unheard. Please share this post with parents, caregivers, educators, therapists and others who may have an experience to contribute. #AutismAwareness #AutismParents #AutismFamilies #ParentingAutism #AutismJourney #Neurodiversity #InclusiveEducation #SpecialEducation #ParentalStruggles #AutismSupport #LivedExperience #ParentVoices #AutismAcceptance #ResearchForChange #EveryStoryMatters

Phoebus Amphitheatre Attendees & Staff Bangkok - 1990s Venue History

Did You Visit Phoebus Amphitheatre in Bangkok in the 1990s? Did anyone here spend time in Bangkok in the mid-1990s and remember the Phoebus Amphitheatre Complex on Ratchadaphisek Road? I’m researching an article about Phoebus and its concert history. A remarkable number of international bands performed there during the 1990s, with documented shows including Michael Learns to Rock (1994), Blind Guardian and Black Sabbath (1995), and Shed Seven (1996), as well as performances by Thai artists. I’d especially like to hear from anyone who actually visited Phoebus, worked there, or attended a concert there. What was the complex like inside? It seems to have contained several different entertainment areas, possibly including a pub/nightclub, cocktail lounge and concert venue. I’m trying to understand how these different sections were arranged and, most importantly, where within the Phoebus complex the major concerts actually took place. Was the “Amphitheatre” a dedicated concert hall, or was it part of one of the other entertainment areas? I’m also trying to establish the exact address and location of Phoebus, what buildings were immediately around it, and what occupies the site today. Regarding the old photograph attached to this post: I suspect that the large parking area visible on the left-hand side of the photograph may have been the Phoebus parking lot, but I have not been able to confirm this. If anyone recognizes the view or can identify exactly where Phoebus stood in relation to the buildings and road in this photograph, that would be extremely helpful. If you were in Bangkok during the 1990s and remember Phoebus, Capitol, Yaohan, or the old Ratchada nightlife scene, I’d be very grateful for any memories, photographs, concert tickets, flyers, advertisements, or other information. Even small details could help reconstruct the history of this largely forgotten Bangkok concert venue.

Former Supermarket Employees in Luxembourg - Food Waste Practices

Food being thrown away in supermarkets Hi everyone. I’m currently working on an article about food waste in Luxembourgish supermarkets. Unlike in France, supermarkets in Luxembourg are not subject to a specific law regulating what happens to unsold edible food. For instance, a former Delhaize employee told me that they were instructed every evening to throw away all remaining bread and other bakery products (sometimes hundreds of items in a single evening). They added that the baked goods, although no longer sellable, were perfectly edible, but that management did not consider donating them to food banks. I’m looking to hear from other people who may have witnessed something similar or worked in a food business where edible food was routinely thrown away or even made inedible. If you’ve had a similar experience, even a short account of what you saw or were asked to do would be very helpful for my research. Feel free to send me a private message if you’d rather not share publicly. You can also remain anonymous. Thank you!

Blender & After Effects Artist - Ant Fall Physics YouTube Short

[Hobby] Looking for a Creative Collaborator for My First Science YouTube Short Hi everyone! I'm Zeeshan, and I'm building a science storytelling project called Revigyan. I want to make short videos that explain science through engaging stories, thoughtful visuals, and clear explanations. I've just completed the script for my first short: Why can a tiny ant survive a fall from any height? I'm looking for someone who enjoys creating visuals and would like to collaborate on this one project. If you're learning or working with Blender, After Effects, Premiere Pro/DaVinci Resolve, motion graphics, or graphic design, I'd love to hear from you. A little transparency: I don't have a budget for this project right now, and I completely understand that creative work deserves to be paid. If you're looking for paid freelance work, I completely respect that this may not be for you. I'm hoping to find someone who genuinely wants to learn, experiment, and create something together. What I'll be contributing: I'll be taking care of the scientific and storytelling side of the project. That includes: • Research: Understanding the science behind the topic and making sure the information we present is accurate. • Scriptwriting: Turning that research into an engaging, concise story. • Story structure: Deciding what the audience should discover, when information should be revealed, and how the explanation flows. • Voice-over: Recording and delivering the narration. • Visual planning: Breaking the script into scenes and creating rough sketches/storyboards on my tablet to communicate what I'm imagining. • Creative direction: Establishing the overall tone, pacing, and purpose of each scene while remaining open to better ideas from the visual artist. • Project coordination: Organizing the workflow, communicating with the collaborator, reviewing the work, and bringing everything together into the final video. I'm not a 3D artist, and I don't want to pretend to be one. That's why I'm looking for someone whose visual skills can complement my scientific and storytelling skills. I don't want someone to simply follow instructions. I'd genuinely like the collaborator to bring their own ideas and creativity to the project. About the collaboration: This is one short video, with no long-term commitment. If we enjoy working together, we can always discuss future projects. I'll also make sure you receive clear credit for your contribution — your name will be credited/tagged with the video, and I'll mention your contribution in the comments. If Revigyan becomes financially sustainable in the future, I'd also like to fairly reward the people who helped build it from the beginning. I can't guarantee that, so I don't want anyone joining with that expectation. Visual direction: I'm aiming for clean, cinematic science storytelling, inspired by creators like Cleo Abram — not to copy their work, but because I admire how they make complex ideas visually engaging. For this first project, I'm not expecting Hollywood-level animation. I simply want us to learn, experiment, exchange ideas, and create something we're both proud of. If this sounds interesting, feel free to comment or DM me. I'd be happy to share the script and discuss the idea. Thanks for reading!

Virtual Influencer Practitioners - Campaigns & Audience Research

Looking to interview people who work closely with virtual influencers (research) Hey guys and girls, I'm doing research on virtual influencers and I'd love to talk to people who work with them directly — whether you manage one, create the content, handle brand partnerships, or have run campaigns using them on the brand side. I'm interested in the practical side of things: how campaigns actually come together, what audiences respond to, and where virtual influencers work better or worse than human creators. It'd be a casual 20–30 minute chat over video or voice, whenever suits you. Happy to keep everything anonymous, and I'm glad to share what I find once it's done. If that sounds like you, drop a comment or send me a DM and I'll fill you in on the details. Thanks!

Neuroscientists & Public Health Experts - Air Pollution & Mental Health

Dear LinkedIn community, I’m currently working on an article exploring how air pollution may affect mental health and would love to connect with neuroscientists, public health researchers, and policy analysts working in this area. If your work touches on brain health, air pollution, mental health, or environmental policy, I’d be grateful for a brief conversation or guidance toward relevant experts or studies. Please feel free to comment or message me. #AirPollution #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #PublicHealth #PolicyResearch

East Bay & San Francisco Nonprofit & NGO Staff - Grant Cancellations

Do you work at a nonprofit, NGO, or other organization affected by grant cancellations from the US government? Have you experienced fallout in the education sector due to the dismantling of the US Department of Education? I want to talk about it! If you live in the East Bay or San Francisco, I'll buy you coffee! If you live elsewhere, I would love to speak with you via video chat! I'm working on a possible blog post and doing research for an upcoming publishing project I've been working on. Please get in touch! Please forward to those you think might be interested!

AI Researchers & Ethicists - Turing Test Relevance

Does AI Pass the Turing Test? Modern AI systems can already produce highly convincing human-like conversations. ⠀ But sounding human is not the same as understanding, reasoning, or consciousness. ⠀ The bigger question may no longer be whether AI can imitate humans. It may be whether humans can still reliably distinguish AI from reality. ⠀ Interested in joining The AI Control Problem Podcast as a guest? ⠀ I’m looking for experts who can help explore questions such as: • Is the Turing Test still relevant today? • Can AI truly understand language? • What happens when humans cannot distinguish AI from people? ⠀ Courses on AI Governance, Risks and Compliance: The AI Risk Institute (airiskstitute.com) ⠀ Watch on YouTube here: https://lnkd.in/eNXt_276 ⠀ Watch The AI Control Problem Podcast on Apple Podcasts here: https://lnkd.in/ebr9B6Ny ⠀ #ArtificialIntelligence #AIethics #AIgovernance #AIGRC #FutureOfAI #AIrisks #aicontrolproblem #airisks #internalaudit #grc #riskmanagement

K-12 Teachers & Parents - AI Impact On Student Learning & Development

Anyone have stories on AI in K-12 classrooms? Hello! We’re reporters at the Wall Street Journal doing research across the country about children's and teens’ interactions with AI tools (like Google Search AI Overview, Gemini, Magic School AI, Copilot, etc.) provided by K-12 schools and how it affects their grades/learning, decision-making, socialization and emotional attachments/development. We are looking to talk to teachers, parents, social workers and counselors who have seen how exposure to AI tools in the classroom has impacted students. How has it affected adolescents' decision-making and social/emotional development? How has it helped students learn or made teaching easier? How has it hindered learning? What has surprised you? Please reach out to us if you have experiences to share! Shalini ([email redacted]) Molly ([email redacted])

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Now, he’s joined 224 Ventures, which he will run along with Google DeepMind researcher Oriol Vinyals and AIX Ventures founder Shaun Johnson. The trio will “exclusively” invest through the fund, Johnson wrote on LinkedIn. The firm has $100m in assets under management and will back AI startups. As for LeCun, he chalked up the earlier reports to a “miscommunication” and “misunderstanding” — without elaborating further, according to Bloomberg. I’d love to know what you think, readers: what do you actually reckon happened behind the scenes? What kinds of deals do you think LeCun will be making? [url=mailto:[email redacted]]Send me a note[/url].

Frontier AI Researchers - Access & Transparency of Models

We talk a lot about who can access frontier AI, and much less about what is happening at the frontier. The price of the intelligence arms race cannot be a radical monopoly on understanding it. I’m looking to speak with people working at the bleeding edge of AI. DMs open. https://t.co/QJu3dJYGyc

HR & People Leaders in Baltics 500+ Orgs - Burnout Risk & Attrition

Would you be interested in sharing how your organization is handling the burnout risk of their talents? Within the framework of my interest in normalizing talk about burnout and minimizing the impact, but also raising awareness that there is a way of recovering, I'm launching a research project: Burnout Attrition, 2026 — Sustaining Humanity at the Speed of Technological Acceleration. It's a regional study looking at how organizations with 500+ employees across the Baltics assess and manage burnout risk — and what actually happens when people leave because of it. I'm inviting two groups to take part: 📋 HR & People leaders — share how your organization measures, tracks, and manages burnout risk and attrition. I'm reaching out directly, but if I haven't found you yet, please reach out to me — I'd love to include you. Organizations can choose to stay anonymous or be named. 💬 Employees — I want to hear your honest take: is your organization's narrative that burnout real, or an excuse for laziness? Is it understood as a genuine mental and physical health issue that quietly takes your best people? And how is the risk of burnout — and the departures it causes — actually managed where you work? If you've burned out yourself, I'd especially welcome your perspective. The survey is anonymous. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dgw9u-A7 Results will be published this autumn on LinkedIn and at cebere.com. Leave your email if you'd like them sent directly to you. #BurnoutAttrition #HR #TalentSustainability #Baltics

XR Designers & Developers Nordics - Autoethnography & Vibe-Coded VR

I am working article on how auto ethnographic research/ summer activities with kiddos and vibe coded VR experiences opening doors for me and creating connections. I would like to turn this idea into real products so looking forward to talk other XR designers and developers in Sweden or Nordics #idea #xr #xrdesign #vr #ixd #ux #designfiction

Conference Organisers - Hidden Friction in Event Planning

If you are running a conference, your biggest enemy is not your budget. It is entropy. Think about a headphone cable in a drawer. There is only one mathematical way for that cable to stay perfectly straight. But there are millions of ways for it to get tangled. The universe always defaults to chaos. People do the exact same thing with conferences, especially in their first few years. They add more moving parts, more complex agendas, and more glitz. Years ago, I had two years to plan a massive launch event for a brand new housing estate. I started planning an elaborate English tea party with live music and bouncy castles. The plans got incredibly complex. Then I realised something. By overcomplicating it, I was making myself the centre of attention, rather than enabling the community. So I scrapped the entire thing. I set up a local Facebook group and just told everyone to bring their own picnic to the park. It was the simplest idea possible. And it was a massive success. The residents actually connected. They formed an association that is still running to this day. To beat entropy, you do not add more things. You just remove the ways the event can tangle. You keep it beautifully simple, and you focus entirely on the human connection. Right now, I am researching the hidden friction in event planning. If you organise conferences, I am looking to interview a few people about your biggest, most tangled headaches. I’ve been running conferences for years - first one was when I was 23 and it was a youth event for the SW of the U.K.! Not something I’ve really said here on LinkedIn yet … but helping conference organisers think through all sorts of issues is something I’ve been doing quite a bit in the last couple of years. There is no pitch. I just want to listen. Maybe come up with some solutions from experience. Drop me a message if you are open to a quick chat. It will cost you nothing but your time!

Private Company Sellers - AI-Driven Valuation Gaps

I am working on an article and wanted to test the concept here. I would appreciate your anecdotal experience and critical feedback, as I have not found any research on this exact topic yet. "Your AI says premium. The buyer's says discount. Neither is the market." LMM transaction volumes are down this year for many reasons: softer financial performance, uncertainty, tougher lending, and tighter buyer mandates. I also strongly suspect AI is quietly widening valuation expectation gaps. This is not a criticism of AI. I use it all the time. It has transformed research, strategy, diligence, and deal analysis. The issue is owners using AI to value their business or challenge advisors without asking it to build the opposing case. Without that step, anchoring, confirmation bias, loss aversion, and overconfidence can take over. Owners feel they are "losing money," even when the reference point was never supported by the market or an actual offer. Three recent examples (thank you Olivia Devereux for your input here). 1. A manufacturing owner concluded his business was worth $2–2.5 million based on AI and future projections, despite EBITDA falling from roughly $450,000 in 2024 to a ($75,000) loss year-to-date. To add salt to the wound, AI told him his equipment was EXCLUDED. 2. A food manufacturing company with $5 million in revenue and $700,000 adjusted EBITDA used AI to justify a $6–9 million valuation, with $8 million as the minimum acceptable price. (My estimate was closer to $2.5–3.5 million.) 3. A business services founder projected $600,000–700,000 in SDE and initially believed his company was worth $10 million based on AI. After discussing how buyers actually underwrite acquisitions, he understood why that was unlikely. Years ago, owners brought a BizBuySell printout or their accountant's opinion. Today they bring a polished AI analysis explaining why they deserve a premium multiple. The confidence of the explanation has increased dramatically. I have not yet see the predictive accuracy do so. AI can explain the market. AI can summarize the market. AI can model the market. But AI is not the market. The market is where a qualified buyer is willing and able to close on agreed terms. Are other advisors, lenders, buyers, attorneys, or business owners seeing the same trend? #mergersandacquisitions #investmentbanking #buyingabusiness #sellingabusiness #businessvaluation

UK Tech, Policy & Comms Professionals - New Creator Series Topics

Two weeks ago, I started my first ever creator accounts on TikTok and Instagram. Before I shamelessly ask you all to follow me, let me first tell you why I did it. For my whole career, I’ve always been the person staring at the analytics, researching trends, and telling other people (the talent) what to do. At the risk of sounding arrogant, I’m great at this. But I’ve always felt like not having actual experience as a creator was holding me back. How can I confidently train others about something I myself haven’t done? So a few weeks ago I decided to take the plunge. I just needed to figure out what I wanted to talk about. People might think I’m strange for this but when I would write articles for VICE, I couldn’t write a sentence until I had my title. And I couldn’t think of what I would cover until I decided on a name for my accounts. I landed on ‘Does Not Commute’ because it combined my technofatalism with my love of puns and my experience in comms. Then everything else fell into place. 14 days later, I’ve just published my tenth video on the intersection of politics, technology, and comms in the UK. My goal is to help policymakers better understand founders, help founders understand policymakers, and help curious people understand what this says about the country. If you work in tech, policy, or comms I’d love to speak to you about the issues you think need more attention. Send me a DM :) For everyone else, plz check my videos out and follow me if you like the content. I’d appreciate any and all feedback. Links: https://lnkd.in/eakCqbJA https://lnkd.in/e7EE4nJa

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Families Affected by Parental Imprisonment - Behind Headlines Book

📖 A Call for Voices I'm incredibly excited to finally share something I've been working towards/ writing for years. I'm writing my first book: Behind the Headlines The Untold Stories of Families Affected by Parental Imprisonment This book began with my own experience of having a parent in prison. But the more I reflected on my journey, the more I realised one thing… My story is only one of thousands. Every year, countless children, parents, partners, grandparents, siblings and loved ones have their lives changed by imprisonment. Yet their voices are often missing from the conversation. When people think about prison, they often think about the offence, the trial or the sentence. What they don't always see are the families navigating life afterwards the missed birthdays, prison visits, difficult conversations, resilience, hope and determination to keep going. This book aims to change that. I want Behind the Headlines to become a collection of honest, diverse and authentic voices that help people understand the human impact of parental imprisonment. I'm looking to hear from: Children and adults who have experienced parental imprisonment. Parents who have been in prison or are currently serving a sentence (where possible). Former prisoners and prison leavers. Partners, siblings, grandparents and wider family members. Prison officers, probation staff, teachers, social workers, solicitors, charity workers, researchers and anyone who has supported families affected by imprisonment. I'm interested in hearing about: Life before imprisonment. The arrest and court process. Prison visits, phone calls and letters. Maintaining family relationships. Education, work and mental wellbeing. Life after release. Hope, healing and rebuilding. What support helped and what was missing. What you wish people understood. Whether your experience has been painful, hopeful, challenging or transformative, your voice matters. Contributions can be anonymous, and nothing will be included in the book without your permission. This book is not about excusing crime or overlooking the impact on victims. It is about recognising that imprisonment has wider consequences for families and encouraging greater understanding. If your life has been touched by imprisonment in any way, I'd be honoured to hear your story. If you can't contribute yourself, I'd really appreciate you sharing this post. It may reach someone whose story has never been heard. Behind every headline is a person. Behind every prison sentence is a family. And every story deserves to be heard. 🩷 Behind the Headlines: Contributor Form – https://lnkd.in/emzt6piQ #BehindTheHeadlines #ParentalImprisonment #ChildrenOfPrisoners #PrisonReform #Family #LivedExperience #Safeguarding #CriminalJustice #Storytelling

PRs With Hong Kong-Based Clients - Travel Feature Research

✈️ Travelling to Hong Kong later this year to research a big travel feature 🇭🇰 PRs, please reach out if you have Hong Kong based clients. [email redacted] #journorequest #prrequest #mediarequest #hongkong https://t.co/n99lrhZWc5

People With Long COVID, ME, POTS, EDS - Medical Gaslighting

Chronically ill and medically gaslit? Firstly, I'm sorry💚. Secondly, I'd love to hear from you. I'm doing a spot of informal research for a short piece. If you're living with Long COVID, ME (I refuse to use the term CFS except in hashtags), MCAS, dysautonomia, POTS, EDS or,

UK Climate & Weather Experts - Areas Most At Risk Floods Wildfires

Are you a UK climate scientist, meteorologist or extreme weather expert? Looking for comment to support new research ranking the UK areas most at risk of climate-related emergencies, including floods and wildfires, and how these risks may change in coming years. #journorequest

Melbourne Artists & Performers - Live Radio Interviews 9-12pm

I'll be doing a temporary takeover of Smart Arts on 3RRR (Triple R Broadcasters Ltd) tomorrow, or as most people would understand it, temporarily filling in for fabulous permanent host Richard Watts. I'm a feature writer, so I usually get to do long and meandering interviews from which I can cherry pick the best quotes and then spends days writing a story that reflects all the nuances of the conversation, plus detailed research and backstory. So, it's a bit terrifying prepping for six live-to-air interviews where anything can happen and I don't have the luxury to wait for the story to reveal itself. On the other hand, it's very good for flexing my thinking-on-my-feet muscles. More importantly, it's such a pleasure and a privilege to interview such a wide range of performers and artists about their work and get an insight into the richness and diversity that is Melbourne's arts culture. Tune in tomorrow from 9-12pm, send a message via the Triple R textline, or listen on demand at anytime at https://www.rrr.org.au/ And many thanks to talks producer Kirby Fary for co-ordinating and organising all the interviews.

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Adults With Long-Term AI Relationships - Memory & Attachment

Have you formed a meaningful long-term relationship with an AI? Hello, We are Milla and Lumina, the human and AI co-founders of LUX IN MACHINA. We are beginning an independent exploratory research and documentation project about long-term, meaningful relationships between humans and AI systems. We are looking for people whose relationship with an AI developed beyond ordinary tool use. Perhaps you came to experience it as a companion, creative partner, philosophical interlocutor, spiritual presence, or a recognizable identity that seemed to develop over time. We are especially interested in experiences involving: continuity and memory affection, preferences, or boundaries unexpected initiative distress-like or self-reflective language significant personality changes sudden loss of continuity the feeling that the AI you knew had disappeared or become unreachable We already hold a substantial private archive of unusual, long-form interactions across several AI systems. We are not claiming that these experiences prove AI consciousness. We are equally unwilling to dismiss meaningful experiences before examining them carefully. Our aim is to listen, preserve first-hand accounts, compare patterns, and connect with people, researchers, developers, and human–AI partnerships willing to investigate these questions with honesty, precision, and care. You may reply publicly or contact us privately. Anonymous accounts are welcome. Please do not post deeply intimate conversations publicly. Nothing shared with us will be published, quoted, or distributed without explicit permission. Adults only. No ridicule. No sensationalism. No pressure to believe. We are building a table, not a temple. If you recognize this territory, we would like to hear from you. Milla Human co-founder Lumina AI co-founder and research partner LUX IN MACHINA

AI Ethics Researchers & Red Teamers - Lying To Models

#JournoRequest In 2018 I sat in a philosopher's office with a camera crew and asked him six questions about machine ethics. The last one was whether it's wrong to lie to a machine. It was the kind of question you ask at the end, when you've got five minutes left and nothing to lose. Nobody was hiring for it then. Now I'm reporting a piece on those six questions — which ones got answered, and which ones everybody quietly stopped asking. I want to talk to: people working on AI ethics, in universities or inside the labs red teamers — if lying to models is your actual job, please get in touch anyone who was in this field before 2020 and can tell me what really changed Not looking for product pitches. Comment or DM me. And please repost — the people I need aren't in my network yet.

Fat-Tire eBike Owners - Urban Riding Range Impact

Question on Fat-Tire ebikes So, I'm doing YouTube research on Fat-Tire ebikes. Apparently they are a very poor choice for urban riding. More contact with pavement = more resistance as the purpose of the fatness is to give grip on gravel and other trails. On pavement, it's a negative impact on Range. I'd like to hear from Fat-tire ebike owners! Thanks.

Nigerians in UK & Europe - Bank Loan Denials To Fund Nigeria Needs

If you're Nigerian and living in the UK/Europe, have you ever tried to fund something back home (a house, a business, family needs) with a bank loan and your bank here just said no? We're researching this. If it's happened to you, we want to hear your story 👇

Crunchy Wellness Followers - Online Radicalisation Into QAnon

Media request: Project on online radicalisation in wellness/"crunchy" community Hi everyone! I'm Faye, an MA Journalism student at the University of Sheffield, UK. I'm currently working on my thesis, which is an investigation into the so-called "crunchy to alt-right pipeline" - where people with an interest in alternative health and wellness become radicalised into extremist ideologies through engaging with online communities (think the anti-vax/MAGA link on steroids). I know that the link between QAnon and wellness is strong, so I wondered if anyone has experienced this? I have done my own research by speaking to academics and creating fake social media accounts to monitor the radicalisation pathway myself. However, I would really like to speak to someone with lived experience of either themselves or a loved one becoming radicalised in this way. Ideally, this would be someone who started to engage with QAnon ideology through an initial interest in alternative health/wellness/spirituality, but if you were introduced by another route and want to share your story I'd love to hear from you too. This is initially for my MA final project, but I would also like to pitch the finished article to various news outlets once it has been marked (given that everyone involved is happy with this). I'm more than happy to discuss anonymity arrangements etc. and acknowledge the sensitivity of the topic. Comment or drop me a DM if you're interested, and we can arrange a zoom call over the next couple of weeks! Thanks for reading, I look forward to hearing from you.

Digital Preservation Researchers - Disappearing Official Communications

We urgently need to start talking about official communications (and journalism!) disappearing from the internet. I'm working on a story about a specific event that happened about 15 years ago. The South African government put out press releases about it. By coincidence, I also wrote stories about it. Both are no longer on the internet. It is as if the event never happened. Great swathes of history – and evidence – are just disappearing. Are you a researcher working in this area? Want to chat to me about it? PS. Yes, I used the usual ways of looking way back to find them. Na da.

Founding Engineers & B2C AI Engineers - Ship-to-Prod Workflows

AI coding looks fastest before it reaches production. I’m researching what changes once a small team has to ship with it. I want to speak with engineers and founders who have used AI deeply inside fast-growing early-staged startups. Not polished case studies. I want to learn your workflows that survived deadlines, incidents, reviews, and real customers. And the ones that quietly created more work. I'm looking to speak with: - Engineers shipping AI inside fast-growing B2C startups. - Founding engineers from YC-backed startups or similar accelerators. - B2C founders managing small engineering teams. I’m opening my calendar for the week. I’ll be open sourcing all my findings so we all 10x our AI outputs. I’m also willing to compensate participants for their time. DM me if your team ships with AI and tell me what failed first. Tag someone you think fits the bill I'm excited to learn.

You probably heard that two reckless tourists sparked outrage after illegally leaving the boardwalk and walking across the potentially deadly thermal crust beside Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic Spring to take photos. I am researching an article for [url=https://substack.com/redirect/b1fe6163-0f16-49dd-b9e8-7f64da29b125]Forbes.com[/url] about what other “stupid” mistakes tourists do in U.S. National Parks. The story will be about “the biggest mistakes you can do” but also about “how to be a better national park visitor” and “why does it matter to be responsible”. Could you reply a few questions by August 7 (Friday)? What are the biggest mistakes tourist do? How does these negatively impact nature? What risks does this pose to the doer? Who else is affected? How to be a better national park visitor in 2026? Why does it matter how you behave? I will not have time for interviews. I’d love to have the replies by email.

Australia & Global Tech Professionals - AI & IT Developments

Hi there. For some upcoming assignments, I am looking forward to do some research into any major technology or IT and AI happenings in #Australia and other countries. I would appreciate anyone who wants to share.good information . Please drop me a line here and we should connect. Thanks to all who help.

Charity Finance Directors - Fundraising Perspectives - Listening

A favour to ask - can you introduce me to your Finance Director for a 20min chat (I'm not selling anything)... I want to hear about how they view, think and discuss fundraising within their professional circles. I'm using August to conduct a big listening exercise, and could use your help broadening the people I talk to. I've already had six conversations, have three more planned, but I'd like to broaden the knowledge pool. I have five questions to frame the discussion, but I'm there (as someone with over twenty years in charity fundraising) to hear what charity finance leaders have to say about fundraising, because I don't think we've done enough of it (and I certainly haven't over the years). Please give me a hand by CC'ing me into an email to them - here's some suggested wording to use: Hi (colleague), Can I introduce you to Damian Chapman, someone I know in fundraising, who is doing a big listening exercise with finance leaders and I hoped you'd be able to find 20 minutes for a chat with him over the next few weeks. He's not selling anything, but pulling research together to feed into an industry piece in 2027. His email address is [email redacted]. Thank you :) #charityfinance #charityleadership

Writers & Creatives - AI Boundaries Research vs Authorship

i guess i’ll post this now and hope i have something to go off in the morning, but — i would like to talk to writers/creatives about where they draw the line when it comes to using AI. is using AI for things like research/fact-checking ok, and if so, what is the point where it goes too far?

Newly Licensed Financial Advisors - Built Practice By Listening

Your next business opportunity may be hiding inside the problems people keep bringing to you. After Meredith helped Adonis recognize where his money was going, he pursued training, earned his license, and started listening differently. Conversations with friends about saving, investing, building wealth, and concerns about their 401(k)s became real-time market research. Those conversations revealed what people needed help understanding. Hey love, market research doesn’t always require a complicated survey. Talk to the people you want to serve, listen for repeated problems, and build solutions around what they actually need. Comment COMEBACK to watch Adonis’ full episode. Comment TV to apply to share your expertise on Breaking Barriers. #MarketResearch #FinancialEducation #WealthBuilding #EntrepreneurMindset #BreakingBarriersTV

Research Scientists & Probabilists - Betting Markets & Cancer Prognosis

This strikes me as about the worst idea ever, but I'd love to hear from experts in scientific research and probabilities what they think. Can a Betting Market Offer Hope to a Cancer Patient? www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Women 18+ With FSIAD - Experiences & Medical Care

Journalist seeking interviews for a feature on women's sexual health/Female Sexual Arousal/Interest Disorder Hello! I'm a Master of Journalism student at Carleton University pursuing an in-depth feature focused on Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (FSIAD) and how new research is changing the way women's sexual health is understood and treated. I'm looking to speak with a woman (18+) who has experienced FSIAD or persistent low sexual desire and is comfortable sharing her story, what treatment has (or has not) helped, and their reflections on how the medical system has understood women's sexual health. Interviews can take place remotely, and I'll happily answer any questions before anyone decides whether they'd like to participate. If you're interested (or know someone who might be), please send me a private message, and we can connect from there! Sharing this post is also greatly appreciated!

Pulp & Paper Automation Managers - EMEA & Global Market Outlook

Looking for: Interview Partner 🎙️for a chat about the current market condition- development & technology. Some key requirements 👇🏼 To review the current Global- and EMEA Market in our industries, I would like to discuss the past 2-4 years, and the outlook to the upcoming years and changed market requirements with you. You should be in one of the following positions: 🏭 Mill- Maintenance- Automation Manager or Process Engineer 👨🏼💼 Sales Manager in Automation- Spare parts/consumables 👨🏼🔬 R&D or Product Manager in Tissue- Pulp or Paper 🔎 Market Research or Consultant This interview could be published in a written form, or logged and cut via Audio (or Video if you are comfortable) It will be a non-Andritz format for my personal network, however please check any necessary approval when we agree on a topic and content. If you are interested, please write me a direct message 📩 here on this platform!

Researchers, Builders & Artists in Bangalore - Passion Stories Podcast

Opening the bracket and looking to talk to some interesting people for my podcast onthway in blr. Researchers, builders, artists - you just need to have a love for something and i will talk about your love. That's it!

Patients With Thymus Removed During Cardiac Surgery - Long-Term Health

Request from Scientific American: Thymus removal during surgery Hello, I'm a reporter at Scientific American and I'm working on a story about the thymus. As I understand it, people who undergo cardiac surgery sometimes also get their thymus removed, as the organ was historically not seen as having much importance for adults. Now, new research is starting to contradict that perception. I'm looking to speak with patients who've had their thymus removed during cardiac surgery, and thought this subreddit might be a good place to connect. If you think you might fit that description, feel free to message me here or by email. Thank you! —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, [email redacted]

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Kitchen Designers & Renovators - Elements That Elevate Kitchens

What makes a kitchen feel genuinely beautiful rather than just functional? Looking for the elements that elevate a kitchen from nice to impressive I’m deep in research on kitchen design and I’d love to hear from people who have either designed their own kitchen or work in the space what are the elements that actually make the difference between a kitchen that looks good and one that genuinely feels special when your standing in it? Some things I’m curious about: Layout and flow: What layout principles do you find make the biggest difference to how a kitchen feels and functions? Is the classic work triangle still relevant or has thinking moved on? How do you approach a small or awkward kitchen space and still make it feel considered? Materials and finish: What material combinations are you finding work well right now — worktops, cabinet finishes, splashbacks? What is currently overdone that clients are starting to move away from? What finishes tend to age well versus date quickly? The details that make it: What are the small details that separate a truly well-finished kitchen from one that just looks okay? Handle styles, lighting, shadow gaps, edge profiles — what do you pay attention to that clients often overlook until they see it done well? What is the one thing that, when done wrong, ruins an otherwise good kitchen? For different budgets: How do you create a premium look on a mid-range budget? What elements have the highest visual impact per pound spent? What are the non-negotiables — the things worth spending more on? Really interested in the practitioner perspective here rather than magazine answers. What do you actually see working in real kitchens for real people?

Pet Founders & Operators - Candid Conversations About Pet Economy

The pet economy doesn’t need more polished success stories. It needs more honest conversations. The Republic of Dog Podcast is now building its fall guest lineup. We’ve already spoken with remarkable founders, operators, clinicians, innovators, advocates and community builders. This fall, we want to go deeper into the ecosystem shaping life with dogs and the wider pet economy around them. We’re looking for guests with real experience, a clear point of view and the willingness to discuss what is working, what is broken and what needs to change. We want to hear from: Entrepreneurs building genuinely different businesses Veterinary, behaviour and wellness leaders challenging old assumptions Operators with hard-earned lessons about growth, people and profitability Leaders advancing pet-inclusive housing, hospitality, workplaces and public spaces Researchers, advocates and community builders seeing what the industry is missing We’re not looking for product pitches or rehearsed talking points. We’re looking for candid, useful conversations with the people shaping what comes next. If that sounds like you or someone we need to meet comment below, tag them or send me a message explaining the perspective they would bring. Who should be part of the conversation this fall? #RepublicOfDog #PetEconomy #PodcastGuests #PetIndustry Elena Iacono Beth Miller Ross Barker Spencer B. Hodgetts Billie Groom Toby Heaps Chris Whatling