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Welcome to the U.S. Vaccine Free-for-All
States are making their own rules.
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11 hours ago1 min read
Africa wants its true size on the world map
The African Union argues that the Mercator projection distorts the continent, both in size and global attention. KEY TAKEAWAYS The...
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12 hours ago1 min read
Will AI create more jobs than it replaces?
The predictions of evolutionary theorists and current advances in “multimodal AI” offer strong clues to the future of employment. KEY...
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13 hours ago1 min read
How “contemplative leadership” can help us face uncertainty with confidence
A contemplative approach to leading others can help us accept the tension of not always knowing how things will play out. KEY TAKEAWAYS...
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13 hours ago1 min read
The “Closure Machine”: How humans really see the world
When a tree becomes a swing. Another perspective of "Fitness Beats Truth." KEY TAKEAWAYS In this week’s Mini Philosophy interview, I...
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13 hours ago1 min read
Bat superpowers
Could the source of the deadliest viruses hold the secret to a healthier and longer life?
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1 day ago1 min read
A Loss to Groups Seeking Billions in Climate Funds
The nonprofit organizations are fighting an administration effort to claw back climate and clean energy grants. Related: Excerpt : "At...
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2 days ago1 min read
Nuclear fusion breakthrough?
Inertia plans to commercialize a recent breakthrough from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory—attempting to make it work at a...
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3 days ago1 min read
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Attacks on Science
Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of...
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3 days ago1 min read
We Can Do Something About Stressed-Out Forests
Before the arrival of white settlers, Native Americans commonly managed forests with low-intensity fires to benefit wildlife and aid in...
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3 days ago1 min read
I Study Stress. This Cure Surprised—and Helped—Me.
How strangers in Hawaii taught me that self-care can mean caring for others. "We’re all carrying invisible stressors. We’re also all...
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3 days ago1 min read
Implications of Pantakinesis to A.I. jeopardies, ... as well as to personal empowerment (... and accountabilities thereof) UII w/Claude
DM Good morning Claude. Let's revisit Pantakinesis ™ , ... and perhaps discover intriguing aspects as we do so. Before we begin, and...
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4 days ago19 min read
If the University of Chicago Won’t Defend the Humanities, Who Will?
Why it matters that the University of Chicago is pausing admissions to doctoral programs in literature, philosophy, the arts, and...
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5 days ago1 min read
Finland using a "thermal battery" is used for heating
Thanks to a new thermal energy storage system, when residents in this small town north of Helsinki need hot water, it comes from a giant...
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5 days ago1 min read
The importance of philosophy for developing and honing critical thinking skills
A new study found that students in this major have the highest GRE verbal, LSAT, and critical thinking scores.
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5 days ago1 min read
Michio Kaku wants to solve Einstein’s unfinished equation
“An equation, perhaps no more than one inch long, that would allow us to, quote, ‘Read the mind of God.’”
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6 days ago1 min read
A BETTER WAY TO THINK ABOUT AI
Artificial intelligence is ready to collaborate. Why fixate on automation? Excerpt: " No one doubts that our future will feature more...
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6 days ago1 min read
Might gravity's role be even greater? (UII w/Claude)
DM Does the full force of gravity exist, without change, when matter is at absolute zero? Yes, the force of gravity absolutely still...
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6 days ago32 min read
The realities of modern adolescence
The modern world is a noisy, chaotic place. News about what’s happening in the world is constantly available on a device in your pocket. ...
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The Jellyfish Museum on the Front Lines of War
A shrine to the maligned marine invertebrate in the heart of Kyiv went from a joke to a big draw
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Aug 281 min read
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