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Why 1 in 6 U.S. parents are rejecting vaccine recommendations
A wide-ranging Washington Post-KFF poll details who tends to reject vaccine recommendations and their reasoning. More from NBC News on...
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Sep 15, 20251 min read
‘Replaceable You’ Review: The Building Blocks of Life
Researchers have tried to ‘bio-print’ human cells into the structure of organs, but transplants still make up the majority of replacements.
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Sep 15, 20251 min read
A Guaranteed Income Won’t Stop People From Wanting to Work
Economists worry that a ‘universal basic income’ would make recipients lazier. Data from programs around the world suggests the opposite...
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Sep 14, 20251 min read
Why Do Rodents Flourish? A Human-Like Thumb Helps
The unusual digit makes it easier for them to manipulate their food
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Sep 14, 20251 min read
The Rise of ‘Conspiracy Physics’
Streamers are building huge audiences by attacking academic physics as just another corrupt establishment. Scientists are starting to...
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Sep 14, 20251 min read
"Slow" is (...or should be!...) the new "fast"
The business case for moving deliberately. "THE" related book
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Sep 12, 20251 min read
The futuristic inventions of the Islamic Golden Age
The 1,200-year-old “Book of Ingenious Devices” contains designs for futuristic inventions like gas masks, water fountains, and digging...
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Sep 10, 20251 min read
How Algorithms Decide Who Gets a Kidney
Clinical algorithms are meant to guide doctors toward better care – but do they?
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Sep 10, 20251 min read
‘Breakneck’ Review: Lawyers vs. Technocrats
The United States is a ‘lawyerly society’ that excels at obstruction. China is an ‘engineering state’ dedicated to technological...
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Sep 8, 20251 min read
Back and forth with random bits and A.I. (UII w/Claude)
DM Good morning. While reflecting upon a memory in which I used to dabble with "random bit generators" (RBGs) long ago, for cryptographic...
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Sep 7, 20255 min read
Escaping Perfectionism
Perfectionism is everyone’s favorite flaw. It’s easy to assume that our push to be perfect is what leads to academic, athletic, and...
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Sep 7, 20251 min read
Rainy Saturday afternoon reflections about Pantakinesis™ and music (UII w/Claude)
Hi Claude, what are a few highlights from our recent conversations regarding Pantakinesis ™ ? Based on your conversations, Pantakinesis™...
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Sep 6, 202524 min read
The neuroscience of extremes: Ruthless psychopathy to extraordinary generosity
“There's a very pervasive belief that human nature is fundamentally selfish, but I know for a fact that that can't be true" challenges...
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Sep 6, 20251 min read
New Species of Human Ancestor Discovered From Ancient Teeth
Paleoanthropologists identified the early human based on molars that are several million years old Quick Summary Discovery of teeth in...
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Sep 6, 20251 min read
My Day as an 80-Year-Old. What an Age-Simulation Suit Taught Me
Carrying out daily tasks in the MIT-designed outfit provides a taste of the challenges the elderly face, and motivation to prepare
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Sep 6, 20251 min read
Humanoid robots were a sci-fi dream. Suddenly they’re everywhere, ... and looking for jobs.
A frenzy of investment has created a crowd of new human-like designs. AI Overview Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed. Humanoid...
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Sep 5, 20251 min read
Welcome to the U.S. Vaccine Free-for-All
States are making their own rules.
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Sep 4, 20251 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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Sep 4, 20251 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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Sep 4, 20251 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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Sep 4, 20251 min read
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