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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 101 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 101 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 81 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 75 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 71 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 624 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 61 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 61 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 61 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 51 min read
Welcome to the U.S. Vaccine Free-for-All
States are making their own rules.
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Sep 41 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 41 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 41 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 41 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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Sep 41 min read
Bat superpowers
Could the source of the deadliest viruses hold the secret to a healthier and longer life?
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Sep 31 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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Sep 21 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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Sep 11 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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Sep 11 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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Sep 11 min read
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