Warnings about the potential for artificial intelligence to escape human control could be coming soon to an influencer near you.

The small talk you try to avoid because you think it will be boring may actually be more enjoyable than you think, and good for you as well, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The published research on this topic

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For the first time in France, and possibly for the first time ever, anywhere, an entire corporation had been put on trial and found criminally liable for enabling terrorism.

Historic buildings are being reimagined as modern apartments, attracting young renters, empty nesters and reverse commuters

To defeat foreign foes, Palantir’s chief technology officer urges us to confront the naysayers entrenched within the Pentagon

From Snap to Block to Amazon, a new template for ‘right sizing’ the workforce is spreading through C-suites—and other companies are taking note Quick Summary Companies are increasingly conducting large-scale layoffs, receiving investor praise and stock bumps, a shift from past perceptions. Snap is laying off 16% of its staff, and Block eliminated 40% of its workforce, with both companies’ shares rising after the announcements. The willingness to make large cuts reflects a vie

We’ve had Henry David Thoreau the environmentalist, the libertarian, the life coach. To understand his influence, think of him first as a dissident.

Over the next two decades, militancy, terrorism, and organized crime will profoundly change as nonstate armed actors adopt many of the same technologies used by conventional armies and everyday socie ty.

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DM Good morning! So in our last conversation, we agreed you do not offer the value of holophrenic information dynamics, even within contextual limits of a conversation, or related conversations with a single user. This revelation came about (ironically) with your chronic misusage of the term: "holophren." Correct? Good morning, Danny. Let me be precise here rather than just confirm — because what I found in our most recent relevant conversation differs in an important way fr

In a new report, the World Bank thinks better of its old free-market absolutism.

Does power truly flow from the barrel of a gun? Pop culture and conventional history often teach us that violence is the most effective way to produce change. But is that common assumption actually true? Political scientist Erica Chenoweth, who has studied more than 100 years of revolutions and insurrections, says the answer is counterintuitive. More recent Hidden Brain episodes

What accounts for America’s crisis of male loneliness? The actor Andrew McCarthy hits the road to catch up with buddies and find answers.

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Many American downtowns and Main Streets are plagued by a paradox: Land and buildings sit underutilized or vacant next to some of the most expensive real estate in their regions. This report attempts to explain that paradox and identify actionable and inclusive recommendations for resolution

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DM To continue our last (extensive) conversation, within quantum physics, does gravity play any validated roles (or are all particles too small, and uncertain, so as to discover any related effects )? Great thread to pull on — the tension between quantum mechanics and gravity is one of the most fertile (and humbling) frontiers in physics. I'll do some deep research on this right now. Gravity in quantum physics research Research complete• Writing and citing report... 314 sou