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The Very Hungry Microbes That Could, Just Maybe, Cool the Planet
They feast on bubbles of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. Could their appetites be harnessed to slow climate change?
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
The New Age of Entrepreneurship: 70 to 79
Septuagenarians starting new businesses leverage technology, experience and decades worth of contacts Quick Summary Nearly 30% of...
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
Why Are Grown-Ups Competing in Sack Races and Duck-Duck-Goose?
Adults are trading happy hour for field day, rediscovering the joys—and the aches—of their favorite elementary-school pastime
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
Sharpie Found a Way to Make Pens More Cheaply—By Manufacturing Them in the U.S.
Newell Brands moved production without cutting employee count or raising prices Quick Summary Newell Brands invested nearly $2 billion to...
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
The Everything Recession?
First Washington, then the nation?
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
U.S. President's "prime advisor" is going for broke
The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it. Another...
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
The Big Advantage Humans Have Over AI
Artificial intelligence continues to make startling advances while becoming ever more integrated into millions of people’s lives. But as...
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
‘Vertical Morality’ Might Describe Why MAGA Christians Can Seem So "Un-Christian"
A framework reveals why some MAGA-aligned Christians may act in ways that contradict Jesus’ teachings. Thanks Jim!
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
An unusual 'village' aims to help people leave long-term homelessness for good
The people in this meeting have all been chronically unhoused — typically living outside for eight to nine years with significant...
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
HOW FAR DOES NEWFOUND IMMUNITY FOR U.S. PRESIDENTS GO?
The Supreme Court’s 2024 decision threatens the system of international justice. Related
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Oct 6, 20251 min read
5 best books on the end of civilizations
Selected by Johan Norberg, the author of ‘Peak Human: What We Can Learn From History’s Greatest Civilizations.’
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Oct 5, 20251 min read
‘Smithson’s Gamble’ Review: What Should a National Museum Be?
The Smithsonian was founded after a benefactor’s unexpected gift. Its mission has been ambitious—and sometimes politically embattled.
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Oct 5, 20251 min read
AI Doom? No Problem!?!?
Governments and experts are worried that a superintelligent AI could destroy humanity. For the ‘Cheerful Apocalyptics’ in Silicon Valley,...
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Oct 5, 20251 min read
U.S. "Secretary of War:" An Embarrassment?
The Pentagon needs sober, judicious leadership, not a drama queen who makes things jarring and fevered.
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Oct 5, 20251 min read
Europe to Push Back as Illegal Drone Incursions Multiply
Germany says it will combat incursions more aggressively after sightings shut down the country’s second largest airport overnight...
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Oct 5, 20251 min read
Shutdown Lays Bare U.S Latest Crisis: A Total Breakdown in Trust
Past shutdowns have been about one thing. This one feels like it is about everything.
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Oct 5, 20251 min read
THE MORAL CASE AGAINST EQUITY LANGUAGE
What’s a “justice-involved person”?
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Oct 5, 20251 min read
These numbers are the real reason late-night TV is collapsing
Comedy’s cultural center of gravity has shifted under Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert’s feet.
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Oct 5, 20251 min read
Oh, the places we could go! (UII w/Claude)
DM How do you define Noetic Science; and what are your perspectives of it? Noetic science is a fascinating field to explore because it...
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Oct 5, 202527 min read
New data show no AI jobs apocalypse—for now
Every day brings new breakthroughs in artificial intelligence—and new fears about the technology’s potential to trigger mass...
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Oct 4, 20251 min read
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