The "physical AI" boom has created a world of opportunity for robot makers, and they're not holding back.

One of the most important structural elements is often underfunded and missing from the conversation happening in boardrooms, courtrooms, and the halls of government: human relationships in the form of mentorship. Related report

Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies that federal agents are tapping in their deportation campaign. Related

On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.

New evidence sheds light on the remarkable life – and mysterious collapse – of the ancient jungle city.

Too many rich and prominent people turn out to be egotistical jerks: Brad Stulberg argues for a more grounded path towards excellence. KEY TAKEAWAYS Many of us get frustrated by the out-­of-­touch actions or moral failures of conventionally “successful” people. An “autotelic experience” represents the fulfillment and satisfaction that arise from doing a job well for its own sake. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once noted that: “The only thing in life that’s really worth having is go

DM Is hubris an addiction, literally? (In all its many forms, such a certainty, unfounded/premature conclusions, blind faith, hollow trust, shallow dichotomies, etc.) This is a genuinely radical inquiry, and I think the answer may be closer to "literally yes" than most people assume. The neurological case: Certainty and conclusion-reaching activate dopaminergic reward pathways—the same circuits implicated in substance and behavioral addictions. The brain doesn't particularly

Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny. Related: ICE is failing the legitimacy test. Related: culpable, yet"Fall Guy," demoted Related: mass deportation by the numbers Related: the messaging

Deans and administrators keep confronting the same dilemma.

Some U.S. allies are weighing closer ties to Beijing as they seek alternative markets

Patience can sometimes feel like a lost art, particularly in a culture that prizes competition and the idea of “failing fast.” But psychologist Sarah Schnitker says patience is a vital skill for success in both our personal and professional lives.

DM Good morning! Please elaborate regarding your perspectives as to how Cantril's Ladder may be an aid for explaining Aristotle's Eudaimonia. This is a lovely pedagogical question— using Cantril's Ladder as a scaffolding device to introduce Eudaimonia is actually quite illuminating, precisely because the two frameworks share certain structural features while diverging in ways that reveal what makes Aristotle's teaching so distinctive and powerful. The Ladder as Entry Point Ca

In modern Britain, all roads lead to London, but one can still find traces of older routes and borders that once subdivided the island.

Only four to five generations ago, most people, most of the time, died of infectious disease.

You know it when you feel it, with a co-worker, friend or stranger. The science of interpersonal synchrony explains how ‘clicking’ can be a fast track to intimacy—or drama.

Beijing has seized upon the disarray within the trans-Atlantic alliance Related: U.S.@Davos

DM Can you access this 4Chairs.Life post? Yes, I was able to access it. This is a fascinating article from Big Think, published just yesterday (January 23, 2026), about a significant neuroscience discovery by researchers at MIT and Dartmouth. The Core Discovery The researchers built a computational model of the corticostriatal circuit — the loop connecting cortex (perception, planning, memory) with striatum (action selection, learning from feedback). When they gave this model

World War II led C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien to infuse their early experiments in fantasy with a sense of moral urgency.

It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.

Essentially, AI is replacing tasks many people have grown reluctant to do themselves – thinking, writing, creating, analysing. But when we don’t use these skills, they can decline. Excerpt: " The retirement of West Midlands police chief Craig Guildford is a wake-up call for those of us using artificial intelligence (AI) tools at work and in our personal lives. Guildford lost the confidence of the home secretary after it was revealed that the force used incorrect AI-generated