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The game's director (who directed the original Knights of the Old Republic) says the title will “explore a contemporary vision” of the Star Wars universe and “deliver on the combination of player agency and immersion” that defined the original games.
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor
Original KOTOR director Casey Hudson returns to Star Wars with new studio Arcanaut.
arstechnica.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The game's director (who directed the original Knights of the Old Republic) says the title will “explore a contemporary vision” of the Star Wars universe and “deliver on the combination of player agency and immersion” that defined the original games.
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New in Raycast for Windows v0.39
⚙️ "Export/Import Settings & Data" commands
🚀 Faster app startup and less RAM usage
⚡ Extensions launch up to 4× faster
🧑💻 New "Manage Extensions" command for developers
🐞 Lots of bug fixes & improvements
Run "Check for Updates" to get it!
⚙️ "Export/Import Settings & Data" commands
🚀 Faster app startup and less RAM usage
⚡ Extensions launch up to 4× faster
🧑💻 New "Manage Extensions" command for developers
🐞 Lots of bug fixes & improvements
Run "Check for Updates" to get it!
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
New in Raycast for Windows v0.39
⚙️ "Export/Import Settings & Data" commands
🚀 Faster app startup and less RAM usage
⚡ Extensions launch up to 4× faster
🧑💻 New "Manage Extensions" command for developers
🐞 Lots of bug fixes & improvements
Run "Check for Updates" to get it!
⚙️ "Export/Import Settings & Data" commands
🚀 Faster app startup and less RAM usage
⚡ Extensions launch up to 4× faster
🧑💻 New "Manage Extensions" command for developers
🐞 Lots of bug fixes & improvements
Run "Check for Updates" to get it!
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Why Honda is suddenly launching reusable rockets
Why Honda is suddenly launching reusable rockets
Honda wants to take a bigger role in space communications.
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Why Honda is suddenly launching reusable rockets
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Hear SfN members talking about the impact of federal funding cuts on brain research. #neuroskyence #sfn2025 www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
Young brain researchers ponder other careers amid federal funding cuts
Cuts and disruptions to federal research funding are causing many young brain scientists to reconsider their career choice.
www.npr.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Hear SfN members talking about the impact of federal funding cuts on brain research. #neuroskyence #sfn2025 www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
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The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
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Breaking News: The company Merck said it had created a powerful new cholesterol pill that could be a more affordable alternative to other treatments.
Merck PCSK9 Pill Results Point to Extremely Low Cholesterol Future
The drug targets the PCSK9 protein, and could give millions of people a more affordable option to reduce their heart disease risk.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Breaking News: The company Merck said it had created a powerful new cholesterol pill that could be a more affordable alternative to other treatments.
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Comparatively, the US National Weather Service's Global Forecast System model, which is based on traditional physics and runs on powerful supercomputers, performed rather poorly.
Google’s new hurricane model was breathtakingly good this season
Meanwhile, the US Global Forecasting System continues to get worse.
arstechnica.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Comparatively, the US National Weather Service's Global Forecast System model, which is based on traditional physics and runs on powerful supercomputers, performed rather poorly.
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Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to three new cities
Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to three new cities
San Diego, Las Vegas, Detroit
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to three new cities
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Like haunted houses? Scientists do! That’s because they’re an excellent place to study how humans respond to – and even actively seek out – fear.
Why do we like haunted houses? The science behind why people pursue fear : Short Wave
Like haunted houses? Scientists do! That’s because they’re an excellent place to study how humans respond to – and even actively seek out – fear. In an immersive threat setting, as opposed to a carefully controlled lab, researchers can learn a lot about what scares people, why and how additional factors (like the presence of friends) might affect our experiences.So what have they learned? What determines a good scare versus a bad one? And what’s the evolutionary reason for all of this, anyway? In today’s episode, producer Hannah Chinn heads to the haunted house in search of answers.Have a seasonal science question you want us to investigate on the next Nature Quest? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.
n.pr
October 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Like haunted houses? Scientists do! That’s because they’re an excellent place to study how humans respond to – and even actively seek out – fear.
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Delighted to share our new paper, now out in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the brain"
with dream team @alecmarantz.bsky.social, @davidpoeppel.bsky.social, @jeanremiking.bsky.social
Summary 👇
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"Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the brain"
with dream team @alecmarantz.bsky.social, @davidpoeppel.bsky.social, @jeanremiking.bsky.social
Summary 👇
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Delighted to share our new paper, now out in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the brain"
with dream team @alecmarantz.bsky.social, @davidpoeppel.bsky.social, @jeanremiking.bsky.social
Summary 👇
1/8
"Hierarchical dynamic coding coordinates speech comprehension in the brain"
with dream team @alecmarantz.bsky.social, @davidpoeppel.bsky.social, @jeanremiking.bsky.social
Summary 👇
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Research flows better when the small details work. ✨
We’ve smoothed out key friction points so your workflow feels faster and easier.
Here's what's new:
🌙 PDF night mode: Read without eye strain
📥 Bulk PDF downloads: Save time, one click
📂 Streamlined navigation: Find what you need faster
We’ve smoothed out key friction points so your workflow feels faster and easier.
Here's what's new:
🌙 PDF night mode: Read without eye strain
📥 Bulk PDF downloads: Save time, one click
📂 Streamlined navigation: Find what you need faster
October updates: PDF night mode, bulk downloads, and streamlined navigation - Paperpile
New in Paperpile: PDF night mode, download PDFs as a ZIP, faster navigation and search, and bigger uploads—small updates that save time.
paperpile.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Research flows better when the small details work. ✨
We’ve smoothed out key friction points so your workflow feels faster and easier.
Here's what's new:
🌙 PDF night mode: Read without eye strain
📥 Bulk PDF downloads: Save time, one click
📂 Streamlined navigation: Find what you need faster
We’ve smoothed out key friction points so your workflow feels faster and easier.
Here's what's new:
🌙 PDF night mode: Read without eye strain
📥 Bulk PDF downloads: Save time, one click
📂 Streamlined navigation: Find what you need faster
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A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
n.pr
October 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
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A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks. www.wired.com/story/new-me...
A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths
A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.
www.wired.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks. www.wired.com/story/new-me...
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Sitting down today to record for Fall of Civilizations Episode 20!
October 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Sitting down today to record for Fall of Civilizations Episode 20!
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The obsession with AI for transformational use cases obscures the fact that there are a ton of small, but very positive and very meaningful, use cases across many fields.
In this case, AI note-taking significantly reduces burnout among doctors & increases their ability to focus on their patients.
In this case, AI note-taking significantly reduces burnout among doctors & increases their ability to focus on their patients.
A.I. generated clinic notes from ambient out-patient visits helps clinicians in many ways, across 6 health systems jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
October 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The obsession with AI for transformational use cases obscures the fact that there are a ton of small, but very positive and very meaningful, use cases across many fields.
In this case, AI note-taking significantly reduces burnout among doctors & increases their ability to focus on their patients.
In this case, AI note-taking significantly reduces burnout among doctors & increases their ability to focus on their patients.
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DF Direct Weekly #234 is on early access to backers of our Supporter Program, talking Xbox Game Pass price rises, Austin Evans' new PS5 Slim teardown, remarkable perf boosts in Baldur's Gate 3's native Linux Steam Deck version and much, much more: patreon.com/digitalfoundry
October 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
DF Direct Weekly #234 is on early access to backers of our Supporter Program, talking Xbox Game Pass price rises, Austin Evans' new PS5 Slim teardown, remarkable perf boosts in Baldur's Gate 3's native Linux Steam Deck version and much, much more: patreon.com/digitalfoundry
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Collaboration isn’t optional in science. 👥 📖
You co-author papers, pass along reading lists, keep a shared repository for your team.
We completely revamped sharing in Paperpile to support all of these scenarios. Learn more 🔽
paperpile.com/blog/paperpi...
You co-author papers, pass along reading lists, keep a shared repository for your team.
We completely revamped sharing in Paperpile to support all of these scenarios. Learn more 🔽
paperpile.com/blog/paperpi...
New in Paperpile: Flexible, fast sharing for teams and collaborators - Paperpile
Discover Paperpile’s new sharing features—designed to make collaborating with colleagues and teams faster and more flexible, whether you're working on a joint project or managing shared references.
paperpile.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Collaboration isn’t optional in science. 👥 📖
You co-author papers, pass along reading lists, keep a shared repository for your team.
We completely revamped sharing in Paperpile to support all of these scenarios. Learn more 🔽
paperpile.com/blog/paperpi...
You co-author papers, pass along reading lists, keep a shared repository for your team.
We completely revamped sharing in Paperpile to support all of these scenarios. Learn more 🔽
paperpile.com/blog/paperpi...
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Today's the big day, friends - my new book, Lost Worlds: The Rise and Fall of Human Societies from the Ice Age to the Bronze Age, is available for preorder! Smash that link and purchase from your retailer of choice, if that's the kind of thing you're into. www.harpercollins.com/products/los...
Lost Worlds
The creator of the hit podcast Tides of History offers a new look at humanity’s deep past, showing us how our world was built not by inevitability, but by t...
www.harpercollins.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Today's the big day, friends - my new book, Lost Worlds: The Rise and Fall of Human Societies from the Ice Age to the Bronze Age, is available for preorder! Smash that link and purchase from your retailer of choice, if that's the kind of thing you're into. www.harpercollins.com/products/los...
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Why Microsoft originally got into video games -- long before the Xbox
postgame.substack.com/p/before-and...
postgame.substack.com/p/before-and...
September 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Why Microsoft originally got into video games -- long before the Xbox
postgame.substack.com/p/before-and...
postgame.substack.com/p/before-and...
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“A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“A respected network of hospitals and cancer centers is halting enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it would no longer provide funding to the group.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
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From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world is made of “chiral” objects that differ from their reflected forms. www.wired.com/story/how-th...
How the Universe and Its Mirrored Version Are Different
From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world is made of “chiral” objects that differ from their reflected forms.
www.wired.com
June 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world is made of “chiral” objects that differ from their reflected forms. www.wired.com/story/how-th...
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🚨 Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 7:07PM EDT until June 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI 🚨
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
June 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
🚨 Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 7:07PM EDT until June 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI 🚨
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting The Order of Giants DLC on September 4th
June 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting The Order of Giants DLC on September 4th
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URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯
Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.
This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.
Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.
This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.
My lab studies bacterial infections. We spend a lot of time looking at (or for) species-specific genetic and genomic databases for hosts and microbes. FlyBase is the best of all—there is literally no comparison. Its existence is under threat. Please donate.
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
Drosophila Genetic Database
The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk
June 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯
Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.
This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.
Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.
This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.