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The Mythology Of Conscious AI www.noemamag.com/the-mytholog...
The Mythology Of Conscious AI | NOEMA
Why consciousness is more likely a property of life than of computation and why creating conscious, or even conscious-seeming AI, is a bad idea.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The Mythology Of Conscious AI www.noemamag.com/the-mytholog...
Exclusive: Have scientists found Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: Have scientists found Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA?
Inside the decadeslong quest to reveal the genes of a genius—and revolutionize art authentication
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January 23, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Exclusive: Have scientists found Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/n...
Cursive Makes a Comeback in New Jersey Schools
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January 22, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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From Knowable Magazine: Field of clones: How horse replicas came to dominate polo | Knowable Magazine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Field of clones: How horse replicas came to dominate polo
In Argentina, equine cloning in polo is no longer a rarity. It’s now a mature industry — although ethical dilemmas surrounding it persist.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High www.raptitude.com/2025/12/mayb...
Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High
I’ve been reading Lord of the Rings for two months and I’m just at the end of the first part. It’s not because I’m not enjoying it. It’s one of the most ...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High www.raptitude.com/2025/12/mayb...
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As Schools Embrace A.I. Tools, Skeptics Raise Concerns
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January 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Presenting the Case That the Future Will Be Unrecognizable
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Presenting the Case That the Future Will Be Unrecognizable
We should prepare for the possibility of profound change
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December 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Presenting the Case That the Future Will Be Unrecognizable
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What is the future of intelligence? The answer could lie in the story of its evolution www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What is the future of intelligence? The answer could lie in the story of its evolution
The advent of artificial intelligence might be just the latest stage in a guiding biological process that has produced ever more complex, mutually dependent organisms over the history of life.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What is the future of intelligence? The answer could lie in the story of its evolution www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Where Do the Children Play?
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Where Do the Children Play?
On the need for a world without us
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December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Where Do the Children Play?
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Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
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December 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Fantastical content, not editing speed, depletes children’s cognitive resources www.psypost.org/fantastical-...
Fantastical content, not editing speed, depletes children’s cognitive resources
A new meta-analysis suggests fast-paced TV does not harm children's attention as often feared. Instead, programs featuring fantastical, unrealistic events appear to deplete cognitive resources, leadin...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Fantastical content, not editing speed, depletes children’s cognitive resources www.psypost.org/fantastical-...
Book Review: "Blank Space"
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Book Review: "Blank Space"
In which David Marx offers a theory of why our culture has stagnated.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Book Review: "Blank Space"
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Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
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Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
Doing the mental work of connecting the dots across multiple web queries appears to help people understand the material better compared to an AI summary.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
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Spotify’s new audiobook recap feature uses AI to remind you of the story so far www.theverge.com/news/819476/...
Spotify’s new audiobook recap feature uses AI to remind you of the story so far
For the frequently forgetful Spotify audiobook listener.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Spotify’s new audiobook recap feature uses AI to remind you of the story so far www.theverge.com/news/819476/...
An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
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An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial clocks.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
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How ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ reveals the magic of cult cinema
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How ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ reveals the magic of cult cinema
‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ owes its cult success to independent repertory cinemas and their audiences.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
How ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ reveals the magic of cult cinema
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Future computers could grow their own memory - from mushrooms: www.earth.com/news/future-...
Future computers could grow their own memory - from mushrooms
Mushrooms can store data and act as living chips, offering a low-cost, sustainable alternative to silicon for future computing.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Future computers could grow their own memory - from mushrooms: www.earth.com/news/future-...
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This seat taken? Thieves busted for stealing over 1,000 restaurant chairs in Spain
Spanish police have arrested seven people suspected of stealing over 1,100 chairs from outdoor seating areas at restaurants and bars.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
apnews.com/article/stol... seat taken? Thieves busted for stealing over 1,000 restaurant chairs in Spain
Why we keep hunting ghosts – and what it says about us
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Why we keep hunting ghosts – and what it says about us
From Victorian séances to TikTok, our hunt for ghosts reveals more about the living than the dead.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Why we keep hunting ghosts – and what it says about us
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These Fish Can Adjust to Heatwaves—And Pass the Resilience on to Their Offspring - bioGraphic www.biographic.com/these-fish-c...
These Fish Can Adjust to Heatwaves—And Pass the Resilience on to Their Offspring - bioGraphic
We think of them as pets, but the vast majority of the world’s dogs live free-range in the environment. Understanding them could be key to helping urban wildlife thrive.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
These Fish Can Adjust to Heatwaves—And Pass the Resilience on to Their Offspring - bioGraphic www.biographic.com/these-fish-c...