"There is tension between preserving an individual’s autonomy to make decisions about their lives and the idea of A.I. having its own version of the Hippocratic oath"
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
Opinion | What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
"There is tension between preserving an individual’s autonomy to make decisions about their lives and the idea of A.I. having its own version of the Hippocratic oath"
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
"The threat is from leaders who are “walking versions of the dark triad” – narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism – in a world menaced by the climate crisis, nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence and killer robots."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"The threat is from leaders who are “walking versions of the dark triad” – narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism – in a world menaced by the climate crisis, nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence and killer robots."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"For the first time in modern history, a bachelor’s degree is failing to deliver on its fundamental promise: access to professional employment."
www.burningglassinstitute.org/research/no-...
www.burningglassinstitute.org/research/no-...
No Country for Young Grads — The Burning Glass Institute
For the first time in modern history, a bachelor’s degree is no longer a reliable path to professional employment. Recent graduates face rising unemployment and widespread underemployment as structura...
www.burningglassinstitute.org
August 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"For the first time in modern history, a bachelor’s degree is failing to deliver on its fundamental promise: access to professional employment."
www.burningglassinstitute.org/research/no-...
www.burningglassinstitute.org/research/no-...
"Public investment allows broad scientific inquiry, including basic research that lacks immediate commercial applications but sometimes ends up opening massive markets years or decades later."
www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/24/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/24/1...
Trump’s AI Action Plan is a distraction
Despite a flurry of actions this week to extend AI leadership, the administration is dismantling the very advantages that established America’s global lead in AI in the first place.
www.technologyreview.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
"Public investment allows broad scientific inquiry, including basic research that lacks immediate commercial applications but sometimes ends up opening massive markets years or decades later."
www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/24/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/24/1...
"The product is now [Ireland’s] most popular dairy export, ahead of both butter and milk, generating €825 million in exports last year."
www.desmog.com/2025/07/14/i...
www.desmog.com/2025/07/14/i...
How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa
In a packed function room in Lagos, Nigeria, the jaunty sounds of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Sir Duke’ start to play. Then, as a giant sparkler and confetti cannon erupt, a curtain slowly parts to reveal a spin...
www.desmog.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"The product is now [Ireland’s] most popular dairy export, ahead of both butter and milk, generating €825 million in exports last year."
www.desmog.com/2025/07/14/i...
www.desmog.com/2025/07/14/i...
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An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks, or months? www.wired.com/story/the-mo...
How the Binding of Two Brain Molecules Creates Memories That Last a Lifetime
An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks, or months?
www.wired.com
July 6, 2025 at 6:06 AM
An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks, or months? www.wired.com/story/the-mo...
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If everyone has impostor syndrome, does it exist at all?
Why Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It
The concept of Impostor Syndrome has become ubiquitous. Critics, and even the idea’s originators, question its value.
www.newyorker.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If everyone has impostor syndrome, does it exist at all?
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‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing
‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing
Elon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles. But a series of shocking incidents – from drivers trapped in burning vehicles to dramatic stops on the highway – have led to questions about the safety of the brand. Why won’t Tesla give any answers?
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing
"Cool people are largely perceived to be extroverted, hedonistic, powerful, adventurous, open and autonomous."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...
What Makes Someone Cool? A New Study Offers Clues.
www.nytimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"Cool people are largely perceived to be extroverted, hedonistic, powerful, adventurous, open and autonomous."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...
"Mheibes suggests a more compelling possibility, which is that the art of peering into people’s faces and uncovering deceit may be honed to astonishing precision."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The World’s Hardest Bluffing Game
Why are some Iraqis so good at figuring out when a person is lying?
www.theatlantic.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Mheibes suggests a more compelling possibility, which is that the art of peering into people’s faces and uncovering deceit may be honed to astonishing precision."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
"The average teenager spends almost five hours per day on platforms whose algorithms are finely tuned to monetize discontent."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/o...
Opinion | Americans Are Thriving. Why Don’t We Feel Like It?
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
"The average teenager spends almost five hours per day on platforms whose algorithms are finely tuned to monetize discontent."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/o...
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College counselors in the US are too overworked to meet with every student. A new wave of specialized AI tools can learn students’ interests, then recommend schools, areas of study, and scholarships. www.wired.com/story/how-ai...
How AI Is Helping Kids Find the Right College
College counselors in the US are too overworked to meet with every student. A new wave of specialized AI tools can learn students’ interests, then recommend schools, areas of study, and scholarships.
www.wired.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
College counselors in the US are too overworked to meet with every student. A new wave of specialized AI tools can learn students’ interests, then recommend schools, areas of study, and scholarships. www.wired.com/story/how-ai...
"[...] a system that values only efficiency eventually reduces even its stewards to metrics. Hyper-efficient growth doesn’t unleash invention; it flattens it."
seekingsignal.substack.com/p/efficiency...
seekingsignal.substack.com/p/efficiency...
Efficiency Without Morality Is Tyranny
Notes on Sedation, Technocracy, and AI
seekingsignal.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"[...] a system that values only efficiency eventually reduces even its stewards to metrics. Hyper-efficient growth doesn’t unleash invention; it flattens it."
seekingsignal.substack.com/p/efficiency...
seekingsignal.substack.com/p/efficiency...
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April 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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"Experts say people will die"
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Experts say people will die"
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Hegseth right now
March 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Hegseth right now
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Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million. Note That Number.
A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
By Matthew Haag and Katherine Rosman
A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
By Matthew Haag and Katherine Rosman
Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million. Note That Number. (Gift Article)
A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million. Note That Number.
A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
By Matthew Haag and Katherine Rosman
A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
By Matthew Haag and Katherine Rosman
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Incredible @laurawags.bsky.social profile of NPR's Anas Baba, whose bravery is unmatched
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
For NPR’s Anas Baba, covering the war in Gaza also means living it
The NPR producer is one of few Palestinian journalists working with a U.S. news organization to file dispatches from Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Incredible @laurawags.bsky.social profile of NPR's Anas Baba, whose bravery is unmatched
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
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I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
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Mahmoud Khalil finally gets the chance to speak for himself: “My arrest was a direct consequence of exercising my right to free speech as I advocated for a free Palestine and an end to the genocide in Gaza, which resumed in full force Monday night.”
‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs
Exclusive: Palestinian activist and green card holder speaks out from Louisiana detention for first time
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Mahmoud Khalil finally gets the chance to speak for himself: “My arrest was a direct consequence of exercising my right to free speech as I advocated for a free Palestine and an end to the genocide in Gaza, which resumed in full force Monday night.”
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Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears:
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears:
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Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
March 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
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Some pretty stunning answers here from DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar in today's interview with NPR's Michel Martin, in which Edgar equates pro-Palestinian protests with terrorist activity and can't point to any crime committed by Mahmoud Khalil: npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
March 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Some pretty stunning answers here from DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar in today's interview with NPR's Michel Martin, in which Edgar equates pro-Palestinian protests with terrorist activity and can't point to any crime committed by Mahmoud Khalil: npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
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When This [Medical School] Professor Got Cancer, He Didn’t Quit. He Taught a Class About It. “He wanted his students to understand the humanity at the core of medicine.” [nytimes.com]
When This Professor Got Cancer, He Didn’t Quit. He Taught a Class About It.
Dr. Bryant Lin, who teaches medicine at Stanford University, was given a terminal diagnosis. He wanted his students to understand the humanity at the core of medicine.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
When This [Medical School] Professor Got Cancer, He Didn’t Quit. He Taught a Class About It. “He wanted his students to understand the humanity at the core of medicine.” [nytimes.com]
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Child deaths surge amid ‘Gazafication’ of West Bank, report says
Child deaths surge amid ‘Gazafication’ of West Bank, report says
Palestinians facing mass displacements, airstrikes and rise in attacks on children and other civilians, rights group says
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Child deaths surge amid ‘Gazafication’ of West Bank, report says