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quantamagazine.org
Gravity Seems Holographic. What Does That Mean for Reality?
The biggest breakthrough in modern theoretical physics is the discovery that gravity can collapse the dimensio…
nautil.us
Isaac Asimov Showed Us How to Avoid the AI Apocalypse
But the famed sci-fi author’s 80-year-old rules of robotics may need some updating The post Isaac Asimov Showe…
themarginalian.org
The Fascinating Science of How We Think Not with the Brain But with the World
"By reaching beyond the brain... we are able to focus more intently, comprehend more deeply, and create more i… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
themarginalian.org
Polyvagal Theory and the Neurobiology of Connection: The Science of Rupture, Repair, and Reciprocity
"The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state."… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
aeon.co
Who will taste the cherries?
The computist has one dream: to debug the subjectivity out of all of human knowledge, creating a pure, frictio… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
themarginalian.org
How to Promise and How to Keep Promises from Breaking
We are creatures fragmentary but indivisible, each of us a whole that is always simpler than its parts, but co… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
aeon.co
Our eloquent hands
Physicians reject palmistry as nonsense. But reading the creases of our palms for hidden meaning is what docto… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
aeon.co
The Singapore strategies
The nation’s water is secure, but its food is another matter: lessons from the city-state in efficiency versus… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
quantamagazine.org
AI Has Solved One of Math’s $1 Million Millennium Prize Problems
Mathematicians at OpenAI showed that the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe how fluids flow, can sometime… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
quantamagazine.org
Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike
Scientists have a history of trying — and failing — to link biology and quantum mechanics. The real connection… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
quantamagazine.org
Where Does the Quantum World End and Ours Begin?
Jonathan Halliwell explains how quantum decoherence is key to understanding how we transition from a world wit… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
psyche.co
Maxxing treats life as a problem when it’s a mystery
The philosopher Gabriel Marcel offers the antidote to a grotesque new ideology: don’t fix existence, be open t… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
nautil.us
Can AI “Feel” Pain?
Simulated pain can make some AI models override instructions and put their own welfare ahead of humans The pos… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
publicdomainreview.org
Veronese's Dogs
auto: Claude 2026-09-24
nautil.us
Seeking a Trippy Placebo
Blinding clinical trials for psychedelic medicines has been notoriously difficult The post Seeking a Trippy Pl… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
nautil.us
Peptides Are Spreading on Social Media. Here’s How Platforms Can Better Protect Public Health
For starters, they need to take the same approach they did to vaping The post Peptides Are Spreading on Social… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
publicdomainreview.org
It’s “A Cat-astrophe”! (1919)
auto: Claude 2026-09-24
psyche.co
Terminal lucidity: when dying dementia patients regain awareness
The reports span centuries and cultures. If they’re real, memory and identity might be far more recoverable th… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
psyche.co
How to uncover your blind spots
We all have parts of ourselves others know but we don’t. Gain greater self-awareness by seeing yourself from t… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
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smithsonianmag.com
This Connecticut Teenager Spied on the British During the American Revolution, Succeeding Where Nathan Hale Failed
Newly uncovered documents reveal the story of David Maltbie, who relayed intelligence to the patriots in 1776,… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
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smithsonianmag.com
‘Rocky’ Is the Story of an Underdog, Created by an Underdog, That Has Spawned Box-Office Champions for Half a Century
Sylvester Stallone was a struggling actor when he was inspired by a real boxing match to write the film that b… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
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smithsonianmag.com
Six Ways That People of the Past Used Magic to Protect Their Homes, From Witch Bottles to Mystical Symbols
Throughout history, humans around the world have employed protective talismans such as special stones, herbs a… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
publicdomainreview.org
The Ties that Bind: Central Asian Ikat (ca. 19th century)
Vibrant textiles from the dazzling Timurid metropolis of Bukhara.… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
atlasobscura.com
14 Mesmerizing Mazes and Labyrinths
Since antiquity, mazes and labyrinths have been places of spiritual reflection and deep contemplation. The fam… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
atlasobscura.com
The Rabbit Hole, Rue Jankowski in Le Mans, France
Rue Jankowski is a dead end in Le Mans' Saint-Nicolas district, the kind of narrow passage you'd normally walk… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
atlasobscura.com
Art Exhibits at OAX Airport in San Juan Bautista la Raya, Mexico
The state of Oaxaca in Mexico's south is often considered one of the country's main artistic hubs. Its diversi… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
daily.jstor.org
The Women Written Out of Mining History
Women have mined for centuries, but laws barring them from the industry helped cement the idea that mining was… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
daily.jstor.org
The Jewish Labor Bund’s Anti-Zionist Legacy
For many Jewish leftists before 1948, Zionism was far from the only vision for the Jewish future. The post The… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
daily.jstor.org
What’s Queer About The Legend of Zelda?
Link may look like a classic video game hero, but his adventures complicate the heteronormative conventions of… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
sciencenews.org
A human set a new mathematical record. Then AI came for it
OpenAI is at the center of another controversy over machines tackling big math problems. This one’s about the … auto: Claude 2026-09-24
bigthink.com
The Philosopher’s Guide to Uncertainty
There is a paradox at the heart of being human. On the one hand, we have to make plans for the future. We go t… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
lithub.com
On Falling Out of Love With Moscow
I grew up in Moscow at the tail end of the Soviet era. Despite its grand title—the capital of the USSR—the cit… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
lithub.com
The Lonely Girl’s Vegetable Patch
I never expected horses to become a theme in my life. When I was a young girl, I didn’t see them as animals so… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
bigthink.com
This physics trick allows you to beat the speed of light
In our Universe, there are a few rules that everything must obey. Energy, momentum, and angular momentum are a… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
lithub.com
How an Egyptian Prison Poem Came to Structure My Memoir
I wrote my memoir, Huna, in English, which is to say I wrote it inside a contradiction. Huna is a memoir of th… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
bigthink.com
Ask Ethan: Does uneven cosmic expansion change our fate?
One of the greatest achievements of the past 100 years is learning our place in the Universe: where it came fr… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
sciencenews.org
How the body adapts to extreme heat
As heatwaves become more frequent and severe, scientists are studying whether heat acclimation can help protec… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
sciencenews.org
The Sept. 11 disasters still shape people’s health 25 years later
The anniversaries come and go, but the physical and mental health of workers and survivors is still being affe… auto: Claude 2026-09-24
daily.jstor.org
Ancient Rome’s Complicated Border
What did Hadrian’s Wall actually do? Its history challenges the idea that walls simply separate one side from …
nautil.us
This Dolphin Steals from Fish for Its Meals
Putting a dent in dolphins’ reputation as the “good guys of the sea” The post This Dolphin Steals from Fish fo…
themarginalian.org
The Coziest Place on the Moon: Or, How to Bear Your Loneliness
On July 26, 2022, as I was living through a period of acute loneliness despite being a naturally solitary pers…
wired.com
Here’s What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss three possible AI doomsday scenarios, AI safety, and the unexpected …
nautil.us
Cold Weather Could Predict an Increase in Heart Attacks Three Days in Advance
And the holidays are especially bad The post Cold Weather Could Predict an Increase in Heart Attacks Three Day…
phys.org
Dogs show human-like brain activity when they restrain themselves
When we tell a dog "no" and it resists temptation, what happens in its brain? New research from the Department…
sciencenews.org
These mice have human (nerve cells) on the brain
Scientists have grown human brain tissue to fill most of a mouse’s cortex, creating a new model for studying b…
newscientist.com
Why it is time to restate the case for the importance of research on animals
Recent progress on alternatives to animal testing is hugely welcome. But talk of "phasing out" animal research…
phys.org
From 10 to 22 years: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's mission has just been extended
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope hasn't yet reached its Sun–Earth L2 orbit, and it already has some good …
phys.org
Prime assembly can correct multiple mutations at once, pointing toward universal gene therapies
Genomic editing holds great potential yet continues to have limitations. Current methods either rely on untarg…
quantamagazine.org
Ctenophores Aren’t Just Beautiful. They’re Biological Wonders.
Comb jellies are helping answer fundamental questions in biology, from how the earliest nervous systems evolve…
technologyreview.com
The Download: AI doomers, whistleblowing agents, and de-aged livers
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on …
themarginalian.org
J.R.R. Tolkien on How to Fall in Love with Life
In 1964, Pantheon Books invited J.R.R. Tolkien (January 3, 1892–September 2, 1973) to write an introduction to…
aeon.co
The fog of hunger
From childhood, women are trained to restrict their appetite. And there’s a huge, hidden, cognitive price to p…
themarginalian.org
Why Leaves Change Color and How We Become Who We Are: The Science of Chlorophyll and the Poetics of Personhood
"We reach forth and strain every nerve, but we seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us…
themarginalian.org
The Day Dostoyevsky Discovered the Meaning of Life in a Dream
"And it is so simple... You will instantly find how to live."…
phys.org
Early Earth's auroral belts may have formed a natural ion-beam reactor for prebiotic chemistry
We usually think of auroras as beautiful lights in the night sky. I see them as visible traces of a connection…
themarginalian.org
How Not to Waste Your Wildness
"What is wild cannot be bought or sold, borrowed or copied. It is. Unmistakable, unforgettable, unshamable, el…
phys.org
Quiet black holes with a stellar companion raise questions about how they form
Active black holes are easy to detect. Their superheated accretion disks emit bright X-rays, and the jets stre…
themarginalian.org
The True Purpose of Tarot
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smithsonianmag.com
After an Eight-Year Journey, Two Spacecraft Have Begun Their Arrival to Mercury, the Inner Solar System's Most Mysteriou
The BepiColombo mission, by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is only the …
technologyreview.com
Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace
Battlefields in Ukraine are littered with the remnants of drones, which are now firmly established as a critic…
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smithsonianmag.com
Part of Your Personality Is Encoded in Your Genes. Huge Analysis Links Characteristics to More Than 1,200 Common Genetic
A new meta-analysis pooled data from more than one million people to look at the crossover between DNA and the…
technologyreview.com
The Download: selling battlefield drone data and AI reshaping language
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on …
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smithsonianmag.com
An 'Extremely Rare' Half-Male, Half-Female Bird Temporarily Took Up Residence Outside of Chicago
The unusual-looking bobolink is what's called a bilateral gynandromorph. The bird behaved like a male, eventua…
phys.org
Particle shape and size predict asteroid strength, revealing Bennu's surface is 50 times weaker than ground coffee
In a new Nature Communications study, researchers developed a universal scaling framework for the strength of …
phys.org
Why feeding birds can make you feel better
More than 56 million U.S. adults feed wild birds.…
phys.org
AI-driven polymer discovery could replace years of trial and error with closed-loop testing
In the realm of materials science, there is a plethora of datasets and tools at our disposal—the issue is how …
trend.az
Sabah’s opponents in UEFA Champions League league phase determined
euronews.com
How a quiz show and a dream took Azerbaijan's Sabah to the Champions League
Azerbaijan’s Sabah Football Club have unexpectedly qualified for the UEFA Champions League, making it one of i…
nature.com
A magic-mushroom compound blocks a severe side effect of chemotherapy, in mice
Two doses of psilocybin given before chemotherapy fully protected mice from peripheral neuropathy, the burning…
arstechnica.com
Just like a fruit fly, a new algorithm never forgets old scents
Insect-inspired "sparse coding" does fast learning, avoids catastrophic forgetting.…
phys.org
Can Australian businesses legally ban customers from using smart glasses?
Businesses and local councils around Australia are increasingly imposing their own restrictions on "smart glas…
phys.org
Exposure to forever chemicals through sea spray may be overblown
Coastal residents may be worried about exposure to forever chemicals from sea spray during hot summer months, … maraqlı — kimya
phys.org
Ocean heat waves linked with poorer health among children in coastal communities
Marine heat waves—periods of abnormally warm ocean temperatures—may have negative health effects on children w… maraqlı — sağlamlıq/iqlim
phys.org
Muddying the waters makes stickleback fish more coordinated, study finds
Stickleback fish can change their social behavior to help them find food in cloudy water, according to a new U… maraqlı — bioloji
arstechnica.com
This is what a supercar was like a century ago
When the average car could only do 40 mph, this Bentley could break 100.… maraqlı — tarix/avtomobil
technologyreview.com
How AI plotted an interstellar journey to Alpha Centauri
A nonprofit organization called the Fermi Explorer Mission announced today that it intends to launch a spacecr… maraqlı — AI/kosmos
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smithsonianmag.com
This 91-Year-Old Man Fell 71 Times While Hiking the Appalachian Trail. He Just Became the Oldest Person to Complete the
Dale Sanders finished the hike in just under a year. Nicknamed "Grey Beard," he's no stranger to age-defying f… hekayə — 91 yaşlı yürüşçü
phys.org
Forest floor to treetops, cameras reveal Congo Basin's hidden wildlife
The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) tropical forests stretch across an extraordinary landscape of rivers,… maraqlı — təbiət
bbc.co.uk
How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again
Officials in British Columbia say the floating island drifted towards the shoreline of a local lake. But its o… maraqlı — coğrafiya
phys.org
Salt of the Earth: How Egypt's coastal sabkhas tell a story of climate and change
Have you ever walked across a salt flat so expansive it feels like another planet? That's what it's like stand… maraqlı — iqlim
phys.org
Giant impact could have formed an intact moon within five hours, simulations suggest
New Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) modeling, conducted in collaboration with scientists at the University… maraqlı — kosmos
phys.org
LEDs let archaeologists see the past in a new light
An archaeological excavation is a little like eating a layered cake: Once you have removed a layer, you cannot… maraqlı — arxeologiya
phys.org
Firelight may have sparked human storytelling by extending social hours
New research from the University of St Andrews has developed a novel hypothesis of how firelight was critical … maraqlı — insan tarixi
kulis.az
Kırçın vadisindən “Bişkek Arena”ya: Köçəri irsin dünya səhnəsinə çıxışı – Reportaj
reportaj — köçəri irs
kulis.az
Türkiyədə qədim tapıntılar aşkarlandı
maraqlı — arxeologiya
kulis.az
Sən bilən, qocalar niyə tez dururlar? - "Qoca və dəniz" əsərindən bir hissə
ədəbiyyat — Heminquey
technologyreview.com
How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops
Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emi… maraqlı — mikrobiologiya
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smithsonianmag.com
Allergic to Dogs? These Gene-Edited Beagles Could Pave the Way to Your Dream Canine Companion That Won't Trigger Sniffle
Geneticists altered Alfie and Bailey’s DNA so that they don't produce a major allergen. However, canines like … maraqlı — genetika
phys.org
Researchers catch sharks off NY's Hamptons, attach trackers to toothy predators
Just off one of New York's famed Hamptons beaches, shark researcher Greg Metzger reels in one of the day's pri… maraqlı — köpəkbalıqları
phys.org
Declining star formation not caused by simple 'fuel crisis,' new measurements suggest
The universe has been having fewer and fewer stellar "babies." Over the past 4.5 billion years, the rate of st… maraqlı — astronomiya
phys.org
Food innovation in your kitchen: Giving peas, beans and lentils a surprisingly meat-like bite
Separating things and then putting them back together is a common principle in industrial food production. Agr… maraqlı — qida elmi
phys.org
In Japan's mountains, a different way to manage bears
As a sensor sounded, scientist Akiko Takii hurried to a bear trap deep in the forests of Nagano, Japan, where … maraqlı — Yaponiya/ayılar
phys.org
Switching gravity on and off leaves particles behind, mathematical model finds
Hawking radiation causes black holes to eventually evaporate. This is because particle pairs are spontaneously… maraqlı — fizika
phys.org
Saturn encounter may have set distant centaur on path to becoming a comet
More than 3 billion miles (4.8 billion kilometers) from Earth, an ancient icy object is slowly awakening. As i… maraqlı — kosmos
phys.org
Agentic AI accelerates search for crops that can harvest critical minerals
For too long, the United States has relied on foreign sources for most of the raw materials powering its techn… maraqlı — elm/AI
sciencedaily.com
Scientists discover diamonds can generate electricity
Diamond was thought to be incapable of producing electricity through mechanical deformation, but ultrathin fle…
arstechnica.com
US wait times for cancer surgeries are getting longer and longer
Study finds wait times for cancer surgeries hit 10-year high.… avto-seçim: sağlamlıq
independent.co.uk
Hollywood’s newest boom is being built for your phone one two-minute episode at a time
Microdramas may be the sole expanding segment in Hollywood… avto-seçim: mədəniyyət
theguardian.com
Do I really need air conditioning in the UK? The best portable aircon tested – plus the pros, cons and alternatives
As hotter summers become the norm, home aircon can feel increasingly tempting. We put six units to the test fo… avto-seçim: praktik
phys.org
Students need more than AI skills—they need accountable AI literacy
As students return to Canadian colleges and universities soon, many will enter classrooms where generative art… avto-seçim: elm
wired.com
Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI
Technology leaders don’t seem to understand society’s gripes about AI, but boy, are they posting through it.… avto-seçim: texnologiya
newscientist.com
The surprising upsides of living in a reality that repeats for eternity
Having faced the prospect that our minds are random fluctuations in a dead universe, quantum cosmologist Sean … avto-seçim: maraqlı
sciencedaily.com
Japanese scientists use tiny silver particles to make DNA assembly up to 5x more efficient
Silver nanoparticles can precisely slice DNA and create longer “sticky ends,” helping genetic fragments join u… avto-seçim: elm
bbc.co.uk
The influencers getting bitten while chasing the perfect shark shot
Tayane Dalazen was on a shark-diving trip in Brazil when she was attacked.… avto-seçim: maraqlı
marketwatch.com
Moderna’s personalized mRNA shot could reshape the fight against skin cancer — but it may also be overhyped
Doctors and patients are excited about the possible breakthrough, but some analysts believe there’s too much h…
marketwatch.com
Sports betting to build wealth is becoming the new American dream
More people under 30 are using gambling as a shortcut to buying a home or paying student loans…
phys.org
How sex sheds evolutionary baggage
Why is there sex—or, more precisely, sexual reproduction? If you're an evolutionary biologist, the answer isn'…
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smithsonianmag.com
Why Are Some Octopuses So Smart? The Answer Might Lie in a Never-Before-Seen Mutation That Helps Them Accurately Build P
Scientists discovered a strange feature in certain octopuses’ ribosomal RNA, molecules that create a 3D scaffo…
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Why Don't Insects Live in the Ocean? Scientists Just Ruled Out One Possible Explanation Thanks to Deep-Diving Fly Larvae
Researchers thought that insects might not live there because their respiratory systems would implode from wat…
variety.com
Josh Radnor Is ‘Not Even a Little Bit’ Close to His ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Co-Stars: ‘You Just Go Out and Live Your Lif
Josh Radnor recently told the “Half the Picture” podcast that he is “not even a little bit” close to his “How …
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smithsonianmag.com
Do Monkeys Keep Pets? Study Finds Widespread Primate Interactions With Other Animal Species, From Mice to Deer
This social behavior might reveal the evolutionary roots of traits that underlie pet-keeping in humans, scient…
theguardian.com
First Thing: Meta’s treatment of children on social media in spotlight as landmark trial set to begin
Several US states have accused Instagram and Facebook’s parent company of deliberately causing young people ha…
finance.yahoo.com
Down 42%, is Netflix stock undervalued or a value trap?
finance.yahoo.com
Dow Falls 0.3% While Memory Chip Stocks Keep the Nasdaq Afloat
theguardian.com
Trump administration pauses border construction in Big Bend national park
Controversial project has faced bipartisan opposition by critics who say it mars pristine environmental area i…
marketwatch.com
The number of ‘negative-beta’ stocks in the S&P 500 just hit a new record high. What that means for investors.
Here’s another factoid that should get the AI bears excited: Stocks in the S&P 500 are increasingly trading in…
ft.com
OpenAI upheaval mounts as Sam Altman readies IPO push
Executive exits and safety team changes unsettle staff as the ChatGPT maker prepares for a blockbuster listing… başlanğıc seçim — istəsən sil
ft.com
Geneva super-rich rocked by luxury home burglary spree
Swiss officials say gangs from France are responsible for a recent rise in ‘homejackings’, sometimes at gunpoi… başlanğıc seçim — istəsən sil
theguardian.com
The weekend is 100 years old – but have ‘skiveday Fridays’ and hybrid working ruined it for everyone?
In 1926, Henry Ford gave his employees both Saturdays and Sundays off – and the two-day chunk of time to party… başlanğıc seçim — istəsən sil
phys.org
Ultrafast core-level spectroscopy reveals elusive precursors of exciton condensation in quantum materials
Many fascinating phases in quantum materials emerge when electrons, atoms and other microscopic components beg… başlanğıc seçim — istəsən sil
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themarginalian.org
The Three Elements of the Good Life
To be a true person is to be entirely oneself in every circumstance, with all the courage and vulnerability th…
nautil.us
A Blow‑by‑Blow Account of What Would Happen If the Yellowstone Supervolcano Erupted Now
Would it be the end of humanity? The post A Blow‑by‑Blow Account of What Would Happen If the Yellowstone Super…
atlasobscura.com
Is Alton, Illinois America’s Most Haunted Small Town?
Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Troy Taylor: There’s a story abou…
quantamagazine.org
Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike
Scientists have a history of trying — and failing — to link biology and quantum mechanics. The real connection…
aeon.co
Where a land ethic blooms
Caring for this planet entails decisions that are intimate, about our farms, our homes, our human and our wild…
psyche.co
The evil eye is irrational. Abandon it at your peril
So many of the world’s superstitions have been supplanted by rational thinking. Why does one of the oldest bel…
themarginalian.org
Dostoyevsky, Just After His Death Sentence Was Repealed, on the Meaning of Life
"To be a human being among people and to remain one forever, no matter in what circumstances, not to grow desp…
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smithsonianmag.com
The Humble History of the Bedpan
Over the past few centuries, inventors have tweaked the design of the receptacles here and there, but overall,…
psyche.co
The way we talk to bots matters even if they aren’t conscious
If more and more of our daily interactions are ungracious exchanges with machines, we should expect it to chan…
themarginalian.org
A Stoic’s Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety
"There are more things ... likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imaginati…
psyche.co
Terminal lucidity: when dying dementia patients regain awareness
The reports span centuries and cultures. If they’re real, memory and identity might be far more recoverable th…
quantamagazine.org
Gravity Seems Holographic. What Does That Mean for Reality?
The biggest breakthrough in modern theoretical physics is the discovery that gravity can collapse the dimensio…
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