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AddPhysicists have long struggled with their goal of making gravity a quantum force. A radical post-quantum approach might solve that problem – and clear up other cosmic mysteries, too
New research - it’s one of the largest studies of emotional intelligence to date
A Little Tooth - Your baby grows a tooth, then two,
I admit it. I took the bait. Charity Majors made an appearance on Gergely Orosz’s show called “Stop being skeptical about AI for development”. I listened to the podcast—I don’t listen to many tech podcasts—and I don’t think she ever said to stop being skeptical. Not directly anyways. Great title, though. Good for engagement. “Stop being skeptical” is a phrase guaranteed to rustle any skeptic’s jimmies. A whole lotta provocation, not a lotta substance. 10/10. No notes.
What can a rare disorder tell us about human behavior?
The descent of stable societies into ones of endemic violence rarely produces anything but new forms of tyranny and terror.
A decades-old rule about human friendship turns out to be built on such shaky math that it could just as easily be 2 or 520.
AI makes finding software exploits casually easy. Security through nobody-bothering has been holding up far more of this industry than we'd like to admit.
Everyone loves to remember how blogs were so much better than social media, but the truth is a bit more complicated.
David Tennant sits down with Stanley Tucci - renowned actor, author, and food enthusiast - for a candid conversation about aging, his battle with cancer and his
John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest disease.
Social media has been a boon to autocratic regimes and their allied movements in democracies.