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AddEveryone loves to remember how blogs were so much better than social media, but the truth is a bit more complicated.
Physicists 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
One in 60 adults Fiji lives with HIV but a recent emergency declaration may help address key issues such as syringe sharing
New research - it’s one of the largest studies of emotional intelligence to date
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.
The descent of stable societies into ones of endemic violence rarely produces anything but new forms of tyranny and terror.
Social media has been a boon to autocratic regimes and their allied movements in democracies.
A Little Tooth - Your baby grows a tooth, then two,
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.
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.
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown shares what it was like to run a country, the effect it had on his personal life and what life is like after being in
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot