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AddA 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.
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
The descent of stable societies into ones of endemic violence rarely produces anything but new forms of tyranny and terror.
Why did Joan Didion love Barry Goldwater but hate Ronald Reagan? Historian Sam Tanenhaus helps make sense of Didion's conservatism.
Deciphering Glyph, the blog of Glyph Lefkowitz.
Cosmic radiation comes from space. Only a small amount reaches the Earth's surface, but exposure is greater for people flying at high altitudes.
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 H5N1 virus has now reached every continent on the planet. What does it mean for some of the world’s unique species?
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
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.