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Wearable technology can help increase lifespan by changing what we know about our dietary needs and creating new ways to exercise.
Nikolaas Tinbergen's concept of "supernormal stimulus" explains why humans are attracted to a heightened version of reality.
Mater certissima est – the mother is always certain.
In terms of sheer productivity, “-gate” has no peer. Wikipedia’s list of -gates has over 260 entries.
genius
You've heard of Stephen Hawking. Ever heard of Renata Kallosh? Didn't think so.
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greater fool theory
An analogy explains the greater fool theory: You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away; you just have to run faster than the other guy.
sentient AI
AI systems can carry on convincing conversations, but they have no understanding of what they're saying. Humans are easily fooled.
With two different black hole event horizons now directly imaged, we can see that they are, in fact, rings, not disks. But why?
Does your father say "I love you," or express it in another way?
middleman
Our economy is dominated by middlemen, including huge companies such as Walmart and Amazon. There are many benefits to going direct instead.
climate change
Any alien civilization that grows to span an entire planet would spark the same effects that we have. So, what do we do about it?
start-ups
In New Zealand, ambitious Kiwis want to launch a lawn mowing business; in South Africa, it's cooking gas refills. Start-up dreams vary widely.
techno-optimism
Technology will not save the world, and it is inherently neither good nor bad. But, when tech is coupled to human virtue, good will prevail.
When stars form, they emit energetic radiation that boils gas away. But it can't stop gravitational collapse from making even newer stars.
angry hamsters
For 40 years, scientists thought a specific gene was linked to aggression in hamsters. Removing it, however, had violent consequences.
Sales training ideas
From persuasion lessons to objection clinics, these sales training ideas have proven successful for a variety of organizations.
google AI
The engineer working on Google's AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
jwst
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will study many dangerous cosmic phenomena, knowledge of which may help save humanity.
Two hands in handcuffs, connected by a DNA double helix chain, symbolize genome blindness against a solid blue background.
3mins
Eugenics is bad – but understanding DNA is good.
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