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Amazon is filled with garbage e-books, this is how they get made
If you’re a millennial, you may remember that specific moment in time around the late 2000s...
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AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It's only the beginning
Paige Vickers/Vox; Getty Images In January, the International Energy Agency (IEA) issued its forecast for global...
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Silicon Valley's vision for AI? It's religion, repackaged
Suppose I told you that in 10 years, the world as you know it will be...
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Why is Oregon about to re-criminalize psychedelics in response to opioid crisis?
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek speaks during a signing ceremony for HB4002, re-criminalizing personal possession of controlled...
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9 Charts that show US factory farming is even bigger than you realize
In a few generations, factory farming — the set of economic, genetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical innovations...
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American drivers even more distracted by phones. Pedestrian deaths are soaring
A driver is captured using a phone behind the wheel in New York in this 2016...
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A math equation that predicts the end of humanity
The most mind-boggling controversy in the contemporary philosophy of science is the “doomsday argument,” a claim...
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Welcome to the "neomedieval era": are states becoming obsolete?
The world, we are told, is entering a new era of “great-power rivalry.” Or at least,...
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How Boeing Put Profits over Planes
Imagine being mid-flight when a part of your plane rips out, leaving a yawning hole at...
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Cities are asking SCOTUS for more power to clear homeless encampments (2023)
A homeless encampment near a Target store in Los Angeles, California. State and local lawmakers, both...
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You gotta just ignore annoying tweets Yes, people on the internet are irritating
Look at how happy he is! Getty Images Two weeks ago, I saw a tweet that...
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The "10k-hour rule" was debunked again
Practice will make you better. Don’t expect it to make you perfect. Ricardo DeAratanha/Los Angeles Times...