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Sunstein and Thaler in The New Yorker: In 1968, Tversky and Kahneman were both rising stars in the psychology department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. They had little else in
Continue readingThe Two Friends Who Changed How We Think About How We Think
By Jack Sullivan at Air Mail: Like all speakers of truth, Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson has, at times, faced ridicule. Mostly the derision has been hurled by his enemies, but
Continue readingThe Fire-Breather Tucker Carlson and His Alma Mater St. George’s
Quote of the Day John Alfred Tinniswood, age 111, was recently confirmed as the world’s oldest man by Guinness World Records and said the secret to longevity was ultimately “pure
Continue reading‘You Either Live Long or You Live Short, and You Can’t Do Much About it.’
Jess Bidgood at The New York Times: When members of Congress return to Washington from their home districts, they often trudge to Capitol Hill for a tally known as a
Annie Jacobsen at Time: Nuclear threats have reemerged on the world stage. Frequently, Vladimir Putin warns the West that Russia is ready for nuclear war. “Weapons exits in order to
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In Egyptian art, one archer standsfor all archers, their contour drawn from his thigh, his shin, his chest,his bow and quiver, a deck of desires slightly spread.Archers are technicians; this
Mike Herd, Investigations Editor, The Conversation: Here’s a story about an authoritarian leader of a global power who wants to bend the country in his image. He follows the populist
Frederick Kaufman at Harper’s Magazine: Jacob Angeli-Chansley, the man the media has dubbed the QAnon Shaman, had been released from federal custody six weeks before when we met for lunch
A recent report claims another system called Where’s Daddy? monitors targets and alerts the military when they return home, often to their family. by Natasha Karner at The Conversation: The
Continue readingHabsora: Israel Military AI System “a Mass Assassination Factory”
By Tony Milligan at Singularity Hub: We have no good reason to believe that aliens have ever contacted Earth. Sure, there are conspiracy theories, and some rather strange reports about
Continue readingIs the Universe Really a ‘Dark Forest’ Full of Hostile Aliens in Hiding?
Art is one of the most secure assets a person can buy. It rarely depreciates, can be stored easily, and its value does not depend on the state of the
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The Imprisoned Parrot It pecked at the metallic barswhose cruel gleam was tantalizing.It uttered a piteous cryand looked out with longing eyesat the vast open world around,its eyes resting enviouslyon
Continue readingFriday Poem: The Imprisoned Parrot –by Shehnaz Somjee