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Philip Ball in The Guardian:‘From Adam has sprung one mass of sinners and godless men,” wrote St Augustine, arguably the key architect of the Christian doctrine of original sin. The
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Inside the 1972 trial that pitted Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis against New York’s most unrelenting paparazzo, Ron Galella. … Continue readingJackie Onassis’ Trial Against Paparazzo Ron Galella Revisited in a New Book
Response to CEO killing reveals antipathy toward health insurers − but entire patchwork system is to blame for ill feeling … Continue readingThe Killing of United Healthcare’s CEO in New York City
A hard thinker to pigeonhole, Taylor has long been a mainstay of Canada’s social-democratic left; he helped found the New Democratic Party, … Continue readingHow the Philosopher Charles Taylor Would Heal the Ills of Modernity
The linguist, educator, philosopher and public thinker has had a massive intellectual and moral influence… … Continue readingNoam Chomsky at 96
Singapore’s leadership realized sanitation, landscaping and urban planning were not just about livability or property values. … Continue readingLessons From Singapore: Urban Planning and Garden Spaces
A long-running investigation of exceptional children reveals what it takes to produce the scientists who will lead the 21st century. … Continue readingHow to Raise a Genius: Lessons from a 45-Year Study of Supersmart Children
The crusade against bright headlights has picked up speed in recent years, in large part due to a couple of Reddit nerds. … Continue readingAsleep at the Wheel in the Headlight Brightness Wars
The progressive and remarkably innovative Woodmead School briefly flourished amid the viciousness of apartheid South Africa. … Continue readingThe School That Was a Ray of Light in Apartheid
Kai Kupferschmidt in Science: Inoculation, also called “prebunking,” is just one of several techniques researchers are testing… … Continue readingYou Won’t Believe This: Researchers are Trying to “Inoculate” People Against Misinformation
From ChatGPT to a billion agents: I expect that in 2025, we will have systems that people look at, even people who… … Continue reading2025 Will Be the Year of Billions of AI Agents
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