Zoning Out Is Good For You

Sleeping cleans your brain. Research suggests that zoning out, daydreaming, and being bored can perform a similar function without the need for deep sleep. So put down that phone occasionally and let

The Unexpected Persistence of John Rawls

Joseph Heath at Persuasion: According to popular perception, universities have become cesspools of radical left-wing indoctrination, dominated by cultural Marxism, critical race theory, and post-moder

In case you didn't realize, ICE is still...

In case you didn’t realize, ICE is still terrorizing communities, kidnapping people off the streets, and destroying property in Minnesota. “The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance.”

Something Big Is Happening (with AI)

Matt Shumer at his own website: I’m going to be direct with you because I think you deserve honesty more than comfort. Dario Amodei, who is probably the most safety-focused CEO in the AI industry, has

Some Site Goings-On

Hey gang. I took a couple of days off at the beginning of the week to visit some colleges with my daughter. She found a potential contender, one that was just fine, and a school that isn’t going to wo

Physicists Make Electrons Flow Like Water

We describe electricity as a flow, but that’s not what happens in a typical wire. Physicists have begun to induce electrons to act like fluids, an effort that could illuminate new ways of thinking abo

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