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Few branches of medicine have created as much comfort, solace and relief. When we realize that traditional Western medicine is not going to be able to cure a life-threatening illness, the palliativ…

The claim that our brain size limits us to 150 meaningful friendships has been challenged by a recent paper.

Journal of discoveries #29 - 29th of October, 2022

Dunbar's number is a popular estimate for the maximum size of social groups. But new research suggests that it's a fictitious number based on flimsy data and bad theory.

Incentives matter, but impunity matters more.

The Last Place in America Where You Are a Person, Not a Customer

“Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger on crypto in 2018. Absolutely nailed it. Turns out the old guys actually know what they’re talking about… who knew. https://t.co/N936RwTtzb”

From 2021 to 2022, I worked as a manager in Microsoft’s AI Platform division. I’ve been working in the software industry for over a decade, and while I’ve often encountered some combination of the words “diversity” and “inclusion,” how those words have been translated into culture and policy has varied dramatically over time and between companies. At Microsoft, I became concerned about diversity and inclusion policies that required me to sacrifice what I viewed as the best way to serve the company’s mission, particularly as it affected work prioritization, hiring, and promotion.

William MacAskill’s “What We Owe the Future” was endorsed by Elon Musk and has fueled a movement, but is it all that revolutionary, really?

Many sweeping generalizations stalk our land today, making no distinctions between diverse people and institutions, but lumping them into one steaming mass.

Recessions are part of the business plan for the great reset to serfdom

Trump and his cronies went on and on about the 2020 election being stolen. But what we really need to talk about is the relentless return of voter suppression.

Inside Elon’s war room.

The West will only restore its stability when civil servants are again devoted to the public rather than themselves.

Cyberpunk, once a glittering picture of the future, now feels passe. A new adaption of sci-fi novel The Peripheral gives a fresh perspective on how tech could transform humanity, says Annalee Newitz

China's Social Credit System is bad: It's both unique and part of a global trend. This should freak you out.

Yesterday I tweeted out a question about whether or not there was anyone left at Twitter who remembered that the company was under a pretty strict FTC consent decree: Apparently the answer was yes,…

There is a rich irony brewing in our culture. On the one hand, people often feel uncomfortable weighing in on issues involving groups to which they do not belong. For example, a man might feel unco…

In which returns diminish.

What happens when we leave but never truly leave

One of the world's most radioactive spots is in south-central Washington. Why isn't it covered more?