As a proud naturalised US citizen who has been publicly critical of the President, I am becoming increasingly fearful about my future here, writes Alexandra Hall Hall
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What does the deep future hold for our night sky? Extraordinary data visualisations of the coming distortions of the Universe
- by Aeon Video
The Old Town of Würzburg seemed to offer a real connection to the past. But none of it was authentic
- by Sam Dresser
Breathing was once a natural reflex. How did it become a high-stakes biohacking ritual taught by wellness celebrities?
- by Oriana Walker
In China, companies that are closer to temples are more generous to shareholders: religion subtly shapes economic behaviour
- by Zhangxin (Frank) Liu
A new book explores what drives the brain’s sometimes insatiable quest for vengeance
The post Are Some People Addicted to Revenge? appeared first on Nautilus.
Ali and Aya, brother and sister, were treated by Dr Nick Maynard in Al Aqsa Hospital last year. They were the sole remaining members of their family after their parents and siblings were all killed in an attack on the so-called ‘safe zone’ of al-Mawasi. Dr Maynard operated on them both, recollecting that, ‘I still […]
The year 2018 was — just like most years — a year of both joy and sorrow. For me, however, the year will always be primarily associated with being the year my dearest friend of over thirty years — Bengt Nilsson — passed away. No words can truly describe what one feels when a person […]
Exclusive: Analysis reveals surging use of rhetoric about migrants and refugees being of "fighting age", "scavengers", "dirty foreigners" and part of an "invasion", as campaigners warn of channel’s radicalising effect
I regularly warn against using the observations from one month to tell a story given that the data jumps around a lot at this frequency over time. It is clear that there is a lot of month-to-month variation in the data at present. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest labour force data…
by C.R.Yadu and Sahil Mehra* Within the discourse of Development Economics, the most widely accepted theory is that of ‘structural transformation’ (ST), which posits that, over time, non-agricultural, high productivity, and capitalist sectors will gain greater significance in terms of both national income and employment, while the role of agricultural, low productivity, and non capitalist […]
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The Coalition’s pick for Australian Mother of the year, Gina Rinehart, has been heard gushing about Coalition MP, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, describing her as the best politician that money can buy. ”Gina is a big Jacinta fan, she loves anyone... Read More ›
“We are going to have to live here with one another, believing what we believe, disagreeing in the ways we disagree… To recognize that does not mean we don’t disagree.” — New York Times columnist Ezra Klein, speaking on his podcast
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The data are in: We have far too much data. In our haste to advance and innovate, we’ve mistaken accumulation for insight. Perhaps, I thought, it is time to stop thinking altogether.
I began to suspect this on a cross-country flight, when an exuberant seatmate explained to me that he never reads, let alone consumes, the news. “Keeps the mind sharp and my head clear,” he said, before a segue into his meticulously detailed theory of the moon’s role in vaccine efficacy. His serenity was undeniable, infectious. His confidence, unshaken by evidence, was radiant even as he followed me into my Uber and, later, my home.
David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens) is worried society is getting too "spicy" for people to share their opinions without being attacked.
Phil Armstrong Published online 17th September 2025 A Modern Monetary Theorist’s Response to ‘Weaknesses of MMT as a guide to development policy’, Aboobaker and Ugurlu (2023). Abstract In their article, …
The post A Modern Monetary Theorist’s Response to ‘Weaknesses of MMT as a guide to development policy’, Aboobaker and Ugurlu (2023). appeared first on The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies.
You may have heard that Tesla’s board has proposed giving Elon Musk a one trillion dollar payday. Tesla is falling apart, and the ostensible theory is that only Musk can save it, as if he’s not the guy who ran it into the ground with his bad decision making. Elon, of course, is currently “the […]
Hi, I was hoping someone at Facebook Support could potentially help me with this issue.
Earlier this week, I uploaded a lovely set of wedding photos to my Facebook only to receive this message:
“Your photos have been labeled as AI-generated and may be deprioritized in feeds.”
Excuse me? What the hell? These were pictures from my actual wedding. With my actual wife. In an actual barn that cost four thousand dollars more than we budgeted.
I understand that Facebook is trying to combat the rise of deepfakes and synthetic influencers, but I can assure you that those photos are 100 percent real and were professionally shot by a guy named Trevor, who has an unusually long ponytail and still uses a Canon DSLR.
At least, the whole marriage experience felt very real… I think?
So, imagine my confusion—and, frankly, existential dread—when Facebook flagged the images.
A federal judge found the deployment to LA violated bedrock constitutional law, but Trump’s domestic military campaign continues.
The post Trump Troop Deployment in U.S. Climbs to 35,000 Boots on the Ground appeared first on The Intercept.