. The power of diversity isn’t just a social ideal. It’s a mathematical fact. The ‘Diversity Prediction Theorem’ shows that gathering people who think differently comes with a calculable performance bonus. Imagine yours truly fills a transparent jar with 1000 jellybeans and then asks a group of students for their estimates of how many jellybeans […]
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An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.
The post The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act appeared first on The Intercept.
The author of The New Age of Genocide, Martin Shaw, on why Trump's 'peace' plan will allow the ongoing destruction and replacement of a Palestinian Gaza
This Tuesday report will provide some insights into life for a westerner (me) who is working for an extended period at Kyoto University in Japan but who over the years of working here has increasingly began to understand the language and local cultural traditions Growing hostility to tourists in Japan I was out running early…
After a year-long campaign, interim Vice-Chancellor Rebekah Brown has announced an end to forced redundancies under management’s drastic restructuring scheme, Renew ANU.
The post End to forced redundancies at ANU shows power of fighting campaign first appeared on Solidarity Online.
Rogue Coalition backbencher, Andrew ‘friend of Gina’ Hastie, has told his friends (Gina), that he quit Sussan Ley’s cabinet after the Liberal leader demanded that he add an extra S to his surname. ”Yeah, people think it was over the... Read More ›
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On September 25th, Matthew Saunders moderated a panel that included Frederik Wouters, Paul Johnson, and Jamie Abrahams. We conducted a working preview of how Drupal AI will show up at DrupalCon Vienna and what the Strategic Initiative has been building since the last Drupalcon. Vienna was less than three weeks out, and momentum across the initiative was clear. It was a walk through workshops, sessions, and real implementation paths that teams can apply on live sites. We recorded it, so you can watch the webinar as well.
Israel’s former top general sought donations from David Ellison and his father, Larry, as part of a billionaire coterie to fund digital paramilitaries aimed at sabotaging pro-Palestine activists. The leaked documents show one planner explaining, “In the jungle, we need more guerrillas and less IDF.” With Paramount and CBS News now under his control, the younger Ellison has installed self-described “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief. The new owner of Paramount, David Ellison, participated in an Israeli government-led plot to […]
The post New CBS owner David Ellison met with top Israeli general in scheme to spy on Americans first appeared on The Grayzone.
The post New CBS owner David Ellison met with top Israeli general in scheme to spy on Americans appeared first on The Grayzone.
Life in the big city can be many things. But mostly it is hard, expensive, and exhausting. Occasionally, it can smell like poop. Above all, it is confounding. So, when the city seems to be throwing all kinds of confusing omens and symbols your way, why not turn to a little divination to see what the city is really trying to tell you?
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THE SUBWAY LOVERS
Two young lovers make out, unashamed, while others watch in horror, disgust, and morbid curiosity.
UPRIGHT: Lust, passion, desire.
REVERSED: Seriously, get a room. This is a C train at rush hour.
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THE APARTMENT HERMIT
At Attorney General Pam Bondi’s request, Apple is preventing communities from sharing information about ICE raids.
The Right has a long history of inciting violence against their perceived enemies. Oftentimes, this...
They tried every trick in the book. They blocked motions on spurious grounds. They lied to members. They stitched up the debate. Yet still, the Palestine solidarity movement inflicted a major defeat on the government at the Labour Party Conference last week. Labour now officially accepts that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and demands […]
As the Israeli government enters the third year of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, mothers keep bringing new Palestinians into the world.
The post Mothers in Gaza Give Life to the Next Generation of Palestinians Despite Genocide appeared first on The Intercept.
A party conference is a chance to face the country, lean into your base, give supporters something to rally behind — and cause your opponents to pause for thought. The announcement of plans for compulsory ID cards in the run-up to Labour’s annual get-together seemed a stunning miscalculation for this reason. Like many, I oppose […]
“Goose is a jam band. Geese is indie rock. They both have new albums. They’re also both on tour. Confused? We can help.”
— New York Times
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FREDDIE: Hey, Eddie.
EDDIE: Hey, Freddie.
FREDDIE: So Eddie, I’m putting together a playlist for the Audubon event.
EDDIE: Who’s on it?
FREDDIE: I got Geese.
EDDIE: Goose?
FREDDIE: No, Geese.
EDDIE: More than one?
FREDDIE: It’s just the one. Geese.
EDDIE: I’m saying. Geese is more than Goose.
FREDDIE: I’m glad you think so. I tried for Goose, too, but no luck.
EDDIE: What went wrong?
FREDDIE: They led me around and around and around for nothing.
The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show
Uncertainty is stressful. This researcher has found a surprising antidote to the anxiety of waiting: playing video games
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What role, if any, does the observer play in fundamental physics? A cosmologist lays out the leading theories in the field
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Conscientiousness is constantly touted as a virtue, so what’s life like for people with the opposite trait – disinhibition?
- by Janan Mostajabi
How can you have a picture of the world when your brain is locked up in your skull? Neuroscientist Dale Purves has clues
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Renewables, EVs, and AI itself are straining the grid. These researchers have ideas to evolve it.
The post The Power Grid Is Struggling. Can AI Fix It? appeared first on Nautilus.