“Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way” – Alan Watts
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‘I made Steve Bannon’s psychological warfare tool’: meet the data war whistleblower Christopher Wylie goes on the record to discuss his role in hijacking the profiles of millions of Facebook users in order to target the US electorate
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ErikDavis on Twitter “EXCLUSIVE: Contrary to reports spreading now, Disney did let Steven Spielberg use #StarWars in #ReadyPlayerOne. Here, Spielberg explains to me how they snagged IP rights from all the studios and what STAR WARS Easter Eggs to look for in the new film, in theaters 3/29 https://t.co/LslVQP1iCv”
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Yale neuroscientists debunked the idea that anyone is “normal” What is normal depends on context—and even then, variation is more common than uniformity.
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French President Emmanuel Macron will announce new measures against Russia after UK nerve agent attack Emmanuel Macron has said he will unveil measures against Russia in response to the poisoning of the former spy Sergei Skripal on British soil in the coming days. The French president spoke with Theresa May on the phone on…
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The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy The global economy is in crisis. The exponential exhaustion of natural resources, declining productivity, slow growth, rising unemployment, and steep inequal…
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In response to recent reports about the integrity of Reddit, I’d like to share our thinking. • r/announcements In the past couple of weeks, Reddit has been mentioned as one of the platforms used to promote Russian propaganda. As it’s an ongoing…
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DIY Science When people think about electric cars, sleek, new models usually come to mind. To be sure, they’re incredible feats of engineering. But what about the millions of cars already on the road? Enter EV West. Starting with the classics, this unique shop is converting existing cars into all-electric road warriors. And potentially…