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The New Techno-Eschatology: AGI and Secular Religion

Some techies today fear hell—not from a god, but from a computer. Human beings have a habit of wrapping up big unknowns in familiar stories. Even in our high-tech, secular age, the quest to create Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) often comes with a kind of religious or end-of-the-world fervor. Some communities of self-described rationalists speak […]

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AI

One Token = 4.4 Bytes: Why That’s a Problem for AI

Picture this: You’ve built a brilliant AI system, poured billions into training it, and it’s almost fluent in human language—except it keeps tripping over typos, emojis, and basic math. Why? The culprit is a little-known process baked into every major model: tokenization. For most of us, tokenization isn’t even on the radar. It’s the process […]

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Environment

It’s a Heat Wave

For those in the Northeast US, it’s a heat wave. But what causes these? What Causes Heat Waves Heat waves are prolonged periods of excessively hot weather that arise from several interacting factors: What People Can Do About It Research and public health studies provide several strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of heat waves: […]

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News

What’s Next in Science? June 20, 2025

So we’ve been making a ton of changes, so be sure to browse the site to see. We’ve also been doing a lot of refine of our methods to makes sure the best and most relevant stuff gets in front of you. With that in mind, here’s what’s coming up next week! Colorectal cancer cell […]

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Transforming Lives: Health, Policy, and Innovation, June 16, 2025

Urgent: Stay Ahead in Science Innovation! Join thousands of science enthusiasts and professionals staying at the forefront of discovery. Subscribe for free and help sustain our self-funded delivery of essential insights every week. Act now—share this blog to strengthen our reach and impact! Isolation methods of exosomes derived from dental stem cells Mesenchymal stem […]

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Physics

What Happens When Time Flows Both Ways?

You’ve probably never seen an egg un-crack itself. Or coffee spontaneously leap from a mug back into a pot. That’s because we all live by the “arrow of time”—the one-way street where things age, crumble, melt, and decay. But here’s the twist: the laws of physics don’t actually require time to move forward. Wait, what? […]

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News

Science News Round Up, June 13, 2025

I watched the Titan documentary on Netflix. Nothing surprising from a hubris angle, but I think it reinforces why science progresses incrementally. We can’t shortcut the laws of nature (in that case, the weight of water). Definitely worth a watch, Here’s what we have coming up next week Urgent: Stay Ahead in Science Innovation! Join […]

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Geology

A 7.9-Meter Wave Sloshed in a Fjord—and the Whole World Felt It

On a quiet September day in 2023, the Earth gave off a strange hum. Scientists around the globe picked up a mysterious seismic signal—a deep, rhythmic pulse at 10.88 millihertz, as if the planet itself had a heartbeat. It lasted nine days. Then, a month later, it happened again. But where was it coming from? […]

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Science News Round Up, June 11, 2025

Time is Running Out—Expand Your Scientific Insight! Receive trusted insights that empower you to understand and contribute to the world of science. Our fully independent, self-funded work depends on your subscription. Your action matters—share this blog right now to expand our critical network of knowledge seekers! A history of the Internet, part 2: The […]

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Academics

Science News Round Up, June 9, 2025

Time is Running Out—Expand Your Scientific Insight! Receive trusted insights that empower you to understand and contribute to the world of science. Our fully independent, self-funded work depends on your subscription. Your action matters—share this blog right now to expand our critical network of knowledge seekers! 8 foods that rebuild stem cells and fight […]

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