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The New Techno-Eschatology: AGI and Secular Religion

March 25, 2025 · 5 min read

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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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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Environment

Transform Desert Energy Systems in Qatar

Summer power demand in Qatar can soar to nearly 8,000 megawatts—more than twice the country’s winter lows. But here’s the twist: some renewable technologies produce the least energy at the very moment Qatar needs them most. That mismatch is the puzzle that a team of researchers set out to solve. Their study is not just […]

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Computing

AI Meets Blockchain for Cloud Security

Every minute, millions of files move through the cloud — photos, medical scans, research data, government reports. And every minute, someone is trying to break in. For years, cybersecurity experts have been playing catch-up, patching holes faster than hackers can find them. But what if our data could learn to protect itself? That’s the bold […]

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Environment

How This Study Could Improve Qatar’s Air Quality

It’s Qatar-week! المعرفة منفعة عامة. Every decade, Qatar’s skyline grows taller, its population expands, and its energy use climbs. But behind this progress sits a startling pattern: the country remains one of the world’s highest per-capita emitters of greenhouse gases. A new study digs into why—and the surprises the researchers uncovered challenge some long-held assumptions […]

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Psychology

Three Smart Ways to Fix Missing Data (and Why One Wins)

Ever tried running an analysis only to find half your spreadsheet is blank? You’re not alone—missing data haunts nearly every researcher, data scientist, and machine learning model. But a new study from Northwestern University suggests a surprisingly powerful fix: borrow a trick from psychology called Item Response Theory (IRT). Here are the top 3 takeaways […]

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Psychology

Surprising Insights About Black Friday Behavior

Why do millions of people treat Black Friday like a sport? A new systematic review of 73 studies from 20 countries reveals that Black Friday isn’t just a shopping day. It’s a global behavioral experiment showing how emotions, data, and culture shape the way we buy. 1. We Don’t Just Shop—We Perform The review found […]

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Psychology

Three Reasons People Risk Their Lives at Train Crossings

Every day in India, someone tries to “beat the train.” Too often, they don’t make it. A new study of over 7,000 road users reveals why people—motorists, cyclists, and even pedestrians—keep taking that deadly gamble. Distraction Is the Silent Killer The study found that engagement in secondary activities—like checking a phone or chatting—was the single […]

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Environment

Shifting Rhythms in a Warming World

Every farmer knows the feel of a good year and the dread of a bad one. But what if even nature’s own sense of rhythm—when droughts come, when crops fail, when wildfires rage—was falling apart? That’s the unsettling message from a sweeping new global study published in Nature Communications by Karim Zantout and colleagues at […]

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Biology

The Migration Marvel: Tracking Monarch Butterflies with Modern Technology

The monarch butterfly, recognized for its vibrant orange and black wings, embarks on one of the most extraordinary migrations in the insect world. Every year, millions of these butterflies travel thousands of miles from as far north as Canada to their overwintering sites in Mexico, a journey that has perplexed scientists and enthusiasts for decades. […]

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