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How the U.S. reinvented the notion of empire
Preferring “bases not places,” the U.S. does not really resemble the empires of old.
Is it raining helium on Jupiter?
How can we understand mysterious planets like Jupiter? Use giant lasers!
The 3D-printed bionic arm that is disrupting the prosthetics industry
Prosthetic arms can cost amputees $80,000. A startup called Unlimited Tomorrow is aiming to change that by making customized 3D-printed bionic arms for just $8,000.
Is Bitcoin really “economic freedom”?
Bitcoin’s creator owns five percent of the entire Bitcoin supply, meaning that he has a larger percent of Bitcoin than the U.S. has of gold.
Why is it so hard to give AI common sense?
There’s no telling whether machine-learned common sense is five years away, or 50.
We are effectively alone in the universe
It does not matter if intelligent life exists elsewhere. We will never find each other.
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What charity does to your brain
Science confirms what you already knew about being helpful to others.
How generosity changes your brain
Money can buy happiness — if you spend it on others, research suggests.
A strange link between grizzly bear DNA and human language
A genetic study of British Columbia grizzly bears finds a weird link to local human languages.