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Horrible Things Are Happening at Antarctic Facilities

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 6h

In particular, the report found that sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking were regular facts of life for those stationed on remote research stations.

New survey data shows a pervasive culture of sexual harassment and violence on US research bases staffed by third party contractors.

The Tech Industry Has a Dirty Secret: The More People Learn About AI, the Less They Trust It

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 1d

People with lower AI literacy are more likely to perceive AI as magical and experience feelings of awe.

Researchers have found that trust in artificial intelligence falls among people as they become more AI literate.

Psychologist Says AI Is Causing Never-Before-Seen Types of Mental Disorder

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Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 1d

It becomes not just a tool but a companion — and the worst kind, constantly plying you with what you want to hear and validating anything you say, no matter how wrong or unbalanced.

A clinical psychologist warns of the powerful delusions induced by AI chatbots, but thinks "psychosis" doesn't quite describe what's going on.

Scientists Have Figured Which Types of People Are Successfully Hooking Up the Most on Tinder

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 2d

And according to a fascinating new study about the folks who successfully hooking up on it, they share some bizarre traits in common.

People who date on Tinder and people who get laid from Tinder are two distinct types — and when broken down by gender, it gets even weirder.

Are you in an intelligence-gap relationship?

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 2d

‘You know how to ball, I know Aristotle’: Every couple will have their differences – but is it possible to ever overcome an intellectual gulf between partners?

‘You know how to ball, I know Aristotle’: Every couple will have their differences – but is it possible to ever overcome an intellectual gulf between partners?

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The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 3d

To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.

To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.

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Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 3d

Self-examination is required, much of it specific to the story or novel in the process of the writing: What is its impulse? What is its trajectory? Where does it want to go? And why?

Impulses, Sources, Trajectories: Douglas Unger on Discovering Why You Write

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Self-discovery is one of the essential rites of passage toward maturity and later mastery for writers. Part of this artist…

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Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 4d

Everything about this epoch is superlative, bizarre, unprecedented.

What Would Happen If All the Ice on Earth Suddenly Melted?

Today CO2 sits at 421 parts per million (ppm), or 0.042 percent, far higher than it’s ever been in the history of Homo sapiens. In fact, it’s the highest it’s been since the Pliocene epoch over 3 m…

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Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 4d

It was now my turn to teach others about these moments from the dawn of writing, frozen into lumps of clay and nestled neatly in a bright blue plastic tray.

How Ancient Receipts Ushered in the Dawn of the Written Word

If the birth of history happens when people begin to write things down, then our own journey must start with the first written words in ancient Mesopotamia. It was with these first words that my ow…

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Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 4d

This is a bukkake song.

She really made this album for the gays.

Demi Lovato - Confetti (Audio)

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Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 4d

What will you be wearing?

A millenial slowly turning into a boomer.

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 5d

Get closer, though, and you’ll find not a simple cap of frozen water, but an extraordinarily complex interplay between the ocean, sea ice, and ice sheets and shelves.

Antarctica Is Unraveling

"Abrupt changes" threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, a new study finds.

John Williams Thinks Film Music Is Mid

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 5d

The legendary composer behind 'Star Wars,' 'Superman,' and 'Indiana Jones' holds traditional music in a higher regard than his seminal works.

The legendary composer behind 'Star Wars,' 'Superman,' and 'Indiana Jones' holds traditional music in a higher regard than his seminal works.

Glow-in-the-Dark Succulents Could Be the Future of Ambient Lighting

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 6d

A surprisingly simple trick is helping scientists make succulent leaves shine brighter than ever, giving these favorite houseplants a new glow.

A surprisingly simple trick is helping scientists make succulent leaves shine brighter than ever, giving these favorite houseplants a new glow.

The Top Diseases We Choose to Stay Ignorant About, According to Scientists

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 6d

Roughly one in three people avoid medical information. New research exploring why suggests the reasons are more complicated than they appear.

Roughly one in three people avoid medical information. New research exploring why suggests the reasons are more complicated than they appear.

Japanese Power Plant Turns Saltwater Into Electricity—and It's a Glimpse Into the Future

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 7d

The Japanese city of Fukuoka is the second in the world to harness the power of osmosis to generate electricity for surrounding areas.

The Japanese city of Fukuoka is the second in the world to harness the power of osmosis to generate electricity for surrounding areas.

The ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Success Story Could Be a Turning Point for Cinema

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 7d

The Netflix mega-hit is now a box office hit too, but would that have been the case without the streamer?

The Netflix mega-hit is now a box office hit too, but would that have been the case without the streamer?

As Ocean Water Gets Worse, Sharks' Teeth Start to Dissolve

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 8d

They’ve seen and been through it all but the mounting effects of human driven climate change could be what finally proves too much for these ancient beings.

The ocean is on track to become so acidic that sharks could quite literally lose their bite, new research found.

Miguel Antonio @messengerbagboy.bsky.social · 8d

How did the building blocks of life come together to spawn the first organisms? It’s one of the most longstanding questions in biology — and scientists just got a major clue.