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As many as 17 percent of people who nearly die may have what experts refer to this as a near-death experience (NDE).
No NDE is exactly the same, but there are some commonly reported features.
No NDE is exactly the same, but there are some commonly reported features.
These people experienced near death. Here’s how it changed their lives.
“I just merged with all of it, I was the flowers and the water and the trees, it was completely blissful,” one person said.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
As many as 17 percent of people who nearly die may have what experts refer to this as a near-death experience (NDE).
No NDE is exactly the same, but there are some commonly reported features.
No NDE is exactly the same, but there are some commonly reported features.
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Trump wil altijd bij de winnaars horen. Maakt niet uit wat ze vinden of zeggen. Alleen al daarom moet de Europese Commissie nu eens stoppen met meebuigen en slijmen.
Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract?
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have
TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Trump wil altijd bij de winnaars horen. Maakt niet uit wat ze vinden of zeggen. Alleen al daarom moet de Europese Commissie nu eens stoppen met meebuigen en slijmen.
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It turns out many believers do respond positively when presented with the right evidence and arguments.
Chatbots are surprisingly effective at debunking conspiracy theories
Turns out many believers do respond positively when presented with the right evidence and arguments.
www.technologyreview.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It turns out many believers do respond positively when presented with the right evidence and arguments.
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NEW - Hackers started using large language models to code up attacks on systems running a popular AI orchestration tool.
They then used those hacked AI systems to look for other vulnerable AI servers.
Human + AI vs. AI is the current paradigm, evidently.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
They then used those hacked AI systems to look for other vulnerable AI servers.
Human + AI vs. AI is the current paradigm, evidently.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
An AI-Powered Cyberattack Is Self-Replicating
Hackers use AI to generate attack code targeting AI infrastructure, and then getting compromised AI systems to find others to attack, researchers warn in a new report.
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
NEW - Hackers started using large language models to code up attacks on systems running a popular AI orchestration tool.
They then used those hacked AI systems to look for other vulnerable AI servers.
Human + AI vs. AI is the current paradigm, evidently.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
They then used those hacked AI systems to look for other vulnerable AI servers.
Human + AI vs. AI is the current paradigm, evidently.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“A.I. is no less a form of intelligence than digital photography is a form of photography,” the philosopher Barbara Gail Montero writes in a guest essay. “And now A.I. is on its way to doing something even more remarkable: becoming conscious.”
“A.I. is no less a form of intelligence than digital photography is a form of photography,” the philosopher Barbara Gail Montero writes in a guest essay. “And now A.I. is on its way to doing something even more remarkable: becoming conscious.”
Opinion | A.I. Is Already Intelligent. This Is How It Becomes Conscious.
Skeptics overlook how our concepts change.
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“A.I. is no less a form of intelligence than digital photography is a form of photography,” the philosopher Barbara Gail Montero writes in a guest essay. “And now A.I. is on its way to doing something even more remarkable: becoming conscious.”
“A.I. is no less a form of intelligence than digital photography is a form of photography,” the philosopher Barbara Gail Montero writes in a guest essay. “And now A.I. is on its way to doing something even more remarkable: becoming conscious.”
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How to know if someone is a #fascist? 🤔
Answer; fascists always want:
1) 'More' (land / money / power)
2) To get it from 'Others' (countries, the elite, information)
....because they always think that 'Others' own what should be theirs'.
Answer; fascists always want:
1) 'More' (land / money / power)
2) To get it from 'Others' (countries, the elite, information)
....because they always think that 'Others' own what should be theirs'.
November 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
How to know if someone is a #fascist? 🤔
Answer; fascists always want:
1) 'More' (land / money / power)
2) To get it from 'Others' (countries, the elite, information)
....because they always think that 'Others' own what should be theirs'.
Answer; fascists always want:
1) 'More' (land / money / power)
2) To get it from 'Others' (countries, the elite, information)
....because they always think that 'Others' own what should be theirs'.
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Sichuan researchers analyzed data from over 12,000 people and found that Long COVID is linked to persistent insulin resistance, high blood sugar, and beta-cell dysfunction, pointing to a lasting disruption in the body’s metabolic balance.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Increased Insulin Resistance and Hyperglycemia in Long COVID disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background accumulating evidence suggests that Long COVID (LC) is mediated by chronic immune activation, oxidative stress, and metabolic dysregulation. These processes may impair glucose homeostasis a...
www.medrxiv.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Sichuan researchers analyzed data from over 12,000 people and found that Long COVID is linked to persistent insulin resistance, high blood sugar, and beta-cell dysfunction, pointing to a lasting disruption in the body’s metabolic balance.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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i spent the morning breaking my brain with this one and now you can too!
www.popsci.com/science/not-...
www.popsci.com/science/not-...
Why we (probably) aren't living in a computer simulation
Mathematicians say they proved reality is real. Critics already say otherwise.
www.popsci.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
i spent the morning breaking my brain with this one and now you can too!
www.popsci.com/science/not-...
www.popsci.com/science/not-...
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Artificial intelligence can dash off more than routine emails. It has now written tiny working genomes.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-genome-bacteria-phage
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-genome-bacteria-phage
AI generated its first working genome: a tiny bacteria killer
Bacteriophages designed with AI kill E. coli faster than a well-studied strain, but the tech needs regulation before moving beyond lab dishes.
t.co
November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Artificial intelligence can dash off more than routine emails. It has now written tiny working genomes.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-genome-bacteria-phage
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-genome-bacteria-phage
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Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe on.ft.com/4qKngmk
Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe
EU grant applications hit record in 2025 amid surge in interest from American academics
on.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe on.ft.com/4qKngmk
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In tumor-bearing mice receiving immunotherapy, the mRNA COVID vaccine switches on a powerful molecular siren. It’s like a 911 call that alerts the immune system to start fighting cancer.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cancer-immunotherapy-mrna-covid-vaccines
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cancer-immunotherapy-mrna-covid-vaccines
Cancer treatments may get a boost from mRNA COVID vaccines
Cancer patients who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within a few months of their immunotherapy lived longer than those who did not, health records show.
www.sciencenews.org
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In tumor-bearing mice receiving immunotherapy, the mRNA COVID vaccine switches on a powerful molecular siren. It’s like a 911 call that alerts the immune system to start fighting cancer.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cancer-immunotherapy-mrna-covid-vaccines
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cancer-immunotherapy-mrna-covid-vaccines
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In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
♨️ Next-generation geothermal is ready for its wind and solar moment
🔋 JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials scales up its grid battery business
💡Jennifer Granholm on pushing cleantech companies in the Trump era #geothermal www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
♨️ Next-generation geothermal is ready for its wind and solar moment
🔋 JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials scales up its grid battery business
💡Jennifer Granholm on pushing cleantech companies in the Trump era #geothermal www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
Next-Generation Geothermal Looks For Its Wind And Solar Moment
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Redwood Materials scaling up its grid battery business and Jennifer Granholm on pushing cleantech in the Trump era
www.forbes.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
♨️ Next-generation geothermal is ready for its wind and solar moment
🔋 JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials scales up its grid battery business
💡Jennifer Granholm on pushing cleantech companies in the Trump era #geothermal www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
♨️ Next-generation geothermal is ready for its wind and solar moment
🔋 JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials scales up its grid battery business
💡Jennifer Granholm on pushing cleantech companies in the Trump era #geothermal www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
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An engine made from a tiny glass ball is as unintuitive as quantum mechanics. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hottest-engine-levitated-glass
A tiny, levitated glass sphere behaves like the hottest engine ever made
At an effective temperature of 13 million kelvins, the jiggling glass sphere could help scientists understand physics at the microscale.
www.sciencenews.org
October 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
An engine made from a tiny glass ball is as unintuitive as quantum mechanics. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hottest-engine-levitated-glass
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Google's calculation measuring “quantum echoes” runs 13,000 times as fast on the company’s Willow quantum computer chip as it would on one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/quantum-echoes-google-computer
Quantum 'echoes' reveal the potential of Google’s quantum computer
Google says its quantum computer achieved a verifiable calculation that classic computers cannot. The work could point to future applications.
www.sciencenews.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Google's calculation measuring “quantum echoes” runs 13,000 times as fast on the company’s Willow quantum computer chip as it would on one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/quantum-echoes-google-computer