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Try Thinking and Learning Without Working Memory - SharpBrains
What all this says is that simple decisions are best made by careful conscious thought. But for complicated decisions, the best choices may result from “deliberation without paying attention,” that is letting the thinking be done by the unconscious mindWed Feb 19 09:59:47 2025 - permalink -- https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/05/25/try-thinking-and-learning-without-working-memory/
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‘The camera is more impactful than a rifle’: the married Ukrainian artists who filmed the war – and are now up for an Oscar | Oscars | The Guardian
‘The camera is more impactful than a rifle’: the married Ukrainian artists who filmed the war – and are now up for an OscarFri Feb 14 10:05:01 2025 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/13/the-camera-is-more-impactful-than-a-rifle-the-married-ukrainian-artists-who-filmed-the-war-and-are-now-up-for-an-oscar
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Worlds Largest Landowners - Investing in Real Estate with a Self-Directed Real Estate IRA
Which Country has 18 out of 25 of the world's top landowners? When so much land and resources is owned by so few, what are the ramifications?Wed Feb 5 11:51:18 2025 - permalink -- https://www.madisontrust.com/information-center/visualizations/worlds-largest-landowners/
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How much oil remains for the world to produce? Comparing assessment methods, and separating fact from fiction - ScienceDirect
"...our analysis suggests that the corresponding resource-limited production peak will occur soon, between perhaps 2022 to 2025. If then we add tar sands and Orinoco oil, the expected resource-limited total peak occurs around 2030, although there is a major question over whether significantly increased production rates of the latter two classes of oil is possible. Finally, the resource-limited production peak of global ‘all-liquids’ is expected about 2040 or a bit after if the latter liquids are also produced at the maximal rate"Wed Feb 5 11:42:15 2025 - permalink -- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666049022000524?via%3Dihub#s0105
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Top trading card grader: Expect 'another strong year' for collectibles
Stocks, exchange-traded funds, and real estate are some common assets that make up a diverse investment portfolio. Now, it seems investors are adding trading cards to that portfolioSun Jan 26 17:54:40 2025 - permalink -- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-trading-card-grader-expect-another-strong-year-for-collectibles-160034462.html
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Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content
Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful contentSat Jan 25 17:32:16 2025 - permalink -- https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/families-sue-tiktok-france-over-152052328.html
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UK's elite hardware talent is being wasted.
Examples of wasted potential:Mon Jan 20 18:12:53 2025 - permalink -
Sarah: Built a fusion reactor at 16. Now? Debugging fintech payment systems.
James: 3D-printed prosthetic limbs for A-levels. Today? Writing credit risk reports.
Alex: Developed AI drone swarms for disaster relief at 18. Graduated with top honours from Imperial. His job? Tweaking a single button's ergonomics on home appliances.
These aren't outliers. They're a generation of engineering prodigies whose talents are being squandered.
This isn't just wage disparity. It's misallocation of human capital on a national scale.- https://josef.cn/blog/uk-talent
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People like me flocked to Berlin because it was ‘poor but sexy’. Those times are over | Fatma Aydemir | The Guardian
"Berlin is not a pretty place. The winters are a total nightmare, no sunlight, no warm face. Its cuisine is all about fast food. Large parts of town smell like a public toilet; overdosed tourists randomly pass out on the street. It’s not a city where you would sit out on a cafe terrace to people-watch. But also it’s now nearly impossible to find an affordable flat you could call home"Tue Dec 31 10:30:44 2024 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/31/people-like-me-flocked-to-berlin-because-it-was-poor-but-sexy-those-times-are-over
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Climate crisis exposed people to extra six weeks of dangerous heat in 2024 | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Climate crisis exposed people to extra six weeks of dangerous heat in 2024Fri Dec 27 10:23:02 2024 - permalink -
Analysis shows fossil fuels are supercharging heatwaves, leaving millions prone to deadly temperatures- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/27/climate-crisis-dangerous-heat-2024
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What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Authorities say they do not know who is behind the drones.Thu Dec 12 21:33:24 2024 - permalink -
The FBI, Homeland Security and state police are investigating the sightings. Authorities say they don't know if it is one drone that has been spotted many times or if there are multiple- https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/know-mysterious-drones-reported-flying-163514109.html
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Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal | Climate crisis | The Guardian
studies calculating the role of the climate crisis in what are now unnatural disasters show 550 heatwaves, floods, storms, droughts and wildfires have been made significantly more severe or more frequent by global heatingMon Nov 18 08:20:47 2024 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/climate-crisis-to-blame-for-dozens-of-impossible-heatwaves-studies-reveal
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AI Progress Stalls as OpenAI, Google and Anthropic Hit Roadblocks | Nasdaq
OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic – are facing unexpected hurdles in their efforts to develop more sophisticated modelsThu Nov 14 22:32:13 2024 - permalink -- https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ai-progress-stalls-openai-google-and-anthropic-hit-roadblocks
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Addicted to love: how dating apps ‘exploit’ their users | Online dating | The Guardian
dating apps, which have been downloaded hundreds of millions of times worldwide, are “exploitative” and are designed not to be deleted but to be addictive, to retain users in order to create revenueSun Nov 3 08:30:18 2024 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/03/addicted-to-love-how-dating-apps-exploit-their-users
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Carbon emissions of richest 1% increase hunger, poverty and deaths, says Oxfam | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian
high carbon emissions of the world’s richest 1% are worsening hunger, poverty and excess deaths, a report has foundMon Oct 28 08:16:19 2024 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/28/carbon-emissions-of-richest-1-increase-hunger-poverty-and-deaths-says-oxfam
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‘Christmas creep is real’: festivities start earlier every year, analysis finds | Christmas | The Guardian
‘Christmas creep is real’: festivities start earlier every year, analysis findsMon Oct 28 08:15:13 2024 - permalink -
Data supports belief that Christmas-themed merchandise, songs and decorations are appearing ahead of season- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/oct/28/christmas-creep-real-festivities-start-earlier-every-year-analysis-finds
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How are Russian hackers able to pull off all these sophisticated voice and video cloning abilities? : r/blackhat
How are Russian hackers able to pull off all these sophisticated voice and video cloning abilities?Mon Oct 14 09:20:19 2024 - permalink -- https://www.reddit.com/r/blackhat/comments/1g3572p/how_are_russian_hackers_able_to_pull_off_all/
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Dogs in Art: 10 Portraits Through the Ages | Barnebys Magazine
Here are ten artworks featuring man's best friend, spanning four centuries!Sun Oct 13 17:22:20 2024 - permalink -- https://www.barnebys.com/blog/dogs-in-art-10-portraits-through-the-ages?sfmc_id=6237384
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The world is facing an antibiotic emergency: a data-led plan of action is needed now | Sally Davies | The Guardian
Global leaders are meeting to address the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance – millions will die unless solutions are foundTue Sep 24 10:06:25 2024 - permalink -- https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/sep/24/the-world-is-facing-an-antibiotic-emergency-a-data-led-plan-of-action-is-needed-now
