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A New Era of Biological Intelligence

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In a groundbreaking new experiment, scientists have managed to grow human brain cells in a lab, and after just a few minutes teach them to play the simple video game Pong. The research paper, intriguingly titled “In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated gameworld” details scientists recent advancements in cultivating and understanding human brains. After …

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We’re All in this Together

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We’ve previously discussed how Generation Z is struggling in our modern, anxious era, facing an epidemic of suicide. However, it’s not just the youth who are suffering. From 2000 to 2018, American suicide rates rose 30%. In 2020, 12.2 million adults seriously considered suicide, with 1.2 million attempting it, leading to nearly 46,000 American deaths. This makes suicide the 12th …

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The Kids Are Not All Right

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The End Times are upon us. This is the consensus of people across the political spectrum. The human race, either through spiritual depravity or indifference to the natural world, is marching off a cliff. Though the Left and the Right don’t agree on the mechanism of our demise, they agree we’re careening toward annihilation. Is it any wonder that our collective …

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Move it or Lose it: FEMA’s Failings

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Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States, causing billions in annual economic losses. According to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), 90% of all natural disasters in the United States involve flooding. The NFIP is a federal program created in 1968 that tracks flood-related natural disasters and provides insurance to property owners and renters …

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Segregated Cemeteries: Till Death Do Us Part?

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Here in Seattle, people make pilgrimages to Bruce Lee’s gravesite to pay homage to the icon. Across cultures and religious traditions, burial sites have long held a place of honor, both to celebrate the deceased and to provide a place for the living to “visit” them. Which is why America’s history of segregating the dead is so troubling. Segregated graveyards …

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Face It: Trump Is Selling U.S. Secrets to Enrich Himself

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As the FBI “raided” Trump’s Mar-a-Lago hangout, it set off a firestorm of political reactions, with MAGA pundits and politicians falling all over themselves to decry the “norm-breaking” affront. Never mind that it broke plenty of laws for a former president to abscond with 700 pages of classified documents, including nuclear secrets. As details emerged throughout the month, the defense …