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Human Skull Desertification Climate Change Drought Death Arid Land Environmental Crisis
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Gary Varner
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October 17, 2026
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Science Fiction
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review Part 17

I’m ambivalent about Han Solo’s death
Gary Varner
October 17, 2026
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Science Fiction

People were in love with the original characters for decades, and Disney honestly thought they could move that devotion to three random characters by first destroying all of Han’s development, then killing him as fast as possible.

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Denyse O'Leary
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October 14, 2026
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Panpsychism, Philosophy, Religion, Science
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A Philosopher Looks At the Roots of Modern Panpsychism

I’ve argued for years that panpsychism — the belief that everything is conscious — is slowly replacing materialism in science. There’s a logical reason for that
Denyse O'Leary
October 14, 2026
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Panpsychism, Philosophy, Religion, Science
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Exploring Cosmic Consciousness: A Visual Journey into Panpsychism and Transcendence Through the Rule of Thirds Composition in Generative AI Imagery
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News
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October 13, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Computer Security
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AI Futurist — Who Abruptly Quit OpenAI — Will Speak at COSM

For most of his career there, Josh Achiam had been a safety officer. He is one of a number of personnel involved in sensitive issues who have left
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October 13, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Computer Security
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Evil Robot Concept with Rogue AI and Malicious Code Depicting Machine Learning Risk
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 11, 2026
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Philosophy, Science Fiction, Technology, Transhumanism
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Longtermism: The Rise and Near Collapse of a Valley Philosophy

Valley philosophies may be more influential than we think, especially if we do not even know about them
Denyse O'Leary
October 11, 2026
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Philosophy, Science Fiction, Technology, Transhumanism
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Wesley J. Smith
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October 11, 2026
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Ethics, Medicine and Health
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Canada Backs Off Euthanasia for Mental Illness, Targets Dementia

The government is now promoting euthanasia for people with dementia
Wesley J. Smith
October 11, 2026
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Ethics, Medicine and Health
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Closeup of paragraph symbol with vaccination injection syringe - euthanasia assisted suicide dying concept
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 9, 2026
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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The Human Brain: My, What a Well-Organized “Kludge”!

Looking back at a neuroscience book that was popular two decades ago is quite revealing in the light of new findings
Denyse O'Leary
October 9, 2026
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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A digital illustration of a human brain with glowing neural pathways highlighting active connections and brain activity on a dark background.
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News
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October 8, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Science, Technology
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AI and the Spectrum Crisis: What You Need to Know

The spectrum crisis is NOT a metaphor. The frequencies everyone wants are finite, the physics will not budge, and the tools to fix the problem are available
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October 8, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Science, Technology
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Sunny Day Cell Tower Overload: Double Exposure of Crowded Infrastructure and Majestic Pines
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News
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October 6, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Human exceptionalism, Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Computer Engineer Robert Marks Says AI will Never Match Humans

But do the sophisticated new chatbots prove Marks wrong? Turns out, he is writing a new book to address that
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October 6, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Human exceptionalism, Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Richard W. Stevens
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October 6, 2026
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Business and Finance, Economics, Politics
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Socialism’s Most Pressing Problem: The Human Mind

Markets, prices, and profits do what socialist central planners cannot: coordinate millions of independent human minds
Richard W. Stevens
October 6, 2026
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Business and Finance, Economics, Politics
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
October 5, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind
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AI ‘Claude’ Can Never Be a Person

A rabbi noted that if Claude is a person, Anthropic is engaging in slavery that must stop
Wesley J. Smith
October 5, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind
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Sentiment analysis and opinion mining concept with emoji faces and digital feedback icons on a laptop and smartphone, representing customer emotions, online review analysis, User experience insights.
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 4, 2026
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Addiction, Artificial Intelligence, Relationships
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Seeing Chatbots as People Is Not New. Some See Cars That Way

It's actually a natural tendency but it certainly comes with risks
Denyse O'Leary
October 4, 2026
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Addiction, Artificial Intelligence, Relationships
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A man on a romantic date with a robot, girlfriend chatbot, romance and technology

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