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Artwork of a City Hit by Meteorites Chicago disintegrates as a nuclear explosion erupts in the middle of the city Artwork of a nuclear attack, Generative AI
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 11, 2026
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Those Demons at the Core – a Novel

Dr. Geoffrey Simmons’s taut new thriller, Oppenheimer’s Demon, envisions a nuclear threat aimed at the city
Denyse O'Leary
September 11, 2026
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Arts & Culture, Ethics

Simmons is, among other things, a disaster preparedness expert. He portrays the growing panic in and around Chicago as word of a potential nuclear blast leaks out.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 10, 2026
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Philosophy of Mind, Plant Mind
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Unexpected: Plants Undermine Materialist Consciousness Theory?

Plant scientist Calvo’s critique of neuron-based theories appears not to be hippie panpsychism; he is asking hard science questions
Denyse O'Leary
September 10, 2026
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Philosophy of Mind, Plant Mind
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Three pitchers of the green pitcher plant (Sarracenia oreophila) in natural habitat, Alabama, USA
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 9, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Environment, Politics
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Data Centers Challenge Our Usual Politics — Will They Change It?

True, they use a lot of energy. But much of the controversy seems to suggest a shift in the political landscape
Denyse O'Leary
September 9, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Environment, Politics
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Protesters holding yellow angry face signs.
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Robert J. Marks
Date
September 9, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics
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What Exactly Was AI’s Breakthrough in Hard Math?

Claude translated an already proven theorem into a detailed computer-related derivation, which is much more difficult than, say, translating it into Cantonese
Robert J. Marks
September 9, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics
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Close-up of computer screen displaying code at night.
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Richard W. Stevens
Date
September 7, 2026
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Arts & Culture, Creativity, Law
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Who Owns Your Mind’s Creative Work? Who Owned Dolly Parton’s?

The unsettling logic driving the movement to abolish copyright — and the counterargument rooted in the mind itself
Richard W. Stevens
September 7, 2026
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Arts & Culture, Creativity, Law
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Composer's Block: A musician sits dejected amidst a chaotic symphony of instruments and sheet music, grappling with creative burnout.
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Peter Biles
Date
September 4, 2026
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Law, Social Media
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Meta to Pay Billions to Several States

People like Jonathan Haidt have been warning the public of social media's dangerous algorithmic power over young people for years
Peter Biles
September 4, 2026
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Law, Social Media
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Teenager using a smartphone lying in bed late at night, playing games, watching videos online, and scrolling the screen. Children's screen addiction. Screen Addiction in Youth
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 3, 2026
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Peer Review, Science
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Trends: Eminent Journal Nature Gets Community-Noted (!) at X

The critics of its Jason Arday editorial are the very people who would once have gone to bat for Nature and similar journals
Denyse O'Leary
September 3, 2026
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Peer Review, Science
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Symbol of scales
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Gary Smith
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September 2, 2026
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Business and Finance, Education
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What Can We Learn From the Chinese Housing Bubble?

Anyone can use our theory, which has been confirmed by events in foreign real estate markets, when determining whether to buy a home
Gary Smith
September 2, 2026
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Business and Finance, Education
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Concrete blocks of modern hi raising residential apartments in China, property market and overpopulation concept
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News
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September 1, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Psychology, Social Factors
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Data Centers: Is a Chinese Bot Farm Feeding You Your Opinions?

Maybe bots are not influencing you — but you can be sure they are trying
News
September 1, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Psychology, Social Factors
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AI enhances social media engagement using intelligent icons, influencer tracking tools, and smart communication platforms for modern digital interaction. Artificial intelligence spline
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Gary Smith
Date
August 28, 2026
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Business and Finance, Economics
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Might Now Be a Good Time to Buy a House?

I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude and they confidently spewed bucketloads of well-written but barely relevant prose. There is a better way to find out
Gary Smith
August 28, 2026
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Business and Finance, Economics
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Open door to a new home with key and home shaped keychain. Mortgage, investment, real estate, property and new home concept
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 27, 2026
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Business and Finance, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Science
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Elite Publisher Pulls Book Due to Fake Quote

The quote, in a New York University Press book, originates in a series of misrepresentations of something a Lehigh University biochemist had written
Denyse O'Leary
August 27, 2026
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Business and Finance, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Science
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Female warehouse worker scanning a barcode on a package with a scanner. Logistics and inventory management in a modern distribution center

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