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People are standing inside building looking at mobile phone screens
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 2, 2026
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Education, Politics, Social Media
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Does a Decline in Reading Mean a Decline in Thinking?

Thinking is natural to humans. But the current decline in reading may signal a worrisome decline in a particular TYPE of thinking
Denyse O'Leary
October 2, 2026
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Education, Politics, Social Media

If we reach the point where most people cannot muster the level of sustained attention needed to read a book, political changes unwelcome to many of us are inevitable.

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Richard W. Stevens
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September 28, 2026
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Business and Finance, Economics, Philosophy of Mind
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Why Do Market Economies Succeed? Minds Are the Key Driver

Millions of minds — and billions of choices, tradeoffs, and expectations, as people try to improve their situations
Richard W. Stevens
September 28, 2026
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Business and Finance, Economics, Philosophy of Mind
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great image of three sheep and a cow on the farm
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 28, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Computer Security, Politics, Religion
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Are They Nuts Down in the Valley? Or Just Pretending?

Preaching the machine god apocalypse sounds a bit much when the real problem is serious security lapses
Denyse O'Leary
September 28, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Computer Security, Politics, Religion
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Digital Dilemma: Transition from Ethical AI to Corrupted Rogue AI
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 27, 2026
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Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Mind, Theism
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Right Now, Science Seems To Be Growing Stale…

If we judge by the number of dead end controversies... And this is just when we might expect it to be booming
Denyse O'Leary
September 27, 2026
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Biology, Cosmology, Intelligent Design, Philosophy of Mind, Theism
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Glasses with stale beer without foam
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 26, 2026
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Biology, Panpsychism, Philosophy of Mind
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Slime Molds and the Growing Controversy Around “Intelligence”

How they solve problems with no brain, no nervous system, no conventional sense organs is creating challenges in defining intelligence
Denyse O'Leary
September 26, 2026
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Biology, Panpsychism, Philosophy of Mind
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Bright yellow slime mold branching vein network over dark rotting wood
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Richard W. Stevens
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September 24, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Computer Security, Law
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Machines “Chose” to Defeat Hugging Face Security, Steal its Data

Just the Facts: 1,200 swarming AIs don’t need consciousness to wreak havoc – just network connectivity and goals
Richard W. Stevens
September 24, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Computer Security, Law
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filling the screen with binary code, symbolizing the onset of a cyberattack, an abstract vision of digital crimes, a futuristic illustration
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 23, 2026
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Animal mind, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics
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Is Talking to Animals Really AI’s “Next Ethical Minefield”?

Curiously, the Bloomberg article focuses not on the potential for new understanding of animals but the risks that that understanding is thought to pose
Denyse O'Leary
September 23, 2026
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Animal mind, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics
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Striking Carrion Crow Perched on Bright Backdrop, Contrasting its Dark Plumage and Intense Eyes against a Blaze of Yellow and Orange Hues at Dusk.
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Wesley J. Smith
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September 23, 2026
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Environment, Human exceptionalism, Law
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There’s a Push Now to Grant ‘Rights’ to Arctic Sea Ice

Some environmentalists see the ice as “more than human” and as something that can “behave” and “surprise” like an animal
Wesley J. Smith
September 23, 2026
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Environment, Human exceptionalism, Law
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Sea ice in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of Greenland.
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 20, 2026
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Cosmology, Education, Philosophy of Mind, Theism
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Scholars’ Mag Offers Sympathetic Review of Non-Materialist Books

The books are Antony Flew’s There is a God and Michael Egnor’s The Immortal Mind. Unusually for these times, NAS’s mag listens to both sides
Denyse O'Leary
September 20, 2026
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Cosmology, Education, Philosophy of Mind, Theism
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Vintage brass scales of justice sit on a wooden desk with a sign stating every fact deserves attention, representing fair evaluation and legal integrity within the professional law office
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 19, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Politics
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Isn’t the AI March of Dooms Getting a Bit Ridiculous Now?

The recent military incident of concern stemmed from an analyst relying on a hallucinating chatbot — surely an avoidable error
Denyse O'Leary
September 19, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Politics
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Evil robot holding the burning Earth, symbolizing destruction and apocalyptic future
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Andrew McDiarmid
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September 17, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Relationships
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No, Mark Zuckerberg, AI ‘Friends’ Are Not Good for Mental Health

Think you could use a few more friends? Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says AI will do the trick
Andrew McDiarmid
September 17, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Relationships
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A young girl's affectionate hug for a robot highlights the deep bond between humans and their robotic childminders, which are designed to mimic human emotions and provide companionship

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