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Eric Cassell
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November 10, 2026
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Neuroscience
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The Remarkable Engineering Found in Insect Brains

Insect information processing has been shown to be much more complex than expected
Eric Cassell
November 10, 2026
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Neuroscience

Insect visual processes have been found to be more complex and accurate than earlier thought, due to enhanced signal processing.

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Eric Holloway
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November 9, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics
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Why Advanced AI Programs Can’t Create New Math

In the hoopla over AI math proofs, a simple constraint is typically overlooked
Eric Holloway
November 9, 2026
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Artificial general intelligence (AGI), Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics
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Algorithm math equations of Artificial intelligence neural network - illustration rendering
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Andrew McDiarmid
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November 9, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Relationships
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AI Chatbots Pose Unique Dangers for Young People

In an interview, psychologist Sherry Turkle, author of Artificial Intimacy, spells out the problems in terms of loss of socialization
Andrew McDiarmid
November 9, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Relationships
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young people with cell phones acting like zombies or junkies
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Jerry Bowyer
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November 8, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture
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For C.S. Lewis fans: AI is not N.I.C.E.

C.S. Lewis’s novel That Hideous Strength got drafted into the AI wars — on the wrong side
Jerry Bowyer
November 8, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Arts & Culture
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Tyranny rules through fear, using intimidation to maintain control
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Wesley J. Smith
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November 8, 2026
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Ethics, Law, Medicine and Health
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Assisted Suicide, Here We Come — in the Wake of the Midterms

The primary hope of preventing legalization in these states rests with the disability rights community, which sees — correctly, in my view — assisted suicide as targeting them
Wesley J. Smith
November 8, 2026
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Ethics, Law, Medicine and Health
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Syringe with anaesthetic drug - Propofol, ready for infusion.
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News
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November 6, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Politics
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The AI Bubble Is Popping and the Noise Is Loud

Political changes, particularly the rejection of data centers for high speed transmission, play a big role. But other questions loom
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November 6, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Politics
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The financial graph dramatically plunges downward, next to a illuminated dollar symbol, symbolizing economic recession and market decline. ..Created with Generative AI, not depicting real subjects.
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News
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November 5, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Economics
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COSM 2026: Top Forbes Editor To Ask Hard Questions Re the Economy

Steve Forbes — along with other distinguished panelists — will ask the big question: Is the economy in Takeoff, Glide Path, or Stall mode?
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November 5, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Economics
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Red and green arrows on a stock market graph, showcasing economic uncertainty
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Jeffrey Funk
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November 4, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance
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Is The AI Bubble Really Popping Now?

The bond (and stock?) market says yes
Jeffrey Funk
November 4, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance
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Soap bubble in front of stock market screen representing fragility of financial markets, economic speculation, risk, and market trend forecasting
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Walter Myers III
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November 4, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind
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COSM 2026: Tackling a Big Question — What Makes a Mind?

AI has turned an old philosophical question into an urgent one. A COSM 2026 panel will feature the claim that the mind is like a computer
Walter Myers III
November 4, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind
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Human head profile formed by digital circuitry and glowing data streams representing artificial intelligence and advanced neural network machine learning
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 3, 2026
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Education, Evolution
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Change: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Is No Longer a Figure of Fun

It is suddenly becoming acceptable for mainstream academics to platform alternatives to Darwin’s theory
Denyse O'Leary
November 3, 2026
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Education, Evolution
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Statue en bronze de Lamarck à Paris. France
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News
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November 3, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Technology
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COSM 2026: Meet the Guy Who Made the Internet Seamless

Bob Metcalfe will be there to listen to offer some thoughts on where we are now and where we are headed
News
November 3, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Technology
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Aerial view cityscape at night with skyline and connectivity link of light grid concept of connection
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 1, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Cryptocurrency, Politics, Social Media, Technology
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Some Tech Bros Want To Found States That Exist Mainly Online

Trust folks in Silicon Valley to dream big. Some are flirting with abandoning nations and starting a Network State (or States)
Denyse O'Leary
November 1, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Cryptocurrency, Politics, Social Media, Technology
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Global financial risk management, interconnected business sectors across countries, datadriven analysis of international trade risks, corporate decisionmaking technology.

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