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Expert Technician Fixing Lawnmower: Spark Plug Service and Maintenance in Garden Workshop
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Robert J. Marks
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August 3, 2026

Monday Micro Softy 90: Mow Power to You

Why would Charlie's well-maintained lawnmower apparently be losing energy efficiency over the years?
Robert J. Marks
August 3, 2026
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To unraveling the multiple negatives in last week’s confusing sentences, we start by remembering that any two cancel each other.

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Denyse O'Leary
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July 30, 2026
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Arts & Culture, Paleontology, Philosophy of Mind
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Did Art Really Invent Humanity — as Opposed to the Other Way Around?

It’s an intriguing concept, and a welcome departure from more pedestrian claims
Denyse O'Leary
July 30, 2026
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Arts & Culture, Paleontology, Philosophy of Mind
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5. A primal cave dweller illuminated by firelight, surrounded by ancient cave paintings
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July 29, 2026
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If It Is About the Covid Crazy, Don’t Tell Your Diary Anything!

Especially not if you are Anthony Fauci...
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July 29, 2026
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Law, Medicine and Health, Politics
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With the global spread of the new coronavirus pneumonia, an automated line of disposable medical masks makes the masks ready for an epidemic 24 hours a day, COVID-19 outbreak
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 24, 2026
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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Is “The brain is a computer!” One of Science’s Biggest Mistakes?

If so, the mistake throws a wrench into claims that conscious computers can ever be built
Denyse O'Leary
July 24, 2026
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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind
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spread of digital brain connections. Artificial intelligence and the idea of neural networks. Concept for mapping the brain's neuronal connections and connectome. Generative AI
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Casey Luskin
Date
July 24, 2026
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Education, Science
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Papers: Argumentation and Surprise Are Best Ways to Do Good Science

Many studies show that students learn science best when engaging in critical thinking — that is, when they are asked to understand arguments for and against a particular viewpoint.
Casey Luskin
July 24, 2026
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Education, Science
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Science professor giving lecture to class
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 23, 2026
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Near-Death Experiences, Philosophy, Science
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A Genuine Science-Based Debate About Near-Death Experiences?

Such a debate seems to be developing. It would make materialism much hard to just take for granted
Denyse O'Leary
July 23, 2026
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Near-Death Experiences, Philosophy, Science
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Hospital staff operating an automated external defibrillator AED during a code blue, emergency response
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News
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July 22, 2026
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Animal mind, Evolution
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Maybe Being a Loner Helps the Octopus Be Smart?

With the asocial brain hypothesis, researchers ask us to think beyond traditional explanations for why some animals display unexpected intelligence
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July 22, 2026
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Animal mind, Evolution
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An octopus holding a plastic bottle , generative ai
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 21, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Creativity, Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Are Fictionbots Triumphing Over Writers?

At The Spectator, Geoff Bagwell tells us that AI is destined to destroy the creative writing industry as bots take writers’ jobs
Denyse O'Leary
July 21, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Creativity, Large Language Models (LLMs)
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An open book with pages creatively folded to form a heart, a symbol of knowledge, love, and storytelling, resting on a wooden surface with a blurred background of bookshelves.

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