Monthly Archives: August 2026

Mo Gawdat on X: Humanity, please, the time is now for the ethics of humanity we need to be aware. “Every technology we’ve ever created has magnified human ability. AI is no exception. The difference is that this time, what gets magnified goes beyond speed or efficiency. It reflects the values and ethics we bring into it.”

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Fortune: A small Texas company’s bid to create a Greenland oil boom—and a Dr. Phil documentary—is delayed but undaunted

1 Billionaire Joshua Kushner just bought the Lakers for $12.5 billion—OpenAI’s Sam Altman once said he ‘doesn’t care’ what others think 2 Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is shut down. The Trump administration says 9 million barrels a day … Continue reading

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Shining Science: Childhood trauma leaves a physical ”scar” on brain cells, lowering a person’s biological ability to handle stress in adulthood.

Shining Science @ShiningScience Childhood trauma leaves a physical ”scar” on brain cells, lowering a person’s biological ability to handle stress in adulthood. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Princeton University have discovered that early-life trauma … Continue reading

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DW: US-Iran war reveals high cost of keeping air carriers at sea

Terry Martin4 hours ago4 hours ago The USS Abraham Lincoln has spent roughly 250 consecutive days at sea supporting US operations linked to the war with Iran, with the USS George Washington now heading to the region as its expected … Continue reading

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Fortune: The ‘manosphere’ is actually a multibillion-dollar industry that sells courses and supplements to insecure Gen Z men, report finds

Trendingnow 1 Billionaire Joshua Kushner just bought the Lakers for $12.5 billion—OpenAI’s Sam Altman once said he ‘doesn’t care’ what others think 2 Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is shut down. The Trump administration says 9 million barrels a … Continue reading

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Mario Nawfal on X: Venezuela’s new post-Maduro government is going after $4 billion worth of gold sitting in the Bank of England

Venezuela’s new post-Maduro government is going after $4 billion worth of gold sitting in the Bank of England And honestly, who could blame them? The reserves were frozen amid the political chaos surrounding Maduro’s contested rule, leaving a fortune collecting … Continue reading

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Axios: Colleges race to be AI-foward

  Colleges race to be AI-forward   Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images   AI is forcing colleges to rethink what students need to learn — and what a degree should prepare them to do, Axios’ Megan Morrone and Herb Scribner write. Why it … Continue reading

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Charlie Rose: Mark Halperin on Trump, the Midterms, 2028 & The Future of America. Understanding America.

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Neuroscience News: Regeneratove Astrocytes Repair Brain Damage. Comment: 30+ yrs since my TBI and fractured skull contracoup; this fascinates me

Regenerative Astrocytes Repair Brain Damage FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience ·August 10, 2026 Summary: Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism through which the adult mammalian brain repairs itself following focal injuries or autoimmune damage. Using two-photon microscopy and longitudinal gene mapping in living mouse models, … Continue reading

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Mario Nawfal on X: President Trump “Iran had 212 very nice airplanes some bought from the United States, brilliantly through Barack Hussein Obama …”

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