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AI: Mother Reportedly Doesn’t Know Her Son Died Because She’s Been Talking to an AI Version of Him

Mother Reportedly Doesn’t Know Her Son Died Because She’s Been Talking to an AI Version of Him Her family “hoped to conceal the news” of her only child’s death. By Victor Tangermann Published Apr 18, 2026 9:45 AM EDT Add Futurism(opens in … Continue reading

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Axios: The art of handwritten notes

The art of handwritten notes Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Stock: Getty Images   It’s 2026 and I’d choose a handwritten note over an AI-generated response any day of the week, Axios’ Natalie Daher writes. I also practice what I preach. I’ve shared written correspondence … Continue reading

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El PAIS: Euthanasia … the rock face called reality. Noelia Castillo, a young woman and her choice of right to die.

Noelia Castillo, the young woman who fought her parents for her right to die: ‘I can’t take this family anymore’ After a 601-day delay from the original date caused by her father’s legal challenges, this 25-year-old from Barcelona who is … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: In new book, Tracy Kidder follows ‘Dr. Jim,’ who provides homeless people with health care, prescriptions, hot soup, occasional $5 bill 

Health Doing medical rounds on streets, alleys of Boston In new book, Tracy Kidder follows ‘Dr. Jim,’ who provides homeless people with health care, prescriptions, hot soup, occasional $5 bill  January 20, 2023 long read Excerpted from “Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: Parkinsons

You don’t fight Parkinson’s without ‘raw moments.’ She shared them. Anna Lamb Harvard Staff Writer March 23, 2026 4 min read Chan School’s Sue Goldie felt ‘sheer responsibility’ to let Times journalist tell her story Adjusting to the reality of an … Continue reading

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Benjamin Franklin: children whose path in life is so diverse, and we ask why but we know is there are no answers even yet.

@archeohistories Boston, 1712. The midwife hands a baby girl to her mother. Fifteenth child in the Franklin household. They name her Jane… Seven years later, another baby arrives. A boy. Benjamin. Number seventeen. Same parents. Same cramped house. Same poverty. … Continue reading

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Rowan Atkinson, a legendary icon of comedy, television, and cinema, has left even the world’s richest and most powerful figures stunned—not just with his words, but with decisive action

@Maaachaaa69 BREAKING NEWS: Rowan Atkinson, a legendary icon of comedy, television, and cinema, has left even the world’s richest and most powerful figures stunned—not just with his words, but with decisive action. At a glamorous red-carpet gala in Los Angeles … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: Pursuit of justice borne of personal experience with injustice. Resilience.

Nation & World Pursuit of justice borne of personal experience with injustice Jacob Sweet Harvard Staff Writer October 27, 2025 9 min read Rosalie Abella, the first Jewish woman on Canada’s Supreme Court, was shaped by her parents’ resilience after Holocaust … Continue reading

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New Atlas: The strange thing your eyes do when thinking gets hard

The strange thing your eyes do when thinking gets hard By Pranjal Malewar December 28, 2025 The eyes have it: Our blinking gives away how interested we are in an exchange Depositphotos View 1 Images The rhythmic action of blinking helps keep our … Continue reading

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. ‘Big Car’ threat to humanity

How ‘Big Car’ poses an existential threat to humanity By Jessica McKenzie | November 21, 2025 “Christine” is a horror movie about an evil car, but the film could also be read as a parable about our deadly obsession with motor vehicles. … Continue reading

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