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EL PAIS: Psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz: ‘Some people find unhappiness more comfortable than surrendering to love’. Comment: Read “The Unexamined Life”. Highly recommend it for insight to self, others and psychoanalysts

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The Rundown AI: Wikipedia bans AI from writing its articles

Wikipedia bans AI from writing its articlesImage source: Wikipedia The Rundown: Wikipedia’s volunteer editors banned the use of AI to write articles on the foundation’s English-language site, a move the policy’s author called a “pushback against enshittification and forceful push of AI by … 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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Futurism: AI might be a Bubble …

CEOs Say Yeah, AI Might Be a Bubble, But They’re Gonna Keep Shoveling Money Into the Furnace Because All Their Friends Are “The sentiment about deploying AI is most certainly accelerating.” By Joe Wilkins Published Mar 11, 2026 3:08 PM EDT Sign … Continue reading

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Axios: America’s Big Lie

America’s big lie   Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios   Watch TV, scroll social media or listen to politicians, and the verdict seems clear: Americans are hopelessly divided and increasingly hateful, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen write in a “Behind the Curtain” column. It’s … Continue reading

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Axios: Are you tired of algorithms dictating your media feed!

Dodge TikTok’s powerful algorithm Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios   Your social media feed is designed to keep you scrolling. Most platforms rely on black-box algorithms to study what captures your attention and drum up more of it, Axios’ Erica Pandey writes. What keeps your attention? Typically … Continue reading

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Historic: sorting through files on the computer dating back to the 1990’s I found the notes relating to President Mary Robinson’s visit to Harare, Zimbabwe.

PRESIDENT ROBINSON’S STATE VISIT TO ZIMBABWE The President, Mr. Robinson and party arrived in Harare onSaturday, 1 October 1994 to commence their State Visit to Zimbabwe.The President received full state honours from President Mugabeand Ministers of the Zimbabwean Government. There … Continue reading

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Futurism: “My thinking wasn’t broken, just noisy — like mental static.” Comment: interesting as we are at war and the Pentagon told Anthropic to basically proceed or else …

AI Use at Work Is Causing “Brain Fry,” Researchers Find, Especially Among High Performers “My thinking wasn’t broken, just noisy — like mental static.” By Frank Landymore Published Mar 6, 2026 4:05 PM EST Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss … Continue reading

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