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OpenAI Promised to Save Humanity. Then It Removed the Profit Cap.
OpenAI began as a nonprofit “for all humanity.” A decade later it's an ~$852B company with no profit cap. Here's what's true — and what's just anger.
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“Losing the urge to go outside isn't laziness — it's a rumination-and-withdrawal loop. Here's the science, and the one small step that actually breaks…”
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Science·8 MIN READ
The Science of Staring Into a Fire — and Why the Best Conversations Happen Around One
Watching a fire measurably lowers your blood pressure, and firelight talk is different from daytime talk. Here's the real science of the campfire.
Culture·9 MIN READ
Newspeak: Orwell’s Warning That If You Control Language, You Control Thought
In 1984, Orwell’s Newspeak deletes the word “freedom” to make freedom unthinkable. Here's why that warning about language and thought matters now.
Science·9 MIN READ
If You Always Feel People Don’t Like You, Your Brain Might Be Filtering Out the Proof They Do
If you always feel unliked, psychology says you may be filtering out the proof you're not. It's called rejection sensitivity — and it can be retrained.
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Scientists Took Away People’s Mobile Internet for Two Weeks. Their Brains Thanked Them.
Scientists blocked mobile internet on 267 people’s phones for two weeks. Mood beat antidepressants, focus jumped, sleep improved. Here's why — and how.
Culture·9 MIN READ
The Navajo Tradition Where a Baby’s First Laugh Means They’ve Chosen to Stay
In Navajo tradition, a baby’s first laugh means they’ve chosen to stay — and the ceremony that follows flips everything we assume about baby gifts.
Culture·9 MIN READ
Yes, an Italian Town Cages Its Most Foolish “Politician” and Dunks Them in a River
Every year Trento, Italy cages a “politician” and dunks them in an icy river. Here's the real story of La Tonca — and the twist viral posts miss.
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