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Artificial Intelligence Will Serve Humans, Not Enslave Them – Scientific American

February 29, 2020

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artificial-intelligence-will-serve-humans-not-enslave-them/

Interesting discussion of the development of “Digital Doubles” as a kind of computational subconscious for each person, residing in the cloud

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SEPTEMBER 2018

Artificial Intelligence Will Serve Humans, Not Enslave Them
AI will serve our species, not control it
By Pedro Domingos
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Humans are the only animals that build machines. By doing so, we expand our capabilities beyond our biological limits. Tools turn our hands into more versatile appendages. Cars let us travel faster, and airplanes give us wings. Computers endow…
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98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Isn’t the Average Anymore – WSJ

February 28, 2020

https://www.wsj.com/articles/98-6-degrees-fahrenheit-isnt-the-average-any-more-11579257001

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Today, they say, the average normal human-body temperature is closer to 97.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Science funders gamble on grant lotteries

February 23, 2020

appears to be in use in New Zealand

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03572-7

Google Just Gave Millions Of Users A Reason To Quit Chrome

February 23, 2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2020/02/20/google-chrome-80-upgrade-deep-linking-update-chrome-browser/

Harold Wilson – Wikipedia

February 23, 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Wilson

Is Venture Capital Worth the Risk?

February 23, 2020

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/27/is-venture-capital-worth-the-risk

Qassem Suleimani and How Nations Decide to Kill

February 23, 2020

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/10/qassem-suleimani-and-how-nations-decide-to-kill

Neuroscience – The biggest, most detailed map yet made of brain cells | Science and technology | The Economist

February 23, 2020

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/01/23/the-biggest-most-detailed-map-yet-made-of-brain-cells

Yuval Noah Harari Gives the Really Big Picture

February 23, 2020

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/17/yuval-noah-harari-gives-the-really-big-picture

How to Make Oobleck – A Simple Recipe for Making Slime | Live Science

February 23, 2020

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Want to have fun with physics and even “walk on water”? Try making a mixture of cornstarch and water called oobleck. It makes a great science project or is just fun to Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid. “}}

https://www.livescience.com/21536-oobleck-recipe.html