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MODI-FYING INDIA
Time

MODI-FYING INDIA

In April, two Indian writers published an ode to their Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Titled \"Forever in Our Hearts,\" it recounts his achievements while singing his praises. Such gushing reverence captures the essence of Modi's popularity at home and among Indians abroad. But it also points to some darker developments in the world's largest democracy, as its citizens head to the polls.

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May 13, 2024
Red Cows, Gaza and the End of the World
Newsweek US

Red Cows, Gaza and the End of the World

As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, the Third Temple movement is ramping up its bid to reclaim a contested holy site in Jerusalem currently home to ancient Islamic shrines

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May 10, 2024
JUDGING TRUMP
Time

JUDGING TRUMP

The jurist overseeing the former President's criminal trial is familiar with his history-in and out of court

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May 13, 2024
TIME 100 HEALTH-TITANS
Time

TIME 100 HEALTH-TITANS

Last May, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory about the profound consequences of loneliness and isolation-a departure from the type of standard medical conditions his predecessors prioritized.

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May 13, 2024
A Man in Full, adapted and redacted
Time

A Man in Full, adapted and redacted

TOM WOLFE'S A MAN IN FULL IS A MASSIVE BOOK, IN MORE ways than one. The 742-page social novel about a swaggering Atlanta real estate mogul, which took Wolfe over a decade to write, sold a jaw-dropping 1.4 million hardcover copies after its publication in 1998. The book's themes-money, power, race, masculinity--are just as grand.

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May 13, 2024
Thrust into her new role as the face of Russian opposition, Yulia Navalnaya is ready for her revolution
Time

Thrust into her new role as the face of Russian opposition, Yulia Navalnaya is ready for her revolution

IN RUSSIAN CUSTOM, THE SOUL OF THE DEAD is believed to remain on earth for 40 days, finishing its business among the living before it moves on to the afterlife. Surviving friends and relatives often spend this period in mourning and reflection. But the loved ones of Alexei Navalny, Russia's leading dissident, did not have much freedom to abide by this custom after he died in an Arctic prison camp on Feb. 16.

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May 13, 2024
An Ecstatic Anniversary
Newsweek US

An Ecstatic Anniversary

Sarah McLachlan is touring this summer, 30 years after the release of ‘Fumbling Towards Ecstasy,' the album that made her a star

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May 10, 2024
JAPAN'S CALL TO ARMS
Newsweek US

JAPAN'S CALL TO ARMS

As the 'peace-loving nation' doubles its defense spending, Prime Minister FUMIO KISHIDA explains why it needs to take an assertive stance to counter China and North Korea

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May 10, 2024
The golden age of Ryan Gosling is upon us
Time

The golden age of Ryan Gosling is upon us

IN DEREK CIANFRANCE'S 2010 LOVE-ON-THErocks heartbreaker Blue Valentine, Ryan Gosling plays a husband and father, Dean, who appears to be nothing but an annoyance to his wife, Michelle Williams' Cindy, a harried nurse.

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May 13, 2024
Lost and found in a Russian prison
Time

Lost and found in a Russian prison

PRISON IS MORE THAN A PLACE. IT'S ALSO A MINDSET. When I entered Corrective Colony No. 2-or IK-2, in Mordovia, a region more than 300 miles east of Moscow-I flipped a switch in my head. I'm an inmate now, I told myself.

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May 13, 2024
Greek Revival
Time

Greek Revival

PRIME MINISTER KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS IS DETERMINED TO MAKE GREECE THE COMEBACK STORY OF THE DECADE

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May 13, 2024
TIME 100 HEALTH-PIONEERS
Time

TIME 100 HEALTH-PIONEERS

In the wake of the pandemic, a new era emerges-marked by fresh discoveries, novel treatments, and global victories over disease. These are the most influential people in health in 2024

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May 13, 2024
TIME 100 HEALTH-CATALYSTS
Time

TIME 100 HEALTH-CATALYSTS

It's been a long time since there was good news about Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative condition that affects more than 8 million people worldwide.

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May 13, 2024
THE NIGHT I ASKED CHATGPT HOW TO BUILD A BOMB
Reason magazine

THE NIGHT I ASKED CHATGPT HOW TO BUILD A BOMB

YES, YOU CAN TRICK THE BOT INTO GIVING YOU INFORMATION IT’S SUPPOSED TO KEEP TOITSELF. NO, THAT ISN’T SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

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June 2024
ANTITRUST MAY SMOTHER THE POWER OF AI
Reason magazine

ANTITRUST MAY SMOTHER THE POWER OF AI

LEFT ALONE, Al COULD ACTUALLY HELP SMALL FIRMS COMPETE WITH TECH GIANTS.

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June 2024
THE CASE OF THE AI-GENERATED GIANT RAT PENIS
Reason magazine

THE CASE OF THE AI-GENERATED GIANT RAT PENIS

HOW DID AN OBVIOUSLY FABRICATED ARTICLE END UP IN A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL?

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June 2024
AI CAN DO PAPERWORK DOCTORS HATE
Reason magazine

AI CAN DO PAPERWORK DOCTORS HATE

WITH HELP FROM Al, DOCTORS CAN FOCUS ON PATIENTS.

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June 2024
AI Is Coming for Hollywood's Jobs
Reason magazine

AI Is Coming for Hollywood's Jobs

BUT SO IS EVERYONE ELSE.

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June 2024
Blaming Tech for Teen Troubles
Reason magazine

Blaming Tech for Teen Troubles

Jonathan Haidt’s clever, insufficient case against smartphones

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June 2024
An Early Test for Alzheimer's
Reason magazine

An Early Test for Alzheimer's

SHOULD YOU BE allowed to take a blood test that could tell you if you’re already at risk of Alzheimer’s disease? Last year, Quest Diagnostics began offering a consumer-initiated blood test for $399 (not covered by insurance) that detects the buildup of proteins associated with the development of Alzheimer’s in customers’ plasma.

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June 2024
Caging Lab-Grown Meat
Reason magazine

Caging Lab-Grown Meat

LAB-GROWN MEAT IS a scientific marvel. We’ve managed, through pure human ingenuity, to create something that looks like meat, cooks like meat, tastes pretty much like meat, and comes from animal cells—yet doesn’t require the slaughter of a single living animal.

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June 2024
THE POWERFUL UNPREDICTABILITY OF AI
Reason magazine

THE POWERFUL UNPREDICTABILITY OF AI

Physicist and engineer Stephen Wolfram on whether artificial intelligence can fix science, regulation, and innovation

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June 2024
AI Is Like Our Descendants
Reason magazine

AI Is Like Our Descendants

AS HUMANITY HAS advanced, we have slowly become able to purposely design more parts of our world and ourselves.

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June 2024
Launch Approved? Not So Fast, Says Sluggish FAA
Reason magazine

Launch Approved? Not So Fast, Says Sluggish FAA

MOST AMERICANS ARE eager to see NASA astronauts return to the moon and push humanity’s boundaries with future exploration of Mars.

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June 2024
SpaceX Edges Closer to the Moon
Reason magazine

SpaceX Edges Closer to the Moon

ARTEMIS II IS a crewed moon flyby mission, the first in a series of missions meant to get American astronauts back to the moon and eventually to Mars.

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June 2024
The 'Migrant Crime' Wave, Debunked
Reason magazine

The 'Migrant Crime' Wave, Debunked

“THE UNITED STATES is being overrun by the Biden migrant crime,” said former President Donald Trump during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in February. “It’s a new form of vicious violation to our country.”

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June 2024
Don't Co-Parent With Congress
Reason magazine

Don't Co-Parent With Congress

I’M ALWAYS PUZZLED when I hear other parents say they’re worried about the effects social media might be having on their children.

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June 2024
IN THE AI ECONOMY, THERE WILL BE ZERO PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT
Reason magazine

IN THE AI ECONOMY, THERE WILL BE ZERO PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT

THE DEMAND FOR INTELLIGENCE AND LABOR WILL ALWAYS BE GREATER THAN THE SUPPLY.

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June 2024
THE FUTURE OF AI IS HELPING US DISCOVER THE PAST
Reason magazine

THE FUTURE OF AI IS HELPING US DISCOVER THE PAST

HISTORICAL TEACHING AND RESEARCH ARE BEING REVAMPED BY Al.

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June 2024
LONG LIVE THE FIVEPARAGRAPH ESSAY?
Reason magazine

LONG LIVE THE FIVEPARAGRAPH ESSAY?

AI WRITES A PRETTY GOOD ANALYSIS OF 1984.

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June 2024