Those navigating the state’s special education complaint process often describe experiences marked by lengthy delays, procedural obstacles, limited remedies, and a growing perception that the system is more responsive to institutional interests than to the needs of children. Source: Massachusetts…
Most established Western democracies are perceived positively on the world stage. There’s one major exception. Source: Ranked: The World’s Most and Least Liked Countries
Anyone who keeps an eye on Hollywood knows — indeed, has been ever more frequently and anxiously informed — that the theater business is in trouble. Source: Why Movies Don’t Feel Real Anymore: A Close Look at Changing Filmmaking Techniques…
A decapitated cockroach can stand, walk, and respond to touch for about a week before dying — not from the wound, but from thirst. The reason lies in an open circulatory system and body-wide breathing that make the head, biologically…
A genetic study reveals that having sex at an earlier age may accelerate the physical aging process, creating a lifelong ripple effect that increases frailty and reduces overall longevity. Source: Early sexual initiation accelerates physical aging, large genetic study finds
Discover why age 55 should be your new “work-optional” retirement goal. Learn financial strategies to protect your wealth while maximizing your healthiest years. Source: Why 55 Needs To Be The New Normal Goal For Retirement
Devote your attention to one idea a day. Source: Opinion | Seneca’s Solution to the Crisis of Attention – The New York Times
Letting NotebookLM peek at my wallet was oddly worth it. Source: I used NotebookLM to track my finances, and it’s actually kind of brilliant
A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project Source: Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster – The Atlantic
Well, maybe not ‘doom.’ But a new study argues that air conditioning should be a last-ditch solution. Source: Air Conditioning Saves Lives. Scientists Think It Also Might Doom Us All.
New research shows how changes in visual processing support our ability to learn to discriminate new kinds of objects. By modeling these changes in artificial neural networks, the researchers hope to better predict how training reshapes perception, which could one…
My months-old article backlog is now an Anime Source: I let NotebookLM turn months of unread articles into a video I actually watched
A victory for fireflies in Rockport points to the need for legislation to protect the night sky from light pollution. Source: Opinion | Keeping night skies free from light pollution is a statewide battle.
A.I. labs are hiring contrarian, chin-stroking, finger-steepling sages. Who’s underemployed now? Source: Philosophers Are the Latest Hiring Target for AI Companies – The New York Times
The last common ancestor of human beings and octopuses was a small, flatworm-like creature that lived in the ocean approximately 600 million years ago. Whatever this animal looked like, it almost certainly did not have a brain in any meaningful…