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Linguists Are Nihilists | Interview: Colin Gorrie
2+ week, 5+ day ago (67+ words) —Colin speaking Old English —Paul Bloom - Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil —George Lakoff and Mark Johnson - Metaphors We Live By The podcast transcription below was generated using artificial intelligence and may include occasional errors or misspellings. [groaning]…...
Vivid dreams may drain the brain’s energy during sleep
3+ week, 4+ day ago (955+ words) During REM sleep, blood flow increases while energy inside neurons drops, revealing a surprising paradox linked to vivid dreams. Some mornings you wake from a vivid dream more tired than when you fell asleep. Sleep is supposed to leave you…...
Scientists Creating “Artificial Life” in Their Labs Promise World-Changing Benefits — but Are They Playing God?
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (702+ words) In “Frankenstein,” a living monster is assembled from scavenged human body parts and leftover animal remains. Throw together some chemicals, zap it with lightning, and voilà — it’s alive! In the real world, building life is infinitely more complicated, but harnessing…...