How AI is revealing the hidden intelligence of plants and fungi: Machine learning tools are allowing scientists to better understand forms of intelligence that operate on spaces and timescales utterly unlike our own. Continue
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The evidence suggests that carbohydrate-rich foods helped fuel the energy demands of our growing brains. Rather than fearing carbohydrates, people should focus on high-quality sources, including whole fruits, legumes, and nutritious grains, and prioritize a range of carbohydrate foods as part of a healthy diet. Continue
Teamsters sue California over self-driving truck rules. The lawsuit, reported first by POLITICO, sets up a potential challenge for the state’s next governor to balance labor concerns with a tech industry priority. Continue
Americans are deeply divided on climate change, but the real story is much deeper than a simple Democrat-Republican split Continue
We know the effects on our bodies. But what about our minds? From depression to addiction and mood, GLP-1s could have neurological impacts Continue
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's 3 conditions for stupidity that destroys societies: outsourcing your thinking to an authority, willful ignorance, and conformity Continue
How Polygamy Shaped Who We Are. A history of multiple mating plays out in our modern world in all kinds of ways. Continue
Many LA wildfire survivors are united against ‘predatory developers,’ who they say are exploiting vulnerable residents and changing their communities. Lawmakers are trying to balance the need to build with protections for homeowners. Continue
The extreme conditions of atomic bomb explosions create “uncontrolled microexperiments” that, in Hiroshima, forged a never-before-seen metallic alloy Continue