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losing your mind one prompt at a time

Mental health professionals are starting to treat patients suffering from psychotic episodes after spending too much time with chatbots.
losing your mind one prompt at a time

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why doctors should always question a.i.

When doctors start relying on AI tools to help diagnose cancer, their manual detection skills atrophy. The consequences can be dire.
why doctors should always question a.i.

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killer fungi may be coming for us thanks to global warming

One of scientists' biggest fears about fungi and global warming is slowly starting to play out as temperatures soar.
killer fungi may be coming for us thanks to global warming

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a pox on all our houses: rfk jr. and the anti-medicine movement

In a classic move of our newly regressive times, a public health menace is being put in charge of managing public health and the next pandemic.
a pox on all our houses: rfk jr. and the anti-medicine movement

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social anxiety may be mostly in your gut. and can also be transmissible.

A bizarre experiment shows that your gut biome plays a critical role in anxiety disorders, and that you can (indirectly) pass it on.
social anxiety may be mostly in your gut. and can also be transmissible.

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how chat bots can help you with your health

Turns out having an AI assistant give you gentle nudges throughout the day can result in minor, but notable, and long term health improvements.
how chat bots can help you with your health

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scientists figure out why thinking too hard for too long makes you tired

How could you possibly be tired sitting behind a computer all day? Because as it so turns out, your brain can chemically fry itself if you overthink.
scientists figure out why thinking too hard for too long makes you tired

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why scientists want to grow a tiny version of you in a petri dish

A newly proposed technique for 3D printing human organs and fighting aging requires your embryonic clone. But just for a little bit.
why scientists want to grow a tiny version of you in a petri dish

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why milk may not actually be good for you

Many humans can drink milk long after they start eating solid food. But science is still not sure if they should.
why milk may not actually be good for you

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why we need to give up plastics as soon as possible

We're using so much plastic, it's literally in our blood right now. For our own sake, we need to find an alternative.
why we need to give up plastics as soon as possible

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toxic positivity: how happiness becomes a burden

We've made such a deal of being happy and optimistic, it's making us more fatalistic, depressed, and in denial. So how do we find real happiness?
toxic positivity: how happiness becomes a burden

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covid denialists want you to think you're brainwashed

Joe Rogan and other prominent anti-science mouthpieces are now trying to pull off an old conspiracy theory Jedi mind trick when discussing the pandemic.
covid denialists want you to think you're brainwashed

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if you want to save the world, relax, and start daydreaming

The quest for a minimalistic life could be the best thing for the future of humanity.
if you want to save the world, relax, and start daydreaming

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how anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers added years to the covid pandemic

We held the key to defeating the COVID-19 in our hands. Then, our worst citizens gave the virus a second lease on life, and millions more will die before this is over.
how anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers added years to the covid pandemic

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we may be over covid, but covid isn't done with us

As parts of the world attempt to return to their pre-COVID normal, millions of people are anxious about declaring the pandemic over. They're right.
we may be over covid, but covid isn't done with us

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