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Reading about Franco and Salazar revealed that right-wing authoritarian rule in 1930s Iberia, with conservative dictators suppressing liberals, eventually led to national stagnation.
Danes strictly adhere to societal norms, like waiting at traffic signals, even when the streets are empty.
The transition to IPv6 has been ongoing for 25 years, yet as of 2024, only slightly more than one third of Internet users can access IPv6-only services; the majority still rely solely on IPv4.
Researchers led by Ivan Zheludev have discovered a new class of virus-like entities called Obelisks, comprising diverse RNAs that have colonised human and global microbiomes unnoticed.
Obelisks are RNA elements similar to viruses or viroids, lacking a DNA counterpart, and they likely use host RNA transcription machinery to replicate.
Dalrymple argues that while freedom is important, drug consumption reduces individuals’ freedom by limiting their interests and impairing their ability to raise families, fulfil civic duties, and maintain employment. Moreover, drug use affects not just the user but also their family, neighbours, and employers.
The team behind X’s Community Notes developed a community-driven approach to combat misinformation, addressing challenges of speed, scale, and trust faced by traditional methods relying on internal teams or media partnerships.
H5N1 is currently pandemic in birds and cows, leading to increased meat and milk prices.
Mark Zuckerberg led a swift, secretive six-week effort to alter Meta’s speech policies, bypassing the usual lengthy process involving employee and civic input.
The typical woman finds most men unappealing, with the median man rated 2 out of 7 in attractiveness.
In the early to mid-1970s, David Bowie made controversial statements expressing apparent support for fascism, including referring to Adolf Hitler as “one of the first rock stars” in interviews.
Recommendation systems that direct users towards similar content may create echo chambers, reinforcing existing viewpoints and limiting exposure to alternatives.
The study investigated how women’s intrasexual competition influences appearance advice, specifically hair-cutting recommendations, across two studies with female participants.
A study with nearly 2,000 participants explored how prompts must evolve as generative AI models advance.
Over 20 influencers were elected to the Indonesian parliament this year, reflecting the growing role of celebrities in politics.
Waymo expanded its fully autonomous driving from 3.8 million to 25.3 million miles.
After a long journey, the author meets the Mali people in Papua New Guinea, who live in small villages using traditional building methods and sell crops like coffee and copra for money to buy tools and donate in temple rituals.
The art market often facilitates anonymous, high-value purchases and large cash transactions, making it an ideal avenue for money laundering.
Main character syndrome is the perception that one’s life is a story where they are the central character.
Yucatán, Mexico, partnered with the AI-powered app MeMind in 2022 to prevent suicides, leading to a 9% drop in the suicide rate.
Germany experienced a wind drought (“Dunkelflaute”) for the second time in a month, significantly reducing wind and solar power generation.
Neoliberalism, combining free markets with egalitarianism, has been more successfully adopted by countries with strong civic virtue like Denmark, leading to effective reforms away from statism, unlike countries like Greece where reforms were hindered by special interests.