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How AI Is Saving Billions of Years of Human Research Time | Max Jaderberg | TED

AdultsEducationHumanTechnology
Can AI compress the yearslong research time of a PhD into seconds?

Can you solve the trickster god riddle? - Alex Rosenthal

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Loki has challenged you to a winner-take-all game to end Ragnarok. Can you beat him and win the right to rule the new world?

How to Defend Democracy — and Fight Autocracy | Leopoldo Lopez | TED

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Seventy-two percent of the world's population lives under some sort of autocratic rule, says freedom fighter Leopoldo Lopez.

Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

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Historian Mikki Brock joins WIRED to answer the internet's bubbling cauldron of questions about witches, witchcraft, and witch hunting through the ages.

Let go of labels. Transform your life.

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Don’t call yourself “a writer,” just write. Ryan Holiday on how the labels you give yourself can hold you back.

Video Games Are Good For Your Brain

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ft-brained"? Is a human brain not fully developed until a person hits 25 years old? Did my parents waste a bunch of money buying Mozart CDs to make me smarter as a baby?

The real reason polio is so dangerous

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Explore what makes polio so dangerous, what is causing the 21st century resurgence of cases, and how we can eradicate the disease.

Networking Doesn’t Have to Feel Gross | Daniel Hallak | TED

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Networking doesn’t always have to feel like a self-serving transaction, says executive coach Daniel Hallak.

We Might Find Alien Life In 2303 Days

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Europa Clipper is looking for signs of alien life in a very deadly place.

Tired of Doomscrolling?

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Being a human in the 21st century often feels frustrating. We are clearly at the high point of our species, while at the same time life is incredibly hard! We are divided, unable to solve our problems while creating new ones, destroying our world in the process.

Happy News

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De-Graft has this week's Happy News to brighten your week.

Historian Answers Wild West Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

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Historian Mark Lee Gardner joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the Wild West era.

What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion?: Crash Course Religions #3

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What is a cult? How are cults different from religions? And why do many religious scholars say we shouldn’t even use that label? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn why the line between cults and religions is much fuzzier than it seems.

Back-To-School: 4 Stories

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Four kids. Four unique back-to-school journeys.

How Nine Nuclear Saboteurs Changed WWII

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In Germany in 1939, the Uranverein, or “uranium club,” was trying to beat Oppenheimer to the bomb.

Joey Chestnut Answers Competitive Eating Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

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Joey Chestnut, the number one ranked competitive eater in the world, visits WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about competitive eating. How do competitive eaters train?

How Many Religions Are There?: Crash Course Religions #2

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When we think of world religions, we often think of the Big Five: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. But why do we think of those?