Stevie Wonder’s Rule for AI at CES 2026—‘Make Life Better for the Living’

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“Telling someone to love literature because reading is good for society is like telling someone to believe in God because religion is good for society”

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Trump vs. Free Markets

Zen and the Art of Persuasive Writing, Word Choice

Sci-Fi Cloaking Technology Takes a Step Closer to Reality With Synthetic Skin Like an Octopus

In 1894 a German archaeologist discovered the poetry of Bilitis, a Greek contemporary of Sappho’s. There was just one problem

Felon's Living with Family Members Who He Knows Own Guns Doesn't Itself Show "Possession" Under State Ban on Felons Possessing Guns

A biological conundrum: Why didn’t intelligent life appear on the earth sooner?

Trump Is Canceling the Rule of Law – and US Democracy

A brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life

Students for a Democratic Society Chapter, Expelled from Univ. of South Florida for Rule Violations, Loses First Amendment Challenge to USF Policies

Life in Europa’s ocean could feed on rocks’ radioactive decay

The Trump administration says some approved childhood vaccines need better studies. Scientists disagree

How to Hold the Darkness: Notes on Living Through Uncertainty

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