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The trillion-dollar AI race to create “Digital God”

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Thinking

Nominative determinism: Is your name shaping the course of your life?

What do Remus Lupin, Katniss Evergreen, William Wordsworth, and Usain Bolt all have in common?

Politics & Current Affairs

QAnon, a bizarre online conspiracy theory, disturbingly spreads to real life

An online conspiracy theory about President Donald Trump is now affecting people and politics in real life.

Culture & Religion

Was Elvis Presley a cultural appropriator of black music?

The fascinating HBO documentary ‘Elvis Presley: The Searcher’ looks at Elvis’s practice of re-making black hits for his white audience. Was it cultural appropriation or just love of the material?

Surprising Science

Early Education Plays Major Role in Developing Intelligence

Your IQ wasn’t set at birth. Turns out, intelligence is quite malleable. Genes play a role in influencing your intelligence, but not as much as your upbringing.

Guest Thinkers

This Side of Content Paradise: Experiential Content and the Future of the Web

n It’s almost a cliche these days to say that the Web is accelerating the move toward an attention-deficit disorder literary culture that celebrates the 140-character tweet but has a […]

Culture & Religion

How Jay Leno Might Usher in the Electric Car Revolution

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more infamous gearhead than former Tonight Show host Jay Leno. With an upcoming prime-time talk show that will presumably pay him in the tens […]