A plastic spoon's worth of tiny fragments, quietly accumulating inside the human brain. That image is no longer science fiction....
How Iran Won the Meme Wars
Jeet Heer
While Donald Trump panders to MAGA, Iranian satire is reaching a global audience.
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Can Puck reinvent the news business for the influencer age?
Today, I’m talking with Sarah Personette, CEO of Puck, which is a fancy new media company that’s been around for just about five years now. Puck hires big stars and gives them newsletters that are all mostly part of a subscription bundle. These newsletters are often must-reads in their categories — everyone in Hollywood reads […]
Predictive Brain: Why Categorization is an Action, Not an Idea
A landmark paper argues that the brain categorizes the world based on action plans rather than sensory prototypes. This predictive approach allows the brain to meet the body’s needs efficiently.
How a “New York Times” Puff Piece Missed the Toxic Creed of the Tech Oligarchy
David Futrelle
A profile of an AI healthcare start-up overlooked the creaky business model behind it, as well as the tech sector’s worship of “high agency.”
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