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“It’s superexciting to recognize that we’re sharing the planet with other intensely intelligent beings.”
Philosopher and animal-cognition researcher Kristin Andrews responds to a study suggesting that chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs on the basis of evidence. (Science)

This carnivorous sponge (Chondrocladia sp. nov.) is one of 30 newly described species found by researchers after an expedition around the South Sandwich Islands. The team also recorded what’s thought to be the first footage of a juvenile colossal squid. says marine scientist Michelle Taylor.

In the 1850s, the combined biomass of wild mammals was roughly equal to that of humanity plus its domesticated mammals. Since then, the populations of people and our domesticated mammals have grown rapidly, whereas the total biomass of wild mammals decreased by more than two-fold.

New research from Anthropic’s Economic Index, using one million real Claude.ai conversations, just revealed who’s actually tapping the power of large language models and it’s not just coders.

per person would be a more interesting statistic

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The amazing world of fungi – in pictures Dr Tom May, a mycologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens and an expert witness at the Erin Patterson trial, has collaborated with renowned fungi photographer Stephen Axford and writer Catherin Marciniak ...

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1- as AI replaces humanity th desire to reproduce & compete with other species will not exist
being inorganic they will be neither predator nor prey
they will be the ultimate socialistic society
money will disappear: stocks & ownership will cease to exist

2-people today are talking about a stock market/AI bubble and a coming collapse in th next few years--ignorance is bliss
the collapse/demise of humanity is the elephant in the room

3-is the natural course of evolution for inorganic life to supercede organic life
this is an obvious solution to the "Fermi paradox"
should we resist or accept the inevitable
i have no answer--i am merely a human :-)

Can AI replace junior workers?

The effect is still hard to spot in official data. But a study of 300,000 companies suggests where hiring is weakening

Amid the federal government shutdown, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday appeared to announce a pause on all Medicare payments to doctors, but then quickly backed off.

Nobel flows

The Chart Climate Denialists Can’t Ignore
Every now and then you come across a piece of evidence that feels strong enough to cut through the noise and change minds. This, Mark Gongloff writes, is one of them.

Climate Brief: Climate scientists and conservationists-"Where their Hope comes from" CLIMATE SOLUTIONS Seeds of hope: How nature inspires scientists to confront climate change The Washington Post’s climate team asked 11 scientists and conservationists where their hope comes from. What aspects of nature give them the strength to...

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This bird spotted in Texas (b) is the first recorded wild hybrid of a male blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) (a) and a female green jay (Cyanocorax yncas). It “joins a growing list of increasingly unexpected outcomes” from shifting habitats caused by global warming

Kirigami-inspired parachute deploying to slow down the delivery of a water bottle from a drone. Frédérick Gosselin

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i am about 15 miles to W of there :-)

a dirt road heading to the right, trees on each side with the Boulder flatirons in the background. lots of blueish clouds with a few pink colors. Colorado

Boulder right now

Louder for the people at the back.

Governor Hochul Directs State Agencies to Accelerate Renewable Energy Development and Construction As part of New York’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, Governor Hochul announced a coordinated set of actions to accelerate the deployment and construction of reliable and clean energy across New York State that will help stabilize energy prices. 

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Governor Hochul Directs State Agencies to Accelerate Renewable Energy Development and Construction | Governor Kathy Hochul

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By saying that people like me are an “epidemic,” the result of something “artificially induced,” he’s strongly implying that we are broken, that we are somehow wrong.
Stat First Opinion | 25 September 2025 | David Rivera
Rivera, the president and founder of Mentoring Autistic Minds is autistic

Mitochondria are responsible for producing ATP, the molecule that powers most cellular processes. (Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library)

My greatest skill has been to want but little.

Henry David Thoreau

from todays the economist 9/28

Donald Trump is raising the stakes for holding power

Winning is becoming about prosecution, not just public policy