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Simple amino acid supplement greatly reduces Alzheimer’s damage Researchers discovered that the common amino acid arginine can block harmful Aβ aggregation and reduce its toxic effects in Alzheimer’s disease models. In flies and mice, oral arginine lowered plaque ...

Simple amino acid supplement greatly reduces Alzheimer’s damage

'Arginine shows unexpected power to reduce amyloid damage, hinting at a low-cost, fast-track Alzheimer’s treatment option'

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Introducing Justapedia A new alternative to Wikipedia has arrived. Can it succeed where others have failed?

Justapedia - A new alternative to Wikipedia has arrived. Can it succeed where others have failed?

'"Just an encyclopedia” that resists being transformed into a political weapon, a facade for deceptive fundraising, or a platform for self-promotion'

quillette.com/2023/12/11/i...

Wikipedia:Advocacy ducks - Wikipedia

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IBM is targeting 'quantum advantage' in 12 months – and says useful quantum computing is just a few years away Leading organizations are already preparing for quantum computing, which could upend our understanding of linear mathematical problems

IBM is targeting 'quantum advantage' in 12 months – and says useful quantum computing is just a few years away | IT Pro

www.itpro.com/technology/b...

AI Could Be the Railroad of the 21st Century. Brace Yourself. Bubbles. Greed. Technology that forever changes the way we work and live. The history of the 19th century transcontinentals can tell us a lot about the state of AI.

AI Could Be the Railroad of the 21st Century. Brace Yourself

'In the 1800s, the railroads took over the economy, changed the way we work, and reshaped American politics. Sound familiar?'

www.derekthompson.org/p/artificial...

Bob Dylan’s Superpower is That He Doesn’t Get Embarrassed To be caught in the spotlight of our pretensions is the worst kind of embarrassment there is. And so, one thing I found notable in the years I spent writing a biography of Bob Dylan and his poetic …

Literary Hub » Bob Dylan’s Superpower is That He Doesn’t Get Embarrassed

'To be caught in the spotlight of our pretensions is the worst kind of embarrassment there is'

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AI's effect on jobs not what expected, Yale study finds | TechTarget Yale study challenges fears that AI is wiping out jobs. Find out how AI is transforming work by automating routine tasks and reshaping skill requirements.

"While AI can perform many tasks, there are tasks it can't do, or can't do well" ... "Technology affects work at the task level, so when you aggregate to the occupation level, far fewer jobs are fully automated than many assume"

www.techtarget.com/searchenterp...

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World record photovoltaic efficiency achieved for kesterite solar cell UNSW researchers have set a new best mark for a kesterite (CZTS) solar cell which could be a long-term, sustainable and cost-effective add-on or replacement for silicon-based panels.

UNSW: World-record photovoltaic efficiency achieved for kesterite solar cell

www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

YouTube video by Ithenkalot Ritchie Blackmore trolling a reporter Smoke on the Water or Beethoven?🤪 #music #guitar

Ritchie Blackmore trolling a reporter Smoke on the Water or Beethoven?🤪 #music #guitar - YouTube

'Ritchie Blackmore confirming the inspiration for the Smoke on the Water riff is from inverting Beethoven's 5th'

www.youtube.com/shorts/7PNkU...

Samsung triple zero firmware issue set to grow as inquiry nears More than one issue involved.

Samsung triple zero firmware issue set to grow as inquiry nears - iTnews

www.itnews.com.au/news/samsung...

Estonian leadership’s social media game stays unmatched. 😆

The MFA, its Secretary General, and the ambassador to the UK discuss what they’ve just seen at the Russian border.

iTWire - The Worst-Case Cyber Scenario: A Call to Action for Australian Organisations GUEST OPINION:  A recent headline about a cyber breach caught my eye. It suggested that the disclosure of personal information is the “worst case scenario” when a cyber breach occurs. While ...

iTWire - The Worst-Case Cyber Scenario: A Call to Action for Australian Organisations itwire.com/guest-articl...

Home - International Men's Day On November 19, International Men’s Day celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. We highlight positive

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“The Instagram generation experiences the present moment as an anticipated memory.”

—Kahneman

An easy way to be less miserable is to switch from being anti-things-you-hate to pro-things-you-like.

Our age of kings Strongman leaders are trying to bring order to a world disrupted by new media. But the "cure" is worse than the disease.

Our age of kings - by Noah Smith - Noahpinion

'Strongman leaders are trying to bring order to a world disrupted by new media. But the "cure" is worse than the disease'

www.noahpinion.blog/p/our-age-of...

The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation

The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz

'Loneliness, porn’s next frontier ...'

'Peering into Goonworld’s darkest corners has convinced me that what we are dealing with here may well be a structural flaw of networked communication itself'

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Arctic instincts: The personality of East Asians Is Confucianism a cause or a consequence of Chinese psychology?

Arctic instincts: The personality of East Asians

'lactose tolerance genes in Europeans are a fraction of genetic variation yet altered the course of history... Arcticist traits may underlie habits like stifled expression & social rigidity...'

www.aporiamagazine.com/p/arctic-ins...

The 12 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time, Ranked - SlashFilm From the works of George R. R. Martin to J. R. R. Tolkien and plenty more in between and beyond, here are what we think are the best fantasy books of all time.

The 12 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time, Ranked

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Indian tariffs cause major barrier to entry for Australian wine producers Despite the challenges posed by high levies, is India still a market worth betting on for Australian wine producers?

Indian tariffs cause barrier to entry for Australian wine producers

'officials are battling it out over wine & dairy tariffs. Despite the challenges posed by high levies, is India still a market worth betting on for producers Down Under?'

www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/10/indi...

Trump has a 'Sputnik moment' but China is wiping the floor with America To remind the US president: China is both communist and working passably well, something he and the United States generally are being forced reluctantly to confront.

Trump's rare earths deal to counter China was a badly needed 'Sputnik moment' - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Sanae Takaichi: Meet Japan's drum-playing, Thatcher-loving first female PM The conservative politician, who sees Margaret Thatcher as an inspiration, has become Japan's first female prime minister.

Sanae Takaichi: Meet Japan's drum-playing, Thatcher-loving first female PM www.bbc.com/news/article...

People often talk of tackling the “root causes of poverty”, but poverty doesn’t have a root cause; it is the natural state of existence. The real question is, what causes prosperity?

“The world has gone mad”: Marcus Padley goes 100% cash The S&P 500 is on fire, Big Tech is about to report... and Marcus has left the building. “The stock market has become a dangerous place.”

“The world has gone mad”: Marcus Padley goes 100% cash - Vishal Teckchandani | Livewire www.livewiremarkets.com/wires/the-wo...

Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI.

Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam | ZDNET

'One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI'

www.zdnet.com/article/euro...

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Paxos accidentally mints $300 trillion in PayPal stablecoin - Cryptopolitan Paxos mistakenly minted $300 trillion worth of PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoins on Ethereum before burning them within minutes.

Paxos accidentally mints $300 trillion in PayPal stablecoin - Cryptopolitan www.cryptopolitan.com/paxos-accide...

‘Heavy Soda,’ ‘Venus Tummy,’ and Other Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang You Might Need Help Decoding Find out if you're a based chad who has aura or a delulu chud in danger of being mogged.

‘Heavy Soda,’ ‘Venus Tummy,’ and Other Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang You Might Need Help Decoding - Entertainment

'Find out if you're a sigma who has aura or a delulu soyjack in danger of being mogged'

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