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Jagged AGI: o3, Gemini 2.5, and everything after
Ethan Mollick
Amid todays AI boom, its disconcerting that we still dont know how to measure how smart, creative, or empathetic these systems are. Our tests for these traits, never great in the first place, were ma ...[Continue Reading]
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These are my 7 favorite Android weather apps that I think youll love too
Andy Walker
Beyond sticking my arm out of the window, an Android weather app is the best bet for predicting how warm, cold, or wet the air is likely to be during the day. However, not all apps are the same. Thes ...[Continue Reading]
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The false positive paradox explains why you misjudge risk
Jack Murtagh
You have probably encountered the base rate fallacy, and it probably fooled you. Part mathematical paradox and part cognitive bias, this mental oversight has surprisingly forceful things to say about ...[Continue Reading]
Scientific American
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Universe in chaos, Earths kids oddly fine!
David M. Ewalt
As a journalist, I love a punchy, even sensationalistic headline. The late Vincent A. Musettos 1983 New York Post front-page crime-story zinger Headless Body in Topless Bar remains the apex of the ...[Continue Reading]
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Can testosterone boost a womans sex drive?
Lydia Denworth
This article was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific Americans board of editors. More than 20 years after menopausal hormone therapy fell out of favor, i ...[Continue Reading]
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Readers respond to the December 2025 issue
Aaron Shattuck
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH In The Mother of Depressions, Marla Broadfoot reports on a new type of drug that offers better and faster treatment for postpartum depression. I am a postpartum depression a ...[Continue Reading]
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