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A nonprofit news website dedicated to unlocking knowledge from experts for the public. No paywall or ads. Also now at: newsie.social/@TheConversati…
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    Aug 14, 2020
    We know it’s difficult to put your trust in the media. We get it. Here’s a video we made to explain how The Conversation works – and why we think sharing news straight from trust-worthy experts is important to bringing research-based insights to the public
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    Most Americans retire in their early 60s. Members of Congress don’t. Power, purpose, identity and fear of what comes next can all make it difficult to walk away, according to a researcher who studies when business owners retire (and don’t). theconversation.com/why-older-lawm…
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    Scientists can now use light to turn specific brain cells on and off 🧠 Karl Deisseroth, who just won a Nobel Prize for helping pioneer the technique, explains how it’s helping researchers better understand everything from hunger and anxiety to memory and parenting. #podcast
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    Whether via her fill-in-the-blank translations or guest appearances on indie rock albums, Anne Carson has infused antiquity with a contemporary tongue
    Anne Carson’s Nobel-winning, genre-defying work bridges the gap between ancient Greek literature...
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    #AI didn’t start with computer engineers teaching machines a bunch of rules. Its foundations came from scientists studying how the human mind works. This helps explain why AI can hallucinate, change its answer and struggle to simply “look up” a fact. theconversation.com/ai-behaves-mor…