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The End of Thinking
The rise of AI's "thinking" machines is not the problem. The decline of thinking people is.
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The Age of Diagnosis: How the Over-Medicalization Of Everything Makes Us Sick, Anxious, and Lost
Or: Why does it seem like every psychological condition is an "epidemic" these days?
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Trump’s Formula to Conquer the Economy, the Colleges, and Everything Else
Step one: Create pain. Step two: Demand tribute. Step three: Repeat.
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What’s Happening to the Economy Is Obvious to Anyone Paying Attention
This is the road to stagflation
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The Boring Truth About Why America Got Fat
The truth about calories, ultra-processed food, and why “myth-busting” media sometimes makes more myths
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The US Population Could Shrink in 2025, For the First Time Ever
It's a story with massive economic and political significance. But it's receiving strangely little attention.
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TSMP: How Mornings Can Save Your Life
The scientific benefits of waking up, having dinner, finishing your last cocktail, and even getting medicine much earlier in the day
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The Evidence That AI Is Destroying Jobs For Young People Just Got Stronger
A big nerd debate with bigger implications for the future of work, technology, and the economy
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