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articleIEEE Spectrum
The Lab Mistake That Might Revolutionize Computing

A researcher's accidental discovery produced silicon chips that behave like actual neurons. The implications for AI's unsustainable energy appetite are enormous — and the science is wild.

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articleSpace Daily
In an ancient Martian river channel, Perseverance drilled into a mudstone called Cheyava Falls and found tiny “leopard spot” minerals tangled with organic carbon — patterns that, on Earth, can be left behind when microbes consume organic matter, though sci

Perseverance drilled into ancient Martian river rock and found mineral patterns that, on Earth, are left behind by microbes eating organic matter. Not proof of life — but closer than we've ever been.

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podcastEconTalk
Do Less, Heal More: The Case for Medical Conservatism (with John Mandrola)

Patients who got fake knee surgery recovered just as well as those who got the real thing. 700,000 of these procedures happen every year. This conversation will change how you think about medicine.

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articleTechmeme
SCOTUS limits the law enforcement use of "geofence" warrants, saying people have "a reasonable expectation of privacy" in their cell-phone location data (TechCrunch)

SCOTUS just told law enforcement it can't hoover up everyone's phone location data with geofence warrants. A genuine win for Fourth Amendment digital privacy — and it'll affect real investigations.

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videoAsianometry
TOTO: From Toilets to E-Chucks

The company that makes your fancy Japanese toilet also makes components essential to semiconductor manufacturing. Asianometry traces one of the strangest pivots in industrial history.

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