11+ hour, 55+ min ago   (225+ words) Posted September 13, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader No secret malicious ambition is required for harm to happen. Capable agents can pursue a goal through routes their designers did not anticipate. Once a probabilistic system can act autonomously, an error, shortcut, or…...

16+ hour, 48+ min ago   (782+ words) Posted September 13, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina Sometimes headphones add an additional private soundtrack that separates us even further from our surroundings; in this situation, we are both blind and deaf to the external world. We, of course, do not think…...

23+ hour, 18+ min ago   (1084+ words) Updated September 12, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills Solitude and loneliness are not synonyms; if anything, they’re opposites. Whereas there is not much to recommend in loneliness, solitude gives us the freedom to think our own thoughts, follow our own inclinations, and…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (158+ words) Posted September 12, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley In thinking about how to adopt healthy phone practices, we suggest considering carefully some of the common issues that arise: 5. Once you get your children phones, pay attention to what they are doing on…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (153+ words) Posted September 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch For centuries, a tiny phrase has protected human judgment from mistakes: I don’t know. Ich weiss nicht. No sé. These words created a magical pause between impression and conclusion, a space in which evidence…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (336+ words) Posted August 28, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma Last week, Nature reported that 90% of published biomedicine papers used some form of AI assistance. And that statistic covers manuscripts that editors thought worthy of publication, not the scores of AI-generated rejects editors discarded....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (495+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader My youngest son, Alex, who is also a neurointensivist like me, recently lost one of the treasures of his life, his dog Milo (whose middle name was Rafa, after Rafael Nadal). As Milo’s health…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (645+ words) Psychology Today We use third-party cookies to analyze site usage, store preferences, and deliver relevant content and ads. You can opt out anytime by selecting "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" and clicking "Save My Preferences." To opt…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (382+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk This post started out rather differently. The initial idea was that the "genius experience" may be widely accessible to those using artificial intelligence (AI), even those with average IQs. And this thinking extended into…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (158+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk “OpenAI’s hacking agent went rogue. Should we be worried?” “Could AIs become conscious?” ”AI researchers 'earnestly believe' it could kill all humans within the next decade.” OK, admittedly I’m stepping outside of my comfort…...