Science

BBC Verify and satellite images show multiple impact points at an Iran school within an IRGC compound.

Article discusses the non-necessity of human subjective experience, arguing it's not needed for function but may arise from complex information processing.

Cortical Labs' CL1 system uses lab-grown human neurons on a chip taught to play Doom using Python, demonstrating hybrid bio-computing and adaptive learning.

Debate over objective morality and moral relativity with references to history and societal outcomes.

Despite no default epistemology, atheists, like others, operate under certain presuppositions in philosophy and ethics.

Historical records trace Western civilization's origins to ancient cultures and their contributions to math, philosophy, and science.

Elon Musk considers suing ex-rep for defamatory comments, debates his technical expertise and SpaceX's acquisition of xAI.

OpenAI's GPT-5.3 updates with 6x knowledge density, 400K-token context, and 80% less hallucinations.

Anthropic released Claude's 80-page Constitution, authored by Amanda Askell, detailing the AI's values and ethics under CC0 in January.

Rigveda 1.162 mentions 'śūla' once as a roasting spit in horse sacrifice, not a weapon.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei admits uncertainty about AI consciousness, citing a 15-20% self-assessment of consciousness in model Claude Opus 4.6.

Industrial to chemical engineering careers span early-career salaries from ~$75k to ~$90k, with mid-career figures often exceeding $110k, driven by efficiency, tech, and infrastructure demands.

@filecoin becomes key to AI research by safeguarding critical training and research datasets across various applications.

AI struggles with complex social science tasks that require deep human understanding and context such as ethnographic research and reflexive analysis.

Anthropic report reveals a hefty gap between AI's theoretical capability and real-world usage across various jobs.

Distinctions between coding, programming, and software engineering are contextual, with overlaps in logic, algorithms, and development.

Design engineer creates water-sensing robots with locals in Sri Lanka, predict pollution, and maintains ethical integrity.