Nice article on Sangaku. Yep, those Japanese rural folk were pretty nerdy. Some of those problems were quite challenging.
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The surprising reason why few Americans are getting those chip manufacturing jobs. Short answer: they need a LOT of training. I see a little danger in this, though. The training is very specific, and if you lose your position, the skills you learn aren't really applicable in too many other areas. You're committing yourself to this line of work, and if you get let go, you're going to have to go through another laborious training process for something else. Still, it's a job.
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Would you take rapamycin to live longer? Some folks are doing it, but that drug has side-effects, and I am not convinced that it's worth it. If I were a roundworm, however, then sure.
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Children who remember past lives. Years ago, I remember reading stories like this, where kids would remember past lives. These are different stories, so the phenomenon is still around, I guess. Some of these stories are hard to explain away. Maybe these are clues to a different reality that bear investigating.
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Financial Times is linking with Open AI to provide real-time financial news. Boy, I wish they did this for medicine.
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Feeling hungry all the time, and what to do about it. The tips posted here are not new, but it's nice to get a refresher. All the tips seems medically sound to me. It's all diet modification, but in the proper way.
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Kotek and Wheeler have checked out. What I've noticed is that many are quick to point out stuff like this, but then keep voting similar candidates back in.
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I've discussed the dangers of depending on brain implant tech in my 3 June 2023 posting. Here's another post describing the same issue. It's not like upgrading your phone or computer.
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Japan is doomed. Their population is already at a critical decline, and they certainly don't need to be experimenting with this.