The New York Times

Michael Pollan’s Journey to the Borderlands of Consciousness

Pollan, a science writer, spent five years trying to understand how consciousness worked. The more he learned, the weirder things got. This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can ...
The New York Times

Michael Pollan’s Journey to the Borderlands of Consciousness

new video loaded: Michael Pollan’s Journey to the Borderlands of Consciousness transcript Here is the amazing thing, the deep paradox of consciousness. It is the only thing we truly know. The only ...
collider

13 Movie Masterpieces Where Every Shot Belongs in a Museum

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...
Pension Plan Puppets

Ways of Thinking: What does it mean to be datacentric?

Datacentric doesn't mean having a degree in statistics or a related field. It doesn't mean a direct and personal involvement ...

Anthropic says Claude can now use your computer to finish tasks for you in AI agent push

Anthropic and its rivals are trying to ramp up capabilities of AI agents after OpenClaw went viral earlier this year.
Interesting Engineering

US scientists build spring-powered computer that runs without electricity

Researchers from St. Olaf College and Syracuse University in the US have unveiled a computer that functions entirely through ...
Lifehacker

How to Use Almost Any Computer Without Leaving a Trace

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

What happens when AI becomes sentient? Google hired a philosopher to find out

Google DeepMind hires philosopher Henry Shevlin to tackle machine consciousness, AI ethics, and governance as agentic systems ...

I found 7 unique Windows apps that run AI tasks locally using an NPU

Have an AI PC with an NPU, but have no idea how to make the most of it? You might want to start with one of these 7 great ...
Computerworld

Claude Code and Cowork can now use your computer

Anthropic’s Claude is getting a new feature that allows the AI model to use your computer to perform tasks automatically. Both Cowork and Code can then navigate the screen by pointing, clicking, and ...
Popular Mechanics

Scientists Think Our Brains Might Use a Secret Pathway to Create Consciousness

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when reading this story: The brain uses two key pathways for ...
techtimes

Could Brain-Computer Interfaces Make Keyboards and Screens Obsolete by 2026?

Brain computer interface technology is rapidly advancing, allowing neural signals to translate into digital commands. Experiments like Neuralink Synchron trials demonstrate thought-controlled cursors, ...