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Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral

A new book, “Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading,” argues that notions get taken up not because of their virtue but because of their catchiness. #Sociology #Technology

2025-5-28 3:00am The New Yorker Gideon Lewis-Kraus 4,000 words

Rated 2025-5-29 8:05am - sethherr

The life-or-death case for self-driving cars

New research from Waymo shows self-driving cars hugely reduce crashes and injuries compared to human drivers. Robot vehicles may be the future of safer roads. #Artificial Intelligence #Google #Technology

2025-5-4 5:00am Vox Bryan Walsh ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2025-5-4 10:16am - sethherr

The $1 billion gamble to ensure AI doesn’t destroy humanity

The founders of Anthropic left OpenAI to make a safe AI company. It’s easier said than done. #Artificial Intelligence #Technology

2023-7-17 3:00am Vox Dylan Matthews 7,000 words

Rated 2023-7-23 11:42am - elll

Our crazy farm subsidies, explained

The US offers farm subsidies pretty heavily for some crops, but what began as a temporary measure gradually became more permanent. #Technology

2015-4-20 2:00am Grist Amelia Urry 2,000 words

Rated 2023-5-14 10:58pm - sethherr Rated 2023-5-12 7:36pm - cindy