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A Beginner's Guide to Culture Science
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stumbled onto a scientific field that, as far as I can tell, is still
very nascent. There are many working in it, but they all use different
terms & language. It’s historically been very difficult to study
this rigorously and openly, but I think this is changing now. I think
the missing piece is active participation from the people being
studied.

I call it “culture science”, most people call it “memetics”.
The core idea is that narratives & beliefs have observable, functional
effects on our behavior, at the individual & societal levels. We can
study the effects of these narratives, their interactions, rates of
propagation, and mutations.

Continued here
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Editor's Note: Human minds have not fundamentally changed in the last
10 thousand years. Religion has never left us. All human beings today
are "religious" in the sense that all of our minds are hosts to
narratives that have observable effects on our behavior. We cannot get
rid of this any more than we can get rid of our gut microbiome, but we
CAN study it, document it, and change it.

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These Shoes Might Be Putting You at Greater Risk for Running Injuries,
Study Finds
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Here's some potentially helpful news for both long-time runners and
those thinking about picking up the habit in the new year. Scientists
have recently found evidence that the heel thickness of your shoes can
affect your risk of injury.

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Friends keep me tethered actor Joe Alwyn on fame dating Taylor Swift
and keeping his feet on the ground
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If - as projected - The Brutalist goes to the 2025 Academy Awards and
cleans up, there will be some knowing, told-you-so nods from critics
and industry experts. A monumental epic, the film has already earned
comparisons to Citizen Kane and the Daniel Day-Lewis masterpiece There
Will Be Blood.















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The extraordinary stories of survivors of the Rwandan genocide who
forgave their attackers
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"After the genocide, people came to apologise," says 70-year-old
Liberatha from the Karongi district in Rwanda, where nine out of 10
Tutsis were murdered, including her family. "I said, 'I will never
forgive you.' I never expected to exchange a word with those people
again.

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Ticker-tape synaesthesia reveals links to dyslexia
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Synaesthesia comes in a wide array of forms; so many, in fact, it's
impossible to list them all. Some people perceive colours when they
hear music, for example, whereas others perceive every word as having
its own unique taste.














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Analyst Salaries Sink 30% as Wall Street Slashes Equity Research -
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Forces like regulation, passive investing and AI have all conspired to
squeeze equity research in ways few could have imagined. Countless
sell-side analysts have had to reinvent themselves as a result.

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New filter captures and recycles aluminum from manufacturing waste
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Used in everything from soda cans and foil wrap to circuit boards and
rocket boosters, aluminum is the second-most-produced metal in the
world after steel. By the end of this decade, demand is projected to
drive up aluminum production by 40 percent worldwide.














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New study hints at how naps improve performance
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For more than a century, we've known that sleep boosts cognitive
performance. The big question is: how, exactly? One popular idea is
that toxins which accumulate in the brain while we're awake are
cleared away during a good night's sleep.

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Sundar Pichai teases new Google AI products, features in 'next few
months'
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As 2025 gets underway, CEO Sundar Pichai reiterated to Googlers how
the next few months will see new AI products and features. We ended
2024 on a super high note with Gemini 2.0, Willow, Veo 2, and lots of
innovation across Search, YouTube, Cloud, Android, Pixel, and more.














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Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore among those who lost homes in Los Angeles
fires
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have
claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal,
Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton and led to sweeping disruptions of
entertainment events. Three awards ceremonies planned for this weekend
have been postponed.

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SoftBank's Chip Designer Arm Considers Acquiring Ampere Computing
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(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp. and its majority-owned Arm
Holdings Plc are exploring a deal for Ampere Computing LLC, according
to people familiar with the matter. Ampere, the Oracle Corp.














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The mysterious novelist who foresaw Putins Russia and then came to
symbolise its moral decay
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Fiction has a habit of coming to life in Russia. On the evening of 2
April 2023, the military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky appeared at an event
in St Petersburg organised by Cyber Front Z, a group of
semi-professional keyboard warriors who boost Kremlin war propaganda
online.

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Were done owner of Walter Whites house in Breaking Bad puts it on
market for 4m
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The modest suburban home used as Walter White's family abode in
Breaking Bad is officially on the market for US$4m - almost 10 times
the median sale price in its neighbourhood.














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Nvidia's CEO Explains How Its New AI Models Could Work on Future Smart
Glasses
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Tech gadgets -- whether they be phones, robots or autonomous vehicles
-- are getting better at understanding the world around us, thanks to
AI.

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Quantum Computing Stocks Sink as Nvidia CEO Says Tech Is 15 to 30
Years Away
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Several stocks across the quantum computing industry, including
Rigetti Computing (RGTI), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), IonQ (IONQ), and
Quantum Computing (QUBT), fell sharply Wednesday following comments
from Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang about the technology.














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Moscow's relationship with Azerbaijan is spiraling in the aftermath of
the deadly plane crash Russian air defenses likely caused
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Azerbaijan's president has repeatedly accused Russia of covering up
the cause of a plane crash that killed 38 passengers on Christmas Day,
publicly criticizing Moscow again on Monday.

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A photo captures rescue of a baby born on dangerous sea crossing to
Spain's Canary Islands
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MADRID (AP) -- The newborn has been just been delivered at sea, its
tiny naked body resting on belongings in a rubber boat crammed with
migrants from Africa in winter jackets.













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French interior minister condemns celebrations over Jean-Marie Le
Pen's death
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, who led the National Rally (then called the
National Front) party from 1972 to 2011, passed away on Tuesday at the
age of 96 in a health facility in the Paris area.

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Italian interest in Starlink strikes at the heart of European space
solidarity
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The Italian government is considering the purchase of satellite
Internet services from SpaceX's Starlink constellation, and the
potential deal has triggered controversy along political, economic,
and spaceflight lines in Europe.

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Did You Know? You Can Call 1-800-ChatGPT
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Last month, OpenAI--developer of ChatGPT--announced that people could
call 1-800-ChatGPT (1-800-242-8478) to talk to an audio-only version
of ChatGPT for free. Naturally, we decided we had to check this out.

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Health experts rally for call to arms to protect children from toxic
chemicals
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Children are suffering and dying from diseases that emerging
scientific research has linked to chemical exposures, findings that
require urgent revamping of laws around the world, according to a new
paper published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine
(NEJM).

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Disney says about 157 million global users are streaming content with
ads
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Disney said Wednesday it has an estimated 157 million global monthly
active users watching ad-supported content across its streaming
platforms -- Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. That number includes 112 million
users domestically and is an average per month over the last six
months.

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How 7% mortgage rates will change housing for a decade
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In the Altos Research data, we track every home for sale in the
country every week. We can see the momentum of these changes
immediately. We can see this impact in any number of statistics.
Tenure of ownership keeps climbing.

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Why is PayPal being sued by YouTubers for alleged 'deceitful and
clandestine methods'?
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It's a little gold coin, causing a big fuss. The extension offers
discount codes for almost everything; from tech and clothing, to
subscriptions and toys.

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Biotech company agrees to pay $4 million to settle data falsification
allegations
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A biotech company whose CEO faced allegations of manipulating data in
papers used in NIH grant applications will pay a settlement of $4
million to resolve those allegations, the Department of Justice
announced January 6.

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Weirdest Gadgets of CES 2025 So Far
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Ever wondered what that robot from Star Wars Episode IV, with all the
spidery, spindly arms, did? You know, the one in the sandcrawler?
Well, now I can exclusively reveal: It picked up socks! Just like
Roborock's Saros Z70 does.

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Medicare can now cover Eli Lilly's Zepbound for sleep apnea, CMS says
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That opens the door for broader access to Zepbound, which is not
currently covered by Medicare and many other insurance plans for
weight loss. Demand for the injection has soared over the last year
despite its roughly $1,000 price tag before insurance.

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US will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- The Biden administration will continue
protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states
despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. wildlife officials
said Wednesday. The Associated Press obtained details of the U.S.

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CES 2025: 20 New Products and Ideas We're Obsessed With
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The tech experts at CNET are on the ground in Las Vegas to experience
the future first-hand. On this second day of CES 2025, we're hunting
down all the novel products and interesting concepts that will have
you wondering what the tech landscape looks like for the rest of the
year.

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Police marvel at "great condition" of hiker found after 2 weeks lost
in mountains
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Melbourne, Australia -- A hiker survived on two muesli bars, foraged
berries and creek water for two weeks while lost on a remote
Australian mountain range, police said on Wednesday. Hadi Nazari, a
23-year-old medical student from Melbourne, went missing on Dec.

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Living in the future, by the numbers
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It's a new year, and I've had a few days of vacation, so I've been
thinking about the future. Instead of making the traditional New Year
predictions, let's talk instead about the beautiful technological
future we live in: the one that exists right now but we don't always
notice.

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Predicting the "digital superpowers" we could have by 2030
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It's 2025, the year when mainstream computing will start to shift from
a race to develop increasingly powerful tools to a race to develop
increasingly powerful abilities. The difference between a tool and an
ability is subtle yet profound.

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JetBlue passenger suddenly opens exit door as flight is taxiing for
takeoff at Boston airport
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BOSTON (AP) -- A person on board a plane at Boston Logan International
Airport that was taxiing for takeoff suddenly opened an exit door and
was quickly restrained by other passengers, authorities said.

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Please Don't Eat Your Christmas Tree, Belgium Urges the Public
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Go ahead and recycle your Christmas tree. But please, the Belgian
authorities say, don't try to eat it. The country's federal food
agency delivered that unusual warning this week after a suggestion
from the climate-friendly city of Ghent.

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Trump's minions are laying the groundwork for military action
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Many people still don't have the stomach to follow politics these days
after the disappointment of the last election and the return of the
Trump three-ring circus to Washington.

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What banning medical debt from your credit score actually means
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The Biden administration announced the rule Tuesday, but it might not
last under Trump.

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The National Park That Draws Mushroom Hunters From Around the World
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In Lithuania's Dzukija National Park, losing yourself amongst the pine
trees while hunting for mushrooms is an occurrence so common it has
its own word: "nugrybauti".

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'Loneliness' Proteins in Your Blood Could Be Putting Your Health at
Risk
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Human beings are inherently social. We thrive on connection,
communication and shared experiences, which help shape our identities
and foster a sense of belonging. Yet, in an increasingly digital and
fast-paced world, feelings of loneliness and social isolation have
become alarmingly common.

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How to Scrub Your Home Address Off the Internet and Keep It Off
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Hide your home address from websites and profiles with our expert
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How Mindfulness Can Make You a Darker Person
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Mindfulness is thought to have multiple benefits - but it can also
make you less likely to feel guilty about wrongdoing and derail your
moral compass.

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The Man Who Will Do Anything for Trump
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Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration.
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Advice to Californians Building New Homes After The Fires
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I'd like to get this out to as many people as possible. Please send it
to anyone you think might appreciate it. I would like to offer some
suggestions to people whose homes were destroyed by the California
fires of 2017.

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You Can (and Should) Train Yourself to Sleep on Your Back
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Get back to basics.

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30 Years On, the 'Worst Car Ever Built' Has a Fervent Fan Club
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Made in the former East Germany, Trabants have inspired many a mean
joke--and a devoted community.

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8 ways the rich are redefining luxury vacations
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Who cares about luxury bags, watches, or coats when you can put that
money toward your next lavish trip?

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Pompeii Is Combating Overtourism With New Rules. Here's How They Might
Impact Your Next Visit.
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For a comprehensive look at the effects of the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius--and to lessen the crowds at Pompeii itself--visitors are
encouraged to explore other "Vesuvian" cities and sites in the region
as well.

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It makes you feel like a kid again snowed in at Britains highest pub
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"Do you want a shot?" asks Katy Sherrington from Durham, offering up a
tiny glass of a pink liquid. Nobody is going anywhere at this point,
so it would be rude not to.

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Who would have won the Simon-Ehrlich bet over different decades, and
what do long-term prices tell us about resource scarcity?
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In 1980, the biologist Paul Ehrlich agreed to a bet with the economist
Julian Simon on how the prices of five materials would change over the
next decade. Paul Ehrlich had a clear expectation. He thought
population growth would quickly deplete the planet's resources.

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Delta Inks Exclusive Pact with YouTube for In-Flight Viewing as
Airline Enhances Entertainment Experiences and Courts Showbiz
Passengers
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LAS VEGAS -- Delta is ramping up content-related offerings on its
flights as the nation's dominant air carrier banks on exclusive
YouTube access, better WiFi and AI-powered convenience to court
frequent fliers from the entertainment industry.

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Who is Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi?
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Human rights organisations are urging Lebanon to cancel the imminent
deportation of Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi to the United Arab
Emirates, a staunch ally of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi,
where they fear he may face politically motivated legal proceedings
and even torture.

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Daily glass of milk may cut bowel cancer risk by fifth research finds
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Having a large glass of milk every day may cut the risk of bowel
cancer by nearly a fifth, according to the largest study conducted
into diet and the disease.

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