Babies as young as 12 months old can encode memories, study shows

What’s your first memory? Mine is a Christmas party when I was about a year and a half old. I actually do have memories before that, but it’s more random images than anything else before that

Being Kind–and Believing Others are Kind–Makes you Happier Than Wealth

Which works out, since it doesn’t cost anything to be nice, and none of us have any money. Try to do something nice for someone and report back to me tomorrow

Auditory Anthology

SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD

An ambitious art gallery celebrates the rise of a mysterious new artist, only to discover that his identity may change the meaning of creativity—and humanity—forever.

Mr. Replogle's Dream By Evelyn E. Smith Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar Episode

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Neil Steinberg on Writing, Regret, and Refusing to Capitulate

AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL

Columnist Neil Steinberg has been a fixture in Chicago journalism for nearly four decades. He talked about the state of journalism, his own career at the Chicago Sun-Times, and why, despite recent newsroom buyouts and deep cuts, he’s chosen to stay.

Neil Steinberg on Writing, Regret, and Refusing to Capitulate Big John Howell Episode

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Rick Telander Says Goodbye to the Sun-Times—but Not to the Storytelling

THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL & RICK TELANDER

After nearly three decades as one of Chicago’s most distinctive voices in sports journalism, Rick Telander is moving on from the Chicago Sun-Times. The longtime columnist and Sportswriters Hall of Fame member announced that he has accepted a buyout from the newspaper.

Rick Telander Says Goodbye to the Sun-Times—but Not to the Storytelling John Howell / Rick Telander Episode

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Also Worth A Look…

• ‘Give me liberty or give me death’ turns 250. Here’s what it meant in 1775 - President Trump is celebrating by talking to King Charles about re-joining the British empire… (Yes, really)

• T-Shirt That Monitors Vital Signs After Surgery Lets Patients Leave Hospital Sooner - I still like my “Titanic Swim Team” t-shirt better

• Tuberculosis Is Making a Comeback - Who had “Consumption Comeback” on their 2025 Bingo card? If only there was some easy thing people could do to avoid getting Tuberculosis

• Four-Year-old is Ecstatic to Receive Reply to His Message in a Bottle–and Wonders if He has to Send Another Bottle Back - Yes… we should all be communicating through bottles now. See you in Hell, internet

• One-of-a-Kind Baseball Card Sells for $1.1M - Paul Skenes should have done the funniest thing and bought it himself

• OpenAI and MIT Media Lab study emotional impact of ChatGPT usage - Makes sense. If you had someone around you, then you’d ask them your random question about Gates McFadden’s role in the movie Labyrinth and you wouldn’t have to use ChatGPT

• United pilot attacked ‘constipated’ passenger and had him arrested for hogging the bathroom, lawsuit says - When you gotta go, you gotta go

• Library book back in circulation after being 98 years overdue - Imagine being on that waitlist this whole time

• 63-Year-Old Woman Thought She Was in Online Relationship with Enrique Iglesias - Enqique Iglesias is probably not going to be asking you for money

• Couple breaks record for longest living marriage - After 84 years, he’s hoping to one day win an argument

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