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Global Study Identifies Six Universal Traits That Define ‘Cool’ People [ [link removed] ]
Interestingly, “Having a Scratch-Built Titanic Model” wasn’t on the list. I guess that must be number seven?
AI Surgical Robot Achieves Flawless Gallbladder Removal on Pig Cadavers [ [link removed] ]
Just to answer your next question, no, giving them new gallbladders didn’t improve the condition of the pig cadavers
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
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SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
A jaded morgue ship attendant, desperately searching for his lost son, uncovers a 300-year-old mystery when he revives a perfectly preserved corpse that holds the key to ending a brutal interstellar war.
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Why Trump’s Base Stays Loyal—Even When It Hurts Them [ [link removed] ]
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WITH JOHN DEMPSEY
This week on What Does It Mean?, John Dempsey talks with political scientist David McLennan on emotional politics, Medicaid cuts, and the post-Trump future of the GOP.
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Fake Stories, Real Rants, and the Rise of the Machines [ [link removed] ]
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
What happens when a legacy newspaper unknowingly fills a Sunday supplement with AI-generated gibberish? You get a public mea culpa, a media credibility crisis—and one hell of a conversation between two seasoned observers of the human condition
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Also Worth A Look…
McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot With Password ‘123456’ Leaks Millions of Job-Seekers Data [ [link removed] ] - Amazing, that’s the same combination I have on my luggage!
Children limiting own smartphone use to manage mental health, survey finds [ [link removed] ] - That probably wouldn’t be a bad idea for adults too
Hundreds of Amazon packages mistakenly shipped to woman's home for over a year: 'It's been hell' [ [link removed] ] - Where are the Porch Pirates when you need them? Birthday shopping must be terrible for her family. What do you get the woman who erroneously receives everything?
US lawmakers write to Canada to complain their wildfire smoke is spoiling summer [ [link removed] ] - What are they supposed to do about it? It’s a “wildfire.” Do they think the Canadians are enjoying it?
Elon Musk's Grok AI Becomes a Nazi Propaganda Machine [ [link removed] ] - That’s less than ideal
Ozzy Osbourne Is Now Painting With Chimps [ [link removed] ] - News headline or Mad Libs?
Van hit level crossing after 'dog chewed handbrake' [ [link removed] ] - “The dog ate my car” is definitely a new one
Botched Botox session in Florida backyard med spa leaves woman with facial paralysis: Police [ [link removed] ] - Hard to believe you can’t trust someone who was doing botox in their backyard
Michigan man wins $500,000 lottery prize due to unavailable ticket [ [link removed] ] - That worked out
Archaeologists Uncover Tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, First Ruler of Ancient Maya City Caracol [ [link removed] ] - With everything else going on in the world, can we go ahead and pass on opening up the ancient Mayan tomb?
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