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welcome to my morning pages in which i discuss where Warner Bros. Acquisition takes us, and what does it mean when it comes to the concept of “taste”. Would you like to watch this piece instead of reading? Then here it comes! If you’d like to stick with reading, keep going! We see that the major names keep collapsing into larger groups. Last week, we saw the the news of Prada absorbing…

Almost everyone has heard of the benefits of green tea, but it's not widely known that it comes from the same plant as the black tea we're used to. Globally , 78% of tea consumed is black tea, while only 20% is green tea. Although this plant, which is cultivated especially in the Eastern Black Sea region of our country, originates from China and India, it has now spread to many parts…

Eleonora Gullone's book shows that there are strong links between different types of abuse. 2020 Rationalist.org — Evolution Tree content Eleonora Gullone's new book, "Animal Cruelty, Antisocial Behavior and Aggression: More Than Just Connection," published as part of the Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series, demonstrates strong empirical evidence linking different types of abuse. There is a growing belief today that there is a significant connection between how we treat animals and humans.…

2020 Rationalist.org — Evolution Tree content Entrepreneur Juan Enriquez speaks of a future where we will be able to survive in extremely harsh environments and even seize and control our memories through DNA manipulation. Imagine a world where we can design the bodies we desire. In this world, we can also create and animate the animals and plants that will live alongside us. We can alter organisms and shape them as we…

2020 Rationalist.org — Evolution Tree content If left unchecked, we could be facing a biased AI. If AI were running the world, it wouldn't be so bad. AI could make objective judgments on things we, as humans, are prone to messing up. But if we're going to give AI the reins, it has to be fair. That hasn't been the case so far. AI trained on datasets disclosed or edited by humans…

2020 Rationalist.org — Evolution Tree content In December 2019, Chinese authorities reported that a virus had spread from their country to the rest of the world. In the following months, it spread to other countries, doubling in cases within days. This virus is the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, and is commonly referred to as coronavirus. Technically, the disease is called COVID-19, and the…

2017 Rationalist.org — Evolution Tree content The brown Himalayan bear above clearly looks like a bear, but genetic analysis shows that the animal is sometimes confused with Bigfoot. The legend of the large, furry bipedal creatures called Bigfoot is rooted in bears, which are not so mysterious after all. In a Royal Society publication dated November 29, researchers reported that eight remains—fur, bones, and teeth—believed to be from Bigfoot mountain animals, actually…

2020 Rationalist.org — Evolution Tree content An inexpensive and readily available steroid prevents death by one-third among critically ill COVID-19 patients. Warning: This is not medical advice. It is an announcement of the results of a scientific study. Please do not make any decisions regarding medication without consulting your healthcare professional. Controlled and randomized studies in the UK have shown that this inexpensive and readily available steroid escape route could save the…

2020 Rationalist.org — Evolution Tree content Scientists say llamas may be able to help us beat the coronavirus. According to a new review published in the journal Cell Tuesday by an international research team, antibodies found in the blood of llamas were able to eliminate COVID infections. "This is one of the first antibodies we know of that neutralizes SARS CoV 2." Jason McLellan, one of the authors of the study at…

Scientists are calling for a ban on killer robots controlled by artificial intelligence. 2020 Rationalist.org — Evolution Tree content Should the decision to end a life be left to artificial intelligence? Killer robots are coming for all of us. Autonomous weapon systems, such as drones, could replace human soldiers on battlefields within a certain timeframe. But is it ethical for artificial intelligence to make such a decision and end a human life?…