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Ken Burns’s new three-part documentary shows why it’s not too late for us to learn from the great naturalist

 

Source: ‘His perspective is so relevant’: the A-listers bringing Henry David Thoreau back to screen

His new book, about the mystery of consciousness, strengthens the case that technology will never truly replicate humans.

Source: Michael Pollan Punctures the AI Bubble – The Atlantic

After selling my six-bedroom house for a one-bedroom apartment and trading my Mercedes for a used Honda, I discovered that the secret to happiness at 64 had nothing to do with the meditation apps or gratitude journals everyone recommends—it was something far more uncomfortable and infinitely more powerful.

Source: I spent forty years chasing promotions and bigger houses, retired at 62, and then spent two years unlearning everything I thought mattered — now at 65, I’m happier than I’ve ever been, but not for the reasons anyone would guess

An international team proposes replacing Hockett’s feature checklist with a model of language as a dynamic, multimodal, and socially evolving system.

Source: The End of Language As We Know It? Scientists Challenge 60 Years of Linguistic Research

A new study can’t prove causation, but suggests these ancient water sources may be shielded from harmful environmental pollutants that cause disease.

Source: Ancient Drinking Water Could Protect Against Parkinson’s Disease, With Newer Groundwater Linked To 62 Percent Higher Risk Vs. Glacial Aquifers | IFLScience

 

Company will halt production of controversial paraquat weed killer by end of June as it faces thousands of lawsuits

Source: Syngenta says it will stop making pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease | Herbicides | The Guardian

Many billionaires have kowtowed to the President lately. That’s what makes Dario Amodei’s refusal to cave so stunning — and may be behind Claude’s surge at the App Store.

Source: Why These Anthropic Cofounders Are So Willing To Stand Up To Trump

Research found that participants who were experts in this pastime showed “differences in both brain structure and brain activity.”

Source: Study Suggests Birdwatching May Protect Brain Health | HuffPost Life

 

As Americans embrace ‘alternative’ remedies, people online joke that they’re ‘Chinamaxxing’ their wellness routines

Source: Gen Z flocks to Chinese medicine as trust in US health system plummets: ‘It’s so personalized to being human’ | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian