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Darwin Made Me Do It: Our evolved nature provides us with the resources to live morally decent lives, even if the theory of natural selection undermines the project of moral philosophy.

Inspect JavaScript object methods and properties in the console.

AI progress has often been measured by the ability to defeat humans in zero-sum encounters (e.g. Chess or Go). Less attention has been given to human–machine cooperation. Scientists develop an algorithm that can cooperate with people and other algorithms at levels that rival human cooperation.

TIL the human brain remains half awake when sleeping in a new environment for the first time.

Machines Teaching Each Other Could Be the Biggest Exponential Trend in AI

Research published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics finds that gluten free foods (1,724 food items) contain more fat, salt & sugar than their gluten containing equivalents - with the exception of crackers. Plus, gluten free foods were 159% more expensive than regular food.

42 people hold more wealth than 3.7 billion people combined

Can’t get rid of that awful breath? Grab a flashlight and check for tonsil stones in the back of your throat. They are fairly easy to swab away with a cotton swab.

Intimidating architecture of this temple

Study of sapiosexuality suggests some people really are sexually attracted to intelligence. The study in the journal Intelligence found that most people desire a partner who is smart. Furthermore, a small percentage of them reported that they were specifically sexually aroused by intelligence.

React, Redux and JavaScript Architecture

TIL that the forbidden fruit in the Bible was not an apple. It only became known as an apple when the bible was translated into Latin in the 4th century, because the word 'Malus' means both apple and evil.

My parent's idea of frugality: there's about a dozen of these 'value' screwdrivers around their house

Laws of UX is a collection of the key maxims that designers must consider when building user interfaces.

Imperial research suggests psilocybin can help relieve the symptoms of depression, without the 'dulling' of emotions linked with antidepressants.

TIL homosexual males and females have a smaller INAH 3 (interstitial nuclei of the anterior hypothalamus) than heterosexual males and the region has been observed to have a direct influence in sexual behavior in animals

I finally found the time to refresh the look of my Windows.

Two Experiments Show Fourth Spatial Dimension Effect

From the financialindependence community on Reddit

Whale shark - by me, Harry Catsis, Bound By Design - Denver, CO.

Ingredients for life found in meteorites that crashed to Earth

The co-ordinates for my childhood home (pixelation for privacy), Mr Heggie, Dead Slow Co, Brighton

Up until recently I used to drink a lot of coffee. Now all of a sudden, an hour or two after drinking a strong cup I feel like I have low blood sugar, get very anxious, and start worrying about stuff... What is going on?

Study suggests ‘sugar coma’ is real — glucose ingestion leads to worse cognitive performance. A new double-blind, placebo-controlled study found that glucose-containing sweeteners were linked to reduced attention and response times.

How to make your tables less terrible

Feelings have names...

We may find ourselves contemplating Camus' question as to whether one should kill oneself or have a cup of coffee. Stoics and existentialists agree that meaning in life does not come from the outside; the decision is entirely ours | Skye C. Cleary and Massimo Pigliucci

This Camera's Zoom

TIL Cyrano de Bergerac, Badass in the 1600s, wrote about using rocket power to get to the Moon and talking earrings (headphones) used to educate children.

Stressed out? Try smelling your partner’s shirt. The scent of a romantic partner can help lower stress levels. Women feel calmer after being exposed to their male partner’s scent. Conversely, being exposed to a stranger’s scent had the opposite effect and raised levels of stress hormone, cortisol.