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Early Word About Intel-based Handhelds Sends Intel Stock (NASDAQ:INTC) Rocketing Up

The early word out of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event in Las Vegas is having a fantastic effect on chip stock Intel ($INTC) overall. Some of the newest re...

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Jan 7 • 2:58 PM EST • Technology • tipranks.com
Dell admits that PC buyers don’t actually care about AI

AI has been a huge buzzword at Apple and other tech companies for years. But Dell just admitted that PC buyers don’t actually care about AI.

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Jan 7 • 1:45 PM EST • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Helping close Colorado school childrens’ literacy gaps

By Ellen Gelman Imagine being a high school student sitting in a room where everyone around you seems to understand texts that to you feel like a foreign language. Imagine knowing you’re smart, knowing you have ideas worth sharing, but feeling locked out because the words on the page won’t cooperate. That was Eddy’s daily […]

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Jan 7 • 2:45 AM EST • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Google Voice is about to get a powerful upgrade thanks to Gemini

Your personal note-taker is almost here

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Jan 6 • 5:46 PM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
Forget God of War, it's the perfect time for Sony Santa Monica to revive one of its best games

Now or never

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Jan 5 • 9:00 AM EST • Technology • polygon.com
How Insomnia Cookies Became A $350 Million Business — By Obsessing Over One Word

It's a powerful lesson in brand positioning, and a great way to sell cookies too.

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Jan 5 • 8:30 AM EST • Business • entrepreneur.com
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Small Business Technology News: WordPress Launches Plugin To Help Improve SEO For AI Searching

Also: AI and ecommerce predictions and how to free up 15 gigabytes in Gmail

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Jan 4 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • forbes.com
Embark CEO Confirms That If You Kill On Sight In Arc Raiders, You'll Get Matched With More Aggressive Players

Yep, as of a week ago, Arc Raiders has aggression-based matchmaking.

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Jan 3 • 10:00 AM EST • Technology • thegamer.com
Gemini in Google Keep is more powerful than I initially thought

The productivity duo I didn't know I needed

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Jan 3 • 8:30 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
My most anticipated CES 2026 announcement is about bricks, not phones

Lego's building up to CES success

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Jan 3 • 6:00 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
LSU Roster Tracker

An up-to-date tracker following LSU’s roster as the transfer portal opens—monitoring players staying, portal exits, and new additions as the Tigers take shape.

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Jan 2 • 1:25 PM EST • Sports • louisianasports.net
LG made up a new word for its next ultralight Gram laptops: 'Aerominum'

LG just announced some new Gram AI laptops ahead of CES. They are covered in a proprietary material the company has named Aerominum.

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Jan 2 • 12:23 PM EST • Technology • engadget.com
The Brand Promise That Builds Your Business

In my forthcoming book, Branding as a Cultural Force: Purpose, Responsibility, and Resonance, I provide a framework to help small companies deliver on their word.

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Jan 2 • 9:00 AM EST • Business • inc.com
Affordability and other political challenges continue into 2026

In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is vowing to govern “audaciously.”

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Jan 2 • 6:54 AM EST • Politics • wbur.org
‘I wasn’t allowed to study, but I will make sure no girl in this village hears those same words’

Health worker Naushaba Roonjho’s desire to educate has brought about the biggest local change in decades – and elders are now backing her political ambitions

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Jan 2 • 12:00 AM EST • Health • theguardian.com
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Chevy Chase says 'misunderstanding' led to 'Community' exit, insists 'I'm not racist'

Chevy Chase has reacted to new remarks about his controversial 'Community' exit and use of the N-word on set, chalking it up to a 'misunderstanding' and insisting, 'I'm not racist.'

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Jan 1 • 4:56 PM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
From budget bickering to Dolly Parton politics: How California’s Google news deal went sideways

There’s still no word on when journalists will receive money, more than a year after the deal.

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Jan 1 • 10:00 AM EST • Politics • politico.com
This YouTube Music quirk never bothered me — until I watched my partner use Spotify

I can't unsee it now

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Jan 1 • 8:30 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
I won't buy an Android phone in 2026 without this feature

The macro upgrade flagship phones ignore

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Jan 1 • 8:00 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
How financial anxiety impacts long-term health

Half of homeowners and renters can’t afford their monthly housing payments, prices are still up at the grocery store and credit card debt is at an all-time high.

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Jan 1 • 6:49 AM EST • Health • wbur.org
Assessing health and vaccine skepticism in the U.S. ahead of 2026

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood vaccination rates continued to decrease during the 2024-2025 school year, and measles cases in the U.S. in 2025 exceeded 2,000 for the first time in more than 30 years.

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Dec 31, 2025 • 6:58 AM EST • Health • wbur.org
The year in science: From a tiny T. rex to interstellar visitors

Triumphs included advances in transplanting animal organs into people, but the growing measles crisis in the U.S. indicates danger.

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Dec 31, 2025 • 6:56 AM EST • Science • wbur.org
Google Chrome's Reading Mode on Android gets a huge revamp to make it more seamless to use

This is exactly what it needed

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Dec 30, 2025 • 9:52 PM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
'Community' alum Yvette Nicole Brown speaks out amid Chevy Chase doc: 'Keep my name out of your mouth'

Yvette Nicole Brown appears to blast the upcoming Chevy Chase doc, which addresses an incident between the 'Community' stars that involved Chase allegedly saying the N-word: 'Keep my name out of your mouth.'

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Dec 30, 2025 • 3:39 PM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
Healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight

Added sugars are difficult to quickly spot because many companies use clever marketing to distract consumers, said Nicole Avena, a professor of neuroscience and psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical School and Princeton University

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Dec 30, 2025 • 3:17 PM EST • Health • pbs.org
'Community' director says Chevy Chase had 'meltdown' after N-word incident leaked

'My career is ruined!': 'Community' director Jay Chandrasekhar recalls how Chevy Chase had a 'full meltdown' on set after the alleged N-word incident leaked.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 9:01 AM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
Galaxy S26 Ultra leak hints at fixes for major camera annoyances

Samsung looks ready to fix lens flare

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Dec 30, 2025 • 6:15 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
Takeaways from Trump and Netanyahu’s meeting in Florida

President Donald Trump’s Monday meeting in Florida at Mar-a-Lago with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu generated plenty of warm words — but no clear progress in their peace plan for Gaza.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:26 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Even in its final moment, the Galaxy Watch 4 can't catch a break

Buggy update could be to blame

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Dec 29, 2025 • 4:55 PM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
New Chinese RPG Called Clair Obscur Clone Despite Long History

A new Sword and Fairy 4: Remake trailer is turning heads

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Dec 29, 2025 • 1:18 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant Breaks Ryan Seacrest’s Heart With $100,000 Loss

Did you figure out this four-word puzzle?

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Dec 29, 2025 • 11:51 AM EST • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv
'We Got Expedition-Like Genre Now' — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Fans Say Sword and Fairy 4 Remake Is a Little Too Close for Comfort

The debut trailer for Sword and Fairy 4 Remake is out in the wild — and it looks a lot like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 10:56 AM EST • Technology • ign.com
We've Got Our First Clair Obscur-like, And It's A Chinese Game Called Sword And Fairy 4: Remake

Some shots almost looks like a Clair Obscur DLC.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 6:32 AM EST • Technology • thegamer.com
Sword and Fairy 4: Remake official trailer

Publisher CubeGame and developer UP software have released the official trailer for Sword and Fairy 4: Remake, its upcoming single-player RPG remake developed on Unreal Engine 5.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 1:02 AM EST • Technology • gematsu.com
How an underrated Gboard feature fixed my biggest typing fear on Android

One small button, but a big relief

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Dec 28, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
Foods with healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight

People probably don’t know how much sugar they’re eating.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 12:49 AM EST • Health • seattletimes.com
Foods with healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight

People probably don't know how much sugar they're eating.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 12:48 AM EST • Health • newsday.com
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Business owner says deadly San Jose shooting did not happen at her store

The owner of a business in a San Jose building where a deadly shooting broke out early Friday morning is reeling from the tragedy and trying to get the word out that it didn't happen at her store.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 11:56 PM EST • Business • nbcbayarea.com
Rainbow Six Siege Is Being Hacked, As Players Are Gifted 2 Billion Credits, While Ban Logs Are Spammed With Digs At Ubisoft

Content creators urge players to stay offline until the problem has been resolved, given the extent of the breach.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 11:46 AM EST • Technology • thegamer.com
The single best Google Keep feature that turned me into a power user

Supercharged my productivity

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
How to Communicate With Your Cat, According to Science

According to researchers, one of the simplest ways to communicate with your cat requires zero words and minimal effort. Here's how.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 1:30 AM EST • Science • vice.com
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It's time to stock up on chargers

Can't go wrong with this price

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Dec 26, 2025 • 7:30 PM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
JD Vance lashes out at political commentator for calling wife racial slur

Vice President JD Vance had strong words for people who attack his wife.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 1:12 PM EST • Politics • masslive.com
From 9/11 to Trump 2.0: 25 years in politics

As the year comes to a close, we want to step back and take a longer view of the last quarter century.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 6:59 AM EST • Politics • wbur.org
The scariest word this year for workers from DC to Silicon Valley

"Efficiency" defined the 2025 job market from the federal government to Silicon Valley.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 4:30 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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PlayStation Plus Free Games Lineup For January 2026 Is Bleak

PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers may face a disappointing January 2026 lineup as new changes roll in.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Technology • screenrant.com
This open-source app lets you run any Windows app on Linux

Like a Linux Subsystem for Windows.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 10:30 AM EST • Technology • howtogeek.com
Google's Qi2 implementation is a disaster for anyone who owns an old charger

Google's Qi2 rollout breaks wireless charging for millions

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Dec 25, 2025 • 9:30 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
I refuse to use a new Android phone without installing this free app first

It fixes Android's biggest everyday usability gap

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Dec 25, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
Here's your first good look at the OnePlus Turbo

Meet the 9,000mAh battery beast

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:29 PM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
The long wait to change your Gmail address might soon be over

Ditch that cringey teenage email address

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:21 PM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
26 Totally Bonkers Language Facts We Learned In 2025 That Feel Made Up

And now I'm obsessed with the word "napkin"

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Dec 24, 2025 • 3:56 PM EST • Technology • buzzfeed.com
One year later, D&D 2024 feels like a new edition in disguise

Wizards of the Coast says it’s just a revision. After a year of books and rules changes, D&D 2024 tells a very different story.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Technology • polygon.com
Google’s AI Pro plan gets a huge year-end discount

A last-minute 50% off

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:11 PM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
A Daring Scene on Broadway This Season Has Audiences Talking, in More Ways Than One

NEW YORK (AP) — On any given evening as the lights come up on Act 2 of “Liberation,” Bess Wohl's intergenerational Broadway play about a women’s consciousness-raising group, you can hear supportive cheers of “Whoo!” and “Yeah!” — and sometimes, a round of applause. All before a single word has been ...

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:33 PM EST • Entertainment • usnews.com
Nine mental-health tips for a happier 2026

Regardless of any resolutions you may have for 2026, one thing is for sure: Everyone wants to have a happy new year.While losing weight or saving money may be great goals, the most straightforward path to happiness is caring for your mental and emotional health. A robust body of research shows that simple cognitive and behavioral strategies can reliably boost happiness and reduce stress – and they’re generally free and accessible to all.These strategies don’t have to be super time-consuming, but they do require intention: They only work if you do them.Here, psychologist Valentina Ogaryan, PhD, clinical director of the Simms/Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, shares her top tips for cultivating more calm, centeredness and happiness in the new year (or anytime):Make time for playPlay isn’t just for kids, and it’s far from frivolous. The National Institute for Play says engaging in silliness, fun and just-for-pleasure activities reduces stress and increases optimism and resilience. A recent review also found that play improves mental health.“Adults can benefit from play as much as children,” Dr. Ogaryan says, “not just as a reward, but something that helps regulate.”So go ahead and dance with your dog, build something with Legos, tell a joke, sing karaoke or do anything else that feels like fun. Don’t worry about being productive, just enjoy yourself. And, if you can, opt for more analog play, Dr. Ogaryan suggests, as a respite from our ever-more-digital world. Move your bodyWhether you dance, ski, do yoga, play pickleball, ride a bike, roller-skate, hike or lift weights, physical movement benefits overall happiness and well-being. A 2018 review study of more than 1.2 million adults in the U.S. found that doing any kind of exercise was “significantly and meaningfully associated” with better self-reported mental health.The sweet spot was 45 minutes of movement three to five times a week, but even short bursts of physical activity can boost brain health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“Movement helps support mood and regulate the nervous system,” Dr. Ogaryan says.Plus: exercise can improve sleep quality, and sleep is essential for mental health.Prioritize sleep“Sleep plays a major role in managing stress,” Dr. Ogaryan says. Research shows that lack of sufficient sleep increases the risk of various diseases, including depression.While stress can interfere with sleep, practicing good sleep hygiene can make logging ZZ’s easier. That means maintaining a consistent bedtime; keeping the bedroom cool, dark and quiet; and avoiding social media, news and stimulating shows before bed.Consume lessWe live in a consumer culture, inundated by endless streams of content and advertising everywhere we go, which makes it easy to get overstimulated.“Something really helpful for stress reduction is to simply consume less,” Dr. Ogaryan says – less news, less social media, less information, less noise, less screen time. “It’s about reducing the input,” she says.Consider setting a maximum number of news articles per day, for example, or a time limit on scrolling. Maybe even go device free for an afternoon or a whole day.Practice present-moment awarenessWith so much coming at us all the time, focusing on the here and now can make life feel more manageable, Dr. Ogaryan says: “When everything feels super overwhelming, when everything feels larger than life, let’s make our world a little bit smaller for that moment in time.”She suggests taking things one day, or even one hour, at a time. Ask yourself: What’s my next right action? Release the need to know how everything turns out and liberate yourself from having to handle everything right now. Let the future take care of itself and just focus on the current moment. Then the next one. Have a daily anchorFrom work to the daily commute to family and life responsibilities, our days can feel jam-packed. Dr. Ogaryan recommends creating a centering daily anchor that can fit into even the busiest day.Maybe it’s a 10-minute walk during your lunch break or mindfully enjoying your coffee in the morning. Let your anchor adapt to your needs each day, she says, but be intentional about using that time to ground yourself and calm your nervous system. You might even say to yourself, “I choose this walk to help me become centered,” or “My day already feels stressful, so I’m going to take the next 10 minutes to enjoy this cup of coffee, feel the warm mug in my hand and just be present.” Having an anchor won’t erase the busy-ness from your day, but it will allow you to approach it more calmly.Be kind to yourselfMost of us have a harsh inner critic in our heads who works overtime. But that critical voice only increases our stress, triggering the same fight-or-flight response as caustic words from another person.To feel happier, we need to replace that inner critic with a kinder, more compassionate voice, Dr. Ogaryan says. Studies show that self-compassion is a source of eudaimonic happiness – the kind of happiness associated with purpose and meaning in life.While our knee-jerk reaction may be to self-criticize – “How could you let it get to this point? You didn’t manage your time well and now the project is going to be late. You’re so inept.” – we fare better mentally by treating ourselves with kindness, like we would a friend. That might sound like, “You’ve got a lot on your plate, but you are capable and you’ll get it done. I believe in you.”We may think that speaking kindly to ourselves means letting ourselves off the hook, so we end up becoming lazy do-nothings. But research shows the opposite: People who are self-compassionate are more likely to try harder in the face of failure and ultimately reach their goals.You can thank your inner critic for its good intentions, but resolve to talk to yourself in a kind, compassionate voice.Connect with othersHumans are social animals built for connection. Stress can be isolating and cause us to withdraw, but connecting with others is a salve for the psyche, Dr. Ogaryan says.“We know that not all relationships are always easy, but if we can think about intentional, nourishing connection – even in really small doses – it could really help center us,” she says.Take a moment to laugh with your colleagues, hug your pet, have a conversation with a friend or smile at the barista making your coffee. A study found that even tiny interactions with casual acquaintances and strangers decreases loneliness and improves happiness and well-being.Seek supportIf you try these practices and happiness remains elusive, or if you can’t access the wherewithal to follow these tips, seek support from your physician or a therapist. Mental health conditions are among the most common health issues in the U.S. and around the world – more prevalent than diabetes or heart disease. One in five people in the U.S. experiences a mental illness each year, with depression and anxiety the most common, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.“We can all think about these tips,” Dr. Ogaryan says. “But it’s important to recognize if you’ve done everything you can and you’re still really struggling, it’s really important to seek help.”

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • uclahealth.org
The disunity of science is a feature, not a bug

Mathematical models wield miraculous power, but mistaking them for reality has trapped science in a destructive quest for a “Theory of Everything.” Physicist and philosopher Ragner Fjelland argues that this leads to bloated, Frankenstein theories kept alive by clumsy, ad-hoc amendments, which reduce rather than boost science’s power. Fjelland calls for a radical shift in our attitude: we must reorientate towards creating entirely new theories, celebrating rather than lamenting disunity and diversity in science. Science, from the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day, has more or less developed in a “reductionist” way. The fundamental assumption is that all sciences may be ordered in a hierarchy that can be represented as an upside-down pyramid. At the top we find the human sciences, and at the bottom physics. Strong (or “ontological”) reductionism maintains that all theories at one level can be completely reduced to the lower level, all the way down to theories of atoms and elementary particles, or whatever is “at the bottom.” In the end, all diversity in the world can be unified in one fundamental theory. Hence it is called a final theory, or a Theory of Everything.One of the central figures in developing the idea of a Theory of Everything is the Dutch theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft, who received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1999 for his work. He emphasizes the non-empirical status of the theory:There exists no closely resembling alternative theory. This means that any slight change brought about in the rules would make the theory unlikely or inelegant. The theory will be a "package deal": take it, or leave it. This should hold both for the local laws and for the boundary conditions.This endeavor is not new. On the contrary, it goes all the way back to the birth of Western philosophy 2,500 years ago. The Babylonians made regular astronomical observations during a period of 600 years, from 747 BCE until 150 ACE. They developed mathematical techniques to predict astronomical phenomena, but they made no attempts at explaining them. However, the Greeks developed models, both material and theoretical, to explain the observed phenomena.The best example is Plato’s late dialogue Timaeus. Here he introduces a divine craftsman, the Demiurge, who has constructed the universe according to an original plan. Plato seems to have thought that the original plan is what is actually real, while the material world is merely an imperfect realization of it. He therefore does not, in the Timaeus, reconstruct the material universe, but the original plan, which can then be used to explain the material universe.Plato’s aim in producing a theoretical model is to reconstruct the original plan. That is what he carries out in Timaeus—and some modern physicists have embarked on the same project. For example, Einstein’s basic attitude is reflected in the title of Abraham Pais’ biography: “Subtle is the Lord...,” echoing Einstein’s comment, “Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.” In an interview Einstein compared our situation to a child who enters a huge library. The child knows that someone has written the books, but he does not know the languages in which they are written. He suspects that there is a mysterious order, but he does not know what it is.___“We have all been working in what Husserl called the Galilean style; that is, we have all been making abstract mathematical models of the universe to which at least the physicists give a higher degree of reality than they accord the ordinary world of sensation.”Steven Weinberg, Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)___This Platonist view is contrary to a widespread impression of science, symbolized by the picture of the “father” of modern science, Galileo Galilei, with his telescope. According to this impression, Galileo liberated himself from the dominating metaphysics of his day—basically Aristotelian philosophy—and constructed a telescope that he directed towards the sky, showing that Jupiter has four moons. He also performed experiments with bronze balls rolling down inclined planes and found the law of freely falling bodies.However, in other cases Galileo emphasized the unreliability of our senses. It is easy to see why. He defended Copernicus’ heliocentric hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, we are not at rest at the center of the universe, but moving at a tremendous speed through space. Why don’t we observe this motion? Galileo praises Copernicus because “with reason as his guide he resolutely continued to affirm what sensible experience seemed to contradict.” In other places he directly refers to Plato. SUGGESTED VIEWING The quest for a final theory With Michio Kaku Galileo’s Platonism goes back to his early writings. In The Assayer, published as early as 1623, Galileo compared the universe to a grand book that is written in the language of mathematics, and “its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it.” Therefore, things that cannot be described by mathematics—for example, colors, smells and odors—are not real. They are merely subjective.This division into subjective and objective, advocated by Galileo and his younger contemporary René Descartes, is normally associated with a mechanistic world view, which is regarded as the opposite of Platonism. When we reduce something to, for example, molecules and atoms, we move “downwards.” In contrast, the Platonist moves “upwards,” to abstract entities. However, it only shows that when we address fundamental questions, we should be careful in applying everyday spatial metaphors like “up” and “down.”___Nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world.___The endeavor of finding a Theory of Everything has been heavily criticized. In 2006, the theoretical physicist Lee Smolin published “The Crisis in Fundamental Physics.” He argued that one of the most fundamental principles of science is that we should only regard theories as scientific if we have the possibility to show that they are false by experiments. Although he did not refer to Karl Popper, other critics have referred to Popper and argued that a theory is not scientific if it cannot be falsified (see for example Ellis & Silk 2014).These were not the first physicists to be anti-reductionists. In 1972, the journal Science published an article by the physicist Philip Anderson with the title “More Is Different.” This is the kind of article a scientist would normally write only after he has won a Nobel Prize. However, Anderson won the Nobel Prize for physics five years later, in 1977. The article is amazing, not primarily because it argues in favor of anti-reductionism in general, but because it argues for anti-reductionism within physics itself. Anderson’s conclusion was:At each stage entirely new laws, concepts, and generalizations are necessary, requiring inspiration and creativity to just as great a degree as in the previous one. Psychology is not applied biology, nor is biology applied chemistry.We may say that Plato started the “unity of science movement,” based on Euclidean geometry as the model of all knowledge. A distinguishing mark of geometry is that all possible constructions can be reduced to a few fundamental principles. We have to acknowledge that this approach has limitations. In general, we can easily model technological systems. In addition, we may construct simplified and idealized models that capture important aspects of systems, from various perspectives and for various purposes. But nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world. In a complex system, each level has its distinct, emergent, properties that are characteristic of this level. Therefore, a complex system should be investigated at different levels and from different perspectives. Instead of exclusively pursuing a scientific ideal based on the unity of science, we should acknowledge the diversity—or even the disunity—of science.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • iai.tv
NYT Strands Hints for Dec. 24, 2025

Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Technology • nytimes.com
2 culinary legends explain how to improve your baking — and your mental health

During a recent event at WBUR's CitySpace, renowned chefs Joanne Chang and Dorie Greenspan convinced me that even I could whip up beautiful holiday treats. And more surprising still, they said it might be good for me to do so.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:48 AM EST • Health • wbur.org
Vogue Business’s Top 10 Words of the Year

The terms that influenced and defined culture in 2025 across fashion, beauty, sustainability and tech.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 12:30 AM EST • Business • vogue.com
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It’s finally time to retire the word ‘podcast’

“Podcast” is becoming an outdated relic

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Dec 22, 2025 • 8:30 AM EST • Entertainment • theverge.com
It’s finally time to retire the word ‘podcast’

“Podcast” is becoming an outdated relic

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Dec 22, 2025 • 8:30 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com
I started using Gemini to create notes in Google Keep, and it's been a game-changer

Stop typing, start prompting

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
The big business stories in Hollywood with entertainment reporter John Horn

With box office revenues continuing to slump, a major studio up for sale, and the announcement that the Academy Awards will go to YouTube in 2029, this has been a tumultuous year in Hollywood.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:50 AM EST • Entertainment • wbur.org
Week 16 Instant Reactions: December Derrick Henry shows up for fantasy football, but Drake Maye has final word
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Dec 21, 2025 • 11:59 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
YouTube Music's long-awaited Now Playing redesign is nearly here

A broader rollout may not be far away

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Dec 21, 2025 • 9:31 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
5 ways Android Auto became the clear winner in the dashboard war against CarPlay

Android Auto might just be the better option for lots of drivers

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Dec 21, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
One word sums up climate politics in 2025: Greenlash

In a year shaped by Trump's return to the White House, the new administration touted "energy dominance" and protesters threw eggs at "swasticars."

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Dec 20, 2025 • 10:47 PM EST • Politics • grist.org
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Clair Obscur Is Having Its Indie Game Game Of The Year Award Stripped Away Due To AI Use

The Indie Game Awards presented the award last night, only to strip it hours later.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 3:48 PM EST • Technology • thegamer.com
One Final Fantasy card proves Magic’s Universes Beyond can tell meaningful stories

Universes Beneath: Sometimes, life isn’t Fair

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Dec 20, 2025 • 10:30 AM EST • Technology • polygon.com
8 Google Docs add-ons you didn't know existed but will change how you work

Google Docs is way more powerful than you think

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Dec 20, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
A letter from STAT's Rick Berke on a tumultuous year in health and science

A letter to readers from STAT Executive Editor Rick Berke on a tumultuous year in health and science.

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Dec 19, 2025 • 1:53 PM EST • Health • statnews.com
The science behind one of the holiday season's simplest gifts

Scented candles have sort of a bad rap as a low-effort holiday gift. But a lot goes into the process of creating them. “Making candles is actually pretty scientific,” said Ashley Rossi, the owner of Noted Candles in Hingham

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Dec 19, 2025 • 5:43 AM EST • Science • wbur.org
Fargo business owner under fire for use of “r-word” on social media

The posts were reshared by the owner of Southtown Pourhouse, Duane's Pizza, and The Windbreak.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 3:58 PM EST • Business • valleynewslive.com
DraftKings backed Healey’s political nonprofit on housing. Other funders are a mystery

DraftKings, the Boston sports-betting giant, donated $50,000 to a political advocacy group launched by Gov. Maura Healey to promote housing policies. It's a rare look at who's donating to this fund, at a time when sports gambling is getting greater scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 11:44 AM EST • Politics • wbur.org
AI companies are sick of their favorite buzzword — so they’re inventing new ones

It’s the great AGI rebrand.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com
How organized crime is impacting politics in Latin America

Chile elected far-right President José Antonio Kast after he promised to reduce crime.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 7:05 AM EST • Politics • wbur.org
Palmer Luckey told you so

When the memelord founded Anduril, defense was a dirty word in tech. Now 'ew' is 'oorah.'

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Dec 18, 2025 • 4:11 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Google Pixel 10 gets a long-overdue GPU driver upgrade

Arriving with Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1

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Dec 17, 2025 • 11:59 PM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
House Republicans vote to let Obamacare subsidies lapse

A House GOP-authored health care bill passed the chamber Wednesday night but won’t be the final word on the future of the enhanced tax credits.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 6:32 PM EST • Health • politico.com
AI Prognosis: Were experts right about their 2025 health AI ‘bingo cards’?

AI Prognosis newsletter readers weigh in on 2025 predictions about ambient scribes, antibody design, AI agents, and more.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • statnews.com
Susie Wiles offered unflattering assessments of her colleagues to Vanity Fair. In return, they showered her with praise

Of all the blunt assessments White House chief of staff Susie Wiles shared with Vanity Fair over the past year, perhaps her sharpest words were aimed at Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Francis Collins and Marc Siegel say medicine is a gift from God

“To have Christians be the group that was most resistant” to the Covid vaccine “really seems wrong here,” said former NIH Director Francis Collins.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 4:30 AM EST • Science • statnews.com
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Reflections on the State of Disc Sports (2025)

The Ultiworld Editor-in-Chief shares his thoughts on the state of the industry.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 5:48 PM EST • Sports • ultiworld.com
Baldur's Gate 3 team using genAI on its next game, but the controversial tool is 'something we are constantly discussing' says CEO

'We are neither releasing a game with any AI components, nor are we looking at trimming down teams to replace them with AI'

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Dec 16, 2025 • 5:35 PM EST • Technology • polygon.com
Entertainment Industry Humans Launch 'Creators Coalition on AI'

A group of artists and entertainment pros have formed the Creators Coalition on AI, an agnostic convening organization to address concerns.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 4:45 PM EST • Entertainment • animationmagazine.net
Google wants its AI assistant CC to replace your morning scroll

Move over, ChatGPT Pulse.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Google tests an email-based productivity assistant

Google's new email based assistant will be available to 18+ AI Pro and Ultra plan users in North America

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Dec 16, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Technology • techcrunch.com
Science Crossword: Pointing South

Play this crossword inspired by the January 2026 issue of Scientific American.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • scientificamerican.com
Words of war | Latest US politics news from The Economist

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump’s second term.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 6:56 AM EST • Politics • economist.com
Google loses its magnifying glass for a new plus mode

Another sign things are changing

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Dec 15, 2025 • 7:12 PM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
Expedition 33's Game Awards sweep fuels online drama and conspiracy theories

No amount of snarky posts or memes can undo the sincerity that helped Clair Obscur sweep in the first place.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 2:30 PM EST • Technology • polygon.com
Google is rolling out 'urgent' expressive calling for its Phone app

Works even with DND on

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Dec 15, 2025 • 1:43 PM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
Clair Obscur's new Endless Tower bosses are providing quite the challenge for returning players

Whether it's rust or because the bosses are just artificially hard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 players are reeling at the free DLC's difficulty.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 11:24 AM EST • Technology • polygon.com
Tomb Raider: Catalyst promises to be noob-friendly

"No homework required."

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Dec 15, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Technology • polygon.com
KHS science teacher Alison Klein earns prestigious national board certification

KEARNEY - Kearney Public Schools is proud to announce that Alison Klein, science teacher at Kearney High Schoo...

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Dec 15, 2025 • 8:17 AM EST • Science • centralnebraskatoday.com
Vaccines and access to health insurance: Taking stock of 2025's biggest health news

We review the biggest local headlines in health care for 2025 with WBUR senior health reporter Priyanka Dayal McCluskey and Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers' Michael Curry.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 5:49 AM EST • Health • wbur.org
Monday ‘Dawg Bites Is Kickin’ It During Awards Season

Good morning, Bulldog Nation! Here’s hoping you enjoyed a fantastic weekend in which your coach didn’t appear for an arraignment and your Athletic Director isn’t trying to explain why this sort of thing keeps happening on his watch. Sadly University of Georgia athletics has t been completely immune from crime and punishment news as word […]

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Dec 15, 2025 • 5:09 AM EST • Sports • dawgsports.com
The Shade Room (@theshaderoom)

In a recent conversation, T.I. expressed his views on the church, suggesting that it can be a business and that leaders often manipulate the word for personal gain. He emphasizes the importance of personal connection with God, stating that you don't need a middle man to hear your prayers. Explore the complexities of faith and leadership in this thought-provoking discussion.

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Dec 14, 2025 • 9:58 PM EST • Business • instagram.com
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This vaccine adviser to RFK Jr. has some choice words for his critics

MIT business professor Retsef Levi teaches about how health care decisions are made, but isn’t a doctor.

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Dec 14, 2025 • 4:00 PM EST • Health • politico.com