u/LogicalDirect

36.5k post karma · 129 comment karma · joined 12d ago

1. 815points
   

   A Satellite Company Tests “Sunlight As A Service” — Without Astronomers’ Knowledge (skyandtelescope.org) [Space]

   submitted 13h ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

   140 comments · source

2. 46points
   

   The em dash and ChatGPT: Em dashes on Reddit have become 10 times more popular in a few years (kissmypost.com) [Social Media]

   submitted 1h ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

   24 comments · source

3. 218points
   

   After a scandal involving a beloved artist, the brain tricks us: it reconciles a fallen artist with their adored art by rewriting our memories in 2 completely different directions. Study finds that people mentally separate creators, like Cosby, from their creations when reconstructing memories (futurity.org) [Psychology]

   submitted 11h ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/science

   68 comments · source

4. 121points
   

   Latest Drop By Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoS) Contains Contact Info For 40,000 DHS Employees (techdirt.com) [Politics]

   submitted 14h ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

   1 comments · source

5. 570points
   

   Perth puppy farmer Jia Xu Dong jailed after more than 100 dogs found in 'horrendous' conditions (abc.net.au)

   submitted 23h ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/worldnews

   39 comments · source

6. 14.7kpoints
   

   Young adults with cancer report getting dismissed by doctors (futurity.org) [Cancer]

   submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/science

   986 comments · source

7. 394points
   

   New ITEP Study: Major Corporations Paid Lowest Federal Tax Rate in Decades Following Trump Tax Cuts (itep.org) [Research Summary]

   submitted 23h ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/Economics

   32 comments · source

8. 219points

   A Kentucky man becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from AI (religionnews.com) [Artificial Intelligence]

   submitted 21h ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

   57 comments · source

9. 4,268points
   

   Anthropic illegally trained Claude with Stanford professors’ books (stanforddaily.com) [Artificial Intelligence]

   submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

   247 comments · source

10. 1,033points

    Living Alone Linked to Mortality Risk From Multiple Causes in U.S. Including Cancer; Suicide Highest (pressroom.cancer.org) [Health]

    submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/science

    61 comments · source

11. 2,479points
    

    The EPA is quietly killing its web archive (motherjones.com) [Politics]

    submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

    78 comments · source

12. 356points
    

    Meta AI Glasses Secretly Record Conversations, Class Action Lawsuit Alleges (classaction.org) [Privacy]

    submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

    14 comments · source

13. 186points
    

    Greenhouse gas levels once again reach record high (wmo.int)

    submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/worldnews

    11 comments · source

14. 84points
    

    Dead star and planetary bodies: astronomers spot unique disc of debris that foretells Solar System’s future (eso.org)

    submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/space

    1 comments · source

15. 261points
    

    Discord will soon let anyone find public server messages through search engines (discord.com) [Social Media]

    submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

    35 comments · source

16. 9,240points
    

    Police Are Increasingly Pulling People Over Because AI Deems Their Driving Patterns “Suspicious” (aclu.org) [Artificial Intelligence]

    submitted 2d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

    495 comments · source

17. 339points
    

    How Wikipedia’s Editors Keep the Online Encyclopedia Human-Written // AI-generated text is harder to spot, but that hasn’t deterred them (spectrum.ieee.org) [Artificial Intelligence]

    submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

    52 comments · source

18. 190points

    The soaring cost of shipping is lifting the price of oil for consumers (iea.org)

    submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/Economics

    20 comments · source

19. 14points

    Experts call for climate change to be declared a global health emergency, as many health impacts outpace climate action (eurekalert.org) [🌎 International News]

    submitted 1d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/NewsSource

    0 comments · source

20. 4,139points

    US drinking water could contain double the reported PFAS levels, model estimates (eurekalert.org) [Environment]

    submitted 3d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/science

    104 comments · source

21. 751points
    

    A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart. (propublica.org)

    submitted 2d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/longform

    53 comments · source

22. 1,235points
    

    Black holes can merge. But can one black hole become two? Physicists have investigated when such an extraordinary event might be possible. (sdu.dk)

    submitted 3d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/space

    59 comments · source

23. 13.5kpoints
    

    Report says 'circular financing' shows AI bubble 'primed to pop' (openmarketsinstitute.org) [Artificial Intelligence]

    submitted 3d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/technology

    1,699 comments · source

24. 561points
    

    Mother bats’ hearts beat faster at the sound of their own babies’ cries (frontiersin.org) [Animal Science]

    submitted 3d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/science

    20 comments · source

25. 281points
    

    Scientists Create Most Detailed Simulation Yet of the Early Universe (si.edu)

    submitted 3d ago by u/LogicalDirect to r/space

    6 comments · source