702. Art, AI, Plagiarism, and State Fairs

Reviewing the article “He used AI to win a fine-arts competition. Was it cheating?” by Drew Harwell

701. Europe, Energy, Paint, and Cooling

Reviewing the state of Europe and energy along with the article, “This Ultra-White Paint May Someday Replace Air Condition”

700. Genes, Proteins, Longevity, and Calm

Reviewing the article, “Longevity Linked to Proteins That Cal Overexcited Neurons”

699. Inhumanity, Rage, Lust, and Violence

Reviewing the documentary “Woodstock 99 Trainwreck”

698. Truth, Lies, Disbelief, and Moral Codes

Reflecting on the events of the week.

697. Favor, Favors, Attachments, and Disorders

Reviewing a YouTube clip about what attachment disorder looks like in couples

696. Bitcoins, Hard Drives, Garbage Dumps, and 181 Million Dollars

Reviewing the article “The quest to find $181 million in bitcoin buried in a dump”

695. Men, Women, Sex, and Christianity

Reviewing the YouTube video, “Medieval Pleasures: What Was Sex Really Like In The Middle Ages?”

694. Accusations, Violence, Flesh, and Religious Fervor

Chatting about the events of the work

693. Hills, Moths, Assistants, and Beginnings

Reviewing the article “A wave of A.I. experts left Google, DeepMind, and Meta—and the race is on to build a new, more useful generation of digital assistants” by Jeremy Kahn