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Rewarding only 'interesting' answers worked out so well in Psychology, let's stick with it when training LLMs. https://theconversation.com/why-openais-…

https://theconversation.com/its-a-complicated-time-to-be-a-white-southerner-and-their-views-on-race-reflect-that-261454?utm_medium=article_native_share&utm…

‘It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner’ − and their views on race reflect that
How do white Southerners think about their racial status in a world that is scrutinizing white advantages? Researchers found people across the political spectrum grappling with what being white means.

The troubling relevance of Woody Guthrie’s new album, released 58 years after his death https://theconversation.com/the-troubling-relevance-of-woody-guthries-new-album-released-58-years-after-his-death-267240

The troubling relevance of Woody Guthrie’s new album, released 58 years after his death
In his lyrics, the folksinger and herald of US postwar social struggles described his era. In some ways, it resembles our own.

Gen Z protests brought about change in Nepal via the powers—and perils—of social media
https://theconversation.com/gen-z-protests-brought-about-change-in-nepal-via-the-powers-and-perils-of-social-media-265365

Gen Z protests brought about change in Nepal via the powers — and perils — of social media
Social media plays a major role in empowering youth as it did in the recent Gen Z protests in Nepal. But its role in protest movements can also be problematic.

"The Australian government argued ...it shouldn’t be bound by the best available science as a legal standard. " 🤔
https://theconversation.com/federal-court-rules-australia…

Federal Court rules Australian government doesn’t have a duty of care to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change
Two Traditional Owners from the Torres Strait Islands who took the Australian government to court over climate-related harms have lost their case.

Trump's answer to numbers he doesn't like: Change them or throw them away (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/14/trump-data-misinformation/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzU1MTQ0MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzU2NTI2Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NTUxNDQwMDAsImp0aSI6Ijk5NmY5MTRiLTVkN2EtNGJmMS1iMzY5LTQwOTJjYWY4NTljYSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI1LzA4LzE0L3RydW1wLWRhdGEtbWlzaW5mb3JtYXRpb24vIn0.TcNvHiGgi4lHtEbtNmQWn8bKCVtXtg-a0vmfEoRQWW4&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/250814/p77#a250814p77

Image reconstruction with the #JWST Interferometer / AMIGO - a Data-Driven Calibration of the JWST Interferometer: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.10924 / https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09806 -> How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away: https://theconversation.com/how-we-sharpened-the-james-webb-telescopes-vision-from-a-million-kilometres-away-262510 -> thread https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminpope.bsky.social/post/3m34san6dd22m

Worried about turning 60? Science says that’s when many of us actually peak https://theconversation.com/worried-about-turning-60-science-says-thats-when-many-of-us-actually-peak-267215
Well, this is fucking go…

Worried about turning 60? Science says that’s when many of us actually peak
Perhaps it’s time we stopped treating midlife as a countdown and started recognising it as a peak.

Elon Musk's SpaceX Most Likely Doesn't Pay Taxes (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/technology/spacex-musk-government-contracts-taxes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eU8.9WcD.59w0dEg3_0tz&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250815/p13#a250815p13

China Wants Foreign Scientists. The Public Says No, Thanks. (Vivian Wang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/world/asia/china-stem-visa-racist-backlash.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk8.8jAC.tCnvMXWsZM9c&smid=re-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/251015/p6#a251015p6