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A study of ~1,500 US workers finds AI use can reduce burnout but also cause "AI brain fry", a mental fatigue from using AI tools beyond one's cognitive capacity (Harvard Business Review)
https://hbr.org/2026/03/when-using-ai-leads-to-brain-fry

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”
As firms increasingly incentivize employees to build and oversee complex teams of agents—for example, by measuring and rewarding token consumption as a proxy for performance—people are finding themselves pushed to their cognitive limits. Participants in a recent study described a “buzzing” feeling or a mental fog with difficulty focusing, slower decision-making, and headaches. The authors call this phenomenon “AI brain fry,” defined as mental fatigue from excessive use or oversight…

The Poynter Institute appoints President Neil Brown as chairman of the board, succeeding Paul Tash, who served as chairman for 20 years and is retiring (Jennifer Orsi/Poynter)
https://www.poynter.org/news-release/2026/neil-brown…

Neil Brown named new chairman of Poynter Institute Board of Trustees - Poynter
His appointment follows the retirement of Paul Tash after 20 years as chairman.

fly_larva: Drosophila larva brain (2023)
A complete synaptic map of the brain connectome of the larva of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Nodes are neurons, and edges are synaptic connections, traced individually from brain image sections using three-dimensional electron microscopy–based reconstruction. Node metadata include the neuron hempisphere, hemispherical homologue, cell type, annotations, and inferred cluster. Edge metadata include the type of interaction (`'aa'`,…

Niederbayern spielt nicht mit den Schmuddelkindern von der AfD.
#niederbayern

Kommunalwahl 2026 in Bayern: Ein Blick nach Niederbayern
Die jüngste Kommunalwahl in Bayern hat erneut gezeigt, wie vielfältig und regional unterschiedlich die politische Landschaft des Freistaats ist. Während in manchen Regionen neue Kräfte an Einfluss gewinnen, bleibt Niederbayern ein Beispiel dafür, wie stark lokale Verwurzelung, kommunale Sachpolitik und traditionelle Parteibindungen weiterhin wirken. Niederbayern setzt auf Stabilität In vielen

Amon-Ra St. Brown gives Lions rookies a scare with $40,000 prank dinner tab https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6954492/2026/01/08/amon-ra-st-brown-detroit-lions-rookie-dinner-prank/

Why Brian Flores should be on the Raiders’ head-coaching short list https://raiderramble.com/2026/01/08/why-brian-flores-should-be-on-the-raiders-head-coaching-short-list/

Is er een nieuwe 'bbb' in opkomst?
'Vakbond voor plattelandsbewoners' krijgt aandacht bij EenVandaag in een item over een bijeenkomst in Gelderland
Moet het platteland worden gered? 'Boeren hebben het gevoel dat alle problemen van Nederland op hun bord komen' | EenVandaag
#politiek #EenVandaag

Eagles WR A.J. Brown excited to see offense with new OC: 'Sometimes change is not a bad thing' https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-wr-a-j-brown-excited-to-see-offense-with-new-oc-sometimes-change-is-not-a-bad-thing

cintestinalis: Tadpole larva brain (C. intestinalis)
Entire connectivity matrix for the complete brain of a larva of Ciona intestinalis. Each directed edge represents a synaptic connection from pre-synaptic cell i to post-synaptic cell j (may not be a neuron). Edge weights represent the cumulative depth of presynaptic contacts in µm.
This network has 205 nodes and 2903 edges.
Tags: Biological, Connectome, Weighted

Ravens plan to interview Brian Flores: Why the respected DC has only one request so far

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ravens-interview-brian-flores-head-coach-search/…