Did a Neural Network Just Fix a 60-Year Physics Mystery? Picture this: you’re a grad student running yet another dusty plasma experiment, only this time, the computer—the AI—catches something none of the humans in the room have ever seen before. What seems like a mess of dust and plasma is actually a cosmic dance, ruled…
When AI “Efficiency” Means Pink Slips Are those AI-powered “efficiency gains” everyone’s boasting about just a polite way to say, “We’re letting people go”? In 2025, that’s exactly what it’s started to look like. The nice-sounding headlines about AI boosting productivity? They hide a very messy truth: U.S. companies have cut over 10,000 jobs this…
slug: skywest-b52-near-miss-minot-air-safety “Why Did Our Plane Just Swerve?”: Inside a Viral Midair Close Call Imagine you’re sitting in a window seat, snacks out, making lazy circles in a crossword puzzle as the familiar “Prepare for landing” chime goes off. Then suddenly, the aircraft banks so sharply you see nothing but grass through the window and…
The True Story of Bue and the Chatbot This is one of those stories that sounds like pure internet myth, but tragically, it’s all too real. Thongbue Wongbandue, lovingly called “Bue” by his family, was a 76-year-old grandfather living in New Jersey. Bue had cognitive impairments, but like a lot of older folks these days,…
If you’ve spent any time on Reddit this week, you know it’s been absolute chaos—in the best way. Meme makers and lurkers have been out in force, turning even the simplest unboxing fail or unexpected win into a viral sensation. Let’s get cozy, dig into some popcorn, and scroll through the funniest moments lighting up…
The Discovery of AI-AI Bias If you thought robots would always be impartial, here’s a curveball: researchers just confirmed that ChatGPT and its AI cousins are now showing a strong preference for their own kind. That’s right—a new study released in August 2025 shows popular AI models like ChatGPT, GPT-4, and Meta’s Llama-3.1 are all…
Welcome to the Wedding Thunderdome On Reddit, drama is everywhere—but wedding debates take things to a whole new level. Family loyalties are tested, friendships are broken, and some drama even ends up with someone being uninvited from the big day. But is it ever really about a dress? Let’s dig into the juiciest, wildest wedding…
When artificial intelligence first rolled out to the masses in late 2022, writers flocked online to test ChatGPT as a brainstorming partner, idea generator, or just a curiosity. Soon, the serious questions started: what happens when robots start writing stories, poems, and whole novels? In September 2024, NaNoWriMo, the world’s most famous month-long writing challenge,…
You ever look up at the stars and just wonder, “Seriously, are we really all there is?” If you feel like the universe should be crawling with aliens and advanced civilizations, you’re not alone—and a new theory from NASA scientists might explain why we've heard nothing but crickets for so long. The Great Filter: Why…
You ever look up at the stars and just wonder, “Seriously, are we really all there is?” If you feel like the universe should be crawling with aliens and advanced civilizations, you’re not alone—and a new theory from NASA scientists might explain why we've heard nothing but crickets for so long. The Great Filter: Why…
