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Amazon quietly reduces free shipping minimum back to $35/order for non-Prime members
Facing new competition from Walmart’s free shipping program, Amazon has reverted to a minimum order of $35 for people who aren’t member...
Why a superintelligent AI might end all life of purely moral reasons
There have been many arguments made about how a super intelligent AI might be a catastrophe for the human race more profound than a nuclear ...
Why university libraries are tossing millions of books
Struggling to keep up with the increasing digitization of academia, libraries are purging older volumes to make way for study spaces and...
A petition to call Australia’s currency ‘the Dollarydoo’ has 50,000 signatures
Measure inspired by 1995 episode of ‘The Simpsons’ Here’s an upside-down approach to monetary stimulus. A petition to change the n...
India unveils $2.5 billion plan to electrify all households by end 2018
NEW DELHI - India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a $2.5 billion project to electrify all of the country’s households by the end...
Power of the mind? Scientists suggest reading novels helps encourage EMPATHY
READING novels could encourage empathy by helping people form ideas about others' emotions, suggests research. It has been previ...
People are dying because we misunderstand how those with addiction think
A philosopher explains why addiction isn’t a moral failure. he American opioid epidemic claimed 42,300 lives in 2016 alone. While ...
