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Awe, curiosity over sudden, huge ‘gash’ in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains
A sudden, deep “crack” or “gash” in the Earth around Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains has left many in awe and curious about the explanation.
Philosophy will be the key that unlocks artificial intelligence — By David Deutsch | The Guardian
“AI is achievable, but it will take more than computer science and neuroscience to develop machines that think like people”
Soon We’ll Cure Diseases With a Cell, Not a Pill | Siddhartha Mukherjee | TED Talks
Current medical treatment boils down to six words: Have disease, take pill, kill something. But physician Siddhartha Mukherjee points to a future of medicine that will transform the way we heal.
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Facebook just made it easier to talk to people you’re not friends with
Chatting with strangers on Facebook just got a bit easier.
The social network is launching a new feature for Messenger called Message Requests, that makes it easier for people to receive (or ignore) messages from people they aren’t friends with.
See also: You no longer need a Facebook account to use Facebook Messenger.
Mark Zuckerberg Posts on Facebook From the ‘Incredible’ Taj Mahal
Facebook Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg has started his latest trip to India with a visit to the Taj Mahal and described the country’s most-photographed and photogenic monument as “even more stunning” than he had expected.
Mr. Zuckerberg is in the South Asian nation to deepen his social media company’s connection with the country, which is home to the largest number of Facebook users outside the U.S.
In a post from Agra, the home of the Taj Mahal in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, on his Facebook page, Mr. Zuckerberg said that he had “always wanted to see” the mausoleum, which was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his deceased wife Mumtaz Mahal in the 1600s.
