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You’re going to have strong feelings about this redesign.

Gustav Söderström has worked at Spotify for a long time; his first big project was leading the launch of its mobile app back in 2009. That makes him the perfect company leader to talk to about Spotify’s recent redesign, which introduces a visual, TikTok-like feed for discovering new content on the app’s homepage. As his boss, CEO Daniel Ek, put it last week, it’s the biggest change Spotify has undergone since we introduced mobile.

Spotify is launching a feed that will help you discover new artists, podcasts, and audiobooks.

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More than 107 million science papers have just been cataloged for the public’s use thanks to a new project called The General Index.

Typically, academic studies exist behind a paywall — locking up potentially important information not only from the public but, perhaps more importantly, from other scientists.

The General Index wants to set that information free. The index acts almost like a Google search for scientific papers, but with a twist. Only snippets of the papers are provided, so it is up to users to mine the data and make sense out of it all.

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A hidden pattern a patternist philosophy of mind by Ben Goertzel.

Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!

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Picture this: You might think that ChatGPT is a trendy new invention but what if we told you that it actually first made an appearance in a sci-fi novel?

The Algebraist by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, published in 2004, featured the idea way before it became a reality. Who knew that a book could predict the future with such accuracy? It’s almost feels like a conversation that the former Google engineer Blake Lemoine might have had with LaMDA: (Excerpts from page 381 – The Algebraist)

But, this instance is not the first of its kind, where it just goes to show that science fiction can inspire real-life innovation in ways we never thought possible. So, let’s keep an open mind and embrace the unexpected— who knows what other wild ideas might become a reality in the future?

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FallenKingdomReads’ list of 10 Classic Science Fiction Books Every Sci-Fi Fan Should Read.

Science fiction has been a popular genre since the 19th century, captivating readers with visions of the future and exploring the boundaries of what is possible. With so many incredible science fiction books to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to start. Here are ten classic science fiction books every sci-fi fan should read.

This novel follows the story of Hari Seldon, a mathematician who predicts the decline of a galactic empire and sets out to establish a foundation to preserve human knowledge and advance civilization. Asimov’s writing is full of intrigue, philosophy, and scientific concepts that will leave readers captivated.

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