Why playing with dogs is good for your brain
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 Playing with dogs helps people concentrate and relax, brain recordings show NBC News · Aria Bendix In a study of brain activity, walking a poodle made people more relaxed, brushing the dog improved concentration and playing with her did both.  |
 Pi Day is silly, but π itself is fascinating and universal theconversation.com · Daniel Ullman Math students everywhere will be eating pies in class this week in celebration of what is known as Pi Day, the 14th day of the 3rd month.  Many coral reefs are dying. This one is exploding with life. Vox · Benji Jones Scientists recently observed a rare phenomenon on a reef in Cambodia that left them in awe — and filled them with hope.  What happens when ChatGPT tries to solve 50,000 trolley problems? Ars Technica · Fintan Burke AI driving decisions are not quite the same as the ones humans would make. |
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 How a 19th-century portrait of Abraham Lincoln was revealed to be a fake BBC Culture · Fiona Macdonald The manipulation of images has been happening for centuries — one of the most iconic photos of Abraham Lincoln was doctored.  6 things people learned from family therapy wondermind.com · Shannon Barbour It’s not as finger-pointy as it sounds.  Our enduring fascination with criminal couples crimereads.com · Joel H. Morris From “Macbeth” to “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” we’ve always been mesmerized by the immoral romantic.  The bizarre future of Batman toys spy.com · Jason Lalljee Winnie-the-Pooh and Mickey Mouse were canaries in the copyright coal mine.  How Matt Damon became the chill cameo king of cinema gq-magazine.co.uk · Lucy Ford As an A-lister, Matt Damon has never met a role with three minutes of screen time he didn’t love.  Why are we so obsessed with musicians’ riders? Consequence · Jonah Krueger Pavement is the latest band to go viral for their hospitality requests, but they’re not the first to get caught up in social media crossfire. |
