Recently a few Australian banks have stopped making cash available to customers. More banks are likely to follow suit, clearing the pathway toward a fully cashless society. One doesn’t have to be a rank technophobe to understand the threats an economic system…

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The Chinese dragon is one of the world’s most globally recognized monsters. Playing a major role throughout…

Rare behind-the-scenes access to the Taliban spokesman as local Afghans confront him about the failed economy and broken promises of women’s and minority rights.

With unprecedented access from Kandahar to Kabul, the Taliban’s main spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid…

George Hotz and Eliezer Yudkowsky will hash out their positions on AI safety, acceleration, and related topics.

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Niger’s military-appointed Prime Minister is visiting Chad just as the regional bloc ECOWAS pushes for a return to constitutional order.
But there has been a rise in attacks since the military took power last month – including one on Tuesday that killed…

Why do cats stretch when they see you?

Does your cat stretch whenever it sees you? Does your feline friend get all limbered up as soon as you enter the room?

In this material we’ll detail what the stretches could potentially mean and how some felines use…

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A bird's eye view on Lie theory, providing motivation for studying Lie algebras and Lie brackets in particular.

Basically, Lie groups are groups and manifolds, and thinking about them as manifolds, we know that we want…

A deep sleep is something most of us crave, but what if you were to take it literally?
That is what is on offer in a disused Victorian slate mine in north Wales.

Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Snowdonia, Wales.

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