Daily Archives: April 23, 2025

Magazines, Research, Science

Nature Magazine – April 24, 2025 Research Preview

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Volume 640 Issue 8060

NATURE MAGAZINE (April 23, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Spatial Awareness’ – AI-powered profiling of immune-cell distribution reveals risk of liver cancer recurring…

Mystery of medieval manuscripts revealed by ancient DNA

Biomolecular analysis shows that unusual book coverings are made of sealskin, hinting at far-flung trade networks.

Print, melt, repeat: 3D-printing formula yields sturdy objects time after time

Complex shapes made of a specially formulated resin are easily recycled into other, equally durable objects.

Roses are red — but their ancestors were yellow

A genomic analysis of 84 species in the genus Rosa traces the evolutionary history of the beloved flower.

Liquids in a glass recover a graceful shape even after being shaken

Oil and water contained in a cylinder with magnetic nickel particles form the shape of a Grecian urn.

Culture, Foreign Affairs, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

The New Republic ———- May 2025 Preview

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THE NEW REPUBLIC MAGAZINE (April 23, 2025): The latest issue features ‘How the Radical Right Captured The Culture’…

Who Were Those Gullible People Who Believed Donald Trump’s Bullsh*t?

His campaign promises, from peace in Ukraine to “beautiful” tariffs, were truly unbelievable. And yet, somehow, many people believed him.

Will Trump Finally Kill the Bretton Woods System?

For better and often for worse, the U.S.-led IMF and World Bank have dominated the post–World War II international economy. Project 2025 and the Trump administration could change that.

Magazines, Research, Reviews, Science, Technology

MIT Technology Review – May/June 2025 Preview

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MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW (April 23, 2025): The Creativity Issue features Defining creativity in the Age of AI: Meet the artists, musicians, composers, and architects exploring productive ways to collaborate with the now ubiquitous technology. Plus: Debunking the myth of creativity, asteroid-deflecting nukes, bitcoin-powered hot tubs, and a new way to detect bird flu.

How AI can help supercharge creativity

Forget one-click creativity. These artists and musicians are finding new ways to make art using AI, by injecting friction, challenge, and serendipity into the process.

How creativity became the reigning value of our time

In “The Cult of Creativity,” Samuel Franklin excavates the surprisingly recent history of an idea, an ideal, and an ideology.

AI is coming for music, too

New diffusion AI models that make songs from scratch are complicating our definitions of authorship and human creativity.

Arts & Literature, Books, Magazines, Opinion, Poetry, Reviews

Times Literary Supplement – April 25, 2025 Preview

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TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (April 23, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The Blakean Spark’ – The artist’s ‘Imaginative Eye’…

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The New York Times – Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Under Hegseth, Chaos Prevails at the Pentagon

The defense secretary’s inner circle is in disarray, and distrust is growing among civil servants and senior military officials.

Francis’ Death Silences a Voice for the Voiceless

As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Who can play that role now?

He Was a Prophet of Space Travel. His Ashes Were Found in a Basement.

During his life, Willy Ley predicted the dawn of the Space Age with remarkable accuracy. How did his remains end up forgotten in a co-op on the Upper West Side?