How to worry wisely about artificial intelligence — Rapid progress in AI is arousing fear as well as excitement. How worried should you be? [The Economist]
The undertaker of missing migrants — Volunteers scour the US-Mexico border to find those who perished trying to cross. Can their work bring closure to the families left behind? [1843 Magazine]
Ukraine war: Russian warplane 'accidentally bombs own city' [BBC News]
How NATO Should Deter Vladimir Putin's Russia [Bloomberg] #Ukraine
U.N. chief calls for three-day ceasefire in Sudan — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Sudan's warring factions to observe a ceasefire over the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to allow civilians to reach safe areas as rival forces battled for a sixth day on Thursday. This report produced by Olivia Zollino. [Reuters]
Ramadan Mubarak, Guantanamo — As I mark my seventh Ramadan as a free man, I look back at the many holy months I spent in Guantanamo with mixed feelings. [AL-Jazeera News]
How Much Can Duolingo Teach Us? — The company’s founder, Luis von Ahn, believes that artificial intelligence is going to make computers better teachers than humans. [New Yorker]
All of my favorite games this year are old / The first few months of 2023 have been packed with remakes, remasters, and rereleases — and I’m not mad about it. [The Verge]
When did mass layoffs become so normal? [Vox]
SpaceX’s successful failure is a wake-up call for Starship’s timeline [TechCrunch]
How to teach kids who flip between book and screen [MIT Technology Review]
Ben Affleck says he and Matt Damon blew through the $110,000 they'd each made selling 'Good Will Hunting' and went 'broke in 6 months' [Insider]
Climate change is real. Burnout is real. — We can fight both crises the same way: by committing to address our own burnout, which will give us the energy and the wisdom to address the burnout of the planet. — By leading sustainable lives we can create a sustainable planet. #EarthDay — More of my thoughts here: https://bit.ly/3Lv7NnH #EarthDay #ClimateChange #Burnout #Energy #Sustainability [LinkedIn] #AriannaHuffington
Wrexham promoted after Paul Mullin delivers their Hollywood ending [The Guardian]
As War Rages in Sudan, Countries Angle for Advantage [New York Times]
Extreme Weather Is Nearly Universal Experience: AP-NORC Poll [Huffington Post]
Too Many Americans Are Missing Out on the Best Kitchen Gadget [The Atlantic]
Overcoming Learning Challenges, Diagnosis, and Treatments. Give Your Child the Best. [FiveThirtyEight]
Afghanistan has become a terrorism staging ground again, leak reveals [The Washington Post]
Le PS veut un « débat » à gauche sur les européennes durant l’automne — A la suite de l’insoumis Manuel Bompard qui demandait « d’ouvrir la discussion avant l’été », le socialiste Pierre Jouvet, dans une interview au « JDD », suggère aux différentes composantes de la Nupes d’établir une stratégie commune aux européennes de 2024. [Le Monde]
The Flux transparent keyboard comes with an adaptive display — Future Blink [Mashable]
Scientists Want to Use Asteroids to Search for Hidden ‘Fifth Force’ [VICE News]
Pentagon Requests $36 Million for Havana Syndrome — The new military budget would fund research as well as treatment for “anomalous health incidents.” [The Intercept_]
Is tap water safe to drink? Here’s what you really need to know. — Experts weigh in on the chemicals that can be found in drinking water, how it’s regulated, and what you can do if you’re worried about your water. [National Geographic]
Gov. Newsom sends National Guard and CHP to tackle San Francisco's fentanyl crisis [NPR]
Sacramento Kings' playoff update: Watch parties, NBA awards, and Warriors say no more cowbell [CapRadioNews]
La littérature, un produit de plus — À voir la profusion de livres qui sortent, on croit volontiers que le lecteur a le choix. Un choix en réalité fortement limité. Car si les « marques » (c’est le terme en usage) qui les publient paraissent diverses, elles appartiennent massivement à quelques grands groupes. Et les œuvres proposées s’inscrivent le plus souvent dans des cases bien identifiables par le… consommateur. [Le Monde diplomatique]
Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Is Waiting on Weapons [Foreign Policy] #Ukraine
Blundering on the Brink — The Secret History and Unlearned Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis [Foreign Affairs]
The Development of Asia’s Private Space Industry [The Diplomat]
A New Kind of Symmetry Shakes Up Physics [Quanta Magazine]
#ThrowbackThursday nous emmène au LHCf. L'expérience LHCf est composée de deux détecteurs situés le long de la ligne de faisceau du LHC, de part et d’autre de l’expérience @ATLASexperiment. #BeamTime #LHCRun3 En savoir plus: [CERN_FR]
Heads Up! Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks April 22-23 [NASA]

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