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Tech

Effective Altruists Want to Engineer People to Sleep Less So They Can Work More

05.03.23

By Hannah Docter-Loeb
Tech

OK, WTF Is ‘Longtermism’, the Tech Elite Ideology That Led to the FTX Collapse?

11.23.22

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Tech

Sam Bankman-Fried Was Supposed to Be Different. He Wasn’t.

11.10.22

By Edward Ongweso Jr, Jordan Pearson, and Maxwell Strachan
Tech

Effective Altruism Says You Can Save the Future by Making Money

06.20.17

By Phil Torres
Entertainment

‘Effective Altruists’ Want to Be Nice in the Most Efficient Way Possible

10.06.14

By Huw Oliver

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Tech

Want a Sonos Home Theater Upgrade on a Budget? The Beam Soundbar Is Just $369.

Want better audio without having to sell a kidney? Sonos’ semi-affordable soundbar is on sale for a price that goes full-blown affordable.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
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News

Scientists Used Mushrooms To Invent a Plastic That’s Alive

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
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News

Dji Is… Happy That the White House Will Decide Next Week on Whether To Ban Its Drones?

DJI has swagger as the US government fulfills it wishes and takes a rumored imminent look into whether the Chinese company can keep operating as usual in the US.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
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News

There Are 8.2 Billion People on Earth—but There Might Actually Be Billions More

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
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Life

Rare 200-Year-Old Condom Goes on Display at Dutch Museum

A Dutch museum decided to put quite an unusual object on display in its most recent exhibit—a 19th century condom.

06.05.25

By Paige Gawley