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President Trump Arrives in China for a State Visit - YouTube Added: May 13, 2026
President Trump Arrives in China for a State Visit
Site: YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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THIS WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING
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HANTAVIRUS IS SPREADINGBecome A Memberhttp://youtube.com/timcastnews/joinThe Green Room - https://rumble.com/playlists/aa56qw_g-j0BUY CAST BREW COFFEE TO FIG...
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Advice for Kids, Including Those in Families Overseas | by Avi Loeb | May, 2026 | Medium Added: May 13, 2026
Advice for Kids, Including Those in Families Overseas
Site: Medium
Today, I had received the following unusual request:
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Bill Maher Wrong about Socialism: Big Difference Between Government Assistance and Control | National Review Added: May 13, 2026
Bill Maher Wrong about Socialism: Big Difference Between Government Assistance and Control | National Review
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Zohran Mamdani's unbelievably dishonest budget Added: May 13, 2026
Zohran Mamdani’s unbelievably dishonest NYC budget
Site: New York Post
Mayor Mamdani spiked the ball Tuesday, as the Big Apple’s budget crunch seemed to go away as it quickly as it had appeared.
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New Cosmic Evidence Could Soon Rewrite A 100-Year-Old Assumption About The Universe
Added: May 13, 2026New Cosmic Evidence Could Soon Rewrite A 100-Year-Old Assumption About The Universe
Site: The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel
A new planetary study suggests Uranus and Neptune may contain massive rocky outer layers, challenging decades of assumptions about the solar system’s “ice giants.”
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Trump in Beijing for high-stakes Xi summit to test US strength on trade, peace | Live Updates from Fox News Digital Added: May 13, 2026
Trump, Xi make remarks at state banquet on day two of critical China visit
Site: Fox News
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping both laud the importance of the U.S.-China relationship during a state banquet on the second day of Trump's high-stakes China visit.
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Altman forced to confront claims at OpenAI trial that he's a prolific liar - Ars Technica
Added: May 13, 2026Altman forced to confront claims at OpenAI trial that he's a prolific liar
Site: Ars Technica
Very painful": Altman relives his Muskian reaction to losing control over OpenAI.
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SpaceX unveils sweeping Starship V3 upgrades ahead of May 19 launch
Added: May 13, 2026SpaceX unveils sweeping Starship V3 upgrades ahead of May 19 launch
Site: TESLARATI
SpaceX has unveiled sweeping upgrades to its Starship v3 rocket ahead of the upcoming May 19 launch.
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How the Bird Eye Was Pushed to an Evolutionary Extreme | Quanta Magazine
Added: May 13, 2026How the Bird Eye Was Pushed to an Evolutionary Extreme | Quanta Magazine
Site: Quanta Magazine
The bird retina is one of the most energetically expensive tissues in the animal kingdom, yet it doesn’t use the energy advantage of oxygen. New research finally explains how this is possible.
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Quote of the day by Confucius: ‘Study the past if you would…’ | Today News
Added: May 13, 2026Quote of the day by Confucius: ‘Study the past if you would…’ | Today News
Site: mint
Confucius, born Kong Qiu in 551 BCE in the state of Lu, in present-day Shandong, China, became one of the most influential teachers and moral philosophers in world history
Confucius, born Kong Qiu in 551 BCE in the state of Lu, in present-day Shandong, China, became one of the most influential teachers and moral philosophers in world history. He lived during the Spring and Autumn period, a time of political disorder, and developed teachings around ethics, education, social harmony, ritual, responsibility, and moral leadership. Britannica describes Confucius as China’s most famous teacher and notes that he helped make education broadly available while shaping the ethical and social standards later known as Confucianism.“Study the past if you would define the future.”— ConfuciusThis exact wording is widely attributed to Confucius, though it often appears in another version as “Study the past, if you would divine the future.” A closely related and better-sourced idea appears in The Analects 2.11: “Reviewing the old as a means of realizing the new — such a person can be considered a teacher.”Meaning of the QuoteConfucius’s quote is a lesson in strategic memory. In business, studying the past does not mean becoming trapped by old methods. It means understanding patterns: what worked, what failed, what customers rewarded, what teams resisted, and which decisions created long-term trust.The quote also challenges leaders who chase every new trend without historical context. A company adopting AI, launching a new product, entering a market, or redesigning its content strategy should ask: What similar shifts have we seen before? What mistakes did others make? Which assumptions proved wrong? The past becomes useful when it is studied as evidence, not nostalgia.For leaders, this is about foresight. The future is never fully predictable, but it is rarely disconnected from what came before. Strong leaders use history to identify cycles, avoid repeated errors, and make better bets about what comes next.Why This Quote ResonatesThis quote resonates strongly in today’s AI-led business environment because companies are moving fast, but not always learning deeply. McKinsey’s 2025 global AI survey found that 88% of organisations reported regular AI use in at least one business function, yet most had not scaled the technology across the enterprise.That makes Confucius’s lesson highly practical. Leaders should not treat AI adoption as a completely new problem with no precedent. The past offers warnings from earlier transformation waves: digital publishing, mobile-first design, cloud migration, automation, social media, and platform dependency. In every case, companies that understood user behaviour, governance, training, and workflow change performed better than those that only bought tools.The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 also says employers expect 39% of key job skills to change by 2030, making continuous learning, upskilling, and reskilling central to future readiness. Confucius’s quote is therefore not only about history; it is about learning discipline. To define the future, leaders must know what the past has already taught them.“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”— ConfuciusThis teaching is commonly linked to The Analects 2.15 and reinforces Confucius’s belief that learning must be joined with reflection. One translation records it as: “To study without thinking is futile. To think without studying is dangerous.”Together, both quotes create a complete leadership lesson. The first says leaders should study the past before trying to shape the future. The second says study alone is not enough; leaders must think critically about what they learn.In business terms, this means historical data, case studies, trend reports, and old performance reviews should not be copied blindly. They should be interpreted. The best leaders ask what still applies, what has changed, and what must be adapted for the next cycle.How You Can Implement ThisReview past performance before planning: Before launching a new campaign, product, or strategy, study at least three previous attempts and identify what worked, failed, and repeated.Create a lessons-learned archive: Maintain a shared document of major wins, failures, assumptions, outcomes, and decisions so the organisation does not keep relearning the same lessons.Use history in forecasting: When setting future targets, compare against previous cycles, seasonality, market shifts, competitor moves, and user behaviour patterns.Audit old mistakes before adopting new tools: Before scaling AI, automation, or a new workflow, review past tech rollouts and identify where training, ownership, governance, or adoption failed.Separate timeless principles from outdated tactics: Keep the principles that still matter — trust, quality, speed, customer understanding — but update the formats, tools, and execution methods.Build a pre-mortem habit: Before starting a major project, ask: “Where have similar efforts failed before, and how can we prevent those mistakes this time?”“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”— George SantayanaSantayana’s famous line extends the Confucian lesson into modern leadership: memory is not passive; it is preventive intelligence. Confucius reminds leaders that the future is not built by novelty alone. It is built by those who can study what came before, understand what is changing, and act with wiser judgement.
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A warning from the U.K. for America’s political class Added: May 13, 2026
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Your new GPU is running at half speed because of one BIOS setting you've never heard of
Added: May 13, 2026Your new GPU is running at half speed because of one BIOS setting you've never heard of
Site: MakeUseOf
Is your GPU not running at its advertised speed? This BIOS setting could be holding it back.
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2026 CHANGES EVERYTHING FOREVER
Site: YouTube
Trump Scores MASSIVE WIN In Midterm WarBUY CAST BREW COFFEE TO SUPPORT THE SHOW - https://castbrew.com/Become A Member And Protect Our Work at http://www.tim...
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It’s been a wondrous journey with this absolutely magical cat! #rescuecat #funnycats #kittens
Site: YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Gosh I love a good love story #davethecat #orangecat #funnycats
Site: YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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katnewquist (@katnewquist) | Tiktok profile | Beacons Added: May 13, 2026
katnewquist (@katnewquist) | Tiktok profile | Beacons
Site: Beacons
Writer Voice Actor Storyteller PO Box 18868 Boulder, CO 80308 INQUIRIES: info@indooroutdoorkat.org. Email signup available.
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Tell me about China's Jiuzhang 4.0 quantum computing record and its performance compared to supercomputers. - Google Search Added: May 13, 2026
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LiteRT-LM Overview | Google AI Edge | Google AI for Developers
Added: May 13, 2026LiteRT-LM Overview | Google AI Edge | Google AI for Developers
Site: Google AI for Developers
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PYMNTS | Google Breaks AI Out of the Chat Window
Added: May 13, 2026Google Breaks AI Out of the Chat Window | PYMNTS.com
Site: PYMNTS.com
The mouse pointer hasn’t changed much since 1984. Google DeepMind thinks that’s the problem. For most of computing history, the pointer has tracked where
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Accidentally Pulled Up a 29-Pound Mars Rock That Held It Hostage for Nearly a Week
Added: May 13, 2026
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Accidentally Pulled Up a 29-Pound Mars Rock That Held It Hostage for Nearly a Week
Site: The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel
Thirteen years on Mars, and nothing had stopped Curiosity quite like this.
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The Earth may have been “fertilizing” the Moon for billions of years, and one study suggests that the magnetic field may have acted as a highway for key elements
Added: May 13, 2026The Earth may have been “fertilizing” the Moon for billions of years, and one study suggests that the magnetic field may have acted as a highway for key elements
Site: ECOticias.com
Scientists say Earth may have been sending pieces of its atmosphere to the Moon for billions of years
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Spencer Pratt ad brilliantly trolls LA’s lefty leaders with hilarious City Hall stunt
Site: California Post
Spencer Pratt viral “Basura” trucks circle LA City Hall targeting Karen Bass as mayoral race explodes online
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Only 2% Of Humans Have Green Eyes—An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why
Added: May 13, 2026Only 2% Of Humans Have Green Eyes—An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why
Site: Forbes
For most of human history, green eyes didn’t exist. Understanding why they do now means rethinking what we know about evolution itself.
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I tried Google's AI mouse pointer. It's not magic yet | PCWorld
Added: May 13, 2026I tried Google's AI mouse pointer. It's not magic yet
Site: PCWorld
The Gemini-powered AI pointer coming to Googlebooks this fall is available to try now, but patience is required.
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Sweden’s Capitalist Turn Leaves Democratic Socialists Behind | National Review
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Elon Musk on X: "True" / X Added: May 13, 2026
Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Research suggests the feeling that time speeds up with age can be shaped by fewer temporal landmarks — the small disruptions to routine that give the brain something worth remembering
Site: Space Daily
Almost everyone over thirty has had the same disorienting thought. The year is ending again. The summer is gone. The decade just turned over and somehow nothing about the calendar feels like it lines up with how much actually happened. Time, the inner monologue insists, is moving faster than it used to. The unsettling part […]
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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How to Run LTX 2.3 on an 8GB GPU Without OOM Errors
Added: May 13, 2026How to Run LTX 2.3 on an 8GB GPU Without OOM Errors
Site: AI Study Now | Tested ComfyUI Workflows & Local AI Guides
Discover tips for optimizing content with GEO + E-E-A-T standards to improve online visibility and credibility.
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President Trump Participates in a Greeting with the President of the People's Republic of China
Site: YouTube
Beijing, China
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Vice President JD Vance’s Press Conference on Anti-Fraud Initiatives
Site: YouTube
The White House
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President Trump Participates in a Rose Garden Club Dinner
Site: YouTube
The White House
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Trump’s Iran War Message Ignores Americans’ Economic Pain | National Review
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Russia is building engines for interstellar travel while nearly two-thirds of rural households still have no indoor plumbing — and that gap says something important about how space programs actually get funded
Site: Space Daily
In February 2026, Rosatom announced a prototype plasma rocket engine that its scientists claim could reduce the travel time to Mars from eight months to thirty days. The engine, built at a dedicated facility in Troitsk and tested inside a fourteen-metre vacuum chamber designed to simulate deep space, uses electromagnetic fields to ionise hydrogen into […]
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The Untold Story of the Declaration of Independence | Victor Davis Hanson
Site: YouTube
It’s a miracle the Declaration survived 250 years. It was rolled through battlefields during the Revolutionary War, nearly destroyed when the British burned ...
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ComfyUI LTX 2.3 v1.1: The 8GB Low VRAM Workflow (OOM Fix)
Site: YouTube
Do you want to run ComfyUI LTX 2.3 on low VRAM? In this tutorial, I show you the exact 8GB VRAM workflow to generate AI video without Out of Memory crashes.D...
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Deep Down, Space Might Have Only One Dimension -- and this would solve a BIG problem
Site: YouTube
🌏 Get Exclusive NordVPN 2Y deal + 4 months extra here → https://nordvpn.com/sabine It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌️Physicists have...
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AI Will Hit a Wall in 2026, if nothing changes.
Site: YouTube
Free GenSpark credits if you register here → http://www.genspark.ai/?utm_source=yt&utm_campaign=SabineHossenfelder #Genspark #WorkWithGensparkCurrent AI tec...
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These Reactors Solve The Nuclear Safety Problem
Site: YouTube
Take back your personal data with Incogni! Use code Sabine at the link below and get 60% off annual plans: https://incogni.com/sabineGenerating electricity v...
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Quantum breakthrough could revolutionize teleportation and computing | ScienceDaily Added: May 13, 2026
Quantum breakthrough could revolutionize teleportation and computing
Site: ScienceDaily
Scientists in Japan have developed a new way to instantly detect elusive quantum “W states,” a major milestone for quantum technology. The breakthrough could help unlock faster quantum communication, teleportation, and powerful new computing systems.
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AOC Could Turn Back the Blue Wave - WSJ Added: May 13, 2026
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Controversy over AOC's refusal to work with MTG Added: May 13, 2026
**Glenn Greenwald slams AOC as ‘unprincipled, craven, partisan apparatchik’ **
Site: The Hill
Clearly Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endeared herself to a certain element of the progressive left. But is she really the most viable and popular potential leftist candidate for 2028?
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has been back in the headlines after engaging in interviews with comedian Ilana Glazer and Democratic political operative David Axelrod, in which she revealed more of her worldview. Unsurprisingly, it’s a far-left worldview, and one that a great many Americans will — and should — object to. But I want to especially highlight some harsh criticism she reserved for Republican former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. One might expect AOC to find some common cause with MTG, now a fairly heretical MAGA Republican. MTG has broken with President Trump on any number of issues, including ones supposedly near and dear to the left’s heart. She has criticized Israel in no uncertain terms, lamented the suffering of the people in Gaza, and actually voted to cut off support for foreign wars. Yet here was how AOC responded to a question about whether she would work with MTG. Wow. MTG countered that AOC “refused to vote for my amendment to strip funding for Israel. She can run her mouth all she wants but votes are the only thing that matters, not a bunch of words and nasty name calling.” AOC’s stance also drew criticism from Glenn Greenwald, an eclectic leftist who is absolutely against the Democratic establishment and the Trump administration on foreign policy hawkishness. Greenwald wrote on Substack that AOC is “an unprincipled, craven, partisan apparatchik.” Greenwald continues: “Anyone who is actually serious and genuine in their purported anti-war convictions and in their determination to end U.S. financing of Israel — as opposed to someone who likes to parade as such for self-esteem, branding benefits, and admiration — would immediately and eagerly work with anyone to build a majority against these destructive war-promoting and militaristic policies. But AOC made a point of announcing that she would never work with MTG on issues relating to Israel and war, despite the fact, or, more so, because of it, that MTG has displayed more courage and principle on that issue than AOC ever would.” “AOC lied to protect her party’s leaders as they financed Israel’s war, whereas MTG loudly denounced her party’s leaders as they continue to do so, being forced out of Congress as a result, the same risk taken by Rep. Thomas Massie.” Indeed, those who put principle over politics in the Republican Party may soon find themselves entirely homeless. MTG has exited Congress, and Trump is working furiously to primary Massie. But AOC, on the other hand, is clearly keeping her options open. After all, she’d like to be president. When asked about her ambitions, she said this. She also made a remark about the American Revolution being a revolution against the billionaire class, which emphatically it is not — it was a rebellion against the government due to excessive taxation, which is something AOC favors. But I digress. Look, clearly AOC has endeared herself to a certain element of the progressive left. There are big progressive accounts who are dedicated boosters of hers, like Mehdi Hasan, who is constantly white-knighting AOC. He wrote in response to this controversy: “The number of lies being told about @aoc - her politics, her views, her record - on this website this weekend is insane. Some self-proclaimed leftists want to undermine and taint the most viable and popular potential leftist candidate for president in 2028. Also insane.” But is she really the most viable and popular potential leftist candidate for 2028? I’m not convinced she’s more popular than Ro Khanna, someone who is a lot better at building bridges than she is. See: his work with Massie on Epstein disclosure. But rest assured, if it turns out AOC isn’t as popular as expected, when she runs in 2028, I’ll say it’s because she’s against making the tent bigger. A little friendliness goes a long way. Robby Soave is co-host of The Hill’s commentary show “Rising” and a senior editor for Reason Magazine. This column is an edited transcription of his daily commentary.
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CNN’s Harry Enten gives Democrats ‘big-time reality check’ ahead of midterm elections
Site: New York Post
Enten warned Dems that Republicans remain firmly competitive despite President Trump’s sagging poll numbers and voter frustration over rising costs.
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Quote of the Day by American writer Isaac Asimov - ‘People think of education as something they can finish’ | Today News
Added: May 13, 2026
Quote of the Day by American writer Isaac Asimov - ‘People think of education as something they can finish’ | Today News
Site: mint
Isaac Asimov emphasized that education is a lifelong journey rather than a finite process. He believed that true learning enhances personal growth and should continue beyond childhood, advocating for self-education and intellectual curiosity.
Quote of the day: “People think of education as something that they can finish. And what’s more, when they finish, it’s a rite of passage. You’re finished with school. You’re no more a child, and therefore anything that reminds you of school — reading books, having ideas, asking questions — that’s kid’s stuff. Now you’re an adult, you don’t do that sort of thing anymore…” — Issac Asimov.Isaac Asimov was a remarkably prolific American writer, biochemist, and professor who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential science fiction authors in history.What does he mean by this quote?Isaac Asimov challenged the widespread belief that education is a short-term process with a clear endpoint. He believed that genuine learning should continue throughout life. According to Asimov, viewing education as something that ends often causes people to stop exploring, reading, and questioning after reaching adulthood, which he considered a significant loss. This idea reflects Isaac Asimov’s broader belief that learning should be an ongoing source of enjoyment and personal growth rather than a burden limited to childhood or formal education. He famously argued that self-education is the truest form of education.Who was Issac Ozimov?According to reports, Isaac Asimov was born as Isaak Ozimov in Petrovichi, Russia, which was then part of the Soviet Union, around January 2, 1920. His family moved to the United States when he was still very young, and he was raised in Brooklyn, New York.He later earned a PhD in chemistry from Columbia University and went on to serve as a professor of biochemistry at Boston University.According to Britannica, Asimov was extraordinarily productive: he wrote or edited nearly 500 books across science fiction, popular science, history, literature, and more. He was a key figure in the "Golden Age" of science fiction.Isaac Asimov is widely remembered as a humanist and rationalist who strongly advocated science, logic, and lifelong intellectual curiosity. He passed away in 1992 in New York City.Issac Asimov's famous works?Among his most acclaimed works is the Foundation series, which began in 1951. The story explores the collapse of a vast galactic empire and attempts to reduce the resulting dark age through the science of “psychohistory.”His I, Robot and the broader Robot series introduced the influential Three Laws of Robotics, concepts that later shaped real-world discussions around artificial intelligence and robotics.Asimov also wrote celebrated short stories such as Nightfall, often regarded as one of the greatest sci-fi stories ever written. Another notable work, The Last Question, was considered one of Asimov’s personal favourites.Famous quotes by Issac Asimov“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”“Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.”“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”"When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent." “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
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Scientists Found a Tiny Insect Trapped in Amber Since the Dinosaur Era With a Weird Feature
Added: May 13, 2026
Scientists Found a Tiny Insect Trapped in Amber Since the Dinosaur Era With a Weird Feature
Site: The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel
Hidden inside a piece of amber dating back 125 million years, a remarkably preserved insect displayed an unusual trait that may change part of the story behind these insects’ evolution.
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China tweaks Marco Rubio's name to bypass travel ban for Trump-Xi meeting Added: May 13, 2026
China tweaks Rubio’s name to bypass travel ban for Trump-Xi meeting
Site: The Hill
China has altered the transliteration of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s name, a bureaucratic workaround that allowed him to enter the country for a high-stakes meeting between President Trump and…
China has altered the transliteration of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s name, a bureaucratic workaround that allowed him to enter the country for a high-stakes meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, according to reports. Rubio was sanctioned as a U.S. senator by the Chinese government in 2020 for criticizing Beijing’s treatment of the minority Uyghur population in the Xinjiang region and other alleged human rights abuses. The restrictions included a ban on Rubio entering the country. The sanctions might have complicated plans for Rubio to accompany Trump aboard Air Force One, but a Chinese Embassy spokesperson told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday that it would not block the secretary’s travel. "The sanctions target Mr. Rubio's words and deeds when he served as a US senator concerning China," spokesperson Liu Pengyu said. The Chinese government and official media began using a different character for “lu” to represent the first syllable of Rubio’s surname shortly after he took office last year, according to AFP. Two diplomats told the outlet that they believed the change served as a sort of linguistic loophole that allowed China to bypass its sanctions, which were imposed under the old spelling of his name. The Guardian reported that Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said she “had not noticed it but would look into it” when asked about the new transliteration last year, citing Chinese state media sources. The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment. Rubio has long been critical of China, describing the country’s communist government as the “most potent and dangerous” near-peer adversary the U.S. has ever faced in his confirmation hearing last January. He has also advocated for a strong U.S. relationship with Taiwan, a self-governing island that is expected to take a central role in this week’s highly anticipated summit. "I'm sure Taiwan will be a topic of conversation; it always is,” Rubio told reporters last week. “I think both countries understand that it is in neither one of our interests to see anything destabilizing happen in that part of the world. We don't need any destabilizing events to occur with regards to Taiwan or anywhere in the Indo-Pacific."
