Michael Pollan is the author of A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness. Christopher Michel/Penguin Random House Christopher Michel/Penguin Random House What is consciousness? After writing a book about how using psychedelics in
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Wall Street leaders met at President Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club to discuss finance and technology. NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Reuters reporter Michelle Conlin about the event. Sponsor Message
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at the Los Angeles Superior Court ahead of the social media trial tasked to determine whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify Wednesday in a major lawsuit against social media companies that claims their products are defective and harmful to children. Nic Coury/Associated Press Nic Coury/Associated Press Meta CEO
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Singer Charlie Puth performs the national anthem ahead of this year’s Super Bowl on Feb. 8. One prediction market trader made thousands of dollars by listening to a rehearsal of the event and
The Chinese AI company DeepSeek shocked markets last year with a high-quality, low-cost model. It’s now become clearer that China and the U.S. are running two different AI races. Sponsor Message
