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July 5, 2026
Summer · 12 entries
nautil.usThe Dangers of AI Voice ClonesAI voice-cloning technology can now duplicate voices from seconds of audio, enabling both scams and marketing manipulation. Recent research shows voices similar to our own are more persuasive, likely due to evolutionary safety signals and cognitive balance theory. Companies collecting voice data thr✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
wamu.orgFood defined social hierarchy in 1776. Here’s what was on the table.In 1776 America, food was a primary marker of social class and wealth. The gentry emulated European dining with imported ingredients and elaborate meals, while the enslaved and lower classes ate simpler fare from local sources. Founding Fathers like Jefferson and Washington used food strategically—J✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
futurism.comSomething Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Trees China Planted in a Huge WallChina's Great Green Wall—66 billion trees planted since 1978 to stop desert expansion—shows planted forests growing 66% faster in canopy density than natural forests, likely due to youth and active management. However, researchers note this advantage is temporary; natural forests remain superior for✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
sciencedaily.comQuantum mechanics once baffled scientists. Now it's changing the worldA Science perspective traces quantum mechanics from its early-20th-century paradoxes (Schrödinger's cat, Einstein's "spooky action") to today's practical technologies: lasers, microchips, quantum computing, and gravitational-wave detection. Researchers now apply quantum coherence and entanglement to✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
The Mouse Arm Side and the Coffee Side Are Both Tight
Your office wired one side of your neck on and the other side off. Marichyasana D pays the price.
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Ten Years of Practice, No Idea Why: Building the System I Couldn’t Find
For years I mistook obedience for depth. The day I started reading my practice as a system instead of a set of instructions — and started instrumenting it like one — everything I’d called discipline turned out to be drift.
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are paying a lot of money to have,”
Miller said, referencing
the current movement
against heavily processed foods.
They would also be eating more
pork, ham, bacon and sausage,
liver pudding and offal.
Tesla Will Make More from AI Than Robotaxi
July 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM by Brian Wang
NextBigFuture.com
AI data centers and compute represent a much bigger and faster-growing opportunity for Tesla than robotaxis. AI can generate $50–100 billion in annual revenue per gigawatt of power — dramatically outpacing typical robotaxi economics.
My Teaching Journey — Ashtanga Tech
I started teaching yoga because a friend of mine caught dengue fever. Ashtanga Tech — the podcast. Keep the practice, lose the guru. Michael Joel Hall on Ashtanga yoga without the authoritarianism. 🎧 Listen to the podcast: https://pub-477a42ee397942aa87e96485ef790f2c.r2.dev/podcast/ashtanga-tech/feed.rss If a stuck practice or a bad room is on your mind — text CULT to 202-816-5612.
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