On Being a Human Being in the Time of Collapse (2022) [pdf]
Article URL: https://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/papers/crisis/crisis.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46644962 Points: 8 # Comments: 0...
Article URL: https://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/papers/crisis/crisis.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46644962 Points: 8 # Comments: 0...
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Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260120000333.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46709179 Points: 15 # Comments: 1...
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