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Alex Tabarrok of Marginal REVOLUTION published a post that appears to have garnered agreement from an unlikely source.

The United States government poisoned industrial alcohol during Prohibition to discourage illegal consumption, and this practice continues today. via The source of this content is Marginal Revolution.

Garry Kasparov reflects on his chess matches against computers, arguing that while computers have surpassed humans in pure calculation, the pursuit of true AI has been neglected. via The New York Review of Books

Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution highlights a well-written opening paragraph on the self-described practices of "scrapheap transhumanism" from someone calling themself "Lepht Anonym." via marginalrevolution

It seems the requested page from The Irish Times couldn't be found, but their homepage offers a selection of recent articles on various topics.

Steve Landsburg discusses Supreme Court Justice Scalia's letter about the legality of secession. via The Big Questions

Al Jazeera's live news updates cover the conflict in Gaza, Hurricane Milton, and US military aid to Israel. via The source of this content is Al Jazeera.

Iceland considered legislation in 2010 to become a haven for free press protections, potentially attracting publishers with strong legal protections for publication. via Reason.com

Economist Steve Landsburg uses his blog, The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics, to list five things he doesn't understand and asks for explanations.

Ten Nobel Prize winners in economics answer the question "What was the most important theoretical breakthrough?" in this blog post which links to an EconTalk interview with Edmund Phelps.

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Tyler Cowen shares Malcolm Gladwell's hypothesis that alcohol creates "myopia," narrowing focus to immediate experience rather than causing disinhibition. via Marginal Revolution

Scientists are exploring a potential new method for destroying cancer cells that uses tiny gold-plated discs to shake the cells to death. via kottke.org