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CultureIn Bristol, a Wooden Temple Tolls for the Extinct
Outside the University of Bristol's chemistry building stands a structure that looks like two giant palms pressed together in prayer, built from spiralling wood and dichroic glass. Inside, a bell rings up to 200 times a day, each toll marking an estimated species lost to extinction somewhere on Earth that day.
CultureHow the Buddha Became a Christian Saint (Twice)
A widely shared piece traces how the life story of the Buddha slipped into Christian hagiography, producing two sainted figures whose biographies are, on close inspection, the Buddha wearing a halo.
CultureWhite House Quietly Pulls Its 'Build the Wall' Tetris Clone
Days after unveiling an official 'arcade' page, the White House removed a Tetris ripoff titled 'Build the Wall,' which asked players to stack blocks to stop a 'zombie border siege.' The Tetris Company had already said it was reviewing the matter.
CultureOpenAI is putting ChatGPT into journalism schools
OpenAI is expanding its journalism initiatives by providing more than 400 ChatGPT Edu subscriptions to students and faculty at CUNY's Newmark J-School and Northwestern's Medill School.