16
August
2026

1.
AI has access to a vastly larger working memory than the human brain
davidepiffer.com · 483 points · 412 comments
2.
Auto-research with codex: How I achieved a 232x Faster Kernel
sankalp.bearblog.dev · 416 points · 91 comments
3.
Semaglutide linked to lower predicted dementia risk
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com · 414 points · 288 comments
4.
Working with AI feels more like leadership than coding
allen.bargi.org · 298 points · 189 comments
5.
At-home test for infected ticks could improve Lyme Disease diagnosis
www.smithsonianmag.com · 252 points · 87 comments
6.
Abdominal fat predicts heart disease risk better than BMI
www.acc.org · 245 points · 174 comments
7.
A spectre is haunting Unicode
www.dampfkraft.com · 214 points · 74 comments
8.
Super El Niño Keeps Growing as New Forecasts Reach Record Territory Ahead Winter
www.severe-weather.eu · 212 points · 108 comments
9.
A controversial Alzheimer's surgery is said to reverse symptoms
www.nature.com · 170 points · 75 comments
10.
Cultivating a state of mind where new ideas are born (2023)
www.henrikkarlsson.xyz · 154 points · 35 comments
11.
Engineers will do anything to avoid learning from history
horn.gg · 153 points · 102 comments
12.
AI in drug discovery – what it is, where we stand and the path forward
www.science.org · 133 points · 71 comments
13.
The Dutch community where people live on strips of land in a lake
www.core77.com · 121 points · 55 comments
14.
Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves
www.bbc.com · 108 points · 100 comments
15.
Cloudflare's AI Psychosis
opensauce.it · 108 points · 90 comments