It’s big enough to swallow cities, deep enough to hide skyscrapers and inside lies an ancient, thriving ‘lost world’ cut off from everything above

It’s big enough to swallow cities, deep enough to hide skyscrapers and inside lies an ancient, thriving ‘lost world’ cut off from everything above

Looking down on it from above, the world’s deepest sinkhole, Xiaozhai Tiankeng, seems to be as if somebody used an huge apple corer to gauge a bit out of the earth’s core. Steep sides give approach to a deep, darkish abyss, shaded in mist and thriller. In China’s Chongqing Municipality, locals have identified in regards…

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Quote of the day by Robin Williams: ‘All it takes is a beautiful fake smile to hide an…’ – a take on hidden struggles

Quote of the day by Robin Williams: ‘All it takes is a beautiful fake smile to hide an…’ – a take on hidden struggles

A room could be full of laughter, applause, and shiny vitality, but the particular person creating that pleasure could also be carrying a personal storm nobody else can see. Some of the funniest faces we all know have hidden the heaviest hearts. Today’s quote reminds us how simply ache can dwell behind cheerfulness, and the…

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These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models | AI (artificial intelligence)

These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models | AI (artificial intelligence)

There is an Israeli navy technique referred to as the “fog procedure”. First used in the course of the second intifada, it’s an unofficial rule that requires troopers guarding navy posts in situations of low visibility to shoot bursts of gunfire into the darkness, on the idea that an invisible risk may be lurking. It’s…

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