AI has torched the market for junior programmers
https://seldo.com/posts/ai-has-torched-the-market-for-junior-programmers/
https://seldo.com/posts/ai-has-torched-the-market-for-junior-programmers/
Seldo
AI has torched the market for junior programmers | Seldo.com
Junior programmers are getting destroyed by AI — down 19%, while devs over 40 thrive. Meanwhile, millions of non-developers are shipping real software without the job title. The credential market collapsed; the activity exploded. The problem: nobody's building…
GPT-5.5 Codex reasoning-token clustering may be leading to degraded performance
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/30364
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/30364
GitHub
GPT-5.5 Codex reasoning-token clustering at 516/1034/1552 may be leading to degraded performance on complex tasks · Issue #30364…
Summary I found an aggregate pattern in Codex token_count metadata: gpt-5.5 responses disproportionately land at exactly reasoning_output_tokens = 516, with additional fixed-boundary spikes around ...
New bacterial species discovered in NASA's cleanrooms
https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-025-00219-7
https://www.nature.com/articles/d44151-025-00219-7
Nature
New bacterial species discovered in NASA’s cleanrooms
Nature India - Some found to produce compounds with anticancer and antimicrobial properties.
Jellyfish can heal wounds in minutes. Scientists want their secrets
https://www.mbl.edu/news/jellyfish-can-heal-wounds-minutes-scientists-want-their-secrets
https://www.mbl.edu/news/jellyfish-can-heal-wounds-minutes-scientists-want-their-secrets
Marine Biological Laboratory
Jellyfish Can Heal Wounds in Minutes. Scientists Want Their Secrets. | Marine Biological Laboratory
A decade ago this summer, at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Jocelyn Malamy watched jellyfish cells “walk” toward each other to close a wound for the first time. An associate professor in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Chicago…
Scientists reverse brain aging, with a nasal spray
https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/04/14/scientists-reverse-brain-aging-with-a-nasal-spray/
https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/04/14/scientists-reverse-brain-aging-with-a-nasal-spray/
Texas A&M Stories
Scientists reverse brain aging, with a nasal spray – Texas A&M Stories
New therapy is turning back the clock in aging brains, healing inflammation, restoring memory and reshaping the future of brain age-related therapies.
Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams
https://writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/return-of-the-nigerian-prince-redux-beware-book-club-and-book-review-scams/
https://writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/return-of-the-nigerian-prince-redux-beware-book-club-and-book-review-scams/
Writer Beware
Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams - Writer Beware
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a rising and extremely prolific marketing scam that I’ve been able to trace back to operators in Nigeria. Using highly personalized (AI-generated) email solicitations that make it seem the sender (always with a Gmail address…
Efficacy and Safety of Psilocybin in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2846478
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2846478
University of Oxford Is Older Than the Aztec Empire and Other Facts of History
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/university-oxford-older-than-aztec-empire-other-facts-will-change-your-perspective-history-1529607/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/university-oxford-older-than-aztec-empire-other-facts-will-change-your-perspective-history-1529607/
Smithsonian Magazine
The University of Oxford Is Older Than the Aztec Empire and Other Facts That Will Change Your Perspective on History
The historical timeline you keep in your head might not be as accurate as you think
President pardons 9 for Clean Air violations for 'fixing their car'
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/trump-pardons-9-for-clean-air-violations-for-fixing-their-car/ar-AA27cSkT
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/trump-pardons-9-for-clean-air-violations-for-fixing-their-car/ar-AA27cSkT
MSN
Trump pardons 9 for Clean Air violations for 'fixing their car'
President Donald Trump pardoned 11 people, including nine Clean Air Act violators, claiming they were just "fixing their car" with defeat devices.
Reading Minds with Ultrasound: Less-Invasive Technique for Brain's Intentions (2021)
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/reading-minds-with-ultrasound-a-less-invasive-technique-to-decode-the-brains-intentions
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/reading-minds-with-ultrasound-a-less-invasive-technique-to-decode-the-brains-intentions
California Institute of Technology
Reading Minds with Ultrasound: A Less-Invasive Technique to Decode the Brain's Intentions
A new brain imaging application developed at Caltech uses ultrasound to predict intended movements before they happen
EV Batteries Are Defying Expectations After Miles
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ev-batteries-are-defying-expectations-after-hundreds-of-thousands-of-miles-8579de13
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ev-batteries-are-defying-expectations-after-hundreds-of-thousands-of-miles-8579de13
The Wall Street Journal
EV Batteries Are Defying Expectations After Hundreds of Thousands of Miles
Industry experts think newfound knowledge of battery durability is a game-changer for consumer confidence in EVs.