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Iterative Intelligence or Cognitive Surrender

Iterative Intelligence or Cognitive Surrender

AI can deepen thought or replace it—it depends on you.

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Psychology Today

John Nosta

The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit

The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit

SINGAPORE—The optics of this week’s summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping were carefully staged to signal parity between the United States...

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Project Syndicate

Shang-Jin Wei

Redefining China-US relations through a new strategic partnership

United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded high-level meetings in Beijing on Friday with both sides emphasizing...

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Blitz

Suraiyya Aziz

Treasure Trove: A Lesson for Today from an Ancient Roman Tile

Treasure Trove: A Lesson for Today from an Ancient Roman Tile

A Roman soldier who destroyed Jerusalem and besieged Masada might have stood on this. Found in Jerusalem, it is a piece of a square ceramic floor...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Matlow

Existential OCD — Or Is It?

Existential OCD — Or Is It?

Sometimes reframing is more helpful than an existential OCD diagnosis.

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Psychology Today

Denise Winn

Best Chance for a Positive Israeli Future

The current situation for Israel and Jews worldwide has become alarming. Despite our mission to be a “light unto the nations” (Isaiah 42:6),...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Richard H. Schwartz

IDF chief Zamir is latest top Israeli official said to have visited UAE amid Iran war

IDF chief Zamir is latest top Israeli official said to have visited UAE amid Iran war

US officials previously confirmed Israel set UAE up with Iron Dome during conflict, but Gulf country denies ‘claims’ of visits by Netanyahu, Shin...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

The Identity Crisis Behind Mergers Higher Education

The Identity Crisis Behind Mergers Higher Education

Identity, belonging, and emotional fallout on campus.

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Psychology Today

Jessica Troilo Ph.d

NATO’s spending reckoning: Trump pushes alliance toward a new defense era

As NATO prepares for its upcoming summit in Ankara this July, the alliance faces one of the most consequential moments in its modern history. The...

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Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

Trump’s ‘Shabbat 250’ call divides US Jews ahead of National Mall prayer rally

Trump’s ‘Shabbat 250’ call divides US Jews ahead of National Mall prayer rally

Call marks first time a US president has urged marking of Shabbat; some Orthodox rabbis have embraced it, while those on Jewish left warn of blurring...

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The Times of Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg

Navy Whaleboat: From Port Jefferson and New Bedford to Israel’s Exodus Legacy

Image: Ra’anan (“Zulo”) Shapira beside the first authentic historical whaleboat being built in Israel by Israeli Navy veterans and volunteers at...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rafi Glick

Israeli Pioneers the Future of AI with Data Center Development

Israeli Pioneers the Future of AI with Data Center Development

Israel has taken strides in becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence with a pioneering infrastructure strategy that could see the Startup...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dmytro Spilka

How long shall the wicked, O Hashem, how long shall the wicked exult?

This is what I said this morning, as I do every Wednesday during Shachrit, but today an emotion rose within me which I cannot explain. The fact that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rebecca Liebermann Nissel

Rallying Around the Flag

Since time immemorial, flags have served as markers of identity, unity, and purpose. At the opening of the second chapter of Bemidbar (Numbers), God...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mordechai Silverstein

How to Create Self-Respect Despite Growing Up With Narcissists

How to Create Self-Respect Despite Growing Up With Narcissists

Respecting yourself can feel easier than loving yourself at first.

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Psychology Today

Tracy S. Hutchinson

Very Short Story: Your Nameless Sweets

My favorite dessert stood before me, the smell of fresh pastry along with the creamy scent of its cheese. I wanted to have some, but decided not for...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

G. Orah Adarah Paris

Antisemitic comments flood posts celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month

Antisemitic comments flood posts celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month

Blue Square Alliance says backlash over even apolitical tributes — from Sesame Street to the Grammys — is deterring groups from recognizing Jews...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Anti-Israel US Senate candidate with covered up Nazi tattoo splits Jewish Democrats summit

Anti-Israel US Senate candidate with covered up Nazi tattoo splits Jewish Democrats summit

Jewish Democrats divided over whether to back Graham Platner, who may be hope for party to retake Senate, but supports ending US military assistance...

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The Times of Israel

Joseph Strauss

Trump says he’s OK with Iran suspending nuke program for 20 years if there’s a ‘real’ commitment

Trump says he’s OK with Iran suspending nuke program for 20 years if there’s a ‘real’ commitment

President appears to back away from his previous demand for a total end to Iranian enrichment and pledge to ensure Iran never attains nuclear weapons;...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Self-Efficacy in Chronic Illness

Self-Efficacy in Chronic Illness

Belief in one's capability during chronic illness.

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Psychology Today

Katie Willard Virant Msw

Just Say No To Rape Culture and LGBTQ Exploitation

The Jewish lesbian feminist writer Muriel Rukeyser once asked, “What would happen if a woman told the truth about her life?” Her answer, “The...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joanne Cohen

Europe’s inflation trap: Why the ECB risks repeating its most costly mistake

The European Central Bank is once again standing at the edge of a dangerous policy crossroads. Faced with surging oil prices caused by the escalating...

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Blitz

Jennifer Hicks

Maradona death trial: star’s daughter had to be assisted after seeing autopsy images

Maradona death trial: star’s daughter had to be assisted after seeing autopsy images

Argentina football superstar Diego Maradona’s daughter Gianinna became unwell and had to be assisted by a doctor after images of her father’s...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Orbán-linked fund moves to acquire major Balkan news network amid fears for press freedom

A leaked contract detailing the proposed sale of one of the Balkans’ largest independent media networks has ignited renewed concerns over political...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

A powerful and inspiring evening of resilience with Yael Maori & IDFWO USA

This week, I had the honor of meeting Yael Maori who was traveling throughout Philadelphia and New York and speaking in homes, synagogues, and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joseph scutts

How Our Memories Reconstruct the Past

How Our Memories Reconstruct the Past

We tend to be completely unaware of the tricks our memories play on us.

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Psychology Today

Rick Miller Licsw

Tom Friedman’s Unnecessary Israel Broadside

In an op ed in the New York Times on May 12th, Tom Friedman makes a plea for NATO to swallow its pride and get involved in making sure that the Strait...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

UAE chooses to deepen ties with Israel amid war with Iran, risking rift with Saudis

UAE chooses to deepen ties with Israel amid war with Iran, risking rift with Saudis

Experts say UAE taking pragmatic view Israel ‘like any other country,’ sees it as a partner for security, while Riyadh and other Gulf capitals...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

5 suspects, including teen, indicted in deadly shooting in north caught on camera

5 suspects, including teen, indicted in deadly shooting in north caught on camera

Police say shooting of Wael Saeida, 21, outside bakery, was part of attacks targeting businesses owned by relative of student involved in high school...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Broken Necks and Red Heifers – Death at the Edge of the Camp Chulin 23-25

Broken Necks and Red Heifers: Processing Death at the Edge of the Camp Our Gemara on Amud Beis discusses the laws of the Red Heifer and the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simcha Feuerman

How Algeria Smothers Opposition Parties Before the Campaign Begins

Algeria’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for July 2, are still weeks away, and the Algerian regime has already ensured that the outcome will...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amine Ayoub

Using Music to Reframe Health

Using Music to Reframe Health

Health, like music, is not written on a page. It's the quality of becoming.

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Psychology Today

Hsing-Ay Hsu

My Phone Told Me My Brother Was Dead

My Phone Told Me My Brother Was Dead

Personal Perspective: Digital mourning in the era of remote witnessing.

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Psychology Today

Ali Shehab

Why US and Israeli Iran Strategies Differ

Why US and Israeli Iran Strategies Differ

Israelis frustrated with Washington’s apparent hesitation toward Iran are not unjustified – from a strictly Israeli perspective. For Israel, Iran...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Isaac h. winer

Israeli strike targets Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad, ‘last architect of Oct.7’

Israeli strike targets Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad, ‘last architect of Oct.7’

While there was no official confirmation, military officials indicate he is believed killed; former hostages hail reports of death of the man...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Living Under Continuous Threat

Living Under Continuous Threat

Living Under Continuous Threat: The Emotional Reality of Israel Today — and How People Can Protect Their Psychological Well-Being There are periods...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ivan gulas

Reducing Drug Overdoses that Lead to Suicide

Reducing Drug Overdoses that Lead to Suicide

Restricting access to prescription and over-the-counter medications is possible.

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Psychology Today

John Bateson

Finding God in Tragedy

Finding God in Tragedy

This essay is one of the winning submissions to the Rabbi Sacks Essay Contest. Drawing on the teachings and writings of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Micah jackson

Thank You for Teaching Us We Needed Our Own Land

Let me start today with a couple statistics that, if you are a thinking person, (sorry Tucker) should make you truly wonder how the United States and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Harold l. katz

For First Time, Muslim Group to March in New York’s Israel Parade

For First Time, Muslim Group to March in New York’s Israel Parade

New York City is set to witness a historic moment in the 61-year history of the annual Israel Day Parade. For the first time, a Muslim-led group will...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Junaid Qaiser

May 14, A Day That Will Live In Infamy

May 14, A Day That Will Live In Infamy

Why This Day Is So Meaningful…Especially For Me Fifty-two years ago today, my father died. He was fifty years old. Seventy-eight years ago today,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Abe Gurko

California Capitalism Meets the Moment

California Capitalism Meets the Moment

BERKELEY—California is not only America’s largest state economy but also its most consequential laboratory for democratic governance and market...

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Project Syndicate

Lenny Mendonca

Mladoletnika po uporabi elektronskih cigaret potrebovala zdravniško pomoč

Mladoletnika po uporabi elektronskih cigaret potrebovala zdravniško pomoč

Mladoletnika na Goriškem sta v sredo po uporabi elektronskih cigaret, ki bi lahko vsebovale THC, imela zdravstvene težave. Posredovali so...

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Dnevnik

Sta

Zionism and the Question ‘For What?’ (Bemidbar)

Zionism and the Question ‘For What?’ (Bemidbar)

Let me begin with a teaching from a few years ago by one of my teachers, Arnold Eisen, former Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Eisen is...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Menachem Creditor

You Can’t Close the Whole Sky: Fico’s Defiant Trip to Moscow’s Victory Day

You Can’t Close the Whole Sky: Fico’s Defiant Trip to Moscow’s Victory Day

You Can’t Close the Whole Sky: Fico’s Defiant Trip to Moscow’s Victory Day Despite all the circumstances, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico...

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New Eastern Outlook

Adrian Korczyński

Floating, Climatic Borders: Svalbard, the Levant

They drift. They breathe. They harden for a season and soften for another. They move not only through treaties or wars, but through winds, trade...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander A. Winogradsky Frenkel

V Darsu verjamejo v srečen poletni razplet

V Darsu verjamejo v srečen poletni razplet

Ne glede na kronične zaplete in preobrate v postopku certificiranja belgijske naprave za sekcijsko merjenje hitrosti so v Darsovi upravi...

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Dnevnik

Tomaž Klipšteter

I Thought I Knew How to Write Until I Tried Scriptwriting

There’s a very specific kind of psychological collapse that happens after you hit “send” on a script you’ve spent months bleeding into. Not an...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talyah Ginsberg

Government presses ahead with privatization of state-owned firms

Government presses ahead with privatization of state-owned firms

Argentina’s government on Friday launched a bid to privatize public water utility AySA by selling its entire stake in the company to private...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Cynická obluda: Empatia s prešovskou nemocnicou

Z biedneho betónu postavíš presne taký mocný skelet, ako z totalitu obdivujúcich obyvateľov demokraciu.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda