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Searching for Solidarity at the Train Station

At the end of Émile Zola's 1890 novel La Bête humaine, a runaway train careens through the night, an "escaped monster" of astonishing force that advances toward "the future in spite of all, heedless of the blood that might be spilt." Zola's was one of the first novels to seriously consider the social and cultural ramifications of the train, which had yanked Europe into the industrial age and facilitated a great migration of workers from the country to the city.

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Artificial intelligence

fromTechCrunch

1 month ago

Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else | TechCrunch

Public opinion on AI is increasingly negative, with growing anxiety about its impact on jobs, healthcare, and the economy.

Wearables

fromPsychology Today

2 months ago

Orthosomnia: Losing Sleep About Losing Sleep

Sleep tracking technology designed to improve sleep can paradoxically worsen it by causing anxiety, insomnia, and obsessive behaviors through orthosomnia, a fixation on optimal sleep metrics.

Mindfulness

fromPsychology Today

5 months ago

From Delight to Dread: How Phones Became Modern Torture

Unpredictable intermittent phone notifications act like the worst laboratory torture, turning joyful phone rings into anxiety-inducing, attention-demanding interruptions.

Wearables

fromZDNET

11 months ago

How I learned to stop worrying and love my health tracker

Health trackers can promote a balanced approach to wellness when data is viewed as guidance rather than definitive mandates.