Great Article On The Continued Work In Artificial Intelligence.

So many consequences for all of us. It will be interesting to see how all of this plays out, for better or for worse.

Mysterious underground rings built by Neandertals

New study reveals deep cave exploration, as well as the oldest evidence of Neandertal building

Deep within a French cave where no light penetrates are two curious structures: large rings of stalagmites, some broken and arranged like the rails of old-fashioned wooden fences. When discovered in the early 1990s, scientists didn’t know what to make of the formations, which appeared to be fire-scorched in places. Now, they may have an answer: The rings were built by Neandertals, who learned to explore caves extensively and engaged in complex building behaviors like arranging stones more than 175,000 years ago, much earlier than thought.

The ancient structures—more than 330 meters inside the current entrance to the cave—include a scattering of small, deliberately arranged heaps of stone along with two large rings, one about 2.2 meters across and the other nearly three times that size. The rings and piles are made of about 400 stalagmites of similar size, weighing a total of 2.2 tons.

Most of the forearm-sized fragments are roughly cylindrical and were intentionally broken to the proper length, says Sophie Verheyden, a geologist at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. That much is clear, she says, because the pieces are missing both their tips and their bases. “I’m a caver, and those structures are something like I’ve never seen before”…

Need some good reads to throw into your beach bag?

Annalee Newitz, founding editor of io9.com, science fiction editor Ann VanderMeer, Ira, and Science Friday listeners all shared their science fiction suggestions for summer. There are literally dozens more here.

What would you recommend?

Media: Shaping Ignorant Minds For Generations

Phroyd

Seriously. How?

We are all one species. The idea of race is an illusion, one we continue to perpetuate. Why can't we accept that people have been treated poorly because of this false idea that the color of our skin makes us different? We have to accept it and try to mend our broken society. Now is the time to change how we treat each other. Now is the time for change.

If you’re excited about the juno news today, sink your teeth into a Crash Course episode that’s all about Jupiter! 🔭  https://youtu.be/Xwn8fQSW7-8

Dallas sports reporter Dale Hansen shares his thoughts on last night's tragedy in Dallas. MORE: http://on.wfaa.com/29C0U0I Very eloquently said Mr Hansen.

Dallas' hard-earned diversity of leadership may help city heal after police shootings - The Dallas Morning News An acknowledgement of a dark and painful past, but a positive and hopeful article about the future. Dallas is a diverse city and a great city. My greatest hope is that the visions expressed by city leaders in this article come to pass, and that the rest of the country will follow.

You may have seen the exuberant celebrations of David Katoatau, an Olympic weightlifter competing in the 105-kg weight class for the island nation of Kiribati.

NBC titled their video clip, “Weightlifting makes David Katoatau want to dance.”

But there’s another, solemn reason for his joyful performance. Katoatau told Reuters he wants to raise global awareness of the climate change that threatens to destroy his country. 

Video: NBC, Map: Wikimedia