Res Obscura

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Notes on the history of technology, medicine, science, art, drugs, and empire. Also: AI in research and teaching. Click to read Res Obscura, by Benjamin Breen, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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OpenAI's "Study Mode" and the risks of flattery

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Serious learning requires friction, frustration... and other humans