Letting an AI assistant handle the hard parts of thinking feels efficient in the moment, but a growing body of cognitive science research suggests that convenience comes at a measurable cost. When ...

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Research is shaking up how we think about evolution, suggesting there's a level of predictability influenced by genes and genetic history.