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March 8, 2024 0 I Asked an AI to Write This Newsletter Hi! I’ve been tinkering lately with Microsoft Copilot, a generative AI tool. It’s pretty good if you’re [...]
March 7, 2024 0 Why Peter Pan Needed a Dusting Peter Pan is an iconic children’s character — the boy who never grew up. You’re probably familiar with [...]
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March 4, 2024 0 The Philadelphia Poison Plot With more than 1.5 million residents, Philadelphia is the fifth or sixth largest city (by population) in the [...]
March 1, 2024 0 Around the Newsletter Universe Hi! I started Now I Know more than 13 years ago, and at the time, there weren’t a lot of other email [...]
February 29, 2024 0 Why February Only Has 28 Days (Usually) Today is a rare day — February 29th. While the other eleven months have a 29th and 30th day every year, [...]
February 27, 2024 0 The Spies That Learn to Stand Up For Themselves The business of being a spy is a dangerous one. Your job is to be somewhere you’re not supposed to be, and [...]
February 26, 2024 0 Can Killing Vampires Cure Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious disease that’s been around for millennia and has been responsible for [...]