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Think you’ve been grieving for too long? You’re wrong.

Think you’ve been grieving for too long? You’re wrong.

BJ Miller, MD, Katherine Shear, MD, and Paul Bloom, PhD reframe grief as a natural, necessary response to love and loss — instead of  a disorder to fix on a deadline. Drawing from neuroscience, psychiatry, and philosophy, they explain why grief can resemble love in the brain, why mourning often takes months or years, and how modern culture makes loss harder by rushing people toward “normal” before they’ve had time to change. We created this video for Brain Briefs, a Big Think interview series created in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators. As a creative non-profit organization, they’re on a mission to help people challenge their perceptions and expand their thinking. Often, that growth can start with just a single unlikely question that makes you rethink your convictions and adjust your vantage point. Visit Perception Box to see more in this series. This video Think you’ve been grieving for too long? You’re wrong. is featured on Big Think. Source link

Your USB-C port can do 6 things you’ve probably never tried

Your USB-C port can do 6 things you’ve probably never tried

Most people treat USB-C as either a charging port or a data transfer cable. That’s understandable — it looks like a simple connector. But the oval-shaped port is hiding a stack of protocols that make it capable of things most folks never discover. None of this requires unusual hardware; you probably already have most of what you need to unlock USB-C’s hidden features. Related I stopped buying random USB-C cables after learning what three numbers actually mean USB-C cables are notoriously hard to identify, but these three numbers will help you figure out what they can do. Charge another phone from yours A handy option when you’re out and about Reverse charging is one of the most useful USB-C capabilities, and one of the least used. Plug your phone into someone else’s with a USB-C cable, and it’ll typically start charging the other device automatically. This works because USB Power Delivery is bidirectional. When two devices connect, they negotiate which one has more power to offer and set the direction of flow accordingly. The only …

You’ve Got Another Shot at One of 2025’s Coolest (and Most Affordable) Watches

You’ve Got Another Shot at One of 2025’s Coolest (and Most Affordable) Watches

Last year’s Dennison x Collectability collaboration landed at a sweet spot rarely found in modern watchmaking: legitimate collector credibility at an impulse-buy price. The partnership between Collectability founder John Reardon and the revived British watchmaker sold enthusiasts on a simple proposition: good design, thoughtful provenance, and a sub-$1,000 price tag. Reardon—a former sales and marketing executive at Patek Philippe and senior watch specialist at Christie’s before founding the influential collector platform Collectability—brought a connoisseur’s eye to a watch that felt far more expensive than it was. Now, the partnership is back with a second act, and it arrives at precisely the right moment. The new Dennison x Collectability 2026 Edition Oblique Collection retails for $790 and retains the distinctive Dennison silhouette. However, this isn’t a simple reissue. The new watches push the concept in a more sculptural direction: the familiar case architecture has been reimagined with an asymmetrical motif that creates an entirely new dial geometry, resulting in a watch that feels more like a piece of wrist-borne design than a traditional dress watch. Reardon …

You’ve been trying to get around Amazon – but it’s not that easy

You’ve been trying to get around Amazon – but it’s not that easy

You did the right thing this morning. Instead of the one-click default to your laptop’s last opened tab, you opened Etsy and bought a ceramic mug from a maker you’d been following on Instagram. Yesterday, your sister’s birthday gift came from a Shopify store run by a kitchenware designer in Sacramento, California. You felt something when you clicked “buy,” a small, warm, fuzzy feeling. Not Amazon. Not a giant. Someone real. The package will arrive on time, in unmarked brown cardboard, in two days. It will arrive that way because Amazon delivered it. On May 4, 2026, Amazon announced the launch of Amazon Supply Chain Services. It opens Amazon’s warehouses, trucks and delivery network – built over decades to ship products from its own website – to outside companies of any size. Procter & Gamble, 3M, Lands’ End and American Eagle are among the first customers. The headlines framed it as a logistics story – Amazon is coming for UPS and FedEx – and most coverage stopped there. But the bigger shift is one that …

The Boroughs Cast: Where You’ve Seen The Netflix Series’ Stars Before

The Boroughs Cast: Where You’ve Seen The Netflix Series’ Stars Before

If you’re missing Stranger Things, The Boroughs could well be about to become your new Netflix obsession. Produced by Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers, the eight-part series follows a misfit group of pensioners who embark on an adventure after becoming suspicious that supernatural goings-on have taken over their idyllic retirement complex. The Boroughs has already received a wave of positive reviews, with critics particularly praising the show’s stellar line-up of well-known faces you’re bound to recognise from their combined decades in the industry. Indeed, the cast is a who’s who of recognisable stars that includes Oscar nominees, rom-com heroes and A-list TV stars. Here’s where you’ve seen the cast of The Boroughs before… Alfred Molina Alfred Molina in Spider-Man 2 Alfred Molina first found fame in the late 1970s, appearing alongside Leonard Rossiter in the ITV comedy The Losers. He then went on to star in Law & Order: LA as Detective Ricardo Morales, the comedy Roger & Val Have Just Got In alongside Dawn French and Feud: Bette And Joan, in which he …

‘You feel you’ve conquered the world’: a Thames swimmer on the river’s first bathing site in London | Swimming

‘You feel you’ve conquered the world’: a Thames swimmer on the river’s first bathing site in London | Swimming

Some people think we are odd for swimming in the Thames. “Isn’t it cold?” they ask with a shiver, like they are the ones who just took the plunge. Er, yes, that’s the whole point. Cold water ignites the central nervous system and reboots the mind. “Isn’t it dirty?” they ask. Yes, sometimes, particularly when it’s rained. Then we don’t get in the Thames, we get in a rage instead, taking contamination measurements and signing petitions challenging the behaviour of the water company that spews sewage into the river. The truth is there are plenty of days when the water acquires a yellow foam on the surface and you can no longer see your hands below the surface. Even the dogs don’t get in. But there are lots of people who love the water and the rivers just as much as we do, even if they don’t get in for a swim. People who have been frustrated by the way the private sector has treated something we feel belongs to us. That is why the …

So you’ve heard these AI terms and nodded along; let’s fix that

So you’ve heard these AI terms and nodded along; let’s fix that

Artificial intelligence is changing the world, and simultaneously inventing a whole new language to describe how it’s doing it. Spend five minutes reading about AI and you’ll run into LLMs, RAG, RLHF, and a dozen other terms that can make even very smart people in the tech world feel insecure. This glossary is our attempt to fix that. We update it regularly as the field evolves, so consider it a living document, much like the AI systems it describes. Artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is a nebulous term. But it generally refers to AI that’s more capable than the average human at many, if not most, tasks. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once described AGI as the “equivalent of a median human that you could hire as a co-worker.” Meanwhile, OpenAI’s charter defines AGI as “highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work.” Google DeepMind’s understanding differs slightly from these two definitions; the lab views AGI as “AI that’s at least as capable as humans at most cognitive tasks.” Confused? Not to worry — so are experts …

Your Android widgets are hiding buttons you’ve never tapped

Your Android widgets are hiding buttons you’ve never tapped

Widgets on Android are easily resizable (which you probably already knew), just as long as you tap and hold on a widget and drag the resize handles. But did you know that some widgets, especially from Google, add more functionality when you resize them and make them bigger? This is especially true of Google widgets, like in the case of the Gemini widget, which, once expanded, adds three additional buttons that conveniently let you screen share with Gemini, upload images or attach a file. I’ve made a list of three widgets (that are also very useful) that are hiding extra features that reveal themselves if you just expand the widgets to a bigger size, and you probably already have these apps and widgets installed on your phone. Related This 3-widget setup is the only Android home screen you need Simplify your home screen with just the basics for a clean, functional look. First things first Credit: Brandon Miniman / MakeUseOf You probably already know how to do this, but it’s worth going over anyhow. To add …

The FOGATTI RV Tankless Water Heater Is the Camping Upgrade You’ve Been Waiting For

The FOGATTI RV Tankless Water Heater Is the Camping Upgrade You’ve Been Waiting For

The peak summer travel season is rapidly approaching, and for the savvy RVer, that means one thing: it is time to transition from “dreaming” to “doing.” As you map out your national park tours and coastal escapes, there is one critical component that can make or break the enjoyment of your trip: your hot water supply. To ensure your summer adventures are defined by relaxation rather than “rationed” water or the dreaded “wait-for-hot” scenarios, upgrading to a high-volume solution is a necessary investment. The FOGATTI RV Tankless Water Heater (InstaShower Ultra) is the definitive, must-have upgrade for those who demand uninterrupted comfort during the hottest months of the year. Why the InstaShower Ultra is a Summer Essential Summer travel often means group trips, family reunions, and high-demand usage. Traditional RV water tanks simply weren’t designed for the rigors of peak season. The InstaShower Ultra repositions the water heater from a “nice-to-have” upgrade to a critical tool for your travel freedom. High-Volume Performance for Groups: The demand for hot water spikes during summer campouts and group …

Half Man Cast: Where You’ve Seen The Stars Of Richard Gadd’s New Drama Before

Half Man Cast: Where You’ve Seen The Stars Of Richard Gadd’s New Drama Before

The more emotionally robust among us might have already plunged straight into Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd’s new series Half Man. To those people we say congratulations – and can we maybe have the number for your therapist? Already hoovering up praise and criticism alike for its “emotionally shattering” depiction of two brothers and the fragility of male relationships, the BBC is perhaps wisely drip-feeding one new episode of Half Man every Friday, rather than releasing the whole series at once. Meanwhile, if you’re a regular TV viewer, you’ll likely have seen more than a few members of the cast – led by Richard and co-star Jamie Bell – before. Here’s why the stars of Half Man might look familiar… Richard Gadd Richard Gadd as Donny Dunn in Baby Reindeer Comedian, actor and writer Richard made his major breakthrough with the six-time Emmy-winning Netflix series Baby Reindeer, an adaptation of his one-man comedy show about his own experiences of sexual violence and being stalked. If you don’t recognise him from that, or his irreverent stand-up …