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A painting of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, in London, 1767, wearing a blue suit with elaborate gold braid and buttons, a far cry from the simple dress he affected when he served as ambassador to France in later years. During his time in London, Franklin was the leading voice of American interests in England. He wrote popular essays on behalf of the colonies and was instrumental in securing the repeal of the 1765 Stamp Act. The painting is by David Martin and is currently on display in the White House. The bust on the left side is that of Isaac Newton. (Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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The Limits of Genius review: What made Newton and Einstein stupid?

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2G47GDY Goya. Saturn Devouring his Son, one of the Black Paintings by Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828), mixed technique transferred to canvas, c. 1820-23

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A still from Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV by Amanda Kim, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

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FHKTG9 Catholic Cathedral Church, Jakarta, Indonesia. Image shot 2015. Exact date unknown.

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The Experience Machine review: How our brains predict the daily world

Predictive processing is sometimes called a grand unifying theory of the brain. An important guide to the field from Andy Clark shows the idea鈥檚 strength 鈥� but also how far it has to go to fulfil that

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