From AI to BFF: Could AI Replace Humans as Friends?

A few years ago, I remember seeing a headline about a woman claiming she married an AI chatbot. I thought it was so ludicrous it had to be “fake news,” but it wasn’t. In 2026, apparently the thought is not so shocking. In a recent report from the Collective Intelligence Project (CIP), a significant portion […]

Are Humans Meant to Share Beds?

Recent research on animal sleep behavior has revealed that sleep is influenced by the animals around them. Olive baboons, for instance, sleep less as group sizes increase, while mice can synchronize their rapid eye movement cycles. In western society, many people expect to sleep alone, if not with a romantic partner. But as with other […]