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Pyramids, facial recognition, and bacteria bottles

Mark Frauenfelder
Feb 10, 2026
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Happy Monday! Today’s stories: Ancient Egyptians may have built pyramids through subtraction rather than addition, offering a fresh perspective on engineering marvels. DHS’s facial recognition system gets called out as both invasive and ineffective by critics. A fascinating study suggests cannabis users’ brains appear younger th…

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