Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens and kohlrabi have unique nutritional values, and we think of them as distinct vegetables. Yet, they all share the same species ...

At first glance, the idea of universal sameness might seem idyllic. If everyone thought, looked, and acted the same, surely we’d avoid conflict, simplify communication, and streamline decision-making.

Part of what makes us human is the unique way we think and solve problems. But using large language models like ChatGPT might be eroding this uniqueness and leading humans to think and communicate the ...