Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo) Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo)

The AI That Dreams of You: When Neural Networks Begin to Hallucinate

AI hallucinations aren't just glitches—they're strange echoes of the human mind. This poetic deep dive explores why machines invent meaning, what it reveals about consciousness, and whether artificial intelligence is starting to dream of us.

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Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo) Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo)

The Snack Effect: How Big Food Is Responding to the Rise of GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are helping people find peace with food, but what if Big Food is quietly redesigning snacks to undo that progress? This post explores how processed food companies are engineering cravings that bypass satiety and target your senses, habits, and dopamine.

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Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo) Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo)

Tesla's Robotaxi Launch: The Day the Driver Disappeared

Elon Musk’s dream takes the wheel on June 22, 2025. Tesla’s robotaxi launch in Austin marks a bold new chapter for self-driving cars—and what it means for all of us.

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Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo) Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo)

The Ghosts in Your Grocery Bag: How Overfishing Hides in Our Diet

The seafood on your plate may have cost more than you think. Explore the hidden impact of bycatch, collapsed fisheries, and convenience-driven choices in this poetic deep dive into the true cost of our favorite fish.

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Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo) Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo)

Wine vs. Climate: The Grapes We May Lose Forever

Climate change is reshaping the world of wine. Discover the endangered grapes, shifting terroirs, and the bottles that may go extinct within our lifetime.

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Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo) Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo)

The Phantom Social Workers

In the 1990s and 2000s, UK families reported mysterious “social workers” visiting their homes without identification—then vanishing. No one was ever caught. This poetic true crime deep dive explores one of Britain’s strangest unsolved horrors.

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Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo) Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo)

China’s Tianwen-2 Asteroid Sample-Return Mission

China’s Tianwen-2 mission is on a poetic path to collect asteroid samples from deep space. Explore the science, symbolism, and what it means to bring a piece of the cosmos back to Earth.

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Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo) Michele Edington (formerly Michele Gargiulo)

Why Fireflies Are Disappearing And How to Save Them

Fireflies once lit up our summers—but now their numbers are fading fast. Discover the science of their glow, why they're vanishing, and what we can do to keep their magic alive.

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