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A scientist says he can scan prisoners' brains for signs of evil

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/23/scientist-us-legal-system-violence-brain
9•mellosouls•2h ago

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tim-tday•1h ago
Yesssss. And now to extract the evil, concentrate it and reinstall it at will!

Muahahahaha!!!

lambdaone•1h ago
The article really doesn't hold back: one of the subheadings is "Picking up where phrenology left off".
ralfd•1h ago
> Defense attorneys, in particular, used biological evidence like brain scans to argue that their clients should receive lighter sentences.

Counterintuitively people want negative traits be rooted in biology. That the soul is a victim of the faulty flesh, instead of lacking willpower or being responsible for ones actions.

jonjacky•1h ago
"Did you take that test yourself?"

How to Passive-Aggressively Shame People Who Use LLMs Selfishly

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Vypl a Python REPL with Vim workflows and commands

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1•HoraDomu•7m ago•0 comments

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2•areimann•9m ago•1 comments

DealMaker Uses Morning Brew and Robinhood to Lure Retail Investors

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1•impish9208•9m ago•0 comments

Hermes Agent can now /learn from anything

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2•biraj-rocks•13m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Keep all microservices consistent and make batch changes

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1•danielbedrood•14m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Any suggestions for finding beta users?

1•lyfeninja•15m ago•0 comments

Google will make you wave at your computer to check you are real

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1•anjel•16m ago•0 comments

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1•zquestz•21m ago•1 comments

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5•devonnull•24m ago•0 comments

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7•1vuio0pswjnm7•26m ago•0 comments

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Britain's power prices hit historic summer high

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2•archydeb•34m ago•0 comments

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We built telecom infrastructure for AI agents in emerging markets

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2•theamazinceo•34m ago•0 comments

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2•Jimmc414•41m ago•0 comments

A free gift registry where the owner never sees who claimed what

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2•mgh2•52m ago•2 comments