Brook Silva-Braga

News reporting, documentary producing Pats fan. Co-author of @themarriagetest

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Our full interview with @geoffreyhinton on the future of AI
https://t.co/wXfigugmL8

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Our original “Anxious Generation” piece profiled underage social media users. “I think most of the apps don’t really care,” one 6th grader told us.

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Rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among young people have risen dramatically in the last decade. Author Jonathan Haidt says we have overprotected kids in the real world and underprotected them online. @Brook spoke to @JonHaidt about his new book that looks at possible causes and solutions.

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The Statue of Liberty’s last roommates
https://t.co/dzBIo5d3fz

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@zachgriff Made it through after ~75 minutes

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@Jomboy_ Somewhere in the ESPN library those two angles are probably archived with time code. Could settle the mystery once and for all

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The future has already caught up with this 2023 piece on the possibilities of AI warfare

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A shift to robot soldiers could change war in profound ways. @Brook took a trip in an autonomous Black Hawk helicopter to see how artificial intelligence is reshaping the battlefield.

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I asked: “Online it seems a lot harder to monetize serious content than clickbait, if the bundle doesn’t turn a profit are you willing to subsidize the paper?” And I remember Bezos finishing his response without quite answering the question.

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Bezos did a town hall when he bought WaPo. I remember Bob Woodward got the first question: “What are your intentions for this paper?” Bezos said the plan was to sell a “bundle,” a subscription that would draw different people with different content. I got to ask a follow-up…

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Must have been a tough year

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Oh no, forgot to watch the World Cup Draw at noon and completely missed it. Who is playing who?

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@mattyglesias Can we get the list for Liz Phair?

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This is 80% of the reason I’ve never done TSA Pre, despite spouse and colleague annoyance. (Privacy is the other 20%)

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“We used to all stand in the same line…and eat the same soggy hot dogs.”

@WalterIsaacson on the rise of economically divided public spaces—from baseball games to TSA PreCheck—and the inevitable resentment it fosters.

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After seven and a half years as co-anchors of CBS Saturday Morning, today is @danajacobson and @CBSMMiller's last show.

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Would you want to pick the height and IQ of your kids?

Advances in genetic testing are giving parents incredible new insights into the traits of their future children.

@Brook Silva-Braga goes inside the company that's pushing the ethical and scientific boundaries.

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.@RL_Stine is the master of childhood chills, but the "Goosebumps" author started out as a kid with a typewriter. @Brook visited the real home that inspired Stine's first frights.

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@Jmscher1 @AliceFromQueens Maybe on 24th… Ditmars starts cooking as soon as school lets out

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Dear @MLB, start World Series games earlier. CC: @MLBONFOX

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Went to bed after that terrible bunt call. Couldn’t sleep, checked my phone for final score. Now back up watching

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My first favorite baseball player. Had his Boston Herald pullout poster on my wall

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Former Red Sox teammates are mourning Mike Greenwell, who died Thursday at 62.

"You always wanted to be around him — I truly enjoyed my time with him," said Dwight Evans. "He was a gamer in every sense of the word, and he will be deeply missed."

https://t.co/sTiEI8X7kE