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Hello there, you savvy savant! It's the 200th edition of Weekend Reads! In honour of such a geeky milestone, we offer you one of our earliest blog posts, which celebrates the 42courses culture of curiosity. It's safe to say not much has changed, we are only so grateful to share these nerdy nuggets with so many (more) of you now. Today, we've got thought-provoking articles on Artificial General Intelligence, Rory Sutherland's view on things, and the enduring power of traditional advertising. Plus, the best worst billboard you've ever seen. So grab a cuppa, get comfy, and let's dive in! Big love, Chris & the 42courses team x   Ways to think about AGI: Artificial General Intelligence has long been the stuff of science fiction, but is it around the corner? Ben Evans says "perhaps...but probably not!"   The world, according to Rory Sutherland: An amusing interview with Rory where he completes a series of sentence starters in a way that only he can.   Dave Dye on the value of traditional advertising: Who is talking about traditional advertising these days? Dave Dye, of course, and maybe you?   The worst billboards ever: In a hilarious, and probably true stunt, comedian Joe Lycett advertises his new show by sending the printers the email thread stating he's not ready.   Why Chat GPT can't write for you: David Saville, who teaches reading and writing, takes us through 3 questions that AI cannot answer, which he believe are fundamental to human flourishing. 9 Things That Happened On This Day - 31 May 1279 BC - Ramesses II (The Great) becomes Pharaoh of Egypt 🏺   1859 - The Big Ben clock tower in London goes into operation 🕰️   1884 - Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal" 🍽️   1910 - The Union of South Africa is established, uniting the Cape, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange River colonies 🇿🇦   1911 - The RMS Titanic, the largest ship ever built at the time, is launched in Belfast 🚢   1961 - South Africa becomes a republic and leaves the Commonwealth 🇿🇦   2005 - Vanity Fair reveals that former FBI Associate Director Mark Felt was Deep Throat, the secret source in the Watergate scandal 🕵️   2008 - Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds 🏃🏿‍♂️   2020 - SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully docks with the International Space Station, marking the first commercial crewed mission 🚀 Sent this by a friend and like what you see? Sign up to the 42courses newsletter Copyright © 2024 42courses, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Bonus joke: Why do tigers have stripes? They don't want to be spotted 😂