We’ve rounded up the most interesting discoveries from last week’s Quartz Daily Brief newsletters. Get the Daily Brief in your inbox every morning, for free! Each day includes a section with surprising discoveries, along with a selection of important and interesting news from the global economy, curated by Quartz.
Riding a square-wheeled bicycle actually works—it’s just like pedaling a tank, if that’s the sort of thing you’re into.
ChatGPT and its competitors may be dressed to impress, but chess-playing AI Martin chess robot is glad to be bad.
We now know humans used psychoactive drugs in Europe 3,000 years ago. Hair samples don’t lie!
Read more about psilocybin—we’re obsessed. ⬇️
The original 1985 version of the Super Mario Bros. theme song was added to the US Library of Congress, and called one of the “defining sounds of [the] nation’s history.” But what about the 1UP noise??
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Susan Howson