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At the Touch and Tickle Lab in the Netherlands, volunteers sit with their bare feet resting on a platform. They have no idea when a robotic probe will stroke their soles, which foot it will be, or how it will feel. While the robot works, Konstantina Kilteni and her team track brain activity, heart rate, breathing, and every flinch, grin, and fit of laughter. The goal is to pin down how speed, pressure, and duration turn an ordinary touch into a tickle.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore explains what his party needs to do in the wake of their midterm victories. vox.com/america-actual…

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore never wants anyone to be “the nation’s only Black governor” again. Speaking with @asteadwh, Moore shares how a conversation with former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick shaped his commitment to helping elect more Black governors — and why representation matters.

Why AI agents will make the “rage economy” worse. vox.com/podcasts/50876…