{
  "id": 16901264,
  "title": "Free will: The real casualty of the algorithm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/free-will-the-real-casualty-of-the-algorithm",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Big Think",
    "slug": "big-think",
    "url": "https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/acedia-phones-contagion/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In the deserts of fourth-century Egypt, monks described a strange affliction: a restless urge to be anywhere but where they were, attending to any reality but the one in front of them. They called it acedia. Luke Burgis, author of Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life , argues that our phones have made it socially contagious. This video Free will: The real casualty of the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}