Most Bird Wings Arenât Optimized for Flight
Theyâre flying on a wing and a prayer The post Most Bird Wings Arenât Optimized for Flight appeared first on Nautilus.
A brief history: lessons from the rise and fall of...
A brief history: lessons from the rise and fall of Reconstruction. âMust America be forever defined by strict hierarchies of race, gender, religion, and wealth â or can the nation finally realize its
Elon Musk, Kingmaker
The AI race has been tilted in favor of Anthropic
Loved, Jefferson, Exile, Hermit, BrontĂŤ
some recent reading (and books I cannot finish)
The Abolitionist Map of NYC
The website for the Abolitionist Guide to NYC is just getting started, but the site does house an Abolitionist Map of NYC. The Abolitionist Map of NYC offers a geographic survey of incarceration and a
My 9 Rules of Criticism
Advice to wannabe reviewers
Issue 53 Reading and Celebration
Please join n+1 at our office in Greenpoint for reading and drinks in celebration of Issue 53: EXCURSIONS! Featuring readings by Morley Musick, Angelo Hernandez Sias, Will Tavlin, Mina Tavakoli, Denni
Maladaptive frugality
Herbert Lui at his own blog: I recently decided to, finally, have my iPhone fixed, only to realize a few hours later that my AppleCare could have covered it. I was in a low mood until my partner sugge
Thursday links: choosing a passive provider
Chess Peace is an iOS puzzle game where you have to...
Chess Peace is an iOS puzzle game where you have to place chess pieces on a board so that none of them attack each other. Simple + clever!
Live with Phillips P. OBrien, Mykola Bielieskov and Valeriia Soloviova
A recording from Phillips P. OBrien's live video
A Government Debt Crisis?
What's the line in the sand on U.S. government debt? The post A Government Debt Crisis? appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense. ...
Mapping the Illegal Wildlife Trade Using Pangolin DNA
Genetic material from these improbable creatures helps pinpoint exploitation hot spots The post Mapping the Illegal Wildlife Trade Using Pangolin DNA appeared first on Nautilus.
Musk vs. Altman: The Feud of a New Elite Bidding for Power
As the new elite is merging with the power structure, expect more feuds; if they stop being public, then we should know why.
How controlled burns can help save taxpayers billions
New research shows every $1 the U.S. Forest Service spent to minimize wildfire risk prevented nearly $4 in damages.
Bees are smarter than we ever imagined
Hannah Nordhaus in National Geographic: Over the past few decades, scientists have been learning more and more about the ways that bees figure things out. Theyâve studied how honeybee foragers fan out
Ewin Tang: Youngest Winner of Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
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The Dog That Ate Your Birthday Cake
Nathan Dragon sees alongside his new son.
Newsweek on John Roberts issues warning
John Roberts issues warning on Supreme Court overruling precedent Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts said at a Wednesday judicial conference that the Supreme Court must be cautious about ove
BJP Wins West Bengal as Millions Vanish From Voter Rolls
WEST BENGAL, India â As campaign rallies, television theatrics, and symbolic culture-war politics dominated headlines in Indiaâs West Bengal election, millions of voters were dealing with a less visib
The Scam Artistry of the Rightâs Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Con men are irritating for a lot of reasons. One of the biggest is how little respect they have for their marks. The very human response to most confidence pitches is some version of, âYou must think
One of the coolest things about honey is its...
One of the coolest things about honey is its theoretically infinite shelf-life. 3000-year-old jars of still-edible honey have been found in Egyptian tombs â they used it medicinally for all sorts of t
The Super-Rich are Different from You and Me
They're pettier and more self-centered than most of us can imagine
How to limit unauthorized AI use in the classroom
A handy rule
New Orleans must immediately begin planning and gradually implementing its permanent evacuation
Brett Wilkins at Raw Story: âLouisiana is a canary in the coal mine. It is one of the rare places where weâre already clearly seeing climate-motivated depopulation combined with other social and econo
The Lives of British Animals
The conditions for British farm animals are nightmarishly bad
How Long Do We Wait for New Inventions?
Mostly not very long
Obamaâs Presidential Center, Brought to You by the Oligarchs
With his presidential library, former President Barack Obama is unveiling an oligarch-funded shrine to himself amid everyone in America being fleeced by oligarchs. Itâs a perfect bookend of a presiden
Longform links: disruption and scale
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out...
Watch boys go from frightened to feral in an unforgettable âLord of the Fliesâ
David Bianculli on NPR: Since its publication in 1954, the William Golding novel Lord of the Flies has been one of the most popular books on many high school reading lists. Itâs about a group of Briti
Water Molecules Play a Vital Role in Gene Transcription
Shelby Bradford in The Scientist: While scientists have studied the molecular steps involved in gene expression for decades, many questions still remain about this fundamental process. To transcribe g
The Occult: a Special Show & Tell Featuring Dr. Justin Sledge
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Animated Artemis II Photos Reveal Satellites Buzzing Around Earth
Ok, this is incredible: this person on Reddit discovered that if you take a bunch of the sequential photos of the Earth captured by the Artemis II crew and animate them, you can see that some of what
Book Club Recap: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Introduction (Session 1 of 2)
After Brutal Run Of Underperformance, Is The Value Premium Back?
Brian Chingonoâs March 16, 2016, Verdad research paper, âHope Springs Eternal,â tackles an important question for value investors: after a brutal stretch of underperformance, is the value premium real
Climate Action and Affordability Are Not Opposed
Climate policy has long been framed as a trade-off between protecting the environment and protecting jobs. At a moment when affordability and the cost of living have become major political issues, thi
Liberal Poptimists Tried to Kill Rock. They Failed.
The Strokes broke through in the early 2000s with crisp-toned vintage guitars and an unapologetic croon from their lead singer. It was to be a decade marked by a return of sounds from the past. Despit
"Podcast sloplords" are flooding the zone...
âPodcast sloplordsâ are flooding the zone with AI-generated podcasts. By one count, almost 40% of new podcasts are written by AI chatbots and presented by âAI voice synthesizers [that] can sound eeril
How to Build a Trustworthy Robot
A conversation with a robot researcher about a possible future where robots are like teammates in hospitals, factories, and homes The post How to Build a Trustworthy Robot appeared first on Nautilus.
Russiaâs Threat of a Massive Retaliatory Strike on Kiev Likely Isnât A Bluff
Putin may be ready to act on a Zelensky assisted suicide request and hurl Oreshniks on Kiev if Zelensky defies Russia's threat to retaliate.
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