The publishing midlist isn't shrinking. It's growing faster than the pool of available readers
The publishing midlist isn't shrinking. It's growing faster than the pool of available readers
Every generation of professors has complained that their students cannot read. Now thereâs data to back it up
Every generation of professors has complained that their students cannot read. Now thereâs data to back it up
The dons of Oxbridge have traded the BBC for podcasts. Is this decline or progress?
The dons of Oxbridge have traded the BBC for podcasts. Is this decline or progress?
DC Happy Hour + Tuesday discussion post
Happy hour this Thursday â note the time change!
How popular is Donald Trump?
Silver Bulletin approval ratings for President Trump â and all presidents since Truman.
Whoâs ahead on the generic congressional ballot?
Our constantly-updating tracker of polls for the most important indicator in the race for Congress.
This Non-Movie-Star Shark Is Feeding Close to Shore
Pretty great but not so white The post This Non-Movie-Star Shark Is Feeding Close to Shore appeared first on Nautilus.
Beavers Donât Just Build Dams, They Build Nations
A journey to the hidden settlement of natureâs busy hydro-engineer The post Beavers Donât Just Build Dams, They Build Nations appeared first on Nautilus.
The 100 Greatest Bird Names of All Time , including...
The 100 Greatest Bird Names of All Time, including Inaccessible Island Rail, Macaroni Penguin, Morepork, Chocolate Boobook, Dickcissel, Carunculated Caracara, and Resplendent Quetzal.
Please consider my own position
The King's Final Plea
Breaking: When dreams for AI sanity come true
A true life moment for your correspondent
Tadpoles Use a World War I Naval Strategy to Dazzle Predators
Sometimes all it takes is a new paint job The post Tadpoles Use a World War I Naval Strategy to Dazzle Predators appeared first on Nautilus.
The Best Thing About The Satanic Panic . "Thereâs...
The Best Thing About The Satanic Panic. âThereâs a phenomenon called the rhyme-as-reason effect that says people are more likely to believe something is true if it rhymes.â
Commas, Common Sense and Justice
John McWhorter at the New York Times: If you are of a certain age, notice how you are likely using exclamation points more lately. It has become a mark of agreeability in a way that would mystify a ti
The Housing Market Recession
The luck of the draw in your career. The post The Housing Market Recession appeared first on A Wealth of Common Sense. ...
JS Crossword . "This crossword uses some...
JS Crossword. âThis crossword uses some lesser-known and cursed JS features, so Iâd recommend it for people already somewhat familiar with JavaScript.â Diabolical.
Democratic Dark Money PACs Are Taking Aim at Progressives
Millions of dollars in outside spending from groups affiliated with Democratic leadership and a dark money network have flowed into the Democratic Senate primary race in Iowa to support State Rep. Jos
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse â Game of Drones
Drone warfare is transforming the economics of military power. Cheap autonomous systems built from globally scaled civilian technologies are eroding the traditional monopoly on precision strike capabi
How AIs See Our World
Chenoe Hart at Noema: Human-only interfaces are already increasingly being used by both people and computers. But todayâs interfaces are generally designed to assume a user in analog physical space is
"Stains the Legacy"
An 18-year-old said to CBSâs face what the networkâs own stars have spent a year only daring to imply.
Daft Punk, Medieval-Style
Watch and listen to bardcore trio Courseval play a cover version of Daft Punkâs Veridis Quo, a track from Discovery. This is lovely. And a banger. Courseval have covered other popular music in medieva
Reuters on Starbucks Fires AI
Exclusive: Starbucks scraps AI inventory tool across North America "Starting today, Automated Counting will be retired," read an internal company newsletter dated Monday that Reuters reviewed and
Tuesday links: stretching your brand
The Spurs are too young to flinch
Experience is supposed to matter in the NBA playoffs, but Victor Wembanyama and Dylan Harper didn't get the memo. Plus, our NBA Finals chat with special guest Nate Duncan!
Getting Beyond the Politics of Powerlessness
Itâs October 2013, and here in Minnesota itâs already chilly, the leaves changing in dramatic colors that belong on a postcard. Ileia and I are at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis with Cat and Nick
Kathryn Paige Harden on How Genetics Shapes Human Behavior
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Frozen To -22 Degrees, BYDâs New EV Just Charged To 97%...
Frozen To -22 Degrees, BYDâs New EV Just Charged To 97% In Only 12 Minutes. This is genuinely impressive â charging and driving an EV in subzero winter weather is just brutal (ask me how I know).
Book Club: Homer's Odyssey (Session 1)
Here's the link to join
âThis Is Not Financial Adviceâ
The post âThis Is Not Financial Adviceâ appeared first on NOEMA.
See the Gravity Waves from a Super Typhoon
They punch above their weight The post See the Gravity Waves from a Super Typhoon appeared first on Nautilus.
The Best Thing About The Satanic Panic
Itâs the name. Itâs so good.
Theyâre doing a film adaptation of Tomorrow, and...
Theyâre doing a film adaptation of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. Daisy Edgar-Jones will play Sadie (perfect choice) and the director is Oscar-winner Siân Heder (Coda).
Saint Levant: the pop star from Gaza caught between passionate fandom and bitter disapproval
Nesrine Malik at The Guardian: The first time I heard a song by Saint Levant, only three years ago, was in a world that does not exist any more. Gazaâs buildings were intact, as were its schools and r
Why things will eventually fall apart
The math, and the psychology
Philanthropy Needs Ambitious Projects Immediately
Tens of billions of philanthropic dollars are coming, but we donât know how to spend them well.
America Spins on Westmag
Building the Electric Stack by making motors and actuators next to drones and robots
CROSSPOST: NOAH SMITH: How Much More Software Do We Really Need?
âNot much of the kinds that we are used toâ, says Noah Smith. His subhead: probably a lot, but not necessarily the kinds people have made money on so far. It is not that scaling laws are nearly...
Judge Platnerâs Character by How He Fights the Oligarchs
On CBSâ  on Sunday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) was  whether all the controversies surrounding US Senate candidate  mean he doesnât âpass the character test.â Murphy offered a subtly radical answer: âCha
#346 Rebuilding
Cockroach Problems, India's Chip Future, and a New Tool for Policy Reasoning
The Birds of Palestine
Illustrator John Rooney has teamed up with the Middle East Childrenâs Alliance to produce and sell this Birds of Palestine print. Rooney on Instagram: âAll profits will be going towards providing emer
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