What happens when a novelâs plot comes uncannily close to major breaking news? The case of Murder Bimbo is instructive
What happens when a novelâs plot comes uncannily close to major breaking news? The case of Murder Bimbo is instructive
âBeing a literary sex symbol can really take it out of you, making it tougher to maintain your lofty dignity as a quoter of Kafkaâ
âBeing a literary sex symbol can really take it out of you, making it tougher to maintain your lofty dignity as a quoter of Kafkaâ
The Mellon Foundation has put huge sums of money toward the idea that arts and letters is not for wisdom, but for advocacy
The Mellon Foundation has put huge sums of money toward the idea that arts and letters is not for wisdom, but for advocacy
What Precisely Is Anselmâs Single Argument in the Proslogion ?
an unpublished paper first presented at the Indiana Philosophical Association conference
Fatima Bhutto on her abusive relationship: âI thought it could never happen to meâ
Nosheen Iqbal in The Guardian: Had Fatima Bhutto been left to her own devices, her devastating forthcoming memoir would have been almost entirely about her relationship with her dog, Coco. âI know it
A molly guard is a safety cover that you need to move...
A molly guard is a safety cover that you need to move out of the way before pressing an important button. âAnecdotally, this is named after Molly, an engineerâs daughter who was invited to a datacente
All This Has Happened in Just the Last 15 Days...
This isn't the future. It's happening now. And you can't afford to ignore it.
Garlic Soup
First batch of this soup was a hit â think garlic forward potato soup. Iâd add more garlic next time â roasting an extra 1 or 2 heads. Even better the next day with a drizzle of JalapeĂąo Pizza Oil (th
I'm Offering Scott Alexander a Wager About AI's Effects Over the Next Three Years
because that's the only way to get anybody to take skepticism seriously anymore
How the Fastest Land Animal in North America Got Its Need for Speed
Their speediness was likely an adaptation to dashing around increasingly patchy habitats The post How the Fastest Land Animal in North America Got Its Need for Speed appeared first on Nautilus.
Coffee Break: Science Agonistes, with Hope at the End
Part the First: Confirmation the Scientific Literature Has Entered Terminal Decline? Â In an update from last weekâs Coffee Break, Cabellâs Predatory Reports database passes 20,000-journal milestone: T
You Can't Make Me Vibecode
On the historical parallels between vibecoding and open source
Polar explorer and scientist Felicity Aston shares her...
Polar explorer and scientist Felicity Aston shares her beauty uniform. âWhen I come back from an expedition, my hair is in the GREATEST shape. That whole thing about washing your hair less frequently?
Are we on the verge of creating synthetic life?
Robin McKie in The Guardian: Proteins are the building blocks of life. They make up our hair, bone, skin and muscle and are constructed of folded sequences of amino acids. Scientists knew how to creat
Is the Supervolcano in Yellowstone About to Erupt?
Weird things are happening in Yellowstone National Park The post Is the Supervolcano in Yellowstone About to Erupt? appeared first on Nautilus.
The Hidden Politics of "Sinners"
Immortality vs. erasure
OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet â Peter Steinberger & Lex Fridman
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Food Is Love is a collection of essays about "how...
Food Is Love is a collection of essays about âhow memory, food, and love are all intertwinedâ. âWe are reminded that food is an expression of love, and sometimes the only way people who loved us were
Where There Is Connectivity There Is Surveillance
The post Where There Is Connectivity There Is Surveillance appeared first on NOEMA.
What technology takes from us â and how to take it back
My rattled brain made it through this long read that tackles computer and human interaction. Rebecca Solnit writes, âYou grow tomatoes for the process, not just the product, to garden as well as to ea
14-year old Miles Wu recently won the top prize at a...
14-year old Miles Wu recently won the top prize at a junior innovators competition for an origami shape that can hold 10,000 times its own weight âthat could be used to build deployable shelters for e
When Galileoâs Cosmic Convictions Landed Him in Court
More than 300 years later, the astronomer was finally vindicated The post When Galileoâs Cosmic Convictions Landed Him in Court appeared first on Nautilus.
Weimar Germany and the Fatal Flaw
Dan Gardner at PastPresentFuture: Billie Eilishâs anti-ICE message at the Grammies â âno one is illegal on stolen landâ â reminded me of Weimar Germany. For a complex reason. Iâve never been a fan of
Podcast links: betting on AI
Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can also check out last weekâs links including a look at...
The 50 Most Underappreciated Movies of the 21st Century...
The 50 Most Underappreciated Movies of the 21st Century. Iâve only seen a few of these; Iâve added a bunch to my to-see list. Any particular faves? Or additions to the list?
This Is What an Egyptian Mummy Smells Like
Every smell tells a unique story The post This Is What an Egyptian Mummy Smells Like appeared first on Nautilus.
Cities under siege
Two reports from Minnesota
Are the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Beginning To Dissolve?
Columnist Philip Ball thinks the phenomenon of decoherence might finally bridge the quantum-classical divide. The post Are the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Beginning To Dissolve? first a
How to Keep Life from Becoming a Parody of Itself: Simone de Beauvoir on the Art of Growing Older
"In old age we should wish still to have passions strong enough to prevent us turning in on ourselves."
How to Grow Up: Nick Caveâs Life-Advice to a 13-Year-Old
"Fill yourself with the beautiful stuff of the world... Get amazed. Get astonished. Get awed on a regular basis, so that getting awed is habitual and becomes a state of being."
Comments Are Back On
As I mentioned previously, comments have been unavailable on the site for the past few weeks: There was a rise in casual negativity that felt too close to how social media feels, i.e. a place where ev
The Tourist Draw of Melting Glaciers
Glacier tourism tends to do more harm than good, and when the glaciers are gone, local economies will have to adapt The post The Tourist Draw of Melting Glaciers appeared first on Nautilus.
When War Weakens Democracy
Wars often undermine democracy, but it appears that that result is not baked in but operates in particular circumstances.
Fun fact of the day: at the height of his quadruple axel,...
Fun fact of the day: at the height of his quadruple axel, Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin is spinning at 350 rpm, âabout the same as a kitchen stand mixerâ.
Lufthansa strike forces Hillary Clinton to take the purgatorial Deutsche Bahn to the Munich Security Conference just like everybody else
Also and more importantly, a long-overdue update on dysfunctional Germany
Can Democrats escape their Florida death spiral?
Why the Sunshine State is no longer a swing state.
DeBriefed 13 February 2026: Trump repeals landmark âendangerment findingâ | Chinaâs emissions flatlining | UKâs ârelentless rainâ
Welcome to Carbon Briefâs DeBriefed. An essential guide to the weekâs key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 13 February 2026: Trump repeals landmark âendangerment findingâ | China
My Favorite Corners of the Internet to Explore Instead of Doomscrolling
My ultimate guide of platforms, apps, websites, and digital archives that make up my digital world.
Black history comes alive in Trump Country
Gary Abernathy in The Washington Post: Letâs start with a tragedy: Since the 2020 election, 37 states have introduced legislation designed to limit how Black history can be taught, especially in its
âAinât I A Woman?â â Sojourner Truth
From rev: Well children ⌠Well there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that betwixt the Negroes of the South and the women at the North all talking about rights these wh
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