Rose Lesniak, the magnetic feminist poet who heckled John Ashbery and trained dogs, is dead. She was 70
Rose Lesniak, the magnetic feminist poet who heckled John Ashbery and trained dogs, is dead. She was 70
Werner Herzog has spent 50 years insisting that lies reveal deeper truths. That argument has become harder to make
Werner Herzog has spent 50 years insisting that lies reveal deeper truths. That argument has become harder to make
There were two Thomas Manns: the early, coolly ironic author of Death in Venice â and the later, literary spokesman for democracy
There were two Thomas Manns: the early, coolly ironic author of Death in Venice â and the later, literary spokesman for democracy
The conceptual affinities and historical convergences between psychoanalysis and Islamic philosophy
Henry Clements at the Los Angeles Review of Books: Consider the great Sufi mystic Ibn Arabiâs account of creation: When God created Adam, there remained a surplus of the leaven of the clay from which
Our Sinéad
Adam Behan at the Dublin Review of Books: In the flurry of literature and comment since 2021, a relatively settled version of OâConnorâs life has taken shape, the kind reproduced in books like Allyson
Anglo Deaths of Despair, North Korean Intranet, Lauren Southern Memoir, and More
Links for February 2026, plus Kakistocracy review copies available
Coffee Break: A Few Notes on the Incoming Surgeon General
Only one part this Friday. The president announced Casey Means, MD, would be his nominee for Surgeon General of the United States hearings in the middle of 2025. Â The US Senate began considering her n
Hereâs Why Locusts Swarm
The insects undergo a Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation The post Hereâs Why Locusts Swarm appeared first on Nautilus.
The Candy Factory
Ann Ballentine bought an old candy factory building in Brooklyn in 1979. She filled it with working artists and became something of a fairy godmother to them all. It entails someone whoâs not as money
On building synthetic organisms from scratch
Kate Adamala in Nature: Biology is undergoing a transformation. After centuries of studying life as it evolves naturally, researchers are now using a combination of computation and genome engineering
Where Have All the Pithiatics Gone?
Robert Boncardo and Christian R. Gelder at the Sydney Review of Books: Almost a century on, and with pithiatism relegated to the nosological archive, the case of TrĂ©nel and Lacanâs âstrange patientâ r
In sensational preliminary ruling, court prohibits German spy agency from classifying the AfD as a "confirmed right-wing extremist" organisation
The broadly worded judgment is a stinging humiliation for The Marshmallow Minister
Weekly Top Picks #115
OpenAI's situation / Anthropic vs Pentagon / METR's new coding study / A study on AI reliability / Anthropic drops AI safety / AI;DR / Claude starts a Substack
Speaking is quick, listening is slow
Thank goodness voice computing is finally happening. Now we can work on making it good. The tech is here, like the free Whisper model (what an unlock that has been from OpenAI, kudos) and ElevenLabs.
Why âFlooding the Zoneâ Works for Trump
As crises and news events pile up, the connection between them becomes the story the American media machine is least equipped to cover.
Do people still worship the ancient Greek gods?...
Do people still worship the ancient Greek gods? âHellenism â also called Hellenic ethnic religion, or Dodekatheism â which is the practice of worshipping ancient gods, has been growing in popularity s
AI is changing the World Of Theoretical Physics, Fast
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How AI Can Help Find the Needle in the Haystack
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the investment landscape in ways that extend far beyond algorithmic trading and robo-advisors.
Beings and Time
Scope neglect and the aestivation hypothesis
Jimi Hendrix Was a Systems Engineer ....
Jimi Hendrix Was a Systems Engineer. âHendrixâs mission was to reshape both the electric guitarâs envelope and its tone until it could feel like a human voice.â
The Thrill of Science in 2042
A science historian explains how science got its groove back. A fictional dispatch from the future. The post The Thrill of Science in 2042 appeared first on Nautilus.
American power rested on culture. No longer.
Seva Gunitsky at Persuasion: To truly feel the force of Americaâs cultural attraction you have to be born outside of it. The natives see the cracks up close and learn to take the whole thing for grant
Marks found on 40,000-year-old artifacts might be a...
Marks found on 40,000-year-old artifacts might be a proto-language. âThey found that these sign sequences displayed an information density very similar to the earliest examples of the cuneiform foreru
Who loses from the Anthropic fight? Maybe Elon Musk and Alex Karp.
Arbitrary state power can cut in many directions
QuiltCon 2026 Winners Gallery
Dig the perspectives and visuals stitched together in this Best in Show sampling of quilts. I only wished it was possible to click deeper and admire more details of each selection. / via webcurios
Break It To Make It: How Fracturing Sculpts Tissues and Organs
Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces. The post Break It To Make It: How Fracturing Sculpts Tissues and Organs first a
The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can
The aluminum soda can is a humble testament to the power and scope of human ingenuity. If that sounds like hyperbole, you should watch this video, which features eleven solid minutes of engineering ex
Should everyone be taking statins?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, but itâs also one of medicineâs biggest success stories.
The Hidden Math Behind Rising Electricity Prices
How high construction and financing costs are likely to lead to even bigger electricity price increases than anticipated now.
Physicists Crack the Question of Why Basketball Shoes Squeak
Itâs all about the ridges The post Physicists Crack the Question of Why Basketball Shoes Squeak appeared first on Nautilus.
Soul Initiation: Finding your Unique Niche
Bill Plotkin: a conversation with a visionary
đȘ TWiC: AMD+Meta, New AI Chips, Citrini
This Week in Chips: Key developments across the semiconductor and adjacent universes.
Pope Leo XIV to his priests: stop using AI to write...
Pope Leo XIV to his priests: stop using AI to write sermons. ââTo give a homily is to share faith,â he said, and AI âwill never be able to share faith.ââ
Podcast links: talking tech
Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can also check out last weekâs links including a look at...
I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr
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Barack Obama: âA More Perfect Unionâ
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Friday Poem
âThe American dream is a nightmare of natural Hues.â ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,âŠâŠ,,,,,âRoshi Bob Old New American Genetics Santa Fe, at the palace of the Governors, this 18th cent
Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate...
Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees. âComposition II with Red, Blue, and Yellow is in the U.S. public domain. It has been since January 1, 2026. No amount of Spanish law or invent
Weekly Dose of Optimism #182
Form Batteries, Proxima Fusion, Shrooms, Stripe 2025, Vitamins + Scientific Breakthroughs, Two Profiles, Mario Joins Hummingbird
DeBriefed 27 February 2026: Trumpâs fossil-fuel talk | Modi-Lula rare-earth pact | Is there a UK âgreenlashâ?Â
Welcome to Carbon Briefâs DeBriefed. An essential guide to the weekâs key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 27 February 2026: Trumpâs fossil-fuel talk | Modi-Lula rare-earth pact
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