Universities preach AI literacy. On campus, the reality looks more like cognitive surrender
Universities preach AI literacy. On campus, the reality looks more like cognitive surrender
Translating Kafka. Borges found freedom in his labyrinths. For Primo Levi, it was like recovering from an illness
Translating Kafka. Borges found freedom in his labyrinths. For Primo Levi, it was like recovering from an illness
Marilyn Monroe was the world's most photographed woman, and among its loneliest. To be wanted is not to be loved
Marilyn Monroe was the world's most photographed woman, and among its loneliest. To be wanted is not to be loved
"I have travelled all over the world in the last 30...
âI have travelled all over the world in the last 30 years, and have never seen anything like the density of assholes I just encountered in Japan, [i.e.] tourists being an unbearable menace specificall
Mummified Peruvian Hairless Dogs Shed Light on Ancient Companionship
These dogs have been living alongside humans for millennia The post Mummified Peruvian Hairless Dogs Shed Light on Ancient Companionship appeared first on Nautilus.
Watching an Art Conservator Restore a Damaged Painting
Thereâs something so relaxing about watching art conservator Julian Baumgartner restore this damaged painting, a self-portrait by Italian painter Emma Gaggiotti Richards. I love how he paints tiny cra
Dear David Bryne, Thank You.
This message from John Pavlovitz in Row G, Seat 112 resonated as I felt the same abundance of feelings and optimism after seeing this tour. (I didnât sum it up near as eloquently.)
Nobody Could Save Timmy the Whale
Months of rescue efforts by influencers and millionaires may have just prolonged his death The post Nobody Could Save Timmy the Whale appeared first on Nautilus.
Marbles Squared is a puzzle game 30 years in the...
Marbles Squared is a puzzle game 30 years in the making that you can play on the web, Game Boy, ZX Spectrum Next, and Palm Pilot.
Neanderthals Lounged on the Beach Slurping Shellfish
And mostly during months with an âRâ in them The post Neanderthals Lounged on the Beach Slurping Shellfish appeared first on Nautilus.
Talk as much as you like about human rights, nothing will change until the architecture of global finance is reformed
Attiya Waris at Aeon: You cannot protect the right to healthcare without funding hospitals. You cannot guarantee the right to education without paying teachers. You cannot deliver justice without fund
The AI trial of the century ends with a whimper
and so there are some things we will never know
Ben Prunty has composed the soundtrack to a new game,...
Ben Prunty has composed the soundtrack to a new game, Subnautica 2. Prunty did the FTL: Faster Than Light soundtrack back in the day, which I love.
Coffee Break: Primaries, Redistricting Reveal American Political Fault Lines
A series of primary races and the national partisan fight over mid-decade redistricting are revealing the deep fault lines dividing both American political parties.
RYBitten
This exploration of color by David Aerne is both elegant and extremely interactive. Poke around the Gamut Preset section, each expands into deeper explorations of pigment mixing, HSL modeling, expanda
Monday links: here we are
See 15 Images That Won the German Society for Nature Photographyâs Annual Contest
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How to Think of AI as a Normal Technology
Stop worrying about the AI apocalypse
Perhaps businesses are collecting too much data for...
Perhaps businesses are collecting too much data for their own good. âEach morning at 10am, I get an email from Caroline in the finance team showing the cash we have in the bank compared with the same
Nonconformist Gardening
Gardening for the good of creation is our noble privilege
Palestinian Solidarity Faces Growing Repression in Australia
The Palestinian solidarity movement in Australia has endured a wave of repression throughout the first few months of 2026. Every attempt to silence Palestinian voices, however, has been met with resis
Rejecting the Health Care Trap of the Democratsâ Donor Class
The Democratic Partyâs donor class is freaked out by the prospect of a massive populist wave election that doesnât just switch control of Congress but puts into office the particular kinds of Democrat
Other Animals Share Human Mothersâ Pain
The widespread trials and tribulations of mammal childbirth The post Other Animals Share Human Mothersâ Pain appeared first on Nautilus.
Sunoâs Mikey Shulman: Everyone Can Make Music Now
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Mike Monteiro on how to deal with your suddenly grown-up...
Mike Monteiro on how to deal with your suddenly grown-up kids. âWhen your kid leaves it is the happiest day of your life and also the saddest day of your life. And a lot of other feelings in between.â
Free Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya
You wanted it to stay a haven when all was lost: Kamal Adwan hospital, where even rocked by bombs and raids, you fostered all the small possibilities of care. The soldiers vacated. You found those pat
Europe Versus America: A Wonkish Data Follow-up
More numbers, same story
The Best Politics Books of 2026: The Orwell Prize for Political Writing
From Five Books: The books shortlisted for the 2026Â Orwell Prizes, the UKâs most prestigious awards for writing about politics, have been announced. âAs judges, we returned again and again to what Geo
What's Your Favorite Recipe?
I am not what you would call a dedicated home cook. But every once in a while, I get a bee in my bonnet and make something from my small cache of recipes or from something I saw online that looked goo
Beneficence As Opportunity
You--you!--can join an incredible group of people doing ridiculous amounts of good and saving hundreds of thousands of lives
What Do Gödelâs Incompleteness Theorems Truly Mean?
At 25, Kurt Gödel proved there can never be a mathematical âtheory of everything.â Columnist Natalie Wolchover explores the implications. The post What Do Gödelâs Incompleteness Theorems T
Julie Su Wants Economic Development for NYCâs Working Class
As I wait to speak with Julie Su, a lifelong labor advocate who has, under socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani, become the first deputy mayor for economic justice, I watch people come through the doors of
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The Many Casualties of Precision Warfare
Omar Ahmad Abdallah al-Jamili cannot fully open his mouth. His ear is deformed, and his face is a topography of surgical scars â skin grafted and stretched across bone in operations performed in Amste
Blond Ambition: One hundred years of Marilyn Monroe
Moira Doinegan in Book Forum: SHE WAS ALWAYS LATE. Crew members and other actors would wait around for hours, wondering whenâor ifâMarilyn Monroe would show up. Some days, especially toward the end of
I have always liked Steve Kerr, but I did not expect to...
I have always liked Steve Kerr, but I did not expect to read this whole 15,000-word profile of him at ESPN. Really interesting throughout.
Mouse eyes photosynthesize after plant-to-animal transplant
Asher Mullard in Nature: Photosynthetic machinery can be harvested from spinach and transplanted into the eyes of mice, where it transforms light into molecules that carry energy and can tame inflamma
Factcheck: US and Iran are worldâs only major emitters without net-zero targets
Many right-leaning figures have tried to push the idea that the UK is an outlier... The post Factcheck: US and Iran are worldâs only major emitters without net-zero targets appeared first on Carbon Br
Christian Nationalism Has Arrived in Britain
âCan we still have an ethos if we donât have an ethnos?â This question is unlikely to preoccupy many  readers, but itâs at the top of James Orrâs mind. Orr, a Cambridge don whoâs become the policy chi
Handy app: "Point your camera at anything (a dress,...
Handy app: âPoint your camera at anything (a dress, a paint swatch, a flower, your kidâs drawing) and What Color Is This? names the color instantly.â I like the increasingly specific color labels (e.g
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