The first-ever Enhanced Games (open to those using...
The first-ever Enhanced Games (open to those using performance-enhancing drugs) featured 42 athletes, three of whom were competing clean. All three won their respective events.
From Waterholes to Weber: Why Human Coordination Breeds Charisma & Crap
Language evolved to get us.collectively, to the waterhole alive, more than to make each of us a little scientist. Our minds are bad Bayesians on purpose: herding, bullshit, and charismatic...
Use AI This Election
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Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical letter yesterday; itās entitled Magnifica Humanitas Of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV On Safeguarding the Human Person In the Time of Artificial Intelligence. It
Sadlerās Office Hours: Studying Aristotleās Works
a extra opportunity to discuss studying philosophy for paid subscribers
The Surprising Calm at the Center of Wasp Nestās Violent Power Struggle
The real heroes donāt have royal ambitions The post The Surprising Calm at the Center of Wasp Nestās Violent Power Struggle appeared first on Nautilus.
Japan Is Rearming and Embracing Nationalism
On April 21, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi officially announced that Japan had a decades-old ban on exporting lethal weapons. The new offer concerns at least seventeen countries as potential
250 to 250. We Are America.
The 250th birthday of the United States is coming up and I know many of us are having a tough time feeling celebratory because *waves hands around at everything*. To mark the occasion in a decidedly n
Tenderly Tracking My Husband . "Knowing when to...
Tenderly Tracking My Husband. āKnowing when to step in and tell a loved one with [Alzheimerās] that they can no longer do something because itās too risky is a game of chance we caregivers hate to pla
How the UAE Built an Empire of Kleptocrats
On October 25, 2025, El Fasher, the capital of Sudanās North Darfur, became the site of one of the most intense episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide. A genocidal militia neighborhoods
An Uncanny Moment for Jazz Lovers
Sonny Rollins dies the day before the Miles Davis centenary
Tuesday links: extreme capriciousness
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse ā The Cuba Temptation
After a failed Middle East campaign, Washington could face immense political pressure to demonstrate restored American strength through a nearby and seemingly manageable military operation. Cubaās pro
Great title for a book: Fascist Yoga . "Ever...
Great title for a book: Fascist Yoga. āEver since, the world of yoga has been full of grifters, occultists and white supremacists, all out to exploit and recruit via the medium of exercise.ā
Who should your team take in the NBA draft?
The 2026 NBA draft is the deepest in years. Here's how I'd pick the lottery ā if you made me GM of every team.
Don't Let Your Phone Be Your Digital Pacifier
Ways to resist the itch to doomscroll at the faintest hint of discomfort.
Something understood. How to read poetry.
"We are as much as we see."
How AIs See Our World
The post How AIs See Our World appeared first on NOEMA.
PRISM 2026 NBA draft rankings
Who should be the #1 pick? Our new NBA draft model says teams still overvalue potential and undervalue production.
We Rarely See Films as Fresh as I Love Boosters
readers hardly need to be told that the new Boots Riley movie is a must-see. Itās been eight years since the sleeper hit , during which time Riley was busy with his Amazon Prime series, . In that tim
Pinterest Has Become Unusable . "When I started...
Pinterest Has Become Unusable. āWhen I started painting again in January, I went back to Pinterest and found it overrun with AI slop. Itās continued to get worse and worse, and itās now basically unus
Only insane people use the internet
OR: hit me with your Honda
The Elephant In The Op-ed
Most writing and talking embraces our usual illusions on human motives.
Stephen Colbert Hosts Only in Monroe
The day after ending his run on The Late Show, Stephen Colbert hosted a show called Only in Monroe on a Michigan public access channel. His musical director for the show was Jack White, nestled onstag
When Quiet Undersea Volcanoes Turn Disruptive
Earthās largest volcanic system, hidden in mountain chains under the sea, has long been assumed to erupt only quietly. The shallow seafloor off Iceland tells another story. The post When Q
Should Deontologists Assist With Wrongdoing?
A new version of Huemer's paradox of deontology poses a big challenge to deontology
The Curious Case of the Declared āDeadā Factors (Part II)
The Curious Case of the Declared āDeadā Factors (Part II)
āAI Ethicsā Is a Dead End
Part One
Smile, Arachnophiles! New āHappy-Faceā Spider Species Discovered
This one hides out in the Indian Himalayas The post Smile, Arachnophiles! New āHappy-Faceā Spider Species Discovered appeared first on Nautilus.
AI Isn't Management. Try Explaining That to Matthew Prince
At last we have created the Corporation That Eliminates Middle Managers from classic management text Don't Eliminate the Middle Managers!
The Pro-Israel Lobby Is Trying to Fly Under the Radar
Amid widespread public of Israelās across the Middle East, pro-Israel donors aligned with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) appear to be resorting to new, innocuous-sounding fundr
An unusual new-to-me animal: the aardwolf . It's a...
An unusual new-to-me animal: the aardwolf. Itās a hyena but it eats insects like an aardvark. The cubs are incredibly cute.
Essential summertime reading: Drowning Doesnāt Look Like...
Essential summertime reading: Drowning Doesnāt Look Like Drowning. āDrowning is almost always a deceptively quiet event. The waving, splashing, and yelling that dramatic conditioning (television) prep
Who Should Take Care of the Children?
In Sweden, few institutions are as ideologically celebrated as preschool. For decades, Swedish childcare has been held up as proof that gender equality and a strong welfare state can coexist with high
A More Resilient Europe Faces a Renewed Energy Shock ā But Difficult Trade-Offs May Resurface
A new analysis of the impact of the Iran war on the energy and economic prospects for Europe has a whistling-pas-the-graveyard feel.
What Samuel Hughes thinks about Washington, DC
In this diary, Samuel Hughes visits Washington, DC, the worldās imperial capital, and reflects on a national style hiding in plain sight.
Research links: waves of disruption
Tuesdays are all about academic (and practitioner) literature at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last weekās edition including a look at...
If enough other companies report the same, the bubble pops. š«§
Breaking: āUber COO Andrew Macdonald said heās not seeing proportional productivity gains from increasing AI costs.ā
NYCās Economic Development Corporation Can Build Public Options
In January 2021, workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx walked off the job for a one-dollar raise. Some pro-labor politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the picket line. Bu
Wired on US Law Enforcement Warns
US Law Enforcement Warns of "Anti-Tech Extremism" as AI Hatred Grows The chaotic atmosphere that may result from emergent AI technology in the next five years may fuel large-scale protests that d
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