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Tantrums, tears, and meltdowns. The history of chess grandmasters is replete with tragic stories of lives undone by delusion and paranoia
âSlavery has been such a widespread practice throughout human history that it has rarely needed a particular racial ideology in order to take rootâ
Malcolm Cowley, who rescued Faulkner, launched Kerouac, and shaped the canon, is a forgotten man who made others unforgettable
A papyrus of part of the Iliad has been discovered in a Roman-era tomb of mummies in Egypt. âThe papyrus contains a passage from Book II of Homerâs Iliad, specifically the section known as the âCatalo
Itâs a rare event The post This New Model May Explain Why Youâre Not a Twin appeared first on Nautilus.
âWe had the idea to make a Bodoni interpretation with potato stamps, so we bought 8kg of potatoes, some knives and [started carving]. When we finally had the full alphabet we stamped it on paper, made
Morgan Meis at Close Reading: Iâve never actually seen Arnold BĂścklinâs famous but now not really all that famous, letâs say once-famous and now fairly obscure painting known as Die Toteninsel, or The
Theyâre filled with a lot more fury than their millennia-long slumber would suggest The post When âExtinctâ Volcanoes Reawaken appeared first on Nautilus.
While reading this article about the structure of complex knots, I ran across this diagram drawn by scientist Peter Guthrie Tait in 1885 for a paper called On Knots Part III. Itâs one of two figures t
SpaceX + Cursor + Mistral / Jensen v Jensen / The job AI can't take / GPT-5.5 and ChatGPT Images 2.0 / An anti-grammar app / Terence Tao on the future
Part the First: Anti-amyloid Antibodies and Alzheimerâs Disease (AD). A Cochrane review of monoclonal antibodies targeting amyloid plaques in AD has found that these drugs have little to no effect on
The Wind in the Willows right? Kenneth Grahame, 1908. We all know the childrenâs story inside-out. Mole and Ratty and gruff Badger and conceited Mr Toad with his motorcars and all their adventures. I
Ethan Mollick at One Useful Thing: I had early access to GPT-5.51, and I think it is a big deal. It is a big deal because it indicates that we are not done with the rapid improvement in AI. It is also
The great danger is to stand motionless on the bank as the river of your life rushes by. It is not easy, learning how to stop waiting and start living; not easy not to waste your life; not easy knowin
Instead of Losing Democratic Elections, What If We Just Stopped Having Them Altogether? âMy goodness, imagine the efficiency. No long lines. No campaign ads. No need to pretend Wisconsin matters every
The post The Humility Of Bioscientists appeared first on NOEMA.
When Texas Republicans gerrymandered at Trumpâs direction, the Washington Post told readers to calm down. When Virginia Democrats responded, the editorial board found the end of democracy.
Silver Bulletin approval ratings for the ongoing conflict.
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The UAE is in discussions with the Trump administration about a swap line.
How The Heck Does Shazam Work? âBy throwing away almost everything and keeping only a handful of landmark peaks, a noisy 5-second clip from a coffee shop becomes a set of coordinates precise enough to
Quico Toro at Persuasion: Iâm a climate activist, but I donât think climate is the most important thing. Not really. I care about climate because I care about human flourishing, and an out-of-control
The defense tech giant's controversial manifesto actually reveals it's more vulnerable than its bravado lets on. Plus, how departing Apple CEO Tim Cook will really be remembered.
Becoming more skeptical about miracles
Whatâs on your mind lately? Whatâs going on in your life? Witnessed anything amazing? Anything youâd like to share with the rest of the class? Here in Vermont, itâs barely spring (which means itâll pr
âstories grown from daily struggles Wordleâ is a lovely way to transform digital crumbs of bread into something new. Brought to life by hackpravj, via sidebar
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Works in Progress Issue 23 is out today.
Andy&Andy gathered goodness from the many years of XOXO festivals and wrapped it all up in a wonderful digital archive (with a pretty sweet shop to boot). More about the new site and lots of links wit
Welcome to Carbon Briefâs DeBriefed. An essential guide to the weekâs key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 24 April 2026: Europeâs energy-crisis plan | Renewables overtake coal |
âNeurons that fire together, wire togetherâ is not the full story. A novel mechanism explains how the brain can learn across longer timescales. The post A New Type of Neuroplasticity Rewir
1D Chess. âYou might initially find it more difficult than expected, but assuming optimal play, is there a forced win for white?â
C. Brandon Ogbunu in Undark Magazine: During the fall semester of 2025, I taught a graduate seminar entitled âDarwinian Thought and Society.â While teaching should always derive from generosity and a
Rachel Fieldhouse in Nature: The beating of the heart stops cancers from growing in this organ in mice, reports a study published today in Science1. This could explain why tumours affecting the heart
Archaeologists have recovered a scrap of the Iliad in the belly of an interred Egyptian The post What Mummies Read Before a Long Nap appeared first on Nautilus.
Quelle surprise! Punitive food stamp restrictions do not produce an increase in work levels.
Chinese government leaders published a policy document on 22 April â Earth Day â calling... The post Q&A: Chinaâs leadership calls for âstrict controlâ of fossil fuels appeared first on Carbon Brief.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezosâs Private Retreat Decades of research in developmental psychology have shown that moral reasoning develops through consequencesânot punishment, nec
Private credit has become one of the most talked about asset classes of the past decade, growing from a niche corner of institutional portfolios to a market now exceeding $2 trillion in assets.
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