A Billion Abominations A Day
by Mike Bendzela Some people are haunted by words others have spoken, or by events they’ve seen and heard in various media, or by embarrassing episodes from their pasts. I can be just as vulnerable to
Random Digest: September 9, 2025
10 hand-picked articles from our collection
This digest was algorithmically curated to spark serendipity and encourage intellectual wandering. Each article was chosen at random from our recent collection, creating unexpected connections and delightful discoveries across diverse topics and perspectives.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Happy 2nd Birthday to Small Potatoes
“At two years, children are caught between babyhood and childhood.
How the Pharma Industry Botched Alzheimer’s Treatment
Journalist Charles Piller has exposed a pattern of shoddy and even fraudulent practices in Alzheimer’s research. It shows the drug research system needs serious reform, but health secretary Robert F.
Tuesday links: reliable drivers of bad decisions
Pluralistic: The worst possible antitrust outcome (03 Sep 2025)
Today's links The worst possible antitrust outcome: Hope you like enshittification. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Amazon drivers hang phones from trees; DVD Jon v Windows
Media to consume this week instead of doomscrolling - 31.08.25
Notes on echo chambers, archetypes, AI and books, commodification of the self, consumer behavior, politics and fashion, and more.
Every Objection To Taking The Giving What We Can Pledge Is Wrong
The reasons people give for not donating don't stand up to scrutiny
Extreme Heat Will Change You
High temperatures can alter our bodies at the molecular level The post Extreme Heat Will Change You appeared first on Nautilus.
American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.
The CEO of a seabed mining startup says the decision about mining leases will be made in Washington, D.C.
US EV sales are booming — for now
Changes in U.S. government support for electric vehicles have led to a buying bonanza — and a darker long-term future for the auto industry.