Random Digest: October 21, 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, October 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The circle held
A bike crash left my husband paralysed. What happened next taught me something profound about community - by Sadie Witkowski Read on Psyche
Day off discussion thread
We have the day off, so please enjoy this photo I took in upstate New York early this spring and thread your thoughts below.
As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
‘We’re Not Going to Forget’: Pritzker Warns Trump Enforcers Miller, Homan, Bovino That Immunity Not Forever
Governor Pritzker has gotten out of bed to threaten Team Trump over ICE abuses. But this still amounts to a wet noodle lashing.
A Guide to Surviving the Age of Post-Literacy: How to raise (or become) a reader
For those of you who prefer to read off paper rather than the screen, we have converted the post into an easily printable pdf file.
From genocide to ecocide: After years of war, Gaza faces an environmental crisis ‘above imagination’
A new report by scientists in Israel details the emerging environmental crisis in Palestine.
Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Help Grow Living Things
The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development. The post Genes Ha
How One Country’s Russian Gas Crisis Became a Green Energy Boom
The village of Volintiri is about as remote as you can get in Europe. Set in the rural southeast of Moldova, one of the poorest and least visited countries on the continent, it is only a couple of mil
Why I Don’t Want AI to Do My Chores
Or much else for that matter