Our age of kings
Strongman leaders are trying to bring order to a world disrupted by new media. But the "cure" is worse than the disease.
Random Digest: November 1, 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.
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Q&A: The UK government’s ‘carbon budget delivery plan’ for 2035
The UK government has set out a long-awaited plan explaining how it will cut emissions... The post Q&A: The UK government’s ‘carbon budget delivery plan’ for 2035 appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Wednesday links: missing out
The Corruption of Civil Rights and the Capitulation of Higher Ed
By weaponizing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Trump administration is using antidiscrimination law to protect privilege and entrench inequality. Yet rather than uniting to resist these sham inv
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Book Review of Breakneck from Noah Smith, endorsed On China and rare earths Rotating detonation engines Progress in pan-cancer therapy DOGE and its consequences in the federal government The AI revolu
I Could Have Died of Anorexia. Today, Girls Are Being Pushed Toward Something Worse.
What My Struggle with Anorexia Taught Me About Transgender Hormone Therapy
If you're so smart
What psychologists fail at—and where we shine
Backyard caterpillars
From poison spikes to fake snake eyes, caterpillars employ many clever strategies to survive to their dazzling adulthoods - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon
The entire world was ready to reduce shipping emissions. Then Trump stepped in.
After the Trump administration threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future.