Coffee Break: What Are They Thinking? Son, Altman, Ellison Edition
Do moguls like Masayoshi Son, Sam Altman, and Larry Ellison actually believe Artificial Super Intelligence is imminent?
Random Digest: January 3, 2026
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, January 3, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Beyond The Last Minute
Tedium’s annual last-minute gift guide presumes you’re going to give your loved ones gifts on the 26th … or let’s be honest, the middle of January. Today in Tedium: If you’re reading this and just ge
Wednesday Poem
Christmas Mail Cards in each mailbox, angel, manger, star and lamb, as the rural carrier, driving the snowy roads, hears from her bundles the plaintive bleating of sheep, the shuffle of sandals, the c
Trump has always hated offshore wind. Now he’s moving to kill it.
The Trump administration has halted five already approved offshore wind projects despite rising electricity demand.
Three Value Clumps
I have long posted on studies that try to make sense of how human values differ, and how they have changed over time.
Phillips O’Brien and Volodomyr Havrylov
A recording from Phillips P. OBrien's live video
The Stream Animals Thriving After a Megafire
Oregon fish and amphibians are surprisingly resilient The post The Stream Animals Thriving After a Megafire appeared first on Nautilus.
2025
Year end roundup
Adviser links: a step backward
Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at...
What changed for deep-sea mining in 2025? Everything.
Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists, and Indigenous peoples.