Random Digest: May 2, 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, May 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity?
Ultrafinitism, a philosophy that rejects the infinite, has long been dismissed as mathematical heresy. But it is also producing new insights in math and beyond. The post What Can We Gain b
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I cannot help but be a bit sick when I think about sports.
A strong month in a fragile market
March data shows momentum, but a build-to-rent crackdown and tighter capital markets threaten to stall future supply.
Revealed: Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to ‘halt new expansion’
Countries attending a first-of-its-kind fossil-fuel summit have been asked to consider “action recommendations” such as... The post Revealed: Scientists tell Colombia fossil-fuel transition summit to
Stoic Ethics: The Good, The Bad, and The Indifferent (part 4)
an invited talk given to 52 Living Ideas community of learners
Import AI 454: Automating alignment research; safety study of a Chinese model; HiFloat4
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The Best Lack All Conviction: Russell’s Other Paradox
by Jochen Szangolies Recently, a meme has been making the rounds, alleging that with JD Vance lecturing the Pope on Catholicism, Pierre Poilievre lecturing Mark Carney on economics, RFK jr. explaining
Why it’s so hard to agree on what counts as true
New research has mapped people’s contrasting conceptions of the truth. No wonder so many arguments feel irresolvable - by Lukas S Huber, David-Elias Künstle & Kevin Reuter Read on Psyche
Michigan wins key legal battle over Line 5 pipeline
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling clears the way for state court proceedings in the decades-long dispute over the pipeline crossing between Lakes Michigan and Huron.