Month: March 2024

How Not To Predict The Future

Good forecasting thrives on a delicate balance of math, expertise, and…vibes. Molly Hickman in Asterisk:…

The War in Gaza is Creating a Health Crisis That Will Span Decades

Grace Wade in New Scientist: The situation in Gaza is rapidly devolving into the worst…

The Evolving Corporate Board

The business world has changed dramatically over the past few years. The human element is…

Skeletons in the Closet

Irshad Salim: In the Summer of 2020, I shared one of the many moments and…

Recipe: Persian Lentil Rice With Dates

Sourced from the NYTimes Cooking

Poetry: Homes, Back to Home

Homeswe all leave home eventually,leave the dark comfort of wombs,leave the home of childhood,some earlier…

Why Governments Offload Risks to Individuals

Under the guise of empowerment and freedom, politicians and business are offloading lifethreatening risk to…

AI Is Everywhere—Including Countless Applications You’ve Likely Never Heard Of

By Niusha Shafiabady at Singularity Hub: Artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere. Right now, generative AI…

Power Plant on the Moon By Mid-2030s

by Edd Gent in Singularity Hub: Supporting any future settlement on the moon would require…

Z A Bhutto: Incomplete Justice

Will the judges remain in their ivory towers or see the reality of political injustice…

Asif Ali Zardari: The Prince of Guile

Even his rivals acknowledge that Zardari is a deal-maker par excellence. He has been written…

How Pseudo-Intellectualism Ruined Journalism

A dose of working-class realism can save journalism from groupthink William Deresiewicz in Persuasion: I…