Author: DPstaff
The Medieval World [Interactive Map]
by OUP History: The study of the Middle Ages is expanding. With new locales and…
For Trump, the Debate Was Another Chapter in the Rewriting of Jan. 6
By Jess Bidgood at The New York Times: About halfway through Thursday night’s presidential debate,…
Documenting ‘How to Rob a Bank’
Sonny Bunch at The Bulwark: On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Stephen Robert Morse…
How America Got Into This Omnishambles
Yascha Mounk at Persuasion: America is in deep, deep trouble. Before Thursday’s debate, the leading contender…
The Downsides of Rehashing Problems With Friends
by Shayla Love at Psyche: It’s Friday night. You’re sitting down to dinner with your…
Ray Kurzweil Predicts Three Technologies Will Define Our Future
Sveta McShane in Singularity Hub: Over the last several decades, the digital revolution has changed nearly…
From Nobel Peace Prize to Civil War: How Ethiopia’s Leader Beguiled the World
Tom Gardner in The Guardian: ‘I’m sorry, I don’t know anything about Abiy Ahmed.” The…
Across a Continent, Trees Sync Their Fruiting to the Sun
Meghan Willcoxon at Quanta: Each summer, like clockwork, millions of beech trees throughout Europe sync…
The Hunt for the Man Behind the World’s Most Popular 3D-printed Gun
Gemma Ware at The Conversation: 3D-printed guns are appearing the world over, including in the…
Jazz Remains the Sound of Modernism
Ed Simon at The Millions: There are two irrefutable axioms that can be made about…
The Promise of Precision Agriculture Is Slowly Coming to Fruition
Eric Schmid at Undark: For 20 years, Pablo Sobron sought a better way to learn…
