Category: Lifestyle
A Theoretical ‘Case Against Education’
Scott Alexander at Astral Codex Ten: There’s been renewed debate around Bryan Caplan’s The Case Against…
Fish Around the World are Shrinking
By Devika Rao in The Week: The world’s fish supply is getting smaller, physically. A…
Translating is Like X-raying a Book. You Get a Deep Tissue Read.
Hephzibah Anderson in The Guardian: Sam Taylor, 53, was living in rural France with four…
Why the OpenAI Team In Charge of Safeguarding Humanity Imploded
Sigal Samuel at Vox: For months, OpenAI has been losing employees who care deeply about…
Working the System: For or Against Democracy
Mary L Trump at The Good in Us: The system which, depending on your perspective,…
Climate Change is Linked to Worsening Brain Diseases – New Study
Jo Adetunji at The Conversation: Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions…
Could Eating Less Help You Live Longer?
Dana Smith in The New York Times: If you put a lab mouse on a diet,…
Why a Forefather of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fears the Future
“AI systems are going to be like a new species that might be smarter than…
Imagining a Free Palestine
Ahmad Ibsais in Time Magazine: “Where is Ahmad?” The soldier called my name while we were…
A Brief History of Failed Attempts at Human Flight
Joe Fassler at Lit Hub: Years ago, for reasons I still don’t fully understand, I…
Her Name is Natalie Harp. She’s 32. And She Has Unbelievable Access to the Man Who Might be President Again.
Marc A. Caputo at The Bulwark: WHENEVER DONALD TRUMP BRANDISHES a stack of papers or…