Saturday Poem: The Complex Self
Why is it that I’ve tried so hardto forget?When I’ve spent so longtrying to remember.Then,…
These Scientists Are Battling Dangerous Superbugs With a ChatGPT-Like AI
by Shelly Fan at Singularity Hub: Bacteria and antibiotics have been in a roughly century-long…
Virtual Reality Reboots History
Charles T. Rubin in The New Atlantis: Because of this renewed sense of urgency to…
Study Explores How Gossip Spreads in Social Networks
How many different types of people—colleagues, friends, taxi drivers, etc.—should we hear a piece of information from before we start sharing it as a true fact?
Do Rich Countries Keep Poor Countries Poor?
From Unlearning Economics Live: Dr Ingrid Kvangraven, a senior lecturer in International Development at King’s…
Friday Poem: True Story
I can’t escape the possibilityI was meant to own a Zambonibut got stuck with three…
Why Nuclear Power Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
M.V. Ramana at Literary Hub: I am scared about how fast climate change is disrupting…
‘Nobody Knows What I Know’: How a Loyal RSS Member Abandoned Hindu Nationalism
Rahul Bhatia in The Guardian: Running a finger over a row of books in a…
The Universe Suddenly Hates Satire
by Erik Hoel at The Intrinsic Perspective: There’s a saying on the internet: “The most…
Thursday Poem: Apocalypse
Within, without the cosmos wide am I;In joyful sweep I loose forth and draw back…
“Hasina Wajid’s Blunders are Similar to What’s Happening in Pakistan Now”
by Shams Zaheer Abbas @ FOCUUS: Hasina Wajid (HW) cannot be compared with Nawaz Sharif…
Charles Darwin the Geologist
by Robert Muir-Wood at OUP: Who was Charles Darwin the geologist? Was he a nephew,…