On Island of the Colorblind, Paradise has a Different Hue
education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/island-colorblind-paradise-has-different-hue/An island in the Pacific has a unique genetic history that affects how its people understand color.
Surviving Techno-Dystopia - by P.E. Moskowitz
mentalhellth.xyz/p/surviving-techo-dystopiaMalcolm Harris on Palo Alto, brain optimization, and fighting back against our tech overlords
A hot mess – the difficulties of decarbonising home heating
politicshome.com/thehouse/article/hot-mess-difficulties-decarbonising-home-heatingAdam Bell, head of policy at Stonehaven, walks us through the perils and pitfalls in trying to decarbonise the heating of our homes
What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?
theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/people-who-prioritize-friendship-over-romance/616779/“Our boyfriends, our significant others, and our husbands are supposed to be No. 1. Our worlds are backward.”
I disconnected from the electric grid for 8 months—in Manhattan
arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/i-disconnected-from-the-electric-grid-for-8-months-in-manhattan/What started as an experiment has turned into a habit I hope will inspire others.
‘Best Friends’ Are a Surprisingly Recent Phenomenon
theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/12/best-friends-monogamous-relationships-competition/672531/We weren’t always so taken with dynamic duos. But in recent decades, we’ve come to expect that people should have one closest companion.
AI as intern
austinkleon.com/2023/03/22/ai-as-intern/Kevin Kelly making the case for AI.
Cody Dock Rolling Bridge
thomasrandallpage.com/Cody-Dock-Rolling-BridgeCody Dock is a huge ex-industrial dock located off the tidal Lea river. The Dock is now home to a dynamic artistic community who are in the process of transforming the place from dereliction into an oasis of creativity and production. Reopening...
Long COVID: The truth about it is emerging, and it’s not what we thought.
slate.com/technology/2023/03/long-covid-symptoms-studies-research-variant.htmlThe flood of patients never materialized. Why?
Every Possible Wordle Solution Visualized
perthirtysix.com/essay/wordle-solutions-visualized2,309 words interactively laid out
Modern Font Stacks
modernfontstacks.com/System font stack CSS organized by typeface classification for every modern OS. The fastest fonts available. No downloading, no layout shifts, no flashes — just instant renders.
Response Shaping: How to Move from AI "Prompts" to AI Whispering
danielmiessler.com/blog/response-shaping-how-to-move-from-ai-prompts-to-ai-whispering/Interacting with AI just became a critical skill. In this short piece, I'm going to show you how I moved away from basic prompts and moved into full
Critical thinking is great, but in a world full of information we need to learn 'critical ignoring'
weforum.org/agenda/2023/02/critical-thinking-ignoring-brain/Critical thinking helps us to evaluate the information we come across, but it may not be enough in a digital world that contains more information than the world’s libraries combined.
Maybe Treating Housing as an Investment was a Colossal, Society-Shattering Mistake
goodreason.substack.com/p/maybe-treating-housing-as-an-investmentThoughts on science, economics, politics, relationships. Not an expert.