Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦
Interview: Marc Andreessen, VC and tech pioneer
~19 min read · 2021-06-22
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Quartz
Google has built a stunning, searchable archive of 3,000 years of world fashion
2 min read · From 2017 · It's an endlessly entertaining portal touching on everything from modern Japanese streetwear to the clothes worn at Versailles.
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Existential Comics
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Question
1 min read · 2021-04-26 · A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes
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Knowable Magazine
You’ve Been Lied to About Lying
8 min read · 2021-03-27 · The conventional wisdom about how to spot a liar is all wrong.
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rootsofprogress.org
Why has nuclear power been a flop?
~18 min read · 2021-04-16 · Nuclear is expensive, but it should be cheap
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦
Why has climate economics failed us?
~14 min read · 2021-04-13 · Economists could have helped in the fight against climate change. So far, they haven't.
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Aeon+Psyche
Democracy is common and robust historically and across the globe
~12 min read · 2021-03-09 · Democracy is not a torch passed from ancient Athens but a globally common form of government with much to teach us today
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Areo
Should You Trust the Myers-Briggs Personality Test?
~12 min read · 2021-03-09 · The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is the most popular personality test in the world. It’s a favourite among Fortune 100 companies, government agencies and regular people. More than 1.5 million…
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WIRED
The Secret Auction that Set Off the Race for AI Supremacy
3 min read · 2021-03-16 · How the shape of deep learning—and the fate of the tech industry—went up for sale in Harrah's Room 731, on the shores of Lake Tahoe.
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Bloomberg
Air Pollution Kills Far More People Than Covid Ever Will
2021-03-11 · Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg.
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The Guardian
What will the next decade bring? Here are 20 predictions from trend forecasters
5 min read · 2021-02-15 · Like all predictions, these should be taken with a grain of salt ...
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Harvard Business Review
The Commercial Space Age Is Here
8 min read · 2021-02-12 · Private space travel is just the beginning.
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World Economic Forum
Consumer mindsets are local despite spread of globalization
4 min read · 2021-01-25 · New research proposes taking a localized approach to consumer tastes and attitudes in order for companies to thrive commercially in different countries.
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The Atlantic
The Library of Possible Futures
9 min read · 2021-02-01 · Since the release of Alvin Toffler’s "Future Shock" 50 years ago, the allure of speculative nonfiction has remained the same: We all want to know what’s coming next.
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euronews
Scientists have taught spinach to send emails
2 min read · 2021-02-02 · It sounds too weird to be true, but engineers at MIT have developed nanotechnology which can be embedded in plants.
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sfdictionary.com
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
3 min read · 2021-01-26 · Welcome to the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. This work-in-progress is a comprehensive quotation-based dictionary of the language of science fiction. The HD/SF is an offshoot of a project…
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