US nuclar missiles secrets leak via soldiers using memorizing apps.
A two-hour conversation about Malthus with @tylercowen.
Classic card magic with Ricky Jay.
Batavia's graveyard, the crazy story of the shipwrecked flagship of the Dutch East India Company.
Inside a Ghost Gown of Abandoned Disney Castles.
Fungi and how they set our body temperature.
If you love the absurd:
Time for another look at my recent browser history.
A random set of internet gems that I enjoyed recently, starting with the Coronavirus COVID19. Three Twitterers that seem to knowledgable, up-to-date and not hyping-up matters are Kai Kupferschmidt, Helen Branswell and Ian M Mackay. Plus, there are good articles coming from down under.
Don't bury the lede, not even in grant applications.
The International Space Station in LEGO. I like that this is an official set, not a custom design or one-off sale. Speaking of which: My Science Tower is still waiting to be built.
Quit the news! (PDF) It's bad for you!
Robin Hanson comapares Parasite and Joker. This made me think less of Parasite and want to watch Joker. I have downloaded it, but not gotten around to it yet.
A few things I just read, watched or listened to, and found well worth the time.
Arsenic and Old Lace, a 1944 dark comedy with Cary Grant.
A Blogging Style Guide, entertaining.
I still recommend you go read Simler & Hanson's Elephant in the Brain. Another review.
Scott Alexander reviews a book about the mind and points toward Global Workspace Theory, which makes quite a bit of intuitive sense to me.
The latest Sam Harris podcast with Deeyah Khan is definitely one of his best conversations to date. On how neo-nazis and jihadists are similar, and how we need to do better in treating them, among other things.
Does money make you mean? Yes, it does.
Gollum Brexit. Brilliant!