"Multitasking Isn't Progress – It's What Wild Animals Do for Survival". [tedgioia.substack.com]
I Ditched My Smart Watc
Voyage of the Moons
Space is mostly just what it says on the tin: empty space. The solar system is no exception; it’s a massive volume occ
Searching for Susy Thunder
A really entertaining and interesting piece by Claire Evans about Susan Thunder (aka Susan Thunder aka Susan Headley),
Two Quick Links for Sunday Afternoon
Jodi Ettenberg (@legalnomads) on how her life derailed after a botched medical procedure. "Toxic positivity promises th
Winners of the Environmental Photographer of the Year 2021
The winning entries in the Environmental Photographer of the Year for 2021 highlight the ways in which our planet’s
Can a Human Really Be Friends with an Octopus?
Using My Octopus Teacher as a jumping-off point, Ferris Jabr writes about what we know of octopus intelligence and soci
Five Quick Links for Thursday Noonish
"A new study suggests that regular cash payments to parents can speed up brain activity in infants." [vox.com]
Seven te
Dave Eggers: We Finally Have Jetpacks and No One Cares
In a recent piece for The Guardian, Dave Eggers observes that we now have actual jetpacks that actually fly, an inventi
The Marcel Duchamp Research Portal
A partnership of three institutions — the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Association Marcel Duchamp, and the Centre
Think About the Donuts of Your Day!
Twitter user @EPrecipice was a little nervous for a meeting at work so her 5-year-old shared some advice with her — “Ma
What Will Pandemic Life Be Like in a Month?
Bob Wachter is the chair of the Department of Medicine at the USCF medical center and last week he posted a pair of thr
Screaming Baby Dolls
I am sorry for posting this nightmare fuel first thing in the morning, but there’s something about the aesthetics of
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish
"Thinking that endemicity is both mild and inevitable is more than wrong, it is dangerous: it sets humanity up for many
Two Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish
"Thinking that endemicity is both mild and inevitable is more than wrong, it is dangerous: it sets humanity up for many
An AI Makes Breakfast
Janelle Shane trained an AI on a few breakfast cereal names and it came up with some cool new cereal concepts on its ow
Two Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
The Anne of Green Gables VR Experience. "Marilla says 'Fiddlesticks!' a lot. Matthew doesn’t speak but can grimace, shr
Tree Root System Drawings
The Wageningen University & Research houses a collection of almost 1200 drawings of the root systems of trees,
How Two Boys Stowed Away on a 747 from London to NYC
Ahh, the 80s — when children were given much more freedom than today, an autonomy that two Irish boys used in 1985 to
Three Quick Links for Monday Noonish
Super-interesting episode of Invisibilia about the transformation of "the entrenched macho culture of an oil rig in the
Exit Strategy, a Time-Loop Story
In this short film, a man stuck in a 24-hour time loop enlists his firefighter brother to stop a fire that will cause
How Cascatelli, the Hot New Pasta Shape, Is Made
Back in March 2021, I wrote about cascatelli, the new pasta shape invented by Dan Pashman. Eater recently visited the
Four Quick Links for Friday Noonish
Results of a new study suggest that CBD can treat and slow the transmission of Covid-19. "Our results suggest that CBD
J Is for Jim Crow - Typography and Racial Stereotypes
For The Believer, Sarah K. Kramer wrote about a typeface called Jim Crow, how it came to be called that (its original
“It’s a Terrible Idea to Deny Medical Care to Unvaccinated People”
For The Atlantic, Ed Yong writes about an idea that has gained a certain amount of traction in recent weeks as hospital
Sea State
This morning, I randomly ran across this New Yorker review of a memoir by Tabitha Lasley called Sea State. I couldn’t
Hyperrealistic Paintings of Rich Vegetation
Why am I showing you these photos of lush, grassy, leafy plants? Because they are actually meticulously constructed
Recently on the Kottke Ride Home Podcast
It’s been awhile since we’ve checked in on the Kottke Ride Home podcast here, so let’s see what host Jackson Bird has b
The Postage Stamp Pictures of Paul Edlin
Artist Paul Edlin used tiny fragments of postage stamps to create these beautiful abstract collages. Here’s closeup o
The Postage Stamp Pictures of Paul Edlin
Artist Paul Edlin used tiny fragments of postage stamps to create these beautiful abstract collages. Here’s closeup o
The Postage Stamp Pictures of Paul Edlin
Artist Paul Edlin used tiny fragments of postage stamps to create these beautiful abstract collages. Here’s closeup o
The Postage Stamp Pictures of Paul Edlin
Artist Paul Edlin used tiny fragments of postage stamps to create these beautiful abstract collages. Here’s closeup o
My Recent Media Diet, the Belated End of 2021 Edition
“Recent” is increasingly becoming a lie with these media diet posts…the last one I did was back on Sept 13, right befor
My Recent Media Diet, the Belated End of 2021 Edition
“Recent” is increasingly becoming a lie with these media diet posts…the last one I did was back on Sept 13, right befor
My Recent Media Diet, the Belated End of 2021 Edition
“Recent” is increasingly becoming a lie with these media diet posts…the last one I did was back on Sept 13, right befor
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