How Stress Works
Nice explainer why you need to chill out.
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Great Depression Explained
A lot of new info I did not know about.
Collections: The Siege of Gondor, Part I: Professionals Talk Logistics
Let’s learn about medieval warfare via Lord of the Rings. “Let’s be clear on this point: ancient and medieval warfare was mostly about sieges. Particularly during the Middle Ages (in Europe) sieges (and raiding) were common, but large pitched battles… Read More »Collections: The Siege of Gondor, Part I: Professionals Talk Logistics
How Men and Women Spend Their Days
Interesting https://flowingdata.com/2025/11/04/spend-days-men-women-2024/
Why the US is deporting so many people
How stopping immigration made it worse in the end.
Evolution Works Different Than You Think
And very nice simulations included.
Falling Off the Map
States are not permanent. “Of the 207 states that existed in 1816, sixty-six had died by 2000, most of them violently, from external conquest, revolution, civil war, or coup. “ https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2025/11/20/falling-off-the-map-how-states-die/
Humanity Will Shrink Sooner
We are going into population decline soon.
The Evilization of Google—And What to Do About It
From the start a great piece. “In 2015 Google’s parent company Alphabet retired the old motto, now substituting for it “Do the right thing.” The old motto was better. Negation has advantages that positive assertions lack. Our First Amendment, for… Read More »The Evilization of Google—And What to Do About It
The Light of “The Brothers Karamazov”
Loved the book, didn’t know it was written in a hurry. It is all the better for it. “the Kingdom of Heaven is nothing other than an unrealized possibility: we are merely a realization away from Paradise.” https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/the-light-of-the-brothers-karamazov