Another charred scroll from Pompeii has been digitally "unrolled" and partially deciphered; more neo-Stoic philosophy.
I have finished uploading chapters of The Voice from the Darkness at Royal Road, so if you have been waiting for the whole thing to be up, it is.
Scott Siskind, beautiful essay about parenting and inheritance.
Tyler Cowen on jobs in the AI future, 12 minute video.
The highest resolution photograph ever taken of the Milky Way.
Noah Smith on the insanity of European elites over air conditioning. It is especially rich to see French officials decrying air conditioning over climate change when most of their power is nuclear.
Sabine Hossenfelder on billionaires, state, power, and the AI future, 12-minute video.
Decent article on the records of the Assyrian merchant colony in Kanesh, our best look at Bronze Age trade.
Dean Ball on AI safety, regulation, the Trump administration, and what we should do.
The Dark Genius of Ukraine's Military Points System, 11-minute video.
Noah Smith on AI and the rise of single-person companies.
Will AI undo some of the damage done to our discourse by social media? (AI likes elite opinions and technical experts, so people relying on AI will hear more of that.)
Anton Petrov on new theories of the nature of time, 12-minute video.
Richard Hanania: "Conservatism became socialist when it went from complaining about blacks not working to immigrants being too good at work."
Mosaic floors of an early Christian basilica found in Italy.
The London photographer who has been recording the last days of things (tram lines, businesses, etc.) since 1952.
Excellent article on the distortions introduced by rent control. Summary at Marginal Revolution.
Thanks to Ukraine's ongoing strikes on Russian oil refineries and the resulting gasoline shortage, ordinary Russians are finally having to pay attention to Putin's war. (CNN, Aljazeera, NY Times)
Sixth-century BC chariot burial found in Italy.
How tall trees get water to their crowns in times of drought.
The artist who photographs places where deer have slept. I confess that I am so used to seeing these that the photos had no impact on me at all.
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