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#ReceptioGate and the (absolute) state of academia | Charlotte Gauthier | The Critic Magazine

thecritic.co.uk

Rated 2023-04-23T07:27:58-0700 - sethherr

'Anti-dopamine parenting' can curb a kid's craving for screens or sweets

Dopamine is a part of our brain's survival mechanism. It is also part of why sugary foods and social media hook kids. The latest neuroscience can help parents help their kids manage behavior. #Dopamine #Parenting

2023-06-12T02:00:32-0700 NPR Michaeleen Doucleff 3,000 words

Rated 2023-06-13T10:59:28-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-12T21:17:53-0700 - alexandradancing

Book Review: From Oversight To Overkill

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2023-04-11T17:08:25-0700 Astral Codex Ten Scott Alexander 60,000 words

Rated 2023-05-05T13:38:34-0700 - sethherr

(1) Prof. Ian Walker on X: "And this is where we saw the big win-win: there's a clear negative relationship between water pressure and consumption. More powerful showers used less water overall. A LOVELY TINGLY SHOWER MIGHT BE *BETTER* FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THAN A WEAK DRIBBLE. I know, right? https://t.co/dVCWHgb7JO" / X

X (formerly Twitter) 500 words

Rated 2024-04-17T19:31:22-0700 - sethherr

Your Book Review: How the War Was Won

Finalist #8 in the Book Review Contest

2024-08-09T13:24:01-0700 astralcodexten.com Astral Codex Ten 7,000 words

Rated 2024-08-09T14:19:17-0700 - sethherr

(20) TracingWoodgrains on X: "In conversations about intelligence, people often take the @charlesmurray approach of emphasizing that intelligence doesn't determine a person's worth. I find myself a bit dissatisfied when I chew on this. It's true, but I suspect it's a bit too easy. Specifically: while I https://t.co/jzo9YEsWRX" / X

x.com 1,000 words

Rated 2024-07-16T15:24:08-0700 - sethherr

Escorts are the ER Doctors of Relationships

aella.substack.com

Rated 2023-04-19T07:41:19-0700 - sethherr

3 social triggers for behavioral health needs – and what to do about them

Brookings

Rated 2023-04-17T12:56:06-0700 - cindy

40 years of programming

liw.fi

Rated 2024-03-12T16:12:19-0700 - sethherr

9 Ways to Imagine Jeff Bezos’ Wealth (Published 2022)

A fortune of $172 billion is almost impossible to fathom. For the magazine’s Money Issue, the artist Mona Chalabi came up with some extremely original comparisons.

2022-04-07T06:21:21-0700 The New York Times Mona Chalabi ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-05-08T17:17:07-0700 - jim

</> htmx ~ Why I Tend Not To Use Content Negotiation

htmx.org 1,000 words

Rated 2023-11-19T17:12:47-0800 - sethherr

[Letter from Minneapolis] The Sanctuary

#Homelessness

2020-09-11T13:55:36-0700 Harper's Magazine https://harpers.org/author/wesenzinna/#author 7,000 words

Rated 2023-04-12T18:57:49-0700 - cindy

A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the Craft

James Somers, a professional coder, writes about the astonishing scripting skills of A.I. chatbots like GPT-4 and considers the future of a once exalted craft.

2023-11-13T03:00:00-0800 The New Yorker James Somers 4,000 words

Rated 2023-11-13T20:43:44-0800 - sethherr

A cognitive revolution in animal-behavior research has begun

The Atlantic

Rated 2023-03-19T08:26:57-0700 - Jaog

A new energy source for downtown Boston: the Charles River

The owner of a Kendall Square plant is launching a project to generate steam for Boston and Cambridge by drawing water from the river that runs between them.

2023-05-01T13:10:43-0700 The Boston Globe Jon Chesto ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T12:31:48-0700 - jmjmh

A Plan to Save Downtown San Francisco, Break the Doom Loop

#Homelessness #San Francisco

The San Francisco Standard

Rated 2023-04-10T13:25:35-0700 - alexandradancing

A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea

When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative. #Agriculture #Birds #Britain #Climate Change #England #Environment #Global Warming

2024-10-21T21:01:25-0700 The New York Times Rory Smith, Andrew Testa ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-10-22T07:50:25-0700 - sethherr

A review of Number Go Up, on crypto shenanigans

Zeke Faux's book on crypto shenanigans is best book on crypto ever and occasionally frustrating, plus bonus commentary on financial journalism.

2023-09-29T09:52:31-0700 Bits about Money Patrick McKenzie (patio11) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-10-04T16:35:56-0700 - sethherr

A Weekend at the Immersion Larp Festival

A world where you buy every word you speak, a sensory journey through Monet’s memories, and life in an open-air prison.

2024-08-21T12:50:01-0700 mssv + Have You Played 6,000 words

Rated 2024-08-27T23:21:18-0700 - sethherr

A World Without Men: Inside South Korea’s 4B Movement

thecut.com

Rated 2023-03-16T18:28:17-0700 - sethherr

Aaron Sorkin Thinks Life Still Imitates ‘The West Wing’

The political drama debuted 25 years ago. But the creator believes the politics were mostly beside the point. #TV

2024-09-19T02:04:49-0700 The New York Times Marc Tracy ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2024-09-19T14:11:44-0700 - sethherr

Ability to See Expertise is a Milestone Worth Aiming For

Good news: we have a neat, universal milestone on the journey to mastery. What that looks like, and how to use it.

2022-04-05T12:34:10-0700 Commoncog Cedric Chin 4,000 words

Rated 2023-07-21T13:00:59-0700 - sethherr

Activists vow to keep installing guerrilla benches at East Bay bus stops

Berkeley has replaced one DIY bench with a city-approved one. A pair of activists have added at least four more wood benches in the East Bay. #Transportation

2024-01-12T16:30:00-0800 Berkeleyside Iris Kwok 2,000 words

Rated 2024-02-11T21:22:54-0800 - sethherr

Aguilera (album) - Wikipedia

#NICE!

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

Rated 2023-03-11T14:26:16-0800 - testerios

Alcohol healthy: the flip-flop on whether it's good for you is to understand—if you know who's behind it.

Slate

Rated 2023-04-25T05:05:47-0700 - cindy Rated 2023-04-25T23:05:45-0700 - sethherr

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay 2023 on Vimeo

vimeo.com

Rated 2023-03-14T07:30:33-0700 - jim

Ambulance hits Oregon cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 bill, lawsuit says

oregonlive.com

Rated 2024-11-07T19:26:46-0800 - sethherr

America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow

Unchecked overuse is draining and damaging aquifers nationwide, a data investigation by the New York Times revealed, threatening millions of people and America’s status as a food superpower. #Agriculture #Climate Change #Global Warming #Water

2023-08-28T14:19:48-0700 The New York Times Mira Rojanasakul, Christopher Flavelle, Blacki Migliozzi, ... ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-09-25T11:15:51-0700 - cindy Rated 2023-09-26T07:16:33-0700 - sethherr

America’s New Political War Pits Young Men Against Young Women - WSJ

The Wall Street Journal

Rated 2024-07-29T12:58:32-0700 - sethherr

An invitation to a secret society

Or: why you should be a lizard

2023-07-20T08:03:53-0700 Experimental History Adam Mastroianni 3,000 words

Rated 2023-07-20T19:08:46-0700 - sethherr

The $1 billion gamble to ensure AI doesn’t destroy humanity

The founders of Anthropic left OpenAI to make a safe AI company. It’s easier said than done. #Artificial Intelligence #Technology

2023-07-17T03:00:00-0700 Vox Dylan Matthews 7,000 words

Rated 2023-07-23T11:42:19-0700 - elll

Apple Is Taking On Apples in a Truly Weird Trademark Battle

Apple, the company, wants rights to the image of apples, the fruit, in Switzerland—one of dozens of countries where it’s flexing its legal muscles. #Apple #Business #Farming

2023-06-18T23:00:00-0700 WIRED Gabriela Galindo 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-23T16:51:25-0700 - &e

Arlington's Guarantee

Urban Institute

Rated 2023-03-19T08:20:24-0700 - sethherr

Artificial scarcity, artificial fatigue

indiehackers.com

Rated 2024-05-14T08:25:12-0700 - sethherr

As climate change worsens, some people might decide to DIY a solution

#Ocean Geoengineering

Vox

Rated 2023-04-08T11:03:45-0700 - cindy

As nuclear waste piles up, scientists seek the best long-term storage solutions

Researchers study and model corrosion in the materials proposed for locking away the hazardous waste

1970-08-22T12:12:10-0700 American Chemical Society Mitch Jacoby 3,000 words

Rated 2023-05-04T09:39:37-0700 - cindy

Ashkenazi IQ figures are underestimates

Rotating shapes is not intelligence

2024-09-14T23:50:07-0700 NonZionism משכיל בינה 3,000 words

Rated 2024-10-15T20:52:05-0700 - sethherr

At Penn, Tensions May Only Be Growing After Magill’s Resignation

Professors at the University of Pennsylvania have begun to organize, fearing what they view as a plan by the billionaire Marc Rowan to upend academic freedom. #College

2024-01-29T09:20:18-0800 The New York Times Stephanie Saul ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-01-29T19:12:22-0800 - sethherr

Automattic is doing open source dirty

Automattic demanding 8% of WP Engine's revenues because they're not "giving back enough" to WordPress is a wanton violation of general open source ideals and the specifics of the GPL license. Automattic is completely out of line, and the potential damage to the open source world extends far beyond the WordPress. Don't let the drama or ...

world.hey.com 1,000 words

Rated 2024-10-10T15:07:34-0700 - sethherr

Banking in very uncertain times

Bits about Money

Rated 2023-03-16T21:15:39-0700 - sethherr

Behind Pornhub’s decade-old moderation problems

The Verge

Rated 2023-04-26T22:56:57-0700 - sethherr

Berkeley's Upzoning Would Be Among Nation's Largest

A proposal to end exclusionary zoning would allow for 100,000 more homes in Berkeley's neighborhoods.

2024-02-17T07:02:03-0800 The Discourse Lounge Darrell Owens 3,000 words

Rated 2024-02-17T21:20:37-0800 - sethherr

Beyond the Yuck Factor: Cities Turn to ‘Extreme’ Water Recycling

San Francisco is at the forefront of a movement to recycle wastewater from commercial buildings, homes, and neighborhoods and use it for toilets and landscaping. This decentralized approach, proponents say, will drive down demand in an era of increasing water scarcity.

Yale E360 3,000 words

Rated 2023-06-20T07:12:37-0700 - sethherr

Biden student loan plan: What’s fair for borrowers, taxpayers?

#Student Loan Forgiveness

The Christian Science Monitor

Rated 2023-03-30T07:56:59-0700 - cindy

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke On Being Gay and Black in the Dance and Rock Worlds

vice.com

Rated 2023-07-06T18:09:33-0700 - sethherr

Bollards: Why & What

Naming something we see and benefit from every day

josh.works 1,000 words

Rated 2024-05-05T18:46:23-0700 - sethherr

Book Review: What's Our Problem?

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2023-02-22T20:05:18-0800 astralcodexten.com Scott Alexander ($) 30,000 words

Rated 2024-01-21T20:37:59-0800 - sethherr