The only authentic decision is to abandon love and give priority to a Cause—if this turns out to be too much for me, I kill myself
And maybe that's okay.
We found the edge space between decentralized governance and where bridge nodes are flipped. This is the space in which the future will be decided. Take note.
These paleontologists got crafty The post How a Simulated Dinosaur Nest Revealed Prehistoric Parenting Strategies appeared first on Nautilus.
When’s the last time you thought about your thymus? The post The Shrinking Gland That Helps You Live Longer appeared first on Nautilus.
Essentia Foundation: Signals across the abyss: Digital reaching and the fragility of the Other
Mar 20
Moreira invites us into a long meditation on the meaning of digital spaces, and the possibility of finding another in the endless cacophony of simulacra. When you reach across the screen—he...
They’re an evolutionary feat all of their own The post How Cacti Defy Darwin appeared first on Nautilus.
An interview with a behavioral economist about cake, climate change, and cooperation The post Heat Probably Doesn’t Make You More Aggressive appeared first on Nautilus.
On March 19, 2003, I resigned from the U.S. Department of State. I was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia, and the third U.S. government employee to resign...
A common microbe can wreak havoc once inside cells The post How Gum Disease Can Lead to Breast Cancer appeared first on Nautilus.
A midbrain bypass may have unlocked their abilities to speak The post Seal and Sea Lion Brains Help Explore the Roots of Language appeared first on Nautilus.
Off the coast of Japan, biologists netted a pea-size jellyfish with an unusual circadian clock — a chance finding that suggests there are likely more overlooked biological timekeeping mechanisms...
there is no alternative, really
The Baffler: La Vida Loca
Mar 20
Even as the stories gets dark, Jaime Hernandez’s linework maintains a tangible lust for life.
Aeon: Bitch: a history
Mar 20
The word can morph from noun to verb to adjective, from dog to human, from female to male. What will it do next?- by Karen StollznowRead on Aeon
Oil and war makes for a devastating combination The post Revisiting the Environmental Ruin of the First Gulf War appeared first on Nautilus.
It's likely to damage your health the least The post If You’re Going to Drink, Make It This Kind of Alcohol appeared first on Nautilus.
Corruption can be halted by draining its fuel, not by policing its use.
What happens in our brain when we fail to live up to our morals The post Is This Where Morality Lives in the Brain? appeared first on Nautilus.
In Korea and Japan, humanoid machines aren’t rivals but partners The post What the US Could Learn From Asia’s Robot Revolution appeared first on Nautilus.
In early modern Europe, around the time when lenses began to bring the world (and heavens) into newfound focus, patients started appearing in medical records with a particular ailment: a firm...
Freedom and control on the contemporary China internet.
Not how to prevent it.
Evidence indicates that Oswald was not only set up as a patsy in the JFK assassination but that he was not one of the shooters. If this is indeed the case, then shouldn’t his historical...
In private talks with their Brazilian counterparts, U.S. diplomats have expressed interest in resuming unrestricted access and use of air base installations in Natal, capital of the northeastern...
Used in mice, it induces fasting, but by an unusual mechanism The post Is This Metabolic Molecule from Pythons the Next Big Weight-Loss Drug? appeared first on Nautilus.
Aeon: Running against time
Mar 19
We all want longevity without compromising on quality of life. This 87-year-old achieves both with a daily running habit- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Aeon: Geist in the machine
Mar 19
As the 18th-century war between mechanism and romanticism returns, we face a new question: can we build artificial souls?- by Peter WolfendaleRead on Aeon
Why not get a cocker spaniel or poodle instead? The post The Science Is in: No One Likes Your Cockapoo appeared first on Nautilus.
These egg-laying oddities are more birdlike than previously thought The post Platypus Anatomy Just Got Weirder appeared first on Nautilus.
Risk transfer is what turns dirt into data. Insurers made the market. Full stop. Privacy tech without market design is just cryptography cosplay.
Murphy’s Law was in full effect The post The Comedy of Errors That Was the First-Ever Space Walk appeared first on Nautilus.
Protean: DOME EACH IRIS
Mar 18
In "DOME EACH IRIS," poet Jess Liu creates a sonic landscape that dramatizes capital's plasticization of everyday life. The post DOME EACH IRIS appeared first on Protean Magazine.
