NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays buff.ly/3W0o20Y

"It is rare for people to come into themselves if no one is excited and curious about their core, their potential."

Some of the most defining contours of the human condition - qualities that structure and color what it’s like to be you and me - may boil down to an ancient battle with a common foe: SNAKES. Here’s the argument and evidence for why snakes drove the evolution of the primate brain pic.x.com/sE97neC7Fv

‘84 Los Angeles Olympics aesthetic >>

When I discussed quitting Google to do a Phd, my manager, Steve Cheng, gave me the advice of "6 shots": Doing something meaningful usually takes about 5 years and we are productive for roughly 30 years. That gives you 6 attempts. So pick each one carefully and give it your best.

I've never heard anyone more graciously and effectively turn an interview with tylercowen into a conversation, deftly picking his brain even as she shared her perspective. Kyla Scanlon on conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/kyla-…

Apparently if you want your kids to learn to ride a bike faster, you're supposed to take the pedals off first. My mind will never be the same.

We just launched Corca—a collaborative math editor. The main idea: there’s no 'text editor' for math. If you want to work on equations on a computer, there’s no app designed for that—so the only real option is paper. ↓

I've spent the last 8 months traveling to 20+ states, talking to young people about how they see their economic futures. I wrote about my findings (link below). Gen Z faces a double disruption: (1) AI-driven technological change + (2) institutional instability. When I talk to

I was very upset to learn of the death of Kanzi, the Bonobo ape last week. One of the most remarkable experiences of my life was making music with Kanzi and Panbanisha, two extraordinary Bonobo apes - pg petergabriel.com/news/kanzi/ Photo courtesy of Ape Initiative

The New York Times is looking for a Jr. Video Production Coordinator, NYT Cooking: - New York, NY, USA - Full time opportunity - Junior Apply via the link or tag a friend who may be interested 👇🏼. musiccareers.co/job/jr-video-p…

Inside The New York Times' Plan to Double Down on Cooking Videos (Exclusive) hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…

Part of the reason the current moment--global conflict, rise of populism, resentment, etc--has been so surprising to most in the policy space is that they were trained in the standard economic thinking of the time, which emphasized material comfort above all else. The emphasis

Last week we published our “Top of the Charts”, a look back at our most popular charts, articles, data insights, and more in 2025. → ourworldindata.org/top-of-the-cha… Each Friday, we’re sharing more from that list. Today we give you our top 5 most-read articles published in 2025. 🧵

It wasn’t just the price of food that changed in 2025—so, too, did Americans’ taste preferences, Grace Buono writes in The Wonder Reader. She explores stories about how to understand the food we ate this year: theatlantic.com/newsletters/20…

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This piece is remarkable theparisreview.org/blog/2026/03/1…

All I feel is gratitude for this experience.