Wearing black opaque tights: I am a sleek and sexy puma of a woman Wearing any other colour of opaque tights: I teach art at the gnome school

Lead poisoning causes 5.5 million premature deaths a year through heart disease alone - more than die from unsafe water and poor sanitation, and almost as many as die from air pollution. But eliminating lead poisoning might be simpler than you think. worksinprogress.co/issue/the-end-…

The FDA has a special fast-track for animal drugs, allowing drugs that are safe to go to market before their efficacy has been fully determined. If we did the same for human drugs, it could be a game-changer for speeding up access to lifesaving drugs. worksinprogress.co/issue/the-secr…

Revaluation of gem stone £10,700,000 This, from 2007, is my favourite case of accounting fraud. Just forge a letter from the 'Istituto Gemmologico Italiano' claiming a rock you own is worth £11m, and suddenly your financial situation looks a lot better...

It's funny how quickly science fiction ages – you can tell WALL-E came out a while ago because of the future technology they DON'T have. Ozempic-free zone.

We need to set up a new Victorian Society. They want to pickle everything from the 19th century in aspic: cargo-cult Victoriana. Instead we need to be reviving the spirit of the builders who made those things in the first place. Real Victorianism!

I don't know how people manage without air conditioning in this weather. The idea that opening a few windows and turning a fan on is good enough is crazy. The people responsible for stopping aircon from being built into in new build housing in Britain really should be in jail.

"Let me take a picture of you!"

What's the equivalent of the Cumberbitches for girls who really like Richard Armitage? They're called the

Now that the situation in D.C. has been monitored™️ we figured it’s the perfect time to host a Stripe Press pop-up 📚 Join us this Saturday at Signal House from 1-4 for books, coffee and pastries, and some of my favorite merch to date \o/

I sat down with Samuel Hughes and Ben Southwood to discuss THE GREAT DOWNZONING. Why did the world ban housebuilding in a matter of years in the 20th Century – and what can this tell us about changing course? Samuel (Samuel Hughes) explains why zoning was so popular in cities as

The Great Downzoning: when the world adopted zoning laws and other rules banning housebuilding. Why did it happen? What made it so popular? And can we learn its lessons to make a Great Upzoning happen? Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam… Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3SiNrPYpk… Youtube:

The Odyssey: Defy The Gods The Iliad: Argue Amongst Yourselves Oedipus Rex: Marry An Older Woman, What's The Worst That Could Happen?

Ask me anything! If you have questions about writing, podcasting, global health, medical innovation, data, or anything else, I'll be doing an AMA on the EA Forum next week. It's between 6-8pm BST on July 8th but you can also leave qs here in advance: forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/i2DtGATx…

In 1937, London built 80,000 homes. Last year, it built less than half that. To find out why, I looked at two different planning applications for a four-storey block of flats from now and back then. 1937: 3 pages long. 2025: 1,250 pages long.

Can anyone seriously argue that today's system (an application longer than War and Peace to renovate a single block of flats) is better than what we had in 1937 (a single page application, with a decision in 3 weeks)?

If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.