The_Lion_In_Winter.pdf (dailyscript.com): Literally no reason. Just something different.
These scientists built their own Stone Age tools to figure out how they were used | Ars Technica: Science, as always, is cool.
What Is the Purpose of Education? - by John Warner (substack.com): We need more John Warners and fewer Bill Gates in our education discourse.
The 'Tension of Becoming' at the End of the World (substack.com): Excellent essay on liminal spaces by Cole Haddon.
The Enduring Role of Writing in an AI Era - by Marc Watkins (substack.com): Writing is a means of thinking, of feeling. Leaving that to AI, even the most sterile of writing, is a mistake.
Read the 10 Feature Screenplays the WGA Thinks Are the Best of 2023 (substack.com): Okay, so maybe I am screenplay obsessed this week because I am trying to turn the historical novel into a historical screen play in order to shake the story loose.
MrBeast may never quit YouTube, but his game is changing - Polygon: Stare into the algorithm and you will find the algorithm stares back into you. Sorry, sorry. Won’t do that again.
"Sharenting": The Real Cost of Being a Parent Influencer's Kid (cosmopolitan.com): It is more than a little disturbing how we learned nothing from the era of child actor abuse.
Microlino electric bubble car review: urban delight - The Verge: This car is so stupid and so awesome.
Book Banning Attempts Hit All-Time High (substack.com): Support your local librarians and pay attention to school board races. Book burners are coming for kid’s educations.
A New Orleans cop sexually abused a teen after taking her for a rape kit - Washington Post: First, cops are trusted far too much given the power they wield. Second, we have far too many police departments in this country. We need to centralize at, at least, the state level to ensure proper oversight and funding.
Next-gen battery tech: Reimagining every aspect of batteries | Ars Technica: Never mind AI — batteries are the best hope for changing the world.
The exponential enshittification of science (substack.com): Imitative AI is now ruining science. Whee.
The War on the Woke Trumps the Truth for Many Heterodox Thinkers (theunpopulist.net): Radley Balko points out that fo many so-called hetrodox thinkers, all that matters is how anti-woke you are.
Have a nice week everyone.