The Atlantic has chosen 65 titles to help foster a child’s lifelong relationship with books and to give these formative works the respect and scrutiny they deserve. See the full list: https://theatln.tc/fTa2WHDv

The economic historian writes better than almost any of his wonky peers, producing books that even a layman might be tempted to pull from the shelf

NEW I Hamas and Israel agreed on October 8 to the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan for peace in the Gaza Strip. 1/3 Read more here: www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/ira...

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the initial terms of a deal that could pave the way to an imminent cease-fire and bring relief to Palestinians in Gaza and to the families of Israeli hostages. Though details were scarce, Palestinians and Israelis celebrated the news. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

In a first, astronomers watched a rogue planet in the Milky Way consume six billion tons of gas and dust per second, a rate never before seen.

“.. a life spent revolutionizing the study of primates and .. bringing her global fame to the cause of conservation.” @nytimes.com @janegoodallcan.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...

What's transnational repression? It's cheaper and easier than ever for authoritarians to target exiles and diaspora communities beyond their borders. Escaping repressive regimes is only becoming more difficult. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

This is...incredible?????

El 15 de septiembre de 1948, Konrad Adenauer se convirtió en canciller de la República Federal Alemana. El “padre” de la democracia alemana también jugó un papel destacado en la creación de la Unión Europea

After a democracy turns illiberal, can it return to democracy again? Here are the reasons why democracy after illiberalism is hard to maintain.

Eliezer Yudkowsky, one of the most fascinating people in A.I., is the author of a new book on why artificial intelligence will kill us all. On "Hard Fork," he made the case for why A.I. development should be shut down now, long before we reach superintelligence. nyti.ms/46kniYD

"he llegado al convencimiento de que la gente no se divide entre ricos y pobres, negros y blancos, derechas e izquierdas, hombres y mujeres, viejos y jóvenes, moros y cristianos (..)En lo que se divide de verdad la humanidad es entre buena y mala." «La Buena Suerte» Rosa Montero.

“Lo más intolerable es que se convierta en pasado quien uno imaginaba como futuro”. Javier Marías 📷 Manuel Álvarez Bravo En memoria de Javier Marías, fallecido hace hoy tres años.

Wishing you all a more hopeful evening

📣 Browse free-to-read #ecprgc25 articles from @ejprjournal.bsky.social, @epsrjournal.bsky.social, @prxjournal.bsky.social, @epsjournal.bsky.social, @ejir.bsky.social & @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 📚Academic Freedom buff.ly/yEZUpKO 🤖Artificial Intelligence buff.ly/3kE606T 💡Open Science buff.ly/XcFL5fL

I found Ursula Le Guin's beautiful defence of "writers of the imagination" in face of the "realists", which Andy played on the episode of @backlisted.bsky.social, not only touching, but immensely inspiring. youtu.be/Et9Nf-rsALk?...

🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Descubierto el núcleo sólido de Marte, una esfera de metal de 1.200 kilómetros de diámetro social.elpais.com/o6jha4

A huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.

every day i am haunted by this from First Reformed

Just made a manuscript/PAP feedback GPT built from 150+ previous peer reviews - identifies problems and provides actionable feedback on the points that I raise most frequently chatgpt.com/g/g-68af4d19... Anyone can use - try it out! (Editors/authors: feel free to cut me out of the loop 😉.)

Pensamos que nuestro tiempo es nuevo y nuestra experiencia, única. Pero si revisamos la noche de los tiempos, nos damos cuenta de que la condición humana es una, inalterable, al paso de los siglos.

"El calcio de nuestros dientes, el hierro de nuestra sangre y el carbono de nuestras tartas de manzana fueron creados en el interior de estrellas". El descubrimiento de una insólita explosión estelar confirma la existencia de una “cebolla cósmica” social.elpais.com/ta6q17

You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’ You don’t ‘run the gambit.’ gamut = entire range or series gauntlet = severe trial Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy

7 Stoic DON’Ts: 1. Don’t be overheard complaining...even to yourself 2. Don’t talk more than you listen 3. Don’t tie your identity to things you own 4. Don’t compare yourself to others 5. Don’t suffer imagined troubles 6. Don't judge others 7. Don’t overindulge in food or drink

Reír a lágrima viva «Durante la adolescencia –nuestra zambullida hormonal en el melodrama y el malditismo–, aprendemos a temer la burla ajena por encima de todas las cosas, y nos adentramos en la edad adulta demasiado serios y envarados». www.latercera.com/culto/notici... #CultoLT #Chile

"Ultimately, science is about helping us make better decisions—not perfect ones. And that’s especially true for doctors working on the frontlines of uncertainty." @adamjkucharski.bsky.social, author of the book Proof, explains how doctors can tackle misinformation www.bmj.com/content/390/...

A'ja Wilson had 29 points and 12 rebounds on her 29th birthday, Jackie Young added 26 points, including a key 3-pointer with 51 seconds left, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 90-86 for their fifth win in six games.

Historian friends: tell me about your favorite research & writing tools. As a bonus, would love to know where you learned how to use them & if you'd be interested in sharing your knowledge w/ others.

Here's one of my old graphite drawings of outdoor spaces at Çatalhöyük showing a stamp seal being used on bread. If I remember correctly, the idea was to show them as more of a maker's mark but I love the idea of a decorative border instead. #archaeology 🏺 #SciArt 🐡

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"I'm not your buddy, you greedy, old reptile." "Smithers, who is this saucy fellow?" "Homer Simpson, Sir. Sector sieben gruber... I mean, sector 7-G. Recently terminated."

Forthcoming March 2026

‘She’s an inspiration to the youngsters’: the rapid rise of Michelle Agyemang

"Explores how partisanship in electoral autocracies emerges as a powerful social identity shaped by family and community networks." The Autocratic Voter by @natalie-letsa.bsky.social, Coming Soon #Politics #Autocracy 💙📚 cup.org/4o1j685

Happy Friday! A mysterious chemical signature seen in the remains of Neanderthals might be explained if they snacked on a special culinary garnish: maggots. 🤢 go.nature.com/4o4r2W6

The moment has arrived! The final version of "Birthright Citizenship and the Dunning School of Unoriginal Meanings," co-authored by @evanbernick.bsky.social, @gowder.io, and me, is live on the Cornell Law Review Online website. Check it out! publications.lawschool.cornell.edu/lawreview/20...

It's a thrill to see this project, led by @neuromorphicboki.bsky.social, see the light of day. It's led me to rethink how emergence and consciousness relate, and it's been an honour and pleasure to work on it with Boki and team (@thomasandrillon.bsky.social, Lionel Barnett, Olivia Carter).👇🏽

A transformation won’t succeed without broad involvement from individuals at all levels of the organization.

Dime con literatura en que época del año estamos...😊

Weighing in at 827 pages and 2 1/4 inches, our Oxford Handbook of American and British Women Philosophers in the 19th Century is HERE! Huge thanks to @oupphilosophy.bsky.social and our 50+ authors. Restoring women to the philosophical canon is a matter of justice, but it is also better scholarship!

Desde que el teletrabajo explotó tras la pandemia, decenas de cafeterías en España se han transformado en oficinas improvisadas. Ahora, con temperaturas superando los 40 grados, estos espacios asumen un nuevo rol: el de refugios climáticos

Holy shit. This is 3I/ATLAS—the interstellar comet recently discovered passing through the Solar System. You're looking at something that didn't start out here. It came from another star. And, at about 7 billion years old, it was already ancient when our Sun was born.

I missed this podcast last month with the always excellent @devawo.bsky.social on the necessity of civil society in democracy and resistance. With @kristenrosec.bsky.social, who I always want to see more of! H/t @janetbufton.ca

Scientists have released the closest images ever taken near the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface. See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3

Perfectionists tend to make three big mistakes that interfere with their ability to prioritize their most important tasks.

The draft syllabus for my fall course on the political economy of AI. One missing reading that I need: something good and comprehensive (academic, policy report or serious longform journalism) on how the AI labs raise money. www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-politi...

o3, an AI model developed by the creators of ChatGPT, has been ranked the best AI tool for answering science questions in multiple fields go.nature.com/4lzaWlC

¿También crees, como Rosa Montero, que el mundo se divide en buenas y malas personas? "La buena suerte", Rosa Montero