(This is the in-house band at The Economist, which is called “The Invisible Hands”)

Amazing analysis of car casting choices, and how they relate to character and plot. (Alas, none of my friends who are movie nerds are also car nerds)

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

No, not Mars. This is Rådhuset subway station, my favourite of several I saw in Stockholm last week

I’m not sure people quite grasp how much of the crypto world is reacting to the Trump memecoin launches.

Fascinating: Nokia’s internal presentation in response to the launch of the iPhone, 18 years ago this month “Nokia impact minimal in terms of financials” aalto.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

How could I have chosen any other headline?

The next pandemic? H5N1 is the most likely candidate www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...

Some exciting news from @economist.com. All American service members—all 1.3m active duty, and those retired—now have free access to The Economist's website, thanks to a deal with DoD. If I'm not mistaken, you can access it through DoD's library pages: www.dodmwrlibraries.org. Happy reading.

Starlink kit contains Mars-related in-jokes from Elon Musk uk.pcmag.com/networking/1...

Ten trends to watch in 2025, from my excellent colleague @tomstandage.bsky.social www.economist.com/the-world-ah... from The Economist

Fine explainer by @tomstandage.bsky.social about how computer scientists are slowly beginning to "read" the texts in ancient Pompeii scrolls which were so charred by the volcano that buried the city that the scrolls can't be opened without them falling to bits.

“…and he’s holding a thermal detonator!” #Maythe4thBeWithYou