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Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir

https://andyweirauthor.com/#project-hail-mary

Andy Weir is the New York Times bestselling author of The Martian, Artemis, Project Hail Mary, and Cheshire Crossing.

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Brainstorm, by Richard Scolyer with Garry Maddox

https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Richard-Scolyer-Brainstorm-9781761471490

Brainstorm - Richard Scolyer

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Types of Fun

https://www.thechatner.com/p/types-of-fun

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No, 1 in 6 People Do Not Have Long COVID

https://gidmk.substack.com/p/no-1-in-6-people-do-not-have-long

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The A.I. Giants Weren’t Prepared for This

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jasmine-sun.html

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The Age of Extremophiles

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/the-age-of-extremophiles-331674257/

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How effective are vaccines at stopping deadly bird flu from spreading? - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-06-25/avian-influenza-h5n1-vaccine-effectiveness/106831626

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Grit — If Books Could Kill

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2040953/episodes/19100483-grit

In 2013, education reformers tried to help poor students the using the best tool at their disposal: The 16th most popular Ted Talk.Special thanks to Marcus Credé! Where to find us: Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSo...

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Part One: Dr. Sleep: The Australian Psychiatrist Who Made People Sleep Themselves To Death

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-dr-sleep-the-australian-325386876/

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Why is gynecology still using a Civil War-era tool?

https://19thnews.org/2026/07/revolutionizing-gynecology-iud-pain/

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A moment that changed me: My diagnosis seemed like a death sentence – how have I survived for another 40 years? | Aids and HIV | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/20/a-moment-that-changed-me-hiv-diagnosis-survived-40-years

To HIV researchers, I am an ‘elite controller’ – someone whose immune system has enabled them to live for decades without symptoms or medication. I hope that one day science will understand this tiny but lucky minority

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Part One: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism - Behind the Bastards | iHeart

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-carl-schmitt-the-mind-276486999/

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Part One: Jimmy Savile: Britain's Unending Nightmare

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-jimmy-savile-britains-unending-330154698/

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Skill nostalgia

https://aeon.co/essays/the-radical-reasons-why-you-dream-of-making-things-by-hand

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You're Doing It Wrong: Notes on Criticism and Technology Hype

https://peoples-things.ghost.io/youre-doing-it-wrong-notes-on-criticism-and-technology-hype/

By Lee Vinsel

I'm reposting this essay I wrote in 2021 because the online blogging platform Medium has apparently changed its policies and people are having trouble accessing the original. Hopefully, I'll find a better, more durable solution soon. I'm reposting it unaltered, even though I would unsurprisingly do some

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How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi: A case study in self-sabotage

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/07/uk-productivity-economy-reform-party/687303/

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What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rates

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yzdr4ygdno

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Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage, by Belle Burden

https://www.belleburden.com/books