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Michael Callen On Dying | Michael Callen
http://michaelcallen.com/mikes-writing/michael-callen-on-dying/
But I want to share with you the great secret, which is that dying can be an amazingly sensual, almost erotic experience, because it’s very much about the body. I feel that I’m a person…
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No, AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive
https://colton.dev/blog/curing-your-ai-10x-engineer-imposter-syndrome/
Curing Your AI 10x Engineer Imposter Syndrome
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me, by Django Wexler
https://djangowexler.com/writing/everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-except-me/
Dark Lord Davi rules the kingdom, but she must now break the time loop that binds her in this hilariously bloody conclusion to the Dark Lord Davi duology. After countless failures (let’s not dwell on it), Davi has finally saved the kingdom from evil–by becoming the Dark Lord herself. But now, the hordes of wilders […]
Darwinist feminism: Dismantling the myth of female sexual passivity | Science | EL PAÍS English
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-08-02/darwinist-feminism-dismantling-the-myth-of-female-sexual-passivity.html
The arrival of researchers like Sarah Blaffer Hrdy and Amy Parish transformed not only the study of primates, but also our understanding of evolution, sexuality and gender roles in general
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Most Advice About Your Sleep Is Ridiculous
https://gidmk.substack.com/p/most-advice-about-your-sleep-is-ridiculous
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Pandemic Revisionism, Part One: COVID-19 Origins
https://gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-revisionism-part-one-covid
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We Have to Stop Using Facebook and X to Warn People About Disasters
https://little-flying-robots.ghost.io/we-have-to-stop-using-facebook-and-x-to-warn-people-about-disasters/
In the early morning hours of July 4th, as the Guadalupe River reached catastrophic heights, city officials in Kerr County, Texas turned to an all-too familiar mechanism for getting the word out to area residents: Facebook.
While the National Weather Service had been issuing warnings across multiple platforms about the
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Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up
https://mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the-shovelware-why-ai-coding
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Liberals: Alas, the Time Has Come to Throw John Rawls Under the Bus
https://newrepublic.com/article/199273/john-rawls-liberals-philosopher-bus-neutrality
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Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language origins — Harvard Gazette
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/07/ancient-dna-solves-mystery-of-hungarian-finnish-language-familys-origins/
Parent emerged over 4,000 years ago in Siberia, farther east than many thought, then rapidly spread west, study finds.
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The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...
https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-real-salt-path-how-the-couple-behind-a-bestseller-left-a-trail-of-debt-and-deceit
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
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Photographer Beautifully 'Breaks the Rules' With Abstract Fireworks Photos | PetaPixel
https://petapixel.com/2025/07/02/photographer-beautifully-breaks-the-rules-with-abstract-fireworks-photos/
Discover the bold, abstract firework photography of Bryan Szucs, where creative techniques transform bursts of color into captivating art.
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When is a tent too big?
https://publiccomment.blog/p/when-is-a-tent-too-big
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Comparisons Between Life in the UK and the USA
https://sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/07/comparisons-between-life-in-uk-and-usa.html
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Persuasion, by Jane Austen
https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/jane-austen/persuasion
Dunbar’s number: why my theory that humans can only maintain 150 friendships has withstood 30 years of scrutiny
https://theconversation.com/dunbars-number-why-my-theory-that-humans-can-only-maintain-150-friendships-has-withstood-30-years-of-scrutiny-160676
The claim that our brain size limits us to 150 meaningful friendships has been challenged by a recent paper.
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Gay and bisexual men will soon be able to donate blood and plasma
https://theconversation.com/gay-and-bisexual-men-will-soon-be-able-to-donate-blood-and-plasma-259136
In the future, risk-assessments for whole blood won’t be based on sexual orientation.
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The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe it’s time to consider taxing the family home
https://theconversation.com/the-government-has-asked-for-bold-proposals-maybe-its-time-to-consider-taxing-the-family-home-262323
When it comes to improving the fairness of the tax system, this is no time to be squeamish.
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World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990
https://theconversation.com/world-athletics-mandatory-genetic-test-for-women-athletes-is-misguided-i-should-know-i-discovered-the-relevant-gene-in-1990-262367
World Athletics says its genetic test for women ensures ‘the integrity of women’s sport’ – but science does not support this overly simplistic idea.
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Episode 147 Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease: Sympathy for the Devil – This Podcast Will Kill You
https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2024/07/30/episode-147-tasmanian-devil-facial-tumor-disease-sympathy-for-the-devil/
Episode 168 Pregnancy: Act 1 – This Podcast Will Kill You
https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2025/03/11/episode-168-pregnancy-act-1/
Episode 181 PCOS: Beyond the cysts – This Podcast Will Kill You
https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2025/07/08/episode-181-pcos-beyond-the-cysts/
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Things in Nature Merely Grow, by Yiyun Li
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374617318/thingsinnaturemerelygrow/