Noema Magazineby Daniel Freeman11 Aug 2026
Daniel Freeman is a scientist at MIT Lincoln Laboratory developing transcranial ultrasound and AI methods to identify the neural basis of conscious experience.
Design Milkby Leo Lei11 Aug 2026
Floor-to-ceiling glazing set flush with the ground does something a conventional window cannot. The floor plane appears to continue past the wall and out into the planting, and the room gives up...
Aeonby Rosa Campbell11 Aug 2026
Listen to this essay 28 minute listen In 1972, Shere Hite, a Playboy model turned feminist sex researcher, jumped on a motorbike and drove around Manhattan.
The Marginalianby Maria Popova10 Aug 2026
The Wisdom of Water: Alan Watts on the Ocean and the Meaning of Life By Maria Popova Four billion years ago, in the hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the world where serpentine is forged...
Longreadsby Krista Stevens10 Aug 2026
When Saeed Jones gets a Lyft ride with Mister Anthony in New Orleans, he has no idea he’s in for brief but deep connection that will occupy his mind long after the trip is over.
Longreadsby Cheri Lucas Rowlands10 Aug 2026
You don’t have to live in El Cerrito, California, or have ever used Nextdoor, for this essay to resonate.
Psycheby Jeffrey Reid10 Aug 2026
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is a notoriously difficult thinker, and students sometimes ask me how I came to be interested in his philosophy, which I have now been studying and writing about for...
Aeonby Tom Ralston10 Aug 2026
Listen to this essay 23 minute listen Overgeneralising has a bad rap. It seems an obvious, if understandable, mistake to generalise beyond what our evidence supports.
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah9 Aug 2026
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists.
Palladium Magazineby Marko Jukic7 Aug 2026
Just a few weeks ago, on the seventeenth of June, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the fourteen-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Republic of Iran, which promised...
Narrativelyby Rick Weiss7 Aug 2026
We recently held a contest over at our sister site, Narratively Academy, in which we asked you about a time when you learned from someone unexpected.
Noema Magazineby Nathan Gardels7 Aug 2026
Nathan Gardels is the editor-in-chief of Noema Magazine. He is also the co-founder of and a senior adviser to the Berggruen Institute.
Aeonby Andrew Bartlett & Jamie Lewis7 Aug 2026
Listen to this essay 23 minute listen How do you go about capturing a monster? The search for Bigfoot, or Sasquatch – often referred to as Bigfooting – may sound like a whimsical endeavour: an...
The Marginalianby Maria Popova7 Aug 2026
How to Hold What Harrows You By Maria Popova We are shaped by all we have suffered — by what harrows us — and in turn shape our lives by how we hold our harrowing.
Inside Storyby Administrator7 Aug 2026
Less famous than Aboriginal leaders like Bennelong and Pemulwuy and less notorious than later Aboriginal outlaws like Jimmy Governor, Musquito (c.1778–1825) was a First Nations man who yet deserves...
Scott H Youngby Scott Young6 Aug 2026
I hope you’re having a good summer! I’ve been meaning to do a newsletter sharing some thoughts on a few books I’ve read recently. Here are some books I found interesting: 1.
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine6 Aug 2026
For millennia humans have risked fortunes to make more profit, increase status, and achieve security.
Noema Magazineby Aaron Horwath6 Aug 2026
Aaron Horwath is the director of AI operations at a creative technology company where he is focused on implementing AI in a way that supports both humans and business.
Psycheby Psyche Video6 Aug 2026
Compassion is important – not just because it makes us sensitive to the suffering of others, but because practising it can make our brains more resilient and our relationships stronger.
Aeonby Aeon Video6 Aug 2026
Located west of Paris, La Défense is often called the most beautiful business district in Europe.
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