Engineering Peace
Asterisk Magazineby Josh Martin16 Jun 2026
The development community treats war as inevitable. We’re learning how to pay to prevent it. Global development has a war problem.
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Stack Overflow Blogby Charity Majors12 Jun 2026
Hi Charity, I'm a senior staff engineer, and I’m wondering what advice you might have for a person in my role in a large company to affect priorities and the speed at which work is "expected" to be...
The History of the German Colonial Empire Before World War 1 | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine5 Jun 2026
The 19th and the early 20th century were characterized by the major powers of Europe possessing massive, worldwide colonial empires.
Book of the month: Iris Wolff
A year of reading the worldby Ann Morgan28 May 2026
Last month I had the honour of introducing the Indie Press Network’s spring showcases, two virtual events presenting some of the key titles coming out from small presses in the UK and Ireland in...
Embracing the Marvel Cinematic Chaos Phases
Blog.WorldMaker.netby Max Battcher24 May 2026
This post is going to be full of things that are “spoiler shaped” for the MCU films and TV shows of the last several years.
Gone With The Meme
Blog.WorldMaker.netby Max Battcher21 May 2026
Bell Labs, March 1940 “Lab Director, would you mind taking a listen to this call we found?” The earnest appearing tech at my office door seemed shy, but excited.
Relearning to Read ebook now available
A year of reading the worldby Ann Morgan18 May 2026
Eight months after the launch of the paperback of Relearning to Read: Adventures in Not-knowing, the ebook edition has hit the virtual shelves.
Quick Updates
Blog.WorldMaker.netby Max Battcher9 May 2026
I was skimming old blog articles and realized it has been a while since I’ve done small posts. Some quick updates: - I separated from my job in April, so I have my shingle out and am now looking...
Why an insurgency in Mali matters in Moscow - Coda Story
Coda Storyby Irina Matchavariani1 May 2026
A coup is underway in Mali, though it has not brought down the governing junta just yet. The country’s military leader, General Assimi Goïta has, after days in hiding, appeared in public to claim...
Book of the month: Tsering Döndrup
A year of reading the worldby Ann Morgan30 Apr 2026
‘I wonder if you’ve considered any books from Tibet so far,’ Chris Peacock wrote in a comment on this blog a few weeks back.
The Simple Oxymoron of "AI-Driven Innovation" is Actually Risk Adverse
Blog.WorldMaker.netby Max Battcher29 Apr 2026
“AI-Driven Innovation” is an oxymoron to excuse over-relying on “legacy code as a service”. I don’t think there is any sort of paradox here in the way that “AI-Driven Innovation” as a strategy is...
Why Europe must disable Russia’s crypto ecosystem - Coda Story
Coda Storyby Oliver Bullough22 Apr 2026
Why Europe must disable Russia’s crypto ecosystem Someone recently asked me what mark out of 10 I’d give for the efforts of governments to tackle financial crime.
Gradient-based Planning for World Models at Longer Horizons
The Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Blogby C K Wolfe20 Apr 2026
GRASP is a new gradient-based planner for learned dynamics (a “world model”) that makes long-horizon planning practical by (1) lifting the trajectory into virtual states so optimization is parallel...
On Tour Japan: Vegan Food and Sightseeing in Hiroshima
The Diversity of Classic Rockby angiemoonthemod17 Apr 2026
After visiting the typical first time in Japan cities Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo, we decided to make our way to another part of Japan, one we’ve never been to before, and that was Hiroshima.
How much longer will Orbán be Putin and Trump’s man in Brussels? - Coda Story
Coda Storyby Ines Vilares3 Apr 2026
Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister since 2010, faces an election dogfight. Behind in the polls, he has been effectively endorsed by both the Kremlin and the White House, and a host of...
Book of the month: Ysabelle Cheung
A year of reading the worldby Ann Morgan31 Mar 2026
This book came onto my radar during the brilliant event about writing female experience I attended at Hong Kong International Literary Festival earlier this month.
Exploring Literature: My Journey at Hong Kong's Festival
A year of reading the worldby Ann Morgan17 Mar 2026
Just a week after I returned from the Dibrugarh University International Literature Festival in Assam, India, I jetted off again, this time to take part in the 25th annual Hong Kong International...
Exploring Loss and Love in _The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes_
A year of reading the worldby Ann Morgan28 Feb 2026
That summer we self-destructed more than we ever had before, and yet we had never been more full of life. Mum looked like a houseplant that had been taken out to the balcony.
How I Got My Visa to France
Travel Blog -by Matthew Kepnes16 Feb 2026
I’ve been in love with France ever since my first trip to Bordeaux in 2010. Friends I had met back in Thailand showed me around the area and introduced me to French culture.
I PUNCHED AN ALIEN AND NOW WE'RE IN COUPLES … | Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviewsby Finalists About the Kirkus Prize19 Jan 2026
by Kimberly Lemming ‧ RELEASE DATE: today Fast-paced and fun-filled, this is a sexy romp across the planet Waffles. Aliens abduct a Black rock star as part of their interspecies mating program.