https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:00:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 08bdfp7ji https://flipso.com/p/08bdfp7ji?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:00:08 GMT Lunar dust can irritate astronauts’ eyes and throats, and ESA is studying how its sharp, abrasive particles may affect human health. The article explains why Moon dust is so persistent and potentially hazardous, from its jagged shape to its electrostatic charge, and how researchers are testing the risks for future lunar missions. [esa.int] z3po0bqpn https://flipso.com/p/z3po0bqpn?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:20:08 GMT She wrote striking, ahead-of-their-time songs in the 1950s but remained little known. Now, a new re-release is bringing renewed attention to the singer-songwriter who disappeared at age 50. [bbc.com] zz6i72s03 https://flipso.com/p/zz6i72s03?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:00:11 GMT As humanity’s energy needs grow across epochs, successive supercomputers are asked whether entropy can be reversed, and the search for an answer eventually spans galaxies and the end of the universe itself. [hex.ooo] q8zry7mbb https://flipso.com/p/q8zry7mbb?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:40:09 GMT https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/75848 [thehistoryblog.com] c3c681obn https://flipso.com/p/c3c681obn?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:40:20 GMT A 1952 photo of the Brooklyn Heights Esplanade and lower Manhattan frames the newly redesigned Remsen Street circle and traces how the waterfront promenade emerged alongside Robert Moses-era highway planning. [oldstructures.com] g5g4qbi0i https://flipso.com/p/g5g4qbi0i?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:39:04 GMT After Mythos, a laissez-faire approach is no longer politically tenable or strategically wise [economist.com] 0wf4wtkcf https://flipso.com/p/0wf4wtkcf?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:40:28 GMT Families and human rights groups are urging the African Union to push Zambia to clean up Kabwe’s long-shuttered Broken Hill lead mine, where toxic waste has continued to expose children to dangerous lead levels for decades. The complaint calls for a permanent cleanup, an end to artisanal mining at the site, and testing and health care for affected children. [e360.yale.edu] mdfu3den6 https://flipso.com/p/mdfu3den6?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:00:09 GMT A Citizen Lab report on Webloc argues that widely available mobile geolocation data poses serious privacy and national security risks, and says the U.S. should restrict the collection and sale of precise location data. [lawfaremedia.org] dnoi091nj https://flipso.com/p/dnoi091nj?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:20:29 GMT Rare photographs of Ainu women and communities in northern Japan capture a culture marked by lip tattooing, animist traditions, trade networks, and the pressures of forced assimilation. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] 1qq0mr6jz https://flipso.com/p/1qq0mr6jz?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:00:28 GMT Poet Edward Case’s work, long little known, is newly collected in The Business of the Dancer. The post reflects on his formal, compact verse, quotes several poems, and traces the book’s publication by his son after Case’s death in 1985. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] 9uz00ai0y https://flipso.com/p/9uz00ai0y?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:10 GMT A segment of the human genome on chromosome 20 that contains the overlapping long non-coding RNA genes HAR1A and HAR1B. HAR1A is expressed during cortical development and has been studied for its rapid evolution in humans. [en.wikipedia.org] x6m4swquw https://flipso.com/p/x6m4swquw?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:20:09 GMT Environmental footprint of Europe's data centres kept secret after industry lobbying in a move legal experts warn could violate transparency rules. [investigate-europe.eu] ps4xwwleo https://flipso.com/p/ps4xwwleo?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:20:28 GMT Bayesian analysis of General Social Survey responses suggests opposition to doctor-assisted death and related suicide scenarios has generally declined across cohorts, with much of the change driven by generational replacement rather than short-term period effects. The post compares five questions, including an incurable-disease doctor-assisted death item, and separates cohort and period trends over time. [allendowney.com] 7qtbjphxf https://flipso.com/p/7qtbjphxf?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:31 GMT A guide to Rome’s tailors, shoemakers, shirtmakers, cloth merchants, eyewear shops, and menswear stores, with suggestions for a walking route through the city’s most interesting sartorial addresses. [permanentstyle.com] w314idq0a https://flipso.com/p/w314idq0a?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:20:09 GMT On Ada, the DoD language whose packages, strong typing, generics, and built-in concurrency anticipated features later rediscovered across modern programming languages. [iqiipi.com] qqfj28ph6 https://flipso.com/p/qqfj28ph6?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:20:09 GMT Škoda’s DuoBell is a bicycle bell tuned to be more audible to pedestrians wearing noise-cancelling headphones. The project pairs acoustic design with live street safety testing and open documentation. [welovecycling.com] 6jl9tsst6 https://flipso.com/p/6jl9tsst6?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:09 GMT California officials say newly unredacted court records show Amazon pressured third-party sellers to keep prices on rival sites from undercutting Amazon, using Buy Box suppression and other tools. Amazon denies the allegations and calls the claims false. [theguardian.com] koypq72bc https://flipso.com/p/koypq72bc?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:20:19 GMT A critique of the passive-income mindset that pushed many would-be founders toward dropshipping, affiliate SEO, and course-selling instead of building real businesses. The piece argues that optimizing for income without ongoing involvement often produces low-value, customer-agnostic ventures and a lot of internet noise. [joanwestenberg.com] m8ub6o7c8 https://flipso.com/p/m8ub6o7c8?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:40:30 GMT A meditation on “minor” poetry, from Wordsworth and Landor to Robert B. Shaw’s essay on Ralph Hodgson. The post argues that literary reputation is often shaped by fashion as much as criticism, and closes by recommending Humbert Wolfe’s delicate, nostalgic verse, including “In the Street of Lost Time.” [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] g17dlvbrg https://flipso.com/p/g17dlvbrg?ref=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:00:47 GMT A new Conservation International and IUCN study warns that one in five assessed soil-dependent species are threatened with extinction, with land-use change and soil chemistry shifts among the main drivers. The findings highlight how little is known about underground biodiversity and the risk it poses to farming, climate resilience and ecosystem health. [conservation.org] wc41qxoru https://flipso.com/p/wc41qxoru?ref=rss Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:00:10 GMT Duke’s new game design program uses Playdate’s simple tools, portability, and hardware constraints to help students prototype playable games quickly. The post explains how the handheld fits into an introductory course, highlights student projects, and introduces Playdate for Education. [news.play.date] o0e3gegd3 https://flipso.com/p/o0e3gegd3?ref=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:25 GMT How interface design can make the people, processes, and governance behind digital platforms visible instead of hidden. [elysian.press] t5w280fu2 https://flipso.com/p/t5w280fu2?ref=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:45:59 GMT The precious metal has been a constant throughout history—a store and symbol of wealth for everyone from ancient Egyptians to modern-day investors. [wsj.com] 506heo3tx https://flipso.com/p/506heo3tx?ref=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:40:32 GMT Robert Longo photographed friends in business attire being thrown off balance, then turned the images into his famous black-and-white charcoal drawings. The series captures movement, tension, and the strain of modern life, with Cindy Sherman and Larry Gagosian among the participants. [flashbak.com] 5j0ikmr1l https://flipso.com/p/5j0ikmr1l?ref=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:20:29 GMT A pancreatic cancer drug shows striking early survival gains, organ recovery from deceased donors is improving, semaglutide doesn’t slow Alzheimer’s, muscle-sparing weight loss drugs are advancing, and researchers have built a whole-cell simulation and mapped how plants make nicotine. [worksinprogress.news] ksurprbwi https://flipso.com/p/ksurprbwi?ref=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:40:08 GMT A close read of the six-character PNR locator on an airline booking, how it differs from the e-ticket number, and how to decode the fare calculation line written in IATA’s NUC-based notation. [ajitem.com] 0v90jrupk https://flipso.com/p/0v90jrupk?ref=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:44:25 GMT Andon Labs launched Andon Market, a San Francisco retail store run by an AI named Luna. The experiment explores how an AI chooses products, prices, hours, marketing, and even hires human workers while operating a real business. [andonlabs.com] dnkf09649 https://flipso.com/p/dnkf09649?ref=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:40:30 GMT Climate-driven permafrost thaw and heavier rainfall are mobilizing sulfide minerals in Arctic bedrock, acidifying rivers and lakes and turning some waters orange. Researchers say the changes are spreading across Alaska and northern Canada, with serious risks for fish, wildlife, Indigenous drinking water, and subsistence fisheries. [e360.yale.edu] nedotkwwl https://flipso.com/p/nedotkwwl?ref=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:01:07 GMT Regulation, reimbursement, and care models are shifting in ways that could make wearables more useful in healthcare. The piece argues that continuous data from devices like watches and rings may support earlier screening, better disease monitoring, and more objective measurement, especially as healthcare moves toward outcome-based models. [outofpocket.health] 5s68c9sbz https://flipso.com/p/5s68c9sbz?ref=rss Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:20:09 GMT Interactive map of North American English dialects with audio and video samples, dialect notes, and comparisons across regions in the U.S. and Canada. [aschmann.net]