https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:40:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 3ai3m0be5 https://flipso.com/p/3ai3m0be5?ref=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:40:12 GMT Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that PFOS and related PFAS chemicals were showing up in human blood. Her work was sidelined, while the company’s earlier toxicity findings stayed hidden. Years later, as regulators moved to curb PFAS in drinking water, Hansen revisited what 3M knew — and when. [propublica.org] 10ei4s4nb https://flipso.com/p/10ei4s4nb?ref=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:45:44 GMT Satellite data suggest waters near the Great Pacific Garbage Patch have become brighter in the blue and green parts of the spectrum over the past 20 years, possibly linked to rising microplastic concentrations. [scientificamerican.com] wq2a0tglp https://flipso.com/p/wq2a0tglp?ref=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:20:10 GMT Alfreds Politis’s classic 1954 guide to spotting misleading statistics, illustrated with examples of how charts, sampling, and presentation can distort the truth. [horace.org] e7lubqdlb https://flipso.com/p/e7lubqdlb?ref=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2026 05:00:14 GMT Homeownership has long been sold as the path to wealth, but climate-driven fires, floods, and rising insurance costs are making it far riskier. In places like Asheville after Hurricane Helene, even a “safe” home can become a financial trap. [grist.org] 032r7g16t https://flipso.com/p/032r7g16t?ref=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:40:11 GMT Adam Phillips argues that curiosity is not just a harmless trait: it can be tied to self-knowledge, anxiety, desire, and the limits of conscience. [lrb.co.uk] epz4j3zzh https://flipso.com/p/epz4j3zzh?ref=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:20:09 GMT LED lights attract far fewer insects than incandescent or other UV-emitting lights, which helps explain why bugs no longer gather around outdoor fixtures and why geckos may disappear when lighting is switched. [birdsoutsidemywindow.org] w3qklhygl https://flipso.com/p/w3qklhygl?ref=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:20:10 GMT For five years, Edward Abel Smith has investigated the conviction of Robin Garbutt, who is serving a life sentence for killing his wife. Along the way, their correspondence and prison visits blur the line between reporting, doubt, and friendship. [longreads.com] vvr0dekod https://flipso.com/p/vvr0dekod?ref=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:40:10 GMT After two cyclists were killed in hit-and-run collisions, an anonymous group installed protected bike lanes with traffic cones and later soft-hit posts in San Francisco. The city responded by keeping the temporary installation in place and moving toward making the safer design official. The piece also compares similar guerrilla street-safety efforts in Seattle and New York City. [99percentinvisible.org] 6u5ixrior https://flipso.com/p/6u5ixrior?ref=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:00:11 GMT Seismic data from NASA’s InSight mission point to a marsquake beneath Valles Marineris, suggesting ancient faults in the Martian canyon system can still slip today. The finding indicates that Mars’ biggest canyon remains geologically active billions of years after it formed. [lamont.columbia.edu] 6w4l2h9zr https://flipso.com/p/6w4l2h9zr?ref=rss Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:40:11 GMT On reverse honeypots, rewarding close attention, and how small details in public writing can attract the right readers and conversations. [autodidacts.io] q6mvy9ctn https://flipso.com/p/q6mvy9ctn?ref=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:20:10 GMT Researchers and volunteers identified readable text in PHerc. 306B, part of a carbonized Herculaneum scroll buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The Vesuvius Challenge team awarded a $50K First Letters Prize after submissions from Liam Warner and Nicola Bodill revealed previously unreadable ink and helped recover the first clear characters from the scroll. [scrollprize.substack.com] i2fvx0md2 https://flipso.com/p/i2fvx0md2?ref=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:00:11 GMT Gabe Kavookjian is 35, loves movies, works two jobs, and hopes to meet the right person. Living with Down syndrome, he’s spent years navigating how others see him while building a life full of work, routine, and ambition. [esquire.com] 3u2do8nb8 https://flipso.com/p/3u2do8nb8?ref=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:20:10 GMT The rise and fall of a Manhattan art dealer whose glamorous gallery life masked a pattern of violence, drugs, debt, and a notorious 1985 killing that helped him evade justice for years. [nymag.com] 7yzk0gcs2 https://flipso.com/p/7yzk0gcs2?ref=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:40:09 GMT Modern car keys have evolved into encrypted fobs packed with security tech, which makes replacement and reprogramming far more costly. Carmakers’ anti-theft systems, restricted programming tools, and dealer service fees all push prices up, and some models can cost hundreds or even over $1,000 to replace. [thehustle.co] h02rrkvvb https://flipso.com/p/h02rrkvvb?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:00:10 GMT Explore 125 baby names that shifted between boys and girls, from Leslie to Ashley. See how each one’s split between boys and girls changed from 1936 to 2025. [namedaisy.com] 1nzpi7z4e https://flipso.com/p/1nzpi7z4e?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:16 GMT The Hamburg Rathaus tells the story of its city in more than a hundred small details, and this is my walk through them. [alsterrunde.com] y58gx9jid https://flipso.com/p/y58gx9jid?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:20:43 GMT Andreas Almgren, a former 800-meter runner with a performance-analytics background, wins the New York City Marathon in his debut over 42.19 km. His data-driven training, built around lactate monitoring and double-threshold work, pays off on a course that rewards tactics and a late kick more than pacemaking. [betterthanrandom.substack.com] hvld6efyj https://flipso.com/p/hvld6efyj?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:40:14 GMT Exercise triggers bone cells called osteocytes to secrete antiaging chemicals in mice [science.org] whc4ci2yf https://flipso.com/p/whc4ci2yf?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:00:38 GMT A provocative essay arguing that Christianity can be read as a sci-fi story about humanity’s eventual defeat of death, with faith, resurrection, and science all pointing toward the same long-term project. [nothinghuman.substack.com] 1bpoy60zn https://flipso.com/p/1bpoy60zn?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:40:14 GMT Rumors swirled for decades about what was hidden under the Greenbrier. The truth was a fully operational underground refuge for Congress, built during the Cold War to help keep government functioning after a nuclear attack. [popularmechanics.com] dbgtlr357 https://flipso.com/p/dbgtlr357?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:40:12 GMT Women are increasingly training for mortuary work and reshaping a field long dominated by men. Andie Eisen’s Quarterly piece looks at mortuary programs, the changing funeral trade, and the people drawn to this work. [lareviewofbooks.org] vhmnxiqhz https://flipso.com/p/vhmnxiqhz?ref=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2026 23:00:12 GMT A 1591 broadsheet about 300 female werewolves in the Duchy of Jülich blends sensational crime, demonology, and anxieties about women. Hannah Priest examines how lurid early modern print turned lycanthropy into a warning about female susceptibility, maternity, and domestic order. [historytoday.com] q0cqae589 https://flipso.com/p/q0cqae589?ref=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:40:14 GMT A history of parchment paper, from its early roots in animal-skin parchment to the 19th-century development of plant-based parchment and the later rise of silicone-coated baking paper. It also traces how the kitchen staple became mainstream and why it works so well for baking and food storage. [tedium.co] hq1dnhr7n https://flipso.com/p/hq1dnhr7n?ref=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:20:15 GMT Not Mark Twain, not Herman Melville, not F. Scott Fitzgerald. Poe helped invent the modern detective story, shaped horror fiction, and left a deep mark on short fiction and poetry. [slate.com] ksmkmzp8c https://flipso.com/p/ksmkmzp8c?ref=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:00:20 GMT Nearly 450 years ago, an unnamed Ñudzahui painter mapped his community’s history and land claims for a Spanish king — on his own terms. [thereader.mitpress.mit.edu] 9zwa7areg https://flipso.com/p/9zwa7areg?ref=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:20:14 GMT Claudio Grossi found an old sack of unidentified seeds in his family’s attic and planted them on a whim. The wheat that grew was unusually tall, with seven ears per stem, and later testing identified it as an ancient heritage grain, Triticum turgidum. Researchers found it hardy, drought-tolerant, and nutritionally distinct from modern wheat, helping revive interest in traditional grains. [smithsonianmag.com] irjjf2fav https://flipso.com/p/irjjf2fav?ref=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:40:14 GMT University of Sheffield researchers developed a workable version of the ancient dichroic glass recipe, and glass artist Elliot Walker used it to create a new sculpture that shifts from green in reflected light to red when backlit. [arstechnica.com] 72pdqwkkg https://flipso.com/p/72pdqwkkg?ref=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:40:15 GMT Dustin Hoffman recalls how he was cast as Benjamin Braddock, the insecurities he brought to the role, and the anxious, funny, and often tense experience of filming The Graduate. [newyorker.com] yyljyn7d3 https://flipso.com/p/yyljyn7d3?ref=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:00:16 GMT William Nordhaus ‘63, Sterling Professor of Economics who won a Nobel Prize in 2018 for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis, died Oct. 30 at age 85. [news.yale.edu] 891tlqu7u https://flipso.com/p/891tlqu7u?ref=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2026 19:40:15 GMT A personal essay on the ethical duty to share knowledge responsibly, from security disclosure to engineering practice and scholarship. It argues that scholars and researchers should actively bring important truths to the people who can use them, not just publish and move on. [daemonology.net]