https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:20:37 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss iaz5ie0nq https://flipso.com/p/iaz5ie0nq?ref=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:20:37 GMT Intimate, sharply observed portraits of people the writer knows, each framed as an unspoken thought or truth they hesitate to say aloud. [skincontact.substack.com] yw23bajku https://flipso.com/p/yw23bajku?ref=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:40:17 GMT A philosophical reading of Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” through Kant argues that an apology meant to win forgiveness or restore a relationship is self-interested rather than moral. The post examines the lyrics as a test of duty, sincerity, and whether saying sorry still counts when it is aimed at getting something back. [decodingvibes.com] 2tam47qeh https://flipso.com/p/2tam47qeh?ref=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:20:18 GMT Siam preserved its sovereignty through diplomacy, selective modernization, and careful nation-building. Its rulers cultivated Western recognition of Siam as a “civilized” state, reformed law, schools, borders, and administration, and made territorial concessions when necessary to avoid outright colonization. [worksinprogress.co] e27fk22fh https://flipso.com/p/e27fk22fh?ref=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:13:37 GMT Thomas Dullien reflects on three lessons that shaped how he thinks: scrutinizing your own incentives, rejecting overly deterministic views of the world, and treating reason and emotion as intertwined rather than opposites. [thomasdullien.github.io] j827cgjkf https://flipso.com/p/j827cgjkf?ref=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:00:18 GMT Sugary fruits, honey, and starches may have supplied a significant share of early human energy, researchers say, helping fuel brain evolution. The article argues that carbohydrates were an important part of human diets alongside meat. [history.com] 9r0g56oqb https://flipso.com/p/9r0g56oqb?ref=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:40:17 GMT Jon Ronson investigates Chris Mark’s bizarre Connecticut castle, where a teenage-sounding party invitation leads to a strange reality-show pitch, a “101 Princesses” concept, and unsettling questions about power, identity, and loneliness. [theguardian.com] 0q46dmx78 https://flipso.com/p/0q46dmx78?ref=rss Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:20:17 GMT Mouse research suggests early-life stress can alter DNA packaging in dopamine neurons, creating a lasting molecular memory that makes the brain more sensitive to stress later in life. [medicine.washu.edu] pyxbu0lwq https://flipso.com/p/pyxbu0lwq?ref=rss Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:20:20 GMT The DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys have released a 5.6-trillion-pixel color map of the sky, combining more than 263,000 telescope exposures and nearly 4 billion celestial objects. The public dataset will help astronomers search for rare phenomena, study dark matter and dark energy, and guide future DESI observations. [newscenter.lbl.gov] mx7wj9lfw https://flipso.com/p/mx7wj9lfw?ref=rss Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:20:19 GMT A richly detailed biography that uses Berger’s archive and life to illuminate the critic’s influence, contradictions, and enduring ideas about art, politics, and looking. [theguardian.com] c6fyirnjb https://flipso.com/p/c6fyirnjb?ref=rss Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:40:19 GMT Smarter people are no happier than everyone else, the essay argues, because intelligence helps with well-defined problems, while living a good life is a poorly defined problem with shifting rules and unclear goals. [experimental-history.com] 7nof8j0p4 https://flipso.com/p/7nof8j0p4?ref=rss Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:40:19 GMT A ProPublica and Washington Post investigation found that Texas volleyball coach Ryan Richardson kept coaching teenage girls even after SafeSport deemed him permanently ineligible over sexual misconduct and other abuse allegations. The story examines how USA Volleyball, SafeSport, and regional officials failed to stop him from continuing to work with youth athletes. [propublica.org] wpid2gt32 https://flipso.com/p/wpid2gt32?ref=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:38:12 GMT A retrospective on Netscape Navigator 3.0’s release anniversary, recounting how an intended bugfix update became a feature release after the planned rewrite faltered, and how that detour fed into the troubled 4.0 effort. [jwz.org] 3a3y7cvdq https://flipso.com/p/3a3y7cvdq?ref=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:40:19 GMT Biology classes often flatten the subject into memorizing names and pathways, instead of showing the questions, experiments, and physical mechanisms that make living systems fascinating. James Somers argues that biology comes alive when it’s taught as a search for how cells, embryos, and immune systems actually work. [jsomers.net] igzrkgyin https://flipso.com/p/igzrkgyin?ref=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:00:19 GMT A meditation on what makes art and writing feel “thick” rather than thin: works that reward close attention, reveal hidden structure, and keep unfolding the more time you spend with them. It uses Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights, children’s books, Shakespeare, and even fire-eating to explore how depth emerges from choices, omissions, and the human cost of making art. [experimental-history.com] i3wdatf90 https://flipso.com/p/i3wdatf90?ref=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:36:41 GMT Handmade paper sculptures by Manabu Kosaka, built entirely from paper through cutting, assembling, and refining into detailed sculptural forms. [coca11272000.wixsite.com] be02p7tz9 https://flipso.com/p/be02p7tz9?ref=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:20:21 GMT A young activist believed her father’s disapproval of her politics was the source of their rift. A chance family moment upended that story and set her on a search that revealed a far darker history — and, possibly, a different identity altogether. [theguardian.com] mqi54yukw https://flipso.com/p/mqi54yukw?ref=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:20:18 GMT From Tokyo egg sandwiches to Greek dairy aisles, supermarkets are emerging as one of travel’s most revealing and unexpectedly beloved experiences. [bbc.com] 5szdyd89z https://flipso.com/p/5szdyd89z?ref=rss Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:38:13 GMT Derek Sivers describes building his off-grid home by deferring decisions, trying things in real life, and adding only what proved necessary. The result is a home shaped by actual use rather than forecasts. [sive.rs] tf5z1ovhq https://flipso.com/p/tf5z1ovhq?ref=rss Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:00:21 GMT https://liamrosen.com/2025/07/24/33-rules-of-good-social-skills/ [liamrosen.com] qa6u3cdxw https://flipso.com/p/qa6u3cdxw?ref=rss Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:20:22 GMT Afghan women and girls are being denied realistic paths out of abusive or unwanted marriages under a Taliban decree that tightens divorce rules and legalises child marriage. Families describe desperate, often costly attempts to secure separations, with husbands’ consent still required in practice. [theguardian.com] 66k8y4098 https://flipso.com/p/66k8y4098?ref=rss Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:00:24 GMT A study of 7,704 employees at a large healthcare organization found fully remote workers reported the highest well-being, followed by hybrid workers and then onsite employees. The research also found little evidence that remote workers felt less connected to coworkers or workplace culture, and higher well-being was linked to lower turnover. [colorado.edu] ijzmq6189 https://flipso.com/p/ijzmq6189?ref=rss Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:20:19 GMT A short essay arguing that activation energy is a useful lens for habits, relationships, motivation, and social dynamics — from starting a fire to getting exercise, having hard conversations, and making momentum easier to sustain. [homosabiens.substack.com] dxkebyibb https://flipso.com/p/dxkebyibb?ref=rss Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:40:14 GMT A study of Bronze Age and Early Iron Age iron objects from Greek museums found 13 likely meteoritic items, with the strongest evidence concentrated in finger rings from richly furnished elite tombs. The findings suggest meteorite-iron rings were status symbols in the Late Bronze Age and fell out of fashion as smelted iron became more common. [phys.org] x6wc01808 https://flipso.com/p/x6wc01808?ref=rss Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:19 GMT David Samson, an evolutionary anthropologist and author of The Sleepless Ape, on why human sleep is shorter, more fragmented, and more tied to light, temperature, and social safety than modern habits assume. [nautil.us] ueqqugg02 https://flipso.com/p/ueqqugg02?ref=rss Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:40:17 GMT Archaeological analysis of a late 9th-century shipwreck off Binh Chau, Vietnam, comparing its ceramics, ship structure, epigraphic evidence, and possible role in Tang maritime trade networks. [koh-antique.com] ifbc46b67 https://flipso.com/p/ifbc46b67?ref=rss Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:20:18 GMT A study suggests children's lung capacity in the London ULEZ caught up with that of peers in less-polluted areas after the clean-air zone was introduced. [bbc.com] 15tk5mfez https://flipso.com/p/15tk5mfez?ref=rss Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:20:15 GMT Florence Hazrat traces the history of the parenthesis from Renaissance punctuation and rhetoric to Philip Sidney’s exuberant use of brackets in Arcadia, showing how digressions can shape meaning, rhythm, and intimacy in prose. [lithub.com] wfxdkvntr https://flipso.com/p/wfxdkvntr?ref=rss Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:40:21 GMT Balancing ambition with fatherhood can feel like a zero-sum tradeoff, but the author argues both can be part of the same definition of success. He reflects on how having children changes time, productivity, and priorities, and on the challenge of staying focused while making room for family. [nicholascharriere.com] u5sfk3j2j https://flipso.com/p/u5sfk3j2j?ref=rss Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:40:15 GMT Let's shield the astronauts instead of the spacecraft. [arstechnica.com] 8e1c4wri9 https://flipso.com/p/8e1c4wri9?ref=rss Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:40:13 GMT Britain’s postwar sugar rationing was an accidental experiment. Decades on, it’s revealing how early diet shapes cancer risk, ageing and eating habits for life. [theconversation.com]