https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Tue, 26 May 2026 13:16:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss y2vzh7ej6 https://flipso.com/p/y2vzh7ej6?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 13:16:36 GMT What do the numbers really say about the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market? The answer might surprise you. [technologyreview.com] 6fr691mab https://flipso.com/p/6fr691mab?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 13:40:09 GMT Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah traces Dylann Roof’s path through interviews with his family, friends, former teachers, and victims’ relatives, searching for what shaped the Charleston church shooter and the white supremacist ideology behind his attack. [gq.com] n0e5z1z4q https://flipso.com/p/n0e5z1z4q?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 13:20:10 GMT Aviation underpins tourism, shipping, and global connectivity, but its growth also brings carbon emissions, air pollution, waste, and environmental tradeoffs. The piece weighs the industry’s benefits against its climate impact and points to cleaner fuels and new technologies as part of the solution. [fascinatingworld.org] hznmx0bz9 https://flipso.com/p/hznmx0bz9?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:10 GMT JAXA and Japanese university engineers completed a successful ground combustion test of a ramjet engine for a Mach 5 hypersonic aircraft. The test validated engine performance and thermal protection under simulated high-altitude conditions, a step toward future passenger flights that could sharply cut trans-Pacific travel times. [bgr.com] x7zaqk6lt https://flipso.com/p/x7zaqk6lt?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 12:20:27 GMT Vivian Cherry’s street photographs capture New York City in the 1940s and 1950s, from Harlem and the Lower East Side to the Third Avenue El and Central Park. The post traces her move from dance to photography, her work with the Photo League, and her eye for everyday city life shaped by light, motion, and candid street scenes. [flashbak.com] gsay5f314 https://flipso.com/p/gsay5f314?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 11:40:29 GMT Moore’s Law may have worked partly because it was both a forecast and a prescription: by expecting chips to get cheaper and more powerful, the industry built around that expectation and helped make it happen. The same dynamic can shape economic forecasts, bank runs, sports, and broader systemic change. Eric Ries’s new book argues that lasting change starts with coordinated, system-level action. [seths.blog] 1mwlh0l1l https://flipso.com/p/1mwlh0l1l?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 08:40:32 GMT A reflection on Montaigne’s essays, arguing that his openness, curiosity, and resistance to dogma make him still worth reading. It contrasts his humane, inquisitive style with modern ideological certainty and suggests returning to him with age and experience. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] p8ep4vslb https://flipso.com/p/p8ep4vslb?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 06:40:10 GMT Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory researchers found how NMDA receptors distinguish calcium from magnesium, showing that water molecules around magnesium help explain the channel’s selectivity. The study sheds light on a key molecular step in learning and memory and may also inform research on brain development and GRIN-related disorders. [cshl.edu] ewghwcriw https://flipso.com/p/ewghwcriw?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 05:40:34 GMT Hands Shibuya, the longtime flagship in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, is set to close this November after 48 years. The store was rebranded from Tokyu Hands to Hands three years ago, and the exact final day has not yet been announced. [spoon-tamago.com] amw0m1bvw https://flipso.com/p/amw0m1bvw?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 05:20:26 GMT Amanda Holmes reads Thomas Hardy’s poem from The Dynasts in a podcast episode, with music by Chad Crouch. [theamericanscholar.org] v4ndagkhb https://flipso.com/p/v4ndagkhb?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 03:40:09 GMT A developer describes building two terminal shortcuts: one that turns plain-English requests into suggested shell commands, and another that answers questions by reading local files or searching the web. The setup runs locally, keeps the user in control, and avoids executing commands automatically. [thetypicalset.com] n8whxgtcd https://flipso.com/p/n8whxgtcd?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 03:20:08 GMT What we lose when kids are never allowed beyond the front yard. [stevemagness.substack.com] 66i4ns5d6 https://flipso.com/p/66i4ns5d6?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 03:00:28 GMT Alan Delgado, chef-owner of Los Burritos Juarez in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene, talks about years spent perfecting his flour tortillas, the leap from apartment tortilla-making to a burrito pop-up, and the challenges of running a new restaurant. [tastecooking.com] 354kwgjh8 https://flipso.com/p/354kwgjh8?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 02:40:23 GMT Gloria Gilmer explores ethnomathematics in hair braiding and weaving, showing how patterns, tessellations, and geometric ideas appear in African American hairstyles. Includes examples such as box braids and triangular braids, plus classroom activities for teachers. [math.buffalo.edu] 1bwzj23et https://flipso.com/p/1bwzj23et?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 01:00:34 GMT A reflection on why incandescent bulbs, gas stoves, and other older technologies can feel more satisfying than their cleaner, more efficient replacements — and what that nostalgia says about modern life and environmental tradeoffs. [thedeletedscenes.com] wui7kj3dv https://flipso.com/p/wui7kj3dv?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 00:40:08 GMT https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/04/creativity-walk [apa.org] reghhpdux https://flipso.com/p/reghhpdux?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 23:40:08 GMT A symmetric measure of similarity between probability distributions, based on the Kullback–Leibler divergence. Its square root is a metric, often called Jensen–Shannon distance. The article covers the definition, bounds, relation to mutual information, quantum generalizations, the centroid, and applications in fields like bioinformatics and machine learning. [en.wikipedia.org] 3zb8rtn5a https://flipso.com/p/3zb8rtn5a?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 22:20:08 GMT Japanese retail executive who led Ito-Yokado and founded Seven-Eleven Japan. He helped introduce franchising and data-driven convenience-store operations in Japan, later playing a major role in reviving 7-Eleven in the United States. [referenceforbusiness.com] 4qbfey4wj https://flipso.com/p/4qbfey4wj?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 21:00:28 GMT Robin Hanson compares past “toward-forager” culture trends with 22 possible future trends, then asks humans and LLMs to rank which are most likely over the next century. He finds LLMs expect a lower predictive power than the historical fit, while human and LLM rankings diverge sharply. [overcomingbias.com] c492yaf2x https://flipso.com/p/c492yaf2x?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 20:40:29 GMT A friend’s offhand wish that a freezer would fail becomes a metaphor for America’s waste, wealth inequality, and the habit of preserving legacy systems long after they’ve lost their value. The piece argues that we keep paying to maintain layers of old, unused infrastructure until a breakdown forces a reset. [charleshughsmith.blogspot.com] wvrp2em3x https://flipso.com/p/wvrp2em3x?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 20:00:09 GMT A former Cook County public defender reflects on the criminal justice system from the defense side, describing the pressure, resource gaps, and injustices he witnessed while representing accused clients in Chicago. [chicagomag.com] zl0yt65z4 https://flipso.com/p/zl0yt65z4?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 19:20:28 GMT The people who create the most value are usually the ones willing to make uncomfortable decisions before the right answer is apparent. [scarletink.com] h4nry9web https://flipso.com/p/h4nry9web?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 18:03:22 GMT A lone rogue genius usually can’t wield complex technology alone; real-world mass harm depends on infrastructure, cooperation, and social support. The piece argues that technology may amplify small-scale violence, but not the power of a single individual to destroy on a massive scale. [kevinkelly.substack.com] 8ce2oc3os https://flipso.com/p/8ce2oc3os?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 18:00:32 GMT A supportive environment can matter more than choosing between doing what you enjoy and what you’re good at. A lesson from Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop explores how the right setting can keep work from draining the things you love and even make room for them to grow. [herbertlui.net] i71ilpm7d https://flipso.com/p/i71ilpm7d?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 17:40:09 GMT Leo Robson examines A.S. Hamrah’s combative film criticism and uses it to reflect on the changing state of criticism, from print-era review culture to streaming, online discourse, and the pressures of contemporary movie writing. [theideasletter.org] vw2540flw https://flipso.com/p/vw2540flw?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 17:00:35 GMT The Fragility of Wisdom - understanding Pericles' Funeral Oration this Memorial Day [classicalwisdom.substack.com] 80tjdo580 https://flipso.com/p/80tjdo580?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 15:20:31 GMT Sean Carroll reflects on why quantum mechanics is so hard to accept at face value, and how our everyday picture of objects in space and time can mislead us when we try to interpret the theory. [preposterousuniverse.com] c034re6lr https://flipso.com/p/c034re6lr?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 14:00:14 GMT Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence, human dignity, truth, work, freedom, and the ethical governance of technology. [vatican.va] u1kvopggs https://flipso.com/p/u1kvopggs?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 13:20:31 GMT A roundup of reader responses on AI-generated biographies, the decline of mass-market publishing, fake celebrity videos, AI music in public spaces, and when AI use should require transparency, legality, and permission. [honest-broker.com] 3loraewlj https://flipso.com/p/3loraewlj?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 11:00:32 GMT Ecuadorian-American artist Ceci Richardson-Salvador turns photographs, topographic maps, embroidery, and wood drum frames into a full-room installation inspired by Idaho’s Salmon River. The work reflects summers rafting the river, its changing ecology, and a desire to preserve a sense of place for viewers who haven’t experienced it firsthand. [theamericanscholar.org]