https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:49:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss eykbsiyug https://flipso.com/p/eykbsiyug?ref=rss Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:49:28 GMT A look at how H. G. Wells’s 1914 novel The World Set Free anticipated nuclear chain reactions and may have influenced scientists like Leo Szilard. The essay argues that science fiction can shape scientific imagination, not just predict future technology. [kevinkelly.substack.com] mvp2kdh74 https://flipso.com/p/mvp2kdh74?ref=rss Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:20 GMT In 1940s Maine, scientists at the School for Dogs tried to breed dogs with selected traits and ended up learning how much behavior is shaped by early experience as well as genetics. [bbc.com] avf64dda9 https://flipso.com/p/avf64dda9?ref=rss Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:15 GMT A global analysis finds ecosystems have far less “spare” capacity than previously thought: biodiversity tends to keep boosting ecosystem services rather than leveling off, and losing species can reduce benefits such as pollination, water purification, carbon storage and pest control. The ocean may be especially vulnerable, though not all services depend equally on diversity. [phys.org] 04geqgjqj https://flipso.com/p/04geqgjqj?ref=rss Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:16 GMT A music-based accountability system can make daily habits feel rewarding instead of punitive. In this example, partners trade songs when they finish their exercises or workouts, turning motivation into a small act of shared joy rather than a fear of failure. [liquidbrain.net] te7btpwtl https://flipso.com/p/te7btpwtl?ref=rss Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:40:24 GMT https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/11/anesthesia-brain-damage-death/688691/?gift=vdzdK6DmnhF7MM2D6YoobOWqrAbF31AFFQtlabAeBLw [theatlantic.com] y6bwqg3d2 https://flipso.com/p/y6bwqg3d2?ref=rss Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:40:15 GMT David Gruber wants to know what sperm whales are saying. He thinks it might actually be possible. [blue-continuum.com] 3uqoxktnr https://flipso.com/p/3uqoxktnr?ref=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:20:15 GMT https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/10/beyondthemedspeak-how-to-save-life.html [bookofjoe2.blogspot.com] gowbuf4ca https://flipso.com/p/gowbuf4ca?ref=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:40:17 GMT The BBC’s low-budget adaptation of Robert Graves’s novels paired sharp writing with standout performances from Derek Jacobi, Siân Phillips and John Hurt. Half a century after its debut, it remains influential on prestige period drama and still resonates for its portrait of power, betrayal and corruption. [english.elpais.com] adpw766tf https://flipso.com/p/adpw766tf?ref=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:20:24 GMT Prediction markets are drawing scrutiny as experts say they can become relapse outlets for gambling addicts, while operating outside many state consumer protections. [npr.org] bqd0bb27m https://flipso.com/p/bqd0bb27m?ref=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:40:17 GMT Every one of us depends on others; the only difference is how visible that dependence is. [onlys.ky] 039bmv6sn https://flipso.com/p/039bmv6sn?ref=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:40:16 GMT The technology to eradicate mosquito-borne disease already exists, but U.S. regulation has delayed its use for years. Genetic and Wolbachia-based mosquito control methods have shown strong results in field trials and city-scale deployments, yet approval backlogs have slowed wider adoption. [worksinprogress.co] ybfqxq1cx https://flipso.com/p/ybfqxq1cx?ref=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:20:17 GMT Med-El has launched the TICI Unico, the first commercially available fully implanted cochlear implant. Its microphone, processor, battery, and receiver coil sit beneath the scalp, eliminating external hardware and enabling hearing while asleep, swimming, or recharging. Early clinical results suggest performance comparable to conventional implants. [spectrum.ieee.org] pc6fssuvc https://flipso.com/p/pc6fssuvc?ref=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:18 GMT A look at how knitting, crochet, and lace have been shaped by automation, changing gender roles, and labor history. The piece traces the rise of knitting as trade and hobby, the machine-making pressures behind handcrafts, and how “real” crochet and lace connect to cottage industry and modern fast fashion. [articlesofinterest.substack.com] ijd03jewg https://flipso.com/p/ijd03jewg?ref=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:21 GMT A new book excerpt looks back at the 2025 conclave and the unlikely rise of Cardinal Robert Prevost, whose longtime acquaintances knew him simply as Bob before he became Pope Leo XIV. [npr.org] prgh1hh69 https://flipso.com/p/prgh1hh69?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:20:17 GMT Peter Sahlins traces how Neanderthals moved from a 19th-century fossil discovery to a potent cultural symbol shaped by science, race theory, popular media, and modern DNA research. [historytoday.com] zqaqx911a https://flipso.com/p/zqaqx911a?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:00:16 GMT A critique of academic incentives and how publication, promotion, and prestige can reward results even when they are wrong or misleading. The post argues that research should prioritize honesty, correctness, scientific curiosity, and a willingness to retract or correct mistakes. [msoos.org] g02a5qpsb https://flipso.com/p/g02a5qpsb?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:40:17 GMT For 13 birds and subspecies on this site, the median gap between the last confirmed record and the first formal extinction declaration is 36 years. The shortest gap was 3 years and the longest was 124; 4 birds have never been declared extinct at all. [birdshistory.com] kyz9arw8b https://flipso.com/p/kyz9arw8b?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:20:16 GMT And how the 21st century’s most important social movement might yet end it [economist.com] 6mskjf987 https://flipso.com/p/6mskjf987?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:20:16 GMT The reissue of Wilfrid Sheed’s 1966 novel *Office Politics* prompts a broader look at why rediscovered books keep finding new audiences. Jonathan Lethem traces the rise of reprint imprints, the appeal of revived literary titles, and Sheed’s sharp, comic portrait of magazine-office power struggles. [nybooks.com] hp4l6vr6s https://flipso.com/p/hp4l6vr6s?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:20:18 GMT A playful demonstration of how a simple L-system can produce growing patterns, from rabbit/Fibonacci sequences to weevil names, pizza toppings, and family lineages. [blog.plover.com] 99f6o08dr https://flipso.com/p/99f6o08dr?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:40:18 GMT German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that the Nazis’ breakthrough in the 1930 election is often misunderstood when viewed through the later horrors of the Third Reich, and says violence, not charisma or propaganda alone, was central to their appeal. [theguardian.com] dk9sfao0r https://flipso.com/p/dk9sfao0r?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:20:18 GMT In Mykolaiv, a small off-grid solar installation kept drinking water flowing even after Russian strikes knocked out much of the city’s power and water infrastructure. The piece explains how Ukraine is rapidly turning to rooftop solar, local storage, and other distributed energy systems to make its grid more resilient under attack. [energytransition.org] nyfnm1qgx https://flipso.com/p/nyfnm1qgx?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:40:18 GMT Punch black holes in space and sling a ship home round them. [notoriousbfg.com] 0jody3t8x https://flipso.com/p/0jody3t8x?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:17 GMT A contractor argues that trade work is often oversold as a fast, safe path to high pay. He says the reality is more complicated: college still usually pays better, trades can be physically risky, and specialized union jobs are harder to enter than the popular narrative suggests. [asteriskmag.com] q36kgg54m https://flipso.com/p/q36kgg54m?ref=rss Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:20:23 GMT A personal essay about delaying EMT training for years, organized as 21 reasons that range from practical concerns to pure hesitation. It reflects on culture, time, cost, fear, and the appeal of learning first responder skills, ending with the realization that fear was the biggest obstacle. [ben.stolovitz.com] ojrx1uo0h https://flipso.com/p/ojrx1uo0h?ref=rss Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:00:20 GMT Using LiDAR and recent aerial data, the post argues that NYC may have a taller “carefully measured” tree than the Queens Giant, whose last documented measurement was in 2004. It points to candidate trees in parks and suggests the city should check them in person. [blog.willmeye.rs] fg3eronzv https://flipso.com/p/fg3eronzv?ref=rss Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:00:14 GMT At a two-day conformation show in Virginia, Hannah Berger examines how purebred dogs are judged against breed standards that turn historical function into appearance, and how the ring turns breeding, performance, and pedigree into a kind of quality control. [theparisreview.org] wdighnvt2 https://flipso.com/p/wdighnvt2?ref=rss Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:00:16 GMT A humorous look at the recent explosion of bizarre ceiling fan designs, especially LED-heavy hybrids that blur the line between fan and light fixture. It catalogs “fandeliers,” flush mounts, odd blade shapes, and other sculptural fan forms, while questioning where practical design ends and pure novelty begins. [mcmansionhell.com] euaexejug https://flipso.com/p/euaexejug?ref=rss Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:18 GMT New research suggests aging may involve loss of cellular identity, not just accumulated damage, and discusses how epigenetic clocks may reflect erosion of that identity. It also examines mesenchymal drift and potential interventions such as caloric restriction and partial epigenetic reprogramming. [erictopol.substack.com] eqr8ri2qi https://flipso.com/p/eqr8ri2qi?ref=rss Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:00:16 GMT A critique of Harvard studies claiming nuclear power plants raise cancer risk, arguing the proximity-based methodology can produce misleading positive results even for unrelated landmarks like Costco, universities, and sports venues. [breakthroughjournal.org]