https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:14:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss d9c0hx2nr https://flipso.com/p/d9c0hx2nr?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:14:12 GMT A sharp essay arguing that modern platforms have turned the internet into an engine for exploiting human vulnerability, where feeds, influencer culture, and crypto-style grifts blur the line between user and mark. [stephendiehl.com] ecw1nh7a9 https://flipso.com/p/ecw1nh7a9?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:20:15 GMT How Front Range cities moved from sparse tree cover to today’s urban forests, and why hotter, drier conditions make tree diversity, drought tolerance, and smarter planting choices increasingly important. Includes recommendations from Colorado tree experts on resilient species and practices for a changing climate. [coolboulder.org] 562p4k1w0 https://flipso.com/p/562p4k1w0?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:40:15 GMT Colonies of moss found on some glaciers and nearby ecosystems. Glacier mice can host other small organisms, including nematodes, springtails, and water bears. They have been observed in places such as Alaska, Chile, Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard, Uganda, Venezuela, and several Subantarctic islands. Some appear to reproduce asexually, and they are known for a slow, non-random movement across the ice that is still not fully explained. [en.wikipedia.org] nn6w9xno8 https://flipso.com/p/nn6w9xno8?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:40:15 GMT A box of more than 300 wartime love letters from Louis “Speedy” Weber turned up at a USO office in 2022. After years of searching, researchers identified living relatives who could fill in details about the Bronx soldier, his wife Frances, and the life behind the correspondence. [smithsonianmag.com] uwvp1g3hg https://flipso.com/p/uwvp1g3hg?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:40:15 GMT Caroline’s use of Arthurian iconography sought to promote a shared British identity at a time of political uncertainly. [theconversation.com] m0fztvz4w https://flipso.com/p/m0fztvz4w?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:20:14 GMT An exploratory statistical test finds no significant alignment between the Sumerian King List’s antediluvian reign boundaries and paleoclimate events. The page compares fixed and sliding anchor models, multiple event catalogs, and several chronologies, but none of the tested results survives multiple-comparison adjustment. [vectorian.be] s468ij9bm https://flipso.com/p/s468ij9bm?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:21 GMT The psychologist taught us that what we remember is not fixed, but her work testifying for defendants like Harvey Weinstein collides with our traumatized moment. [newyorker.com] lp8nsctvs https://flipso.com/p/lp8nsctvs?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:40:14 GMT Global demand for construction sand has fueled illegal mining, environmental damage, and violent criminal conflicts in places like India, Indonesia, and Morocco. [wired.com] pe7vrq9s3 https://flipso.com/p/pe7vrq9s3?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:00:17 GMT A conservation team is relocating African wild dogs across reserves in South Africa and Mozambique to build genetically diverse packs, expand their range, and help a severely endangered species survive alongside people who often view them as pests. [smithsonianmag.com] 5v7654t5y https://flipso.com/p/5v7654t5y?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:40:14 GMT An investigation into the state of corvid–human relations. [audubon.org] dhluc8e86 https://flipso.com/p/dhluc8e86?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:20:14 GMT Fossilized Galápagos corals suggest recent El Niño events are stronger than those in the preindustrial record, adding evidence that climate change is amplifying the Pacific cycle and its weather impacts. [science.org] jqeyr39wg https://flipso.com/p/jqeyr39wg?ref=rss Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:43:48 GMT A string of robot failures has shaken confidence in pizza kitchens’ automation push, showing how hard it is to make reliable, restaurant-ready pizza robots. [bbc.com] z5uyccrct https://flipso.com/p/z5uyccrct?ref=rss Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:20:17 GMT Withdrawal after long-term SSRI use appears more widespread and more serious than many doctors once believed, prompting medical bodies to reconsider how antidepressants are prescribed and tapered. [newscientist.com] 2rkspbzmm https://flipso.com/p/2rkspbzmm?ref=rss Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:40:14 GMT Learn what aphantasia is, try simple self-checks like the apple test and VVIQ, compare visualizing with conceptual thinking, and find answers to common questions plus support resources. [aphantasia.com] xjtbk7kus https://flipso.com/p/xjtbk7kus?ref=rss Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:15 GMT On the politics of irreversible decisions [siliconcontinent.com] 0otgz6ogj https://flipso.com/p/0otgz6ogj?ref=rss Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:20:32 GMT A reflection on Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun, the upcoming film adaptation, and why the novel’s curious, hopeful perspective on AI, faith, and human replaceability left such a strong impression. [bryanbraun.com] zez50rz3n https://flipso.com/p/zez50rz3n?ref=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:20:41 GMT A reflective essay comparing authenticity in art to fast food: catchy, mass-appeal pop can feel manufactured, yet still contain real craft and emotional truth. The post uses song lyrics and food analogies to explore the balance between accessibility, honesty, and creative filtering. [davidgerrells.com] engptwnb0 https://flipso.com/p/engptwnb0?ref=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:34 GMT A 2024 business jet crash in Naples, Florida killed three people after both engines lost power on approach to the airport. Investigators later traced the accident to an unusual latent mechanical flaw affecting both engines, making the failure far more surprising than the initial video suggested. [admiralcloudberg.medium.com] kjcowkzmg https://flipso.com/p/kjcowkzmg?ref=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:40:23 GMT Investigative reporting on Idaho children in the Followers of Christ sect who died from treatable illnesses after families relied on faith healing instead of medical care. The story examines the state’s legal protections for faith healing, expert reviews of death records, and how similar laws in Oregon were changed. [propublica.org] ydxitquqw https://flipso.com/p/ydxitquqw?ref=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:00:14 GMT A Farm Action report on Taylor Farms’ role in the U.S. produce supply chain, its ties to recent food safety outbreaks, and the effects of its scale on farmers, workers, competition, and policy oversight. [farmaction.us] faxnyvc2t https://flipso.com/p/faxnyvc2t?ref=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:00:32 GMT Charlie Mitchell reflects on growing up in Detroit, his path from culinary school to top New York kitchens, his interest in Japan, and why the tasting menu is evolving. [tastecooking.com] 32rbh0hd7 https://flipso.com/p/32rbh0hd7?ref=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:40:19 GMT The Lakeberg twins forced doctors to confront the moral and financial costs of separation surgery. In the aftermath of the operation, one sister survived and the other died, leaving physicians to question whether the risky, expensive procedure should have been attempted at all. [latimes.com] iwr4tm5dl https://flipso.com/p/iwr4tm5dl?ref=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:20 GMT The Kola Superdeep Borehole was a Soviet scientific drilling project on the Kola Peninsula that became the deepest human-made hole on Earth. The effort didn’t reach the mantle, but it reshaped geologists’ understanding of the deep crust, revealing unexpected heat, fluids, and preserved microscopic fossils. [nautil.us] y98uwtqw9 https://flipso.com/p/y98uwtqw9?ref=rss Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:20:21 GMT A history of Max Naumann and the League of Nationalist German Jews, who believed German Jews could align with nationalism and even Nazi politics. The piece traces how that calculation collapsed as Hitler’s movement hardened into open antisemitic violence. [theatlantic.com] w4lpkvd1f https://flipso.com/p/w4lpkvd1f?ref=rss Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:20:14 GMT Otto Dix, serving on the western front, was captivated by Nietzsche’s attack on Christian morality and his vision of war, suffering, and the crisis of faith in wartime Europe. [historytoday.com] 14ojl435h https://flipso.com/p/14ojl435h?ref=rss Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:40:15 GMT Researchers estimate fishers off Sulawesi detonate thousands of underwater explosives each year, turning coral habitat into rubble and severely limiting reef recovery. New acoustic monitoring suggests blast fishing is widespread, year-round, and difficult to stop without better enforcement. [e360.yale.edu] jrh7gzy12 https://flipso.com/p/jrh7gzy12?ref=rss Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:19 GMT Research by Harvard Business School’s Mark L. Egan says credit card rewards are funded in part by higher prices that shift costs from cash and debit users to credit card users. The paper estimates interchange fees move about $30 billion a year across shoppers, with the biggest gains going to premium card users and the biggest losses falling on lower-income households. [library.hbs.edu] ulap4rymf https://flipso.com/p/ulap4rymf?ref=rss Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:20:18 GMT Enormous eruptions like Krakatau, Samalas, Tambora, Laki, and a mystery blast in 536 cooled the climate, disrupted harvests, and may have helped shape pandemics, unrest, and empire declines. [knowablemagazine.org] c2a03yuqo https://flipso.com/p/c2a03yuqo?ref=rss Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:40:15 GMT Modern art wasn’t just an aesthetic movement; it became a Cold War instrument of U.S. cultural diplomacy. The article traces how MoMA, the State Department, and later the CIA helped promote abstract expressionism abroad to showcase American freedom against Soviet propaganda. [daily.jstor.org] br0bb7t0z https://flipso.com/p/br0bb7t0z?ref=rss Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:20:16 GMT Researchers found a rare ribosomal RNA break in several shallow-water octopus species. In lab tests, the same change made bacterial ribosomes build proteins more accurately, hinting that the mutation may be linked to the evolution of larger, more complex nervous systems. [smithsonianmag.com]