https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:00:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss x4hp7d051 https://flipso.com/p/x4hp7d051?ref=rss Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:00:15 GMT UC Berkeley’s Laura Schmidt traces how tobacco companies expanded into food, helping popularize hyperpalatable, chemically engineered products that became ultra-processed foods. The discussion links that shift to rising obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases in the U.S. [vcresearch.berkeley.edu] 5dz0hsxtt https://flipso.com/p/5dz0hsxtt?ref=rss Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:40:27 GMT Neal Ascherson’s life in journalism ranged from colonial Malaya and Cold War Berlin to Poland, Chile, and South Africa, while his writing kept circling Europe’s upheavals, nationalism, and the legacy of empire. The profile traces a reporter who tried to stay intellectually engaged with history as it was unfolding. [newyorker.com] d2wknzics https://flipso.com/p/d2wknzics?ref=rss Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:40:16 GMT Judy Brady’s 1971 feminist essay contrasts the expectations placed on wives with the freedom husbands often take for granted. Through a sharp, ironic list of domestic and emotional labor, Brady exposes the imbalance in traditional marriage roles and the assumptions behind them. [sevanoland.com] oqp8jfpmh https://flipso.com/p/oqp8jfpmh?ref=rss Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:20:13 GMT A look at the claim that guitar frets line up with slide-rule multiplication, and why that resemblance works only up to a point. The post compares fret spacing with logarithmic scales, tests the idea on acoustic and electric guitars, and then explains how real slide rules actually use logarithms to turn multiplication into addition. [charlespetzold.com] ma3kxqv54 https://flipso.com/p/ma3kxqv54?ref=rss Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:40:15 GMT A psychologist and longtime meditation teacher set out to study meditation’s benefits and instead found that intensive practice can sometimes worsen sleep, trigger dissociation, and cause other serious side effects in some people. [theatlantic.com] p7azjkxzw https://flipso.com/p/p7azjkxzw?ref=rss Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:00:29 GMT A reflection on two neighbors who were kind, helpful, and politically opaque, followed by a broader argument for treating neighbors and casual acquaintances as people first instead of demanding public alignment on every issue. [marco.org] 1kwuy5vb7 https://flipso.com/p/1kwuy5vb7?ref=rss Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:20:12 GMT Examples of people who iterated on the same idea for years or decades before arriving at their best-known work, from information retrieval and BM25 to Hokusai’s long path to The Great Wave. [nityasnotes.com] fbn5qzeyq https://flipso.com/p/fbn5qzeyq?ref=rss Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:20:35 GMT Pim Techamuanvivit shares how she moved from a Silicon Valley career into restaurants, eventually helping open a now-legendary spot and later leading Michelin-starred kitchens in San Francisco and Bangkok. She also discusses her new book, Cooking Thai, and how she adapted her restaurant dishes for home cooks. [tastecooking.com] 4qo3sdi2y https://flipso.com/p/4qo3sdi2y?ref=rss Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:31 GMT The Teutonic Order began as a German crusader brotherhood in Acre, then shifted to the Baltic, where it built a theocratic state in Prussia and Livonia, fought Lithuania and Poland, and declined after the defeat at Grunwald. [thecollector.com] srp1zvdbd https://flipso.com/p/srp1zvdbd?ref=rss Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:00:16 GMT CKDu, or Mesoamerican nephropathy, is appearing in Texas among laborers from Mexico and Central America, with heat stress and other workplace exposures suspected as contributors. Physicians and researchers are trying to track the disease while immigration fears and enforcement make it harder for patients to come forward and get care. [texasmonthly.com] fle2ngb5g https://flipso.com/p/fle2ngb5g?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:00:32 GMT Tracking data from Iceland show a juvenile Oystercatcher making its first southbound journey just weeks after fledging, including a nonstop flight to Islay and onward to wintering grounds in Wales. The post also compares early movements in tagged Black-tailed Godwits and Whimbrels as part of a longer-term study of how young waders begin migration. [wadertales.wordpress.com] v03rmucg6 https://flipso.com/p/v03rmucg6?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:20:15 GMT Damien Echols reflects on life after death row, the psychological aftermath of prison, and how martial arts, sword training, meditation, and spiritual practice helped him rebuild a sense of presence and purpose. He also discusses the themes behind his new book, The Alchemy of the Broken Blade. [chronogram.com] yqow7bapn https://flipso.com/p/yqow7bapn?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:20:16 GMT Emily Ogden traces how Edgar Allan Poe turns confession, self-sabotage, and perverseness into the real source of horror in stories like “The Black Cat” and “The Imp of the Perverse.” [yalereview.org] xx90lvvoe https://flipso.com/p/xx90lvvoe?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:18 GMT Climate change is reshaping summer traditions across the U.S., from Arizona’s erratic monsoons and El Paso’s relentless heat to crowded, smoky mountain escapes in Colorado and shrinking river floats in Montana. [grist.org] lg4l0nnta https://flipso.com/p/lg4l0nnta?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:20:15 GMT In northern California’s Scott River watershed, artificial beaver dams created new wetland habitat, kept water cooler, and boosted juvenile coho salmon survival from 8% to 60%. [discoverwildlife.com] g5tke24dp https://flipso.com/p/g5tke24dp?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:20:43 GMT A data-driven look at whether trailer views, audience reception, and marketing spend predict box-office performance—and why trailers can matter more for smaller films than blockbusters. [statsignificant.com] kcsgmm4q9 https://flipso.com/p/kcsgmm4q9?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:40:55 GMT An ambitious young man with an unlikely path to Harvard, consulting, and venture capital shows how scarcity and fear of losing status can keep talented people from taking bigger risks. The piece argues that privilege can be a safety net, not a reason to play small, and that betting on yourself is often the better move. [davelu.com] k5jdinouc https://flipso.com/p/k5jdinouc?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:20:18 GMT Draw a random human life from real demographic data, step by step: birth year, location, and story. It also explains the underlying population patterns and sources used for the project. [anyhumanever.com] nmmtyt5nc https://flipso.com/p/nmmtyt5nc?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:20:14 GMT Medieval dietetics saw food as medicine, classifying ingredients by hot, cold, wet, and dry qualities and prescribing everything from cooking methods to meal order. The essay explores why fish was considered a health risk, why sugar was prized as a luxury with medicinal value, and how seasonal, social, and religious rules shaped what people ate. [lithub.com] 3ook41ube https://flipso.com/p/3ook41ube?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:18 GMT Millions of children in Indonesia and other low- and middle-income countries are facing rising obesity as diets, lifestyles, and food environments change. [reuters.com] p7eos7tlg https://flipso.com/p/p7eos7tlg?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:40:16 GMT A.J. Jacobs remembers his mother as a supportive teacher, artist, grandmother, friend, wife, and book lover, woven together by gratitude emails and a shared effort to stay optimistic through hard times. [experimentalliving.substack.com] mfsgtsu7h https://flipso.com/p/mfsgtsu7h?ref=rss Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:16 GMT Three Irish teenagers investigated root nodules on a pea plant and spent three years testing rhizobium on cereal seeds. Their experiments suggested the bacteria could make barley and oats germinate faster and grow more vigorously, winning major science-fair recognition. [scienceblog.com] c0zhmcnub https://flipso.com/p/c0zhmcnub?ref=rss Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:40:53 GMT An exploration of Aspasia of Miletus, the influential woman at the center of classical Athens who was alternately portrayed as a philosophical educator, Pericles’ partner, and a courtesan in ancient accounts. [classicalwisdom.substack.com] rn8rib8m4 https://flipso.com/p/rn8rib8m4?ref=rss Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:20:17 GMT At seventy-five, New Zealand artist Susan Te Kahurangi King remains largely unrecognized at home despite a body of work that has drawn international acclaim. The profile traces her early drawings, long silence, and surprising return to making art. [newyorker.com] w8fsp968v https://flipso.com/p/w8fsp968v?ref=rss Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:45:34 GMT A reflection on why private grinding can become a comfortable illusion: progress is tested in public, where real competition, readers, customers, and relationships push back. Drawing on wrestling and Dan Gable’s advice, it argues that worthy pursuits need a real opponent, audience, or stake—and that courage means stepping out of the cave and into the real world. [turtlespace.blog] e3gsoeke9 https://flipso.com/p/e3gsoeke9?ref=rss Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:17 GMT How a mistake of less than half a millimeter in a single part nearly brought down the world’s largest passenger aircraft. [admiralcloudberg.medium.com] ltd372hmb https://flipso.com/p/ltd372hmb?ref=rss Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:20:15 GMT It’s far too early to declare a discovery, physicists with the LZ detector say [science.org] 7gxludg7m https://flipso.com/p/7gxludg7m?ref=rss Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:00:17 GMT What if everything we know about recycling is wrong? [worksinprogress.news] iejguf2nq https://flipso.com/p/iejguf2nq?ref=rss Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:40:15 GMT A tour of traditional load-carrying systems from around the world, from Japan’s furoshiki to Papua New Guinea’s bilum, Himalayan namlo and doko, gaucho carry systems, and Scandinavian birch-bark packs. The piece explores how culture, materials, and body mechanics shaped practical ways to move heavy loads—and why those ideas still matter today. [carryology.com] jeda7dftq https://flipso.com/p/jeda7dftq?ref=rss Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:49 GMT A historical look at how people have authenticated contracts, letters, and deeds — from Mesopotamian cylinder seals and wax seals to chirographs and signatures — and how that problem is becoming harder again in the age of AI-generated content. [worldhistory.substack.com]