https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:20:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss s0k26qcst https://flipso.com/p/s0k26qcst?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:20:27 GMT A survey of Egypt’s pre-dynastic and Neolithic development in Northeast Africa, from desert and Nile Valley farming communities to Naqada-era social stratification, early kingship, and the emergence of the first territorial state. [africanhistoryextra.com] ov64mcetc https://flipso.com/p/ov64mcetc?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:40:09 GMT LymeAlert is a new at-home test that lets people check ticks for Lyme disease bacteria in about 15 minutes, potentially avoiding an unnecessary ER visit. The startup says the test will go on sale in August for $40 and is designed for ticks found on the body, not for humans. [bostonglobe.com] 64zbliw6h https://flipso.com/p/64zbliw6h?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:20:11 GMT Fossil fuel cargo makes up about 40% of maritime tonnage but roughly half of shipping’s fuel demand, because coal, oil, and gas move long distances in bulk. That means the shipping transition is shaped not just by replacing bunker fuel, but by the decline of long-haul fossil cargo and the growth of electrifiable short-sea and inland routes. [cleantechnica.com] gv9f3hlpf https://flipso.com/p/gv9f3hlpf?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:14:47 GMT Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show. [nature.com] m8vc6r7xs https://flipso.com/p/m8vc6r7xs?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:40:27 GMT “PowerPoint makes us stupid,” Gen. James N. Mattis said, echoing the long-running critique of slideware captured in the New York Times’ 2010 piece “We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint.” [ma.tt] ds69u4sox https://flipso.com/p/ds69u4sox?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:40:14 GMT A philosophical critique of tourism arguing that travel often turns into performative locomotion, distances us from real experience, and leaves us largely unchanged. [newyorker.com] 9yb46lxch https://flipso.com/p/9yb46lxch?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:20:10 GMT Monocle surveys seven recent recruitment campaigns from France, Sweden, Russia, Singapore, the UK, Ukraine and the US, showing how militaries are trying to appeal to younger audiences with messaging centered on adventure, purpose, pay, identity and resilience. [monocle.com] ovgyibhqh https://flipso.com/p/ovgyibhqh?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:40:28 GMT Five art exhibitions across Japan offer a good reason to travel beyond Tokyo this summer, from Tsubaki Noboru’s large-scale works in Aomori and Sachiko Kazama’s first major solo show in Tohoku to a full survey of Takehisa Yumeji in Niigata, a 40th-anniversary Rojo Society exhibition in Kanazawa, and a Jiro Taniguchi exhibition in Tottori. [spoon-tamago.com] soc7jzcgp https://flipso.com/p/soc7jzcgp?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:40:09 GMT A rare early-15th-century rotating parchment bookmark sold at a Dorset auction for £7,000, far above its £800–£1,200 estimate. Only about 36 examples of this type are known, and its numbered turning disc likely helped a medieval scribe mark a stopping point on the page. [thehistoryblog.com] 8oowgplt9 https://flipso.com/p/8oowgplt9?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:40:30 GMT How Carthage survived in Roman literature, art, and later historical memory, from Dido and Hannibal to the idea of a “Carthaginian peace,” and what traces of Punic culture remained after the city’s destruction. [worldhistory.substack.com] 437l9nsru https://flipso.com/p/437l9nsru?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 06:00:21 GMT Photographs from 1976 capture daily life in Cuba across streets, schools, beaches, farms, and Havana neighborhoods, alongside the era’s rationing, Soviet alignment, and socialist street life. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] po3voe3bt https://flipso.com/p/po3voe3bt?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:40:07 GMT Finland’s libraries are evolving into community hubs that lend far more than books, from sewing machines and other everyday tools to spaces and services that support learning, access, and civic life. [bbc.com] 72oi8um79 https://flipso.com/p/72oi8um79?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:00:08 GMT A data story about how Americans’ relationships changed before and during the pandemic, using Stanford survey responses from more than 1,000 people to explore relationship quality, breakups, and what helps couples endure stress. [pudding.cool] tsfuf4tla https://flipso.com/p/tsfuf4tla?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 22:00:30 GMT Cicero’s skepticism offers a useful counterpoint to today’s pressure to pick sides and defend certainty. The discussion explores how questioning, rather than rigid conviction, can help us navigate a divided world. [classicalwisdom.substack.com] zfdt02iw7 https://flipso.com/p/zfdt02iw7?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:40:08 GMT Pointe shoes have changed only slowly because innovation is expensive, ballet is tradition-bound, and unconventional designs can be hard to sell in a market where aesthetics, fit, and dancer preferences matter. Recent efforts include synthetic, hybrid, and 3-D-printed shoes, but broader adoption remains limited by cost, gatekeeping, and the small size of the dance retail industry. [dancemagazine.com] ykqfayg4f https://flipso.com/p/ykqfayg4f?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:40:09 GMT With Washington pulling back from its traditional role as an arms supplier, South Korea is positioning itself to sell more weapons and expand its global defense industry. [politico.com] 4d495baaq https://flipso.com/p/4d495baaq?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:00:28 GMT A physics post explaining weak localization in disordered electronic systems: how time-reversed electron paths interfere constructively, why a magnetic field suppresses that back-scattering, and how the effect is used to probe coherence lengths in metals and semiconductors. [nanoscale.blogspot.com] 5n544ozkw https://flipso.com/p/5n544ozkw?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:20:31 GMT World War II caused far more injuries and casualties than World War I, with tens of millions affected across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. The article compares the wars’ death tolls, injury estimates, and broader human cost. [thecollector.com] 56icfkr8d https://flipso.com/p/56icfkr8d?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:20:31 GMT Robin Hanson argues that human history can be viewed as four major eras—animal, forager, farmer, and industrial—each shaped by two layers of competition: among individuals and among groups. He extends that framework to explain how culture, markets, empires, and organizations have driven evolutionary change over time. [overcomingbias.com] gloyih3lh https://flipso.com/p/gloyih3lh?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:20:08 GMT A vivid guide to colors outside the usual screen gamut, from filtered forest light and underwater scenes to birds’ structural color and iridescence. [moultano.wordpress.com] tvmsduxb3 https://flipso.com/p/tvmsduxb3?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:20:08 GMT A Navy submarine-hunting network known as SOSUS accidentally captured whale calls across the oceans, later helping scientists track blue and fin whales and rethink how far their songs can travel. [thereader.mitpress.mit.edu] whzvrpl1q https://flipso.com/p/whzvrpl1q?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:20:29 GMT A guest post by Hiroko Yoda on how Japan’s national identity is being reshaped by immigration, language, and shared cultural norms rather than religion or ethnicity. [noahpinion.blog] gxkaotacj https://flipso.com/p/gxkaotacj?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:00:31 GMT A 100-foot boat that’s 99% complete can still sink before leaving the dock, while a dish that’s 99% as good as the best version may be perfectly serviceable. The real question is where extra effort matters and where it doesn’t. [seths.blog] qq5jh1622 https://flipso.com/p/qq5jh1622?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 11:40:08 GMT A look at the 3-30-300 urban greening rule: every home, school, and office should have a view of at least three trees, be in a neighbourhood with 30% tree cover, and be within 300 metres of a park. The piece shows that many cities fall short, especially on tree cover, and argues that the standard is both simple and ambitious. [not-ship.com] 5n4193n7n https://flipso.com/p/5n4193n7n?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:20:08 GMT A British TV labor dispute in which camera operators shut off the color tubes, turning ‘color’ broadcasts back into black-and-white and creating an odd production mess for Upstairs/Downstairs. [ironicsans.ghost.io] g33coxn6n https://flipso.com/p/g33coxn6n?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:29 GMT Broomfield House in Palmers Green is a rare Tudor-era survivor that was repeatedly altered, damaged by fire, and left behind protective scaffolding for decades. The article traces its history from 16th-century origins through public ownership, museum use, and the long struggle to decide its future. [londonist.com] iab8h9vyt https://flipso.com/p/iab8h9vyt?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:40:30 GMT Patrick Kurp reflects on Erwin Chargaff’s essays and Montaigne’s lasting influence, using Chargaff’s skeptical, wide-ranging prose to argue that the essay remains a vital literary form. He also notes Chargaff’s doubts about whether such reading habits still survive, and marks Chargaff’s death on June 20, 2002. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] wa7fhnhcf https://flipso.com/p/wa7fhnhcf?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:00:08 GMT https://mattmahoney.net/dc/dce.html [mattmahoney.net] p81laviw9 https://flipso.com/p/p81laviw9?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:40:34 GMT How pre-modern states raised armies when peasants were too poor to equip themselves: household brigading, village-level officials, military settlers, and contractor-raised regiments. The post explains why these systems depended on bureaucracy, compulsion, and private colonels to mobilize troops at scale. [acoup.blog] gs6aavckk https://flipso.com/p/gs6aavckk?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:20:09 GMT A math essay on Egyptian fraction representations, including the greedy algorithm and ways to derive shorter decompositions by reusing a table of 2/n fractions. [blog.plover.com]