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You might think of Werner Herzog’s new book, The Future of Truth, as the story of two animals. 

On the front cover, you see the silhouette of a lone penguin, somewhere in the middle distance, setting off from icy tundra to the mountains. While never made explicit in the text, this image is an obvious reference to a memorable vignette from Herzog's 2007 documentary Encounters at the End of the World. While speaking to a penguin scientist, Dr. Engli, Herzog inquires about the possibility of "insanity in penguins."

After a decade building everything from iPhone apps at early stage startups to medical AI systems at major tech companies,

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May the world not die of bread or a lost Messiah or the oil smeared desert or a fire washed sky but ripen into childhood— the heart’s crocodiles turned cinnamon shops and love and love  ∞Bruno Schulz was a Polish writer and visual artist regarded as one of the great writers of his century. His collection of stories, Sklepy cynamonowe (Cinnamon Shops), known […]

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Forget stressful leaderboards and time-sensitive missions. These games let you play at your own pace. We've also included some great cozy gaming extras.

I get to The Garlic Not, and the place is packed with regulars. I decide to sit at the bar, and an old man with the fewest teeth I’ve ever seen hands me a menu. “For a virgin as pure as you—on the house,” he says and passes me a goblet of something neon green. I take a sip, ...

Platform engineering is gaining traction across industries as organizations grapple with the complexity of cloud native development. Teams want to

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She’s seen enough. She’s had enough. She can’t fly through a portal to a different reality, but these gifts will help her transcend this world.

This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Frank Chimero, whose blog can be found at frankchimero.com. Tired of RSS? Read this in your browser or sign up for the newsletter. The People and Blogs series is supported by Jeremy Bassetti a...

What sneaky invisible forces enable these instruments to locate buried treasure?

Epson's latest ink tank printer made me forget about cartridges.

The four-time world champion shares the gear, fuel, and rituals that will power her through this year's New York City Marathon.

The Frankenstein director tells WIRED the real Victor Frankensteins are tyrannical politicians and Silicon Valley tech bros.

The best mattresses for stomach sleepers have spinal alignment in mind. These are my recommendations as a certified sleep science coach.

Representative Kevin Kiley is one of five California Republicans who are all but certain to lose their seats in the next midterm elections if voters grant final approval to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s newly drawn congressional districts. Mr. Kiley showed up to work in protest agains...

Musk and the DHS have used The Lord of the Rings references to push anti-immigration messaging, seemingly positioning themselves as underdogs to justify oppression.

This week on Uncanny Valley, we break down how one of the most common card shufflers could be altered to cheat, and why that matters—even for those who don’t frequent the poker table.

President Trump’s militarized raids in Chicago just took another horrific turn when agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade, triggering mayhem. Agents deployed tear gas on locals and tackled several of them, including U.S. citizens. One resident screamed: “Y...

Three gigantic postmortems came out this week - why did Democrats lose in 2024? Joe and Alex break down the highlights - and what really matters going into 2026. The most important thing we have to fix - and fix now. What one force matters most when moving an entire party in one direction? And why is the Republican Party so vulnerable to authoritarianism? Read the SVF report Joe's talking about here: https://medium.com/@scottandersonsvf/how-democrats-can-win-again-9d1cbaffcc19
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Exactly one hundred and fifty years ago John Muir walked around in the same grove of giant sequoia trees that I walked around in today, and stood next to the same two thousand ton behemoth that had been growing for two and a half millenia. It has only been known as the General Sherman tree … Continue reading A day in Sequoia National Park

Another great Spurs game. Starting the season 5-0 for the first time. 🏀