Trump Refuses to Sign G-7 Statement and Calls Trudeau ‘Weak’

Most unfortunately, he’s right.

Coming Soon...

The audiobook.

Return of the City-state

Nation-states won’t make it to the end of the century.

You’re Simply Not that Big a Deal

Ain’t that a relief?

Dust Rising

As California’s largest lake dries up, it threatens nearby communities with clouds of toxic dust.

Och Aye the Namaste

Climate Change Can Be Stopped by Turning Air Into Gasoline

A Harvard professor says his company should be able to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, at industrial scales, by 2021.

China Is Genetically Engineering Monkeys With Brain Disorders

Oh joy.

Anthony Bourdain Dead at 61

Go in peace.

MIT Fed an AI Data from Reddit, and Now It Only Thinks about Murder

Disturbing demonstrations of the consequences of algorithmic bias (also coming to my next work, The Casebook of Doctor Sababa).

The Japanese Mini Truck Garden Contest is a Whole New Genre in Landscaping

Am totally loving this.

In the Fascist Weight Room

Illuminated best in Samurai Road.

The Defeat of Reason

Sensus communis.

When Scientists Become Storytellers

When shit happens.

European Politicians

Suddenly quoting Dostoyevsky.

Paul Theroux

Thoughts of a much-traveled man.

Buddhists in Love

Lovers crave intensity, Buddhists say craving causes suffering. Is it possible to be deeply in love yet truly detached? (Spoiler: Yes)

What It’s Like to Trip on the Most Potent Magic Mushroom

“I felt as though I were communing directly with a plant for the first time.”

Dark Books

Books wield a dangerous power, infecting readers with ideas.