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Against Brute Force: D.H. Lawrence on the Superpower of Vulnerability

"Brute force crushes many plants. Yet the plants rise again. The Pyramids will not last a moment compared with the daisy."

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How Sugar from Outer Space Became One of the Backbones of Life on Earth

Is there life elsewhere, or is Earth unique in the universe? This is one of humanity’s great unanswered questions. One way to approach this

nautil.us 03.10.26 · 39👁

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Everyone in the room thinks they’re the only one struggling

The connective ritual behind my closest friendships and the best teams asks the same question: What are you working on that you need help wi

bigthink.com 03.10.26 · 42👁

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Do Calorie‑Restricted Diets Work?

Or will I just re‑gain the weight? The post Do Calorie‑Restricted Diets Work? appeared first on Nautilus.

nautil.us 03.10.26 · 39👁

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“Floating Scarecrow” Demonstrates the Enduring Power of Eyes in the Natural World

No one likes being watched The post “Floating Scarecrow” Demonstrates the Enduring Power of Eyes in the Natural World appeared first on Naut

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Lit Hub Weekly: September 28 – October 3, 2026

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The Dandelion and the Meaning of Life: G.K. Chesterton on How to Live in Wonder

Recovering the "forgotten blaze or burst of astonishment at our own existence" alive in the back of our modernity-deadened minds.

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How Do You Know That You Love Somebody? Philosopher Martha Nussbaum’s Incompleteness Theorem of the Heart’s Truth, from Plato to Proust

"The alternations between love and its denial, suffering and denial of suffering … constitute the most essential and ubiquitous structural f

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Ocean of Stars: A Painted Poem About How to Bear the Astonishment of Life

Here we are, bewildered miracles of chemistry and chance, trembling embers of dead stars capable of sign and song, a wild bet against probab

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The Common Language of Science: Einstein’s Clarion Call to Divided Humanity in a Rare 1941 Recording

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Your Immune System Ages in Two Big Bursts

Your 40s and 60s are periods of intense remodeling The post Your Immune System Ages in Two Big Bursts appeared first on Nautilus.

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Queer Arts Featured in San Francisco, California

The storefront where Harvey Milk sold film and strategized his historic run for San Francisco supervisor has found a fitting second act. Tod

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Google Wants to Send Data Centers to Space—and Just Launched an Experimental Satellite to Test Whether Its Ambitious Plan Will Work

The tech giant aims to use the near-constant sunlight available in low-Earth orbit to power data centers. The experimental satellite, launch

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The Abandoned Monorail of Melaka in Melaka, Malaysia

Several monorail systems were built in Malaysia in the 2000s, and while quite a few no longer exist, the one in Kuala Lumpur still runs and

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This Spectacular Star Field Hides Brown Dwarfs That Never Ignite

The James Webb Space Telescope does it again The post This Spectacular Star Field Hides Brown Dwarfs That Never Ignite appeared first on Nau

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Audible has a creepy new feature that lets you talk to characters in books.

Ever wanted to crack the creme bruleé of Mr. Darcy’s stoicism? Or give Humbert Humbert a piece of your mind? If so, you’re in luck. This Thu

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What Goes on in the Brain When a Good Buzz Gets Harshed

In 1974, Pfizer developed a synthetic cannabinoid that mimicked the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), but was around 40 times stronger.

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Ancient Pottery Reveals the Earliest Known Traces of Chocolate East of the Mississippi, Painting a Picture of Connection in the Americas

A new archaeological discovery suggests that people in present-day Georgia have feasted with cacao for 1,000 years

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The Mocking Mural in Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway

Oslo city hall (Rådhuset) is one of the countries most visited tourist sites, famous for hosting the annual Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Howe

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Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

This week, your friendly neighborhood Lit Hub staff is feasting on a narrative diet—but not in the stacks you’d expect. October brings fresh

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This Obscure 1960s Guide to LSD Holds Up

A survey of more than 500 private psychedelic users finds real utility in a 60-year-old pamphlet on safe tripping penned by a pioneer of har

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In Prison, I Finally Shared the Story That Had Haunted Me for Years

When a friend asked me to sub for his writing class in the prison where we’re both incarcerated, I was hesitant. But sharing the story that

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10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Enjoy in October

Next month offers an incredible selection of nonfiction, including work by David Treuer, Wendy S. Walters, Thomas Frank, and more. * Savage

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Dozens of Curious Artworks Created With Woven Strands of Human Hair Come to New York’s Morbid Anatomy Library

So-called hairworks were popularized during the Victorian era as a means of grieving the deceased

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