Recommending stories by Francisco Cantú, Tom Bartlett, Jessica Lucas, Jay Miller, and Sadie Dingfelder.
Aeon
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In Praise of the Dilettante
“A wayfaring cosmopolitan who never gets stuck, the dilettante is the right anti-hero for our hyper-specialized age.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Highlighting stories by Melanie Challenger, Eve Livingston, M.R. O’Connor, Gordon Peake, and Blair Braverman.
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Deskilling the Body
“We are, moment by moment, doing less sensing, navigating, remembering, walking, choosing, and attending.”
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Toadstools and Toxins
“When I found the mushroom Amanita muscaria being sold in candy wrappers, I uncovered legal loopholes, dangerous dosages and more.”
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Lost and Found: A Reading List on Labyrinths, Mazes, and Wayfinding
Lost in a maze or found in a labyrinth? Come, let’s keep walking.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Showcasing stories from J.B. MacKinnon, Daniel Kolitz, Daniel Shailer, Justin Neuman, and Hanif Abdurraqib.
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More Nothing Now
“We are most human when we play freely, imaginatively, pointlessly. Gamification risks atrophying that most precious capacity.”
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Found Wanting: A Reading List on Measurement
We know that the act of measuring changes what is measured. Might it change us measurers, too?
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Dolphins and Other Lovers
“The Andoque of the Amazon know what we have forgotten: the forest’s most beautiful creatures are also its most dangerous.”