mental health Some of my favorite quotes from Stoic philosophers Yoy Luadha

maga Bertrand Russell knew all about the MAGA threat in 1959 Yoy Luadha

wisdom 1750 advice on how to attain success, from the 4th Earl of Chesterfield Mark Frauenfelder

wisdom Mr. T says no to 'yo mama' jokes in 'Treat Your Mother Right' Rusty Blazenhoff

productivity 10 pearls from Kevin Kelly's new book "Excellent Advice for Living" Mark Frauenfelder

humor "All's well that ends" and other anti-proverbs Annie Rauwerda

advice Wisdom and advice from 100-year-olds Rusty Blazenhoff

wisdom Eeeeeeek! Rob Beschizza

video What do you most regret? People age 5 to 75 answer Andrea James

art 7 great anecdotes from a photographer of vanishing cultures Andrea James

reddit "Smosh Reads Reddit Stories" is my new podcast obsession Jennifer Sandlin

google Eric Schmidt gets booed at University of Arizona commencement Séamus Bellamy

Science What if your calendar ran on a worm that splits itself in half? Ellsworth Toohey

Technology An open-source bot that only bets "no" on Polymarket is making money Ellsworth Toohey

Culture Kevin Kelly's 84 contemporary heresies, from trivial to genuinely dangerous Ellsworth Toohey

mathematics The staircase paradox proves you can't always trust your limits Ellsworth Toohey

xai Hegseth places all bets on Grok, the AI with a troubling record of saying the quiet part out loud Jason Weisberger

Culture New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins on what it feels like to turn 100 Ellsworth Toohey

Monroe Doctrine Suddenly, the "no war" president wants to attack everyone Jason Weisberger