Cantor's proof that there are differently sized infinities changed math; it was also an act of plagiarism: "The Man Who Stole Infinity" @quantamagazine.bsky.social
(Plus- Vallée Poussin)
Credit where credit's due: roughlydaily.com/2026/03/02/i...
Arresting photos of (the stuff of) life in the big city: "Informal Seating Arrangements in Hong Kong"
(Plus- Snake in Eagle's Shadow)
Grab a chair: roughlydaily.com/2026/03/01/m...
What's going on, and why: "The Ur-“Conspiracy”: History of a Pseudoconcept" @parisreview.bsky.social
(Plus- Montaigne and a planetary parade)
Pondering perspicacity perspicaciously: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/28/t...
A nifty profile of a small, but mighty (and mightily important) organization
www.space.com/astronomy/as...
An experiment in language change: "How far back in time can you understand English?" @colingorrie.bsky.social
(Plus- the Grammy for Best Disco Recording)
Travel through time: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/27/o...
Instant answers for safe food storage: "How long does food last?"
(Plus- John Mason)
Burp the container: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/26/t...
Government data is crucial, but "Federal Data Is Disappearing" @notus.com
(Plus- big fish)
Driving with our windshields painted over: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/25/w...
What it will take to win (survive?) the AI race: "The Next Great Transformation," @jyshapiro.bsky.social (with @jkleske.bsky.social @timoreilly.bsky.social @mikeloukides.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy @rusty.todayintabs.com)
(plus- Echo 1)
Digesting development: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/24/t...
Reunderstanding reading: "Books and screens" @carloiacono.bsky.social @aeon.co
(Plus- the Gutenberg Bible)
Turn the page: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/23/i...
A celebration of the commonplace: "A Museum Devoted to Everyday Items" @steplin.bsky.social
(Plus- National Margarita Day)
Regarding the routine: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/22/a...
"What Are The Odds?" @r74n.com
(Plus- Harvey Kurtzman)
Place you bets: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/21/n...
Ansel Adams' less familiar subjects
(Plus- Happy 124th to Adams)
Click: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/20/a...
Americans are spending more time at home and alone — and money determines who can opt out: "Home. Alone." @sherwood.news
(Plus- Mr. Roger's Neighborhood)
Contemplating our calendars: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/19/t...
Trump boasted that tariffs would create a US manufacturing boom. How's that working out? "America’s Manufacturing Renaissance Is Missing in Action" @scottlincicome.bsky.social
(Plus- the Know Nothings)
Empty promises: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/18/j...
The history of a misreading: "Aristotle and the so-called Tragic Flaw" @profbate.bsky.social
(Plus- Madama Butterfly)
Tangling with tragedy: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/17/t...
How-- and why-- institutions work (when they do): "Guarding the Guardians" @jliep.bsky.social @aeon.co (with @marco-giancotti.bsky.social)
(Plus- Bringing Up Baby)
Getting along: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/16/i...
The president wants to control the country’s future by bulldozing its past: "Trump’s War on History" @dfriedman.bsky.social @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social @motherjones.com
(Plus- Galileo)
Face history: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/15/w...
"Why Cupid Rules Valentine’s Day" @jstordaily.bsky.social (Plus- The B-52s)
Celebrate: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/14/v...
Nourishing food for thought: "Attending to Technology- Theses for Disputation" @ayjay.bsky.social (with @lmsacasas.bsky.social and @sturkle.bsky.social)
(Plus- ENIAC)
Hone in on humanity: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/13/t...
Can you tell: "Antidepressant drug or a Tolkien character?"
(Plus- penicillin)
Navigate nomenclature: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/12/w...
#alexanderfleming #antidepressant #antidepressants #charlesfletcher #culture #drugs #history #lordoftherings #medicine #penicillin #science #tolkien
Tech billionaires building a post-democratic America? "The Authoritarian Stack" @francescabria.bsky.social @fesonline.bsky.social
(Plus- The Magic Christian)
Reclaim the rudiments of a republic: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/11/w...
Insects are everywhere; they're crucial-- and fascinating: "The Bug Zone," via @mattmuir.bsky.social @curiobot.bsky.social
(Plus- Joseph Lister)
Creep and crawl: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/10/i...
A fleeting cult built around a fruit exposes the logic, and illogic, of Mao’s personality cult: "When Mao’s Mango Mania Took Over China" @jstordaily.bsky.social
(Plus- Carmen Miranda)
Pare: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/09/m...
Re: a label applied to radically different compositions across > 1,000 years of history. "Do You Actually Know What Classical Music Is? Does Anyone?" @theatlantic.com
(Plus- Boris Gudonov)
Read and write: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/08/m...
A skill for our times: "The Library of Juggling"
(Plus- G. H. Hardy)
Toss 'em up: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/07/j...
A brief history of the trade-off between convenience and connection in America: "Scrolling Alone" @erikjlarson.bsky.social @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social
(Plus- Aldus Manutius and The Righteous Brothers)
Get together: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/06/t...
Biohacking in SF, where Dr. Moreau's a piker, & humanoid robots are a happy delusion: "Kale Salad with Ash."
(Plus- Pi In Indiana)
FAFO: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/05/t...
Using chemistry, archives, and AI to revive the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields: "Recreating the smells of history" @knowablemag.bsky.social
(Plus- Chanel No. 5)
Take a whiff: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/04/t...
Corporations & investors are partying; everyone else is mad: "The Boomcession: Why Americans Hate What Looks Like an Economic Boom" @matthewstoller.bsky.social
(Plus- Benelux and "Get a Job")
Pondering the pecuniary: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/03/y...
A new class of particles – anyons – seem to exist, but only in 2D. "Playing in flatland" @elayshech.bsky.social @aeon.co (Plus- Bertrand Russell)
Brooding over the boundaries of “being” (and knowing): roughlydaily.com/2026/02/02/i...
