2019, August

  • The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic - Great long read about Svalbard, the land with open borders.
  • Inside a Top-Secret Factory Where Scent Is Made - Interesting text about how a Scent Factory works.
  • Life is tough - Great text about tardigrades and other extremophiles.
  • Many of us have a little bit of hoarder inside us — here’s what to do - Short text with interesting thoughts about the hoarder that is inside us.
  • The Tunnel of Samos - Great paper about The Tunnel of Samos, one of the greatest engineering achievements of ancient times.
  • The untold story of the vegetable peeler that changed the world - Interesting story about the OXO Swivel, a vegetable peeler from the 20th century that is praised to this day.
  • The Vegetarians Who Turned Into Butchers - Interesting report of vegans and vegetarians that discovered that selling meat is their vocation.
  • Was E-mail a Mistake? - Nice text on the power of synchronized communication, and why it shouldn’t be completely avoided.
  • Why Ever Stop Playing Video Games - Long read about how video games have replaced work hours for many people, and the side effects of this behavior.
  • Why food memories are so powerful - Great personal report of how food memories can bridge the mental gaps of our past memories
  • Why we fell for clean eating - Really comprehensive article about “clean eating” and the perils of pseudo science and extremism.
  • Zealandia: The Lost Continent That Sank Beneath New Zealand - Article about Zealandia, the continent that never was.