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Opposition leader (for now), Sussan Ley, has promised to add an extra S to her name in an effort to turn around her shockingly low polling numbers. ”To the people of Australia, I have listened and I have learnt, you... Read More ›

Ncuti Gatwa shared additional insights into why he made the decision to depart Showrunner Russell T. Davies's Doctor Who after two seasons.

by Tony Wikrent   Strategic Political Economy Process knowledge is crucial to economic development Henry Farrell, Sep 02, 2025 [Programmable Mutter, via The Big Picture, September 12, 2025] … I’m fascinated by process knowledge and manufacturing because I spent a chunk of the late 1990s talking to manufacturers in Bologna and Baden-Wurttemberg for my Ph.D. dissertation. I […]

This weekend has been dedicated to the “reconstitution historique” of 1653 in Pézenas, when the États generaux of Languedoc met in what is now a small town but was then the seat of the Prince de Conti. So, a capital city back then and also a place where Molière used to hang out. There have […]

David Tennant has the most Doctor Who life ever, including marrying The Doctor's daughter and having The Doctor as his father-in-law.

A Star Trek/Doctor Who Easter Egg crossover was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool, yesterday.  Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround.

Palestinian journalist Anas Zayed Fteiha filed legal claim against Axel Springer for alleging his photos exaggerate the famine in Gaza.

The post A Newspaper Called His Gaza Photos “Hamas Propaganda.” He’s Fighting Back. appeared first on The Intercept.

No, there is nothing wrong with mathematics itself. No, there is nothing wrong with applying mathematics to economics. Mathematics is a valuable tool — one among several — for understanding and explaining economic phenomena. What is wrong, however, is the naïve belief that: math is the only valid tool math is universally and self-evidently applicable […]

Dans le domaine scientifique, le courage consiste à suivre la devise des Lumières et la maxime de Kant : Sapere Aude! Ose penser par toi-même, utiliser ta propre intelligence, avoir le courage de remettre en question ‘l’opinion reçue’,  l’autorité ou l’orthodoxie. Dans notre vie quotidienne, le courage est la capacité d’affronter la peur, comme lorsque, […]

Despite initial reports and President Trump's claim that the suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk was a 'leftist', two pieces of evidence point the other way

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A radical kind of grocery store gains traction, states protect your COVID vaccine, and health care mergers get put under the microscope.

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker discusses why she played the Doctor as neurodivergent, the love between the Doctor and Yaz, and much more.

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Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him do it for U.S. citizens.

The post New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports appeared first on The Intercept.

The journalists were reporting on suspected North Korean hackers. Proton only reinstated their accounts after a public outcry.

The post Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency appeared first on The Intercept.

I’m working on a first draft of a book arguing against pro-natalism (more precisely, that we shouldn’t be concerned about below-replacement fertility). That entails digging into lots of literature with which I’m not very familiar and I’ve started using OpenAI’s Deep Research as a tool. A typical interaction starts with me asking a question like […]