Coffee Break: Ancient Art, the Return of Analog, Science in Distress, and Death Is for Losers
Part the First: Functional Art from the Enigmatic Daunians. William Morris famously wrote, “Have nothing in your houses that you ...
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Tag: Science
Coffee Break: Scientists and the Growth Economy, Sternly Worded Letters, Scientist Runs Afoul of RFKJr, Timothy Snyder with the Editor of Science, and Wither Food
Dear gentle readers: Apologies for a somewhat ragged Coffee Break today. Traveling in Scotland and time has been taken up ...
Behavioral science suggests that responding well to education and opportunity may itself be a partly inherited trait — not just a product of good parenting
A new study from Lund University, tracking roughly 880 twins from the German TwinLife project, reports that between 69 and ...
Coffee Break: American Science in the Crosshairs, Nuclear Nightmares, and a Vision of a Good Life
Part the First: The Attack on American Science Continues, Unabated. A few days ago the president fired the National Science ...
If Science Is a Public Good, Let China Pay for It
Representative Zoe Lofgren says Trump’s proposed 2027 budget “will stymie American science and innovation and hand over our competitiveness to ...
8 “Safe” Foods Seniors Should Actually Avoid, According to Science
Many foods we’ve trusted for decades are suddenly raising new concerns—especially for older adults. What seems harmless, like deli meat ...
“Very difficult, perhaps altogether impossible”: Smith’s political science at Econlib
We’re joining our friends at Liberty Matters in their celebration of the 250th anniversary of the publication of An Inquiry ...
“Very difficult, perhaps altogether impossible”: Smith’s political science
Yet the argument of Book V of Wealth of Nations is something quite different. Over hundreds of pages, Smith patiently ...
Do Adaptogens Really Work? What the Science Says
From mushroom coffees and herbal tinctures to capsules promising calmer moods and sharper focus, adaptogens have moved from niche wellness ...
How COVID turned America against science — and what it will take to win it back
One of the greatest scientific achievements in human history became a political liability almost overnight. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, scientists ...
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