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Dear patient readers, Your humble blogger needs a break from Iran war coverage. Plus there seems to be a dearth of new developments after Trump declared…

‘Catnomics’: how Japan’s feline fixation has become an industry worth billions The Guardian Where Are the Economies of Scale in Homebuilding? Construction Physics Blue Origin rocket…

Sam Enright works on innovation policy at Progress Ireland, an independent policy think tank in Dublin, and runs a publication called The Fitzwilliam. Most relevant to…

Australian man accidentally walks a fashion show thinking it was beach stairs Firstpost American patriots have a plan to build giant statues of Lewis and Clark…

Dear patient readers, Sorry if today’s Links seems a big heavy on tweets. I was on Twitter a bit more than usual looking for Iran updates…

That water clarity is an engineering decision, and the math behind it is wilder than the video. Roman aqueducts ran on gravity alone. No pumps, no…

Mathematics is out there Aeon The unexpected science hiding in Dante’s ‘Inferno’ Popular Science Scientists create miniature nuclear fireball to understand how radioactive dust is born…

Insane reversing skills Wait for it pic.twitter.com/nuxAIxLGvh — Science girl (@sciencegirl) May 17, 2026 Machine Learning Helps Astronomers Find 10,000 New Planet Candidates in Existing Data…

Police officer catches baby dropped from window of burning home BBC Modern Hindu Temples Works in Progress (Micael T) Who Controls Truth in a Post-Truth Era?…

James Bond fans launch fundraiser for statue of supervillain Blofeld in his Polish “hometown” Notes from Poland Pabst Discontinues Schlitz, the Beloved American Lager Brand VinePair…