The Economist, in a new article, concedes that there's an excellent chance humanity never even reaches 9 billion. If you're under 40 and in good health, the odds are excellent that you, personally, will live to see humanity peak.

Amazing body art.

You've got 97 seconds to summarize the labor econ literature on how to obtain causal estimates of the returns to education. Go.

From geoengineering to anti-methane cow vaccines and green aviation fuel, meet the former nuclear physicist helping to decide which climate change technologies hold the most promise. https://t.co/ZTFudaTQJb

I was doing laundry today and came up with this idea and wondering why it doesn’t already exist

Every time Republicans are in power they tank the economy. Every fucking time.

Remember when we were told that massive Canadian fentanyl exports to the US triggered the “emergency national security tariffs” two months ago? The MAGA North types are so gullible, they bought that hook, line and sinker.🤡 Well new data confirms that only 0.13% of fentanyl

The bartender at the microbrewery showing me the 100 ipas they serve right before I ask for a Guinness

Every writer should staple this adjectives matrix to their desk:

So basically, companies pay Youtube to show ads and we pay Youtube to not show ads

Even the guitar didn't know it could be played like that

It is a really jarring moment to be a historian. To know what might be coming is alarming. To realize that no one around you sees it or acknowledges it is a weird place to be in. Its like time traveling without time traveling. 1/8

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Prince William parading around with that End Homelessness campaign, is the equivalent of someone stealing your money then helping you to look for it.

Whatchu know about this life?

How Do We Know We’re Not Living in a Computer Simulation? A new compilation of expert thoughts about simulation from @Gizmodo, including myself, N. Bostrom, P. Greene, S. Schneider, D. Kipping and even uber sim skeptic Sabine H. @skdh https://t.co/OXzBJmFDe0

If soccer is art, this kick is the "Mona Lisa" painting⚽️

This is one of the best passes I’ve ever seen

Man sits by me on train. MAN: Loads of psychopaths around here ME: Really? MAN: Loads mate ME: How'd you know? MAN: There's signs aren't there? ME: I guess? MAN: I love them (47 minutes of awkward silence.) Man leaves train, he has a bike. I realise he was saying 'cycle paths'.

“There is no easy way to explain how students persevered and overthrew a 15-year-old regime in less than 60 days. But their achievement offers a clear lesson: Despotism is often more brittle than it seems,” Ade Khan reports from Bangladesh: