50 lives you haven't lived
Plus the cutest story I've seen on the web in a while. (#514)
Latest
How to break the spell of the status quo
Plus some good news from Europe and a new in-depth profile of stuff our modern world runs on (#513)
Hello, Monsters!
Also: Why knowing is hard, and making sense of galaxies by turning them into cereals. (#511)
For Zuck's Sake
Also inside: 100 nice things, not even counting the 52 Lego bricks. (#511)
Update available (for your knowledge)
And some more recommendations to make you go «Huh, I never thought of it this way!» (#510)
Weekly Filet Awards 2024
The best of the best of the year, in the most unglamorous yet heartfelt ceremony of the year.
The good news of 2024 you missed
And how to be a «hopeful skeptic» (#509)
The German word for what the hell is going on
And: the secret, magical life of lithium (#508)
Saving the world will be harder, and easier, than you think
And, unrelated: the search for the world's funniest joke (#507)
A celebration of changemakers
Also: Chasing a car into the future. (#506)
What comes next?
Plus: How to become collapse aware & How to survive the broligarchy (#505)
All Bets Are Off
And an update on the arc of the moral universe. (#504)
The Will of the People
Some thoughts on you know what. And some good things to read. (#503)
Appreciate everything endlessly
Some ways to distract your mind as it is inevitably pulled towards that election. (#502)
Should you just give up?
Look who's back in your inbox! (#501)
500! (and an important announcement)
You don't want to miss this one. (#500)
Unspeakable
Keep Kamala and Carry On (#499)
The Gunman and the Would-Be Dictator
But also: An ode to progress and a reminder that we live in an amazing world. (#498)
The Crisis Era
What is the most useful thing you could know about your own life? (#497)
People are...fine?
Elections, more elections, and how to win at real life. (#496)
Shape what comes next
Cities moving around and the most distorted election result in history (#495)
USA, explained
Do you think it's your free will to click or not click on this email? Click to learn more 🙂 (#494)
Watching from the sidelines
History, repeating. What personality should AI have? And more. (#493)
«If I open my eyes, it’s all gone.»
An extra long issue, including all the books you want to read next (#492)