Reunderstanding reading: "Books and screens" @CarloIaconoWork @aeonmag
(Plus- the Gutenberg Bible)
Turn the page: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/23/it-…
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lawrence wilkinson
@lhwilkinson
Serial entrepreneur, turned advisor/investor, mostly to not-for-profit and social ventures
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A celebration of the commonplace: "A Museum Devoted to Everyday Items" @steplin.bsky.social
(Plus- National Margarita Day)
Regarding the routine: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/22/all…
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"What Are The Odds?" @R74nCom
(Plus- Harvey Kurtzman)
Place you bets: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/21/nev…
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Ansel Adams' less familiar subjects
(Plus- Happy 124th to Adams)
Click: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/20/a-g…
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Americans are spending more time at home and alone — and money determines who can opt out: "Home. Alone." @sherwood_news @chartrdaily
(Plus- Mr. Roger's Neighborhood)
Contemplating our calendars: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/19/the…
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Trump boasted that tariffs would create a US manufacturing boom. How's that working out? "America’s Manufacturing Renaissance Is Missing in Action" @scottlincicome
(Plus- the Know Nothings)
Empty promises: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/18/job…
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The history of a misreading: "Aristotle and the so-called Tragic Flaw" @profbate
(Plus- Madama Butterfly)
Tangling with tragedy: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/17/tra…
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How-- and why-- institutions work (when they do): "Guarding the Guardians" @jliep.bsky.social @aeon.co (with @marco-giancotti.bsky.social)
(Plus- Bringing Up Baby)
Getting along: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/16/ind…
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The president wants to control the country’s future by bulldozing its past: "Trump’s War on History" @dfriedman33 @noturtlesoup17 @motherjones
(Plus- Galileo)
Face history: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/15/who…
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"Why Cupid Rules Valentine’s Day" @JSTOR_Daily
(Plus- The B-52s)
Celebrate: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/14/val…
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Nourishing food for thought: "Attending to Technology- Theses for Disputation" @ayjay.bsky.social (with @lmsacasas.bsky.social)
(Plus- ENIAC)
Hone in on humanity: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/13/tec…
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Can you tell: "Antidepressant drug or a Tolkien character?"
(Plus- penicillin)
Navigate nomenclature: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/12/wha…
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Tech billionaires building a post-democratic America? "The Authoritarian Stack" @francescabria.bsky.social @fesonline.bsky.social
(Plus- The Magic Christian)
Reclaim the rudiments of a republic: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/11/wha…
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Insects are everywhere; they're crucial-- and fascinating: "The Bug Zone," via @Matt_Muir
(Plus- Joseph Lister)
Creep and crawl: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/10/in-…
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A fleeting cult built around a fruit exposes the logic, and illogic, of Mao’s personality cult: "When Mao’s Mango Mania Took Over China" @jstordaily.bsky.social
(Plus- Carmen Miranda)
Pare: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/09/man…
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Re: a label applied to radically different compositions across > 1,000 years of history. "Do You Actually Know What Classical Music Is? Does Anyone?" @TheAtlantic
(Plus- Boris Gudonov)
Read and write: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/08/mus…
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A skill for our times: "The Library of Juggling"
(Plus- G. H. Hardy)
Toss 'em up: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/07/jug…
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A brief history of the trade-off between convenience and connection in America: "Scrolling Alone"
(Plus- Aldus Manutius and The Righteous Brothers)
Get together: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/06/the…
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Biohacking in SF, where Dr. Moreau's a piker, & humanoid robots are a happy delusion: "Kale Salad with Ash."
(Plus- Pi In Indiana)
FAFO: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/05/the…
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Using chemistry, archive, and AI to revive the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields: "Recreating the smells of history" @KnowableMag
(Plus- Chanel No. 5)
Take a whiff: roughlydaily.com/2026/02/04/to-…
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