war, geopolitics, and governance
Effect of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Infant Formula on Long-Term Cognitive Function in Childhood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
Maximiliane L. Verfuerdenjournals.plos.org
India disappoints both optimists and pessimists.
War is the father of all things,” said the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus
Curtis Yarvin • The Orbital Authority
One is simply the sheer difficulty of building a modern commercial aircraft, which is probably one of the five or six most complex technical achievements of modern civilization (along with jet engines, leading-edge semiconductor fabrication, and nuclear submarines). Commercial aircraft must couple a high level of performance in some of the most... See more
Will the China Cycle Come for Airbus and Boeing?
do we really want a unified world? Is that the right thing for humanity? It may be our technical destiny. Is it our human destiny?
It is difficult to look at human history and say that large, homogeneous, peaceful countries work better. Actually, the main leaps in human development seem to come from periods of smaller, competing sovereign... See more
It is difficult to look at human history and say that large, homogeneous, peaceful countries work better. Actually, the main leaps in human development seem to come from periods of smaller, competing sovereign... See more
Curtis Yarvin • The Orbital Authority
In a way, the modern world was created by a version of Orson Welles’ insight. We call it “capitalism.” England in the 18th century developed the core technology behind the modern world—not the steam engine, but the joint-stock company.
The English joint-stock company is a pseudostate. A sovereign state creates a layer of secondary state-like... See more
The English joint-stock company is a pseudostate. A sovereign state creates a layer of secondary state-like... See more
Curtis Yarvin • The Orbital Authority
Nuclear Winter
Carl Sagan discusses the catastrophic global consequences of nuclear war, including nuclear winter, mass casualties, ecological collapse, and the potential extinction of humanity, emphasizing the urgent need for global nuclear disarmament.
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