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How Coca-Cola’s Calories-Out Myth Backfired Spectacularly ( thereader.mitpress.mit.edu )

Stanford researchers have developed a breakthrough technique that measures energy dissipation in the smallest devices ( news.stanford.edu )

A History of Cryptography From the Spartans to the FBI ( thereader.mitpress.mit.edu )

Formless, Faceless, Directionless: Earthworms Defy Architectural Logic ( thereader.mitpress.mit.edu )

How James Garfield’s Assassination Gave Birth to the American News Cycle ( thereader.mitpress.mit.edu )

How Coca-Cola’s Calories-Out Myth Backfired Spectacularly ( thereader.mitpress.mit.edu )

Dreams and Mycelium: Mapping the Endless Network of Existence ( thereader.mitpress.mit.edu )

In recent decades, there has been an explosion of interest in these proliferating fungal networks, including mushrooms, which are the “fruit” of these organisms. Mycelia have been described as “the grand recyclers of our planet” because they disassemble larger molecules into simpler forms, creating ever-thickening layers ...

The Golden Age of Protest Is Now ( thereader.mitpress.mit.edu )

Until recently, if you had asked us to guess whether a mass movement to protect democracy is growing in the United States, we would have expressed skepticism. We’ve watched law firms and universities capitulate, heard little from business leaders, bemoaned the Democrats’ geriatric leadership, and nodded along to many of our ...

Interesting article on the history of Cybernetics in modern China ( thereader.mitpress.mit.edu )

I thought this was pretty interesting. As someone who works in AI/optimization/robotics research, I would love to see the power of modern industrial mathematics and computation applied to the end of building socialism/democratic economic control. I wish this was a field that getting more attention instead of the content slop all ...