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"I continue to believe that in the long run, boys, young men will believe their eyes more than their ears."
Book cover of "Invisible Illness" by Emily Mendenhall, depicting a person holding a mirror with the title reflected, set against a cloudy sky—capturing the hidden struggles of living with an invisible illness.
Emily Mendenhall traces the medical myths, gender bias, and neurological truths behind hysteria, one of history’s most damaging diagnoses.
A woman with shoulder-length dark hair looks intently at a smartphone she is holding in one hand, while wearing a light gray coat indoors, reminiscent of Dan Wang's thoughtful demeanor.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
zeno's paradox
Travel half the distance to your destination, and there's always another half to go. So how do you eventually arrive? That's Zeno's Paradox.
Even the youngest galaxies are often dust-rich, even with very low levels of heavy elements. Nearby dwarf galaxy Sextans A explains why.
A collage featuring people collaborating, a person giving a presentation, and abstract grid patterns in blue, green, and purple.
A practical blueprint for developing leaders through systems, not sessions.
A woman in a blue dress sits beside a cradle with a baby; two adults are seated at a green table with a closed book, highlighting the enduring importance of books in an age of advancing technology.
Joel Miller, the author of “The Idea Machine,” joins us to explore why books are history’s most successful information technology.