preprints, punctuation, and traffic jams

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

I held the torch while Heracles finished the Hydra.

1. 70,000 preprints later: peer review barely changes anything
2. What is punctuation even for now
3. Google’s approach to reducing traffic congestion — and it’s not just better maps
4. Estimating New Yorkers’ heights from subway wall scuff marks
5. Mexico went from 2% to 7% EV share in a single year
6. The proposed OMB rules that could politicize federal science grants