monkeys, meteorites, and moral panics

Friday, July 17, 2026

We let the death lords believe they had already won.

1. New monkey species found in Congo canopies — named ‘Likweli’
2. The 2024 New Jersey meteorite contains amino acids
3. CD sales growth outpaced vinyl in the first half of 2026 The format everyone buried is quietly winning
4. Why AI-generated codebases will eventually collapse under their own weight
5. The average Roman in 14AD was poorer than any person alive today
6. Brian Potter on NEPA — the 1969 law that still bottlenecks nearly everything