mercantilism, mitochondria, and machine proofs

Monday, October 26, 2026

Nine hundred years I sheltered my brothers under my wings.

1. Venkatesh Rao: AI panic is just cognitive mercantilism
2. 1,709 named Roman battles on an interactive map, 753 BCE to 1475 CE
3. Newly discovered protein controls the gap between mitochondrial membranes
4. Interest rates killed the tech boom — AI killed the recovery
5. Was The Starry Night painted a month later than everyone thought?
6. A small Texas town’s cop deported 10% of its neighbors in one year