Humans possess an astonishing sensory ability that often goes unnoticed. Research has shown that people can detect geosmin, one of the main compounds responsible for petrichor, the earthy smell that appears after rain, at concentrations so tiny that they are measured in parts per trillion. This remarkable sensitivity means that humans are estimated to be up to 200,000 times more sensitive to the smell of petrichor than sharks are to the smell of blood. While sharks have an incredible sense of smell and can detect certain substances in water at extremely low concentrations, our noses are exceptionally tuned to geosmin. Petrichor is created when rain falls on dry soil, releasing microscopic particles into the air. These particles contain geosmin, a compound produced by soil dwelling bacteria, along with plant oils that accumulate during dry weather. The result is the fresh, earthy scent that so many people associate with the arrival of rain. Scientists believe this extraordinary sensitivity may have helped our ancestors locate fresh water, fertile land, or healthy environments after rainfall. Whatever the reason, it gives humans a surprising sensory superpower. So the next time you notice that unmistakable smell after a rainstorm, remember that your nose is detecting chemicals at concentrations so incredibly small that it rivals some of the most impressive sensory abilities found anywhere in the animal kingdom.

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This is a popular joke in IT -- but it's also seriously true. In the original "Jurassic Park" movie, Hammond brags about "sparing no expense" in all the features of the park, but then underpays/understaffs the IT department. This is then the cause of the downfall of the park. Such is also true of ransomware. Companies cheap out on IT security: underpaid, understaff, and mostly, undervalued, nobody listens to them. As a result, they get ransomware which sometimes bankrupts the company. Jurassic Park is a cautionary tale of how not to treat IT.

Robert Greene just shared the most brutally honest lesson on suffering, recovery after a stroke, and achievement: “It took me nearly 7 years to write this book, and I don’t care if it doesn’t sell a single copy. I’ve never felt more pride in myself that I overcame all of this.” Robert Greene shares how, after his stroke, he couldn’t type, couldn’t walk to clear his mind, and had to handwrite an entire book, page after page, notebook after notebook, for nearly seven years. "I was like a bird in a cage." What came out of it wasn’t just a book, but a level of endurance and self-overcoming he says he’s never felt before.

The prize for the weirdest population pyramid of the interwar period belongs to Vienna without a doubt. In the 1930s, the TFR of the former imperial capital dropped below 0.7 children per woman and was lower than anywhere else ever recorded up until then.

At the library, borrow a guidebook to your local city or region and play tourist. Go see the sites the guidebook mentions, the ones that you have always meant to visit but have not all these years. Eat at the renowned restaurant, ascend to the best views, visit that weird museum. Pretend you are a tourist visiting for the first time, and see your hometown with new eyes and appreciation. For this active staycation, you don’t have to pack. #KKtraveltips

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we need more such publishing experiments. so much is possible with the form factor of a book!

i accidentally discovered one of the coolest features on the internet the Wikipedia app has a "nearby" feature that shows wikipedia articles around your location! i opened it and instantly fell into a rabbit hole of random places, local history and weird things around me try it and tell me what shows up near you

I've taught European history for 30 years. Americans have always asked me how the Holocaust was possible, how Germans could have enabled a madman reveling in mass murder to carry out his plans. Now we can see in real time how this is enabled; now we have front-row seats.

There's a physicist at Stanford named Safi Bahcall who modeled this exact principle and the math is wild. He calls it "phase transitions in human networks." When you're stationary, your probability of a lucky event is limited to your existing surface area: the people you already know, the places you already go, the ideas you've already been exposed to. Your opportunity window is fixed. When you move, your collision rate with new nodes in a network increases nonlinearly. Double your movement (new conversations, new cities, new projects) and your probability of a serendipitous encounter doesn't double. It roughly quadruples. Because each new node connects you to their entire network, not just to them. Richard Wiseman ran a 10-year study at the University of Hertfordshire tracking self-described "lucky" and "unlucky" people. The single biggest differentiator wasn't IQ, education, or family money. Lucky people scored significantly higher on one trait: openness to experience. They talked to strangers more, varied their routines more, and said yes to invitations at nearly twice the rate. The "unlucky" group followed the same routes, ate at the same restaurants, and talked to the same 5 people. Their networks were closed loops. No new inputs, no new collisions. Luck isn't random. Luck is surface area. And surface area is a function of movement. The lobster emoji is doing more work than most people realize. Lobsters grow by shedding their shell when it gets too tight. The growth requires a period of total vulnerability. No protection, no armor, soft body exposed to the ocean. That's the cost of movement nobody posts about. You have to be uncomfortable first. The new shell only hardens after you've already moved.

John Glubb Cherrypicked his 250 y rule

Gauss meets real life. Also - Notice how people lifting 95 already say, “Fuck it, let’s do 100” - so there’s a discontinuity point. Mathematical theory faces reality.

is there a mental equivalent of gyms but for brains? will this become a thing? do you think it will take form in writing clubs or a revival of Gilded Age social clubs, but all with strict no-phone policies (to avoid outsourcing any thinking)? something else?

BREAKING: The price of diamonds has crashed to its lowest level this century.

That is so true lol

There are Cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see

Just stop for a minute & think!! They tax you -> 50% when you work -> 20% when you buy and -> take the rest with inflation Once you opt-out:

Learn to dance, dancing was invented by people that perform better when you formalize interaction, aka you introverts! Dancing is for you , literally. You have problems talking to girls? She will stand close to you for the whole song, maybe 2. You have created yourself a 5 minute time window to compel yourself to say "Hey, I like your hair." "What is your name." But talking is not necessary you can just dance and that's also ok, even preferred by a lot of people. And dancing is some rocket science, it's literally funny walking, steps forward, steps backwards, steps sideways.

How can people even live without Lüften?