Saturday, April 18, 2026
Archive6,000 Meters Under the Pacific, Japan Seeks Independence From China on Rare Earths
Japan is actually pulling rare earths off the ocean floor near a volcanic island. The technical details are wild, and the geopolitical implications are enormous.
Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?
Sixteen bets each cleared $100K by predicting the exact timing of US airstrikes on Iran. Lawmakers want answers. So do we.
The invention of the soul
Philosopher Nicholas Humphrey argues we weren't given souls — we built them with language. A genuinely original thesis on what makes human consciousness feel sacred.
The New Science of the Near-Death Experience
For the first time, researchers are capturing near-death experiences as they happen — not relying on memories after the fact. The data is strange.
A Paris Court Just Rewrote the Rules of Corporate Morality
A French cement company literally paid ISIS to keep a Syrian factory open. A Paris court just convicted them of complicity in terrorism. First time ever for a major corporation.