Point Nemo, Ram Temple, and an Oil Rig Amusement Park
1st of February 2024
Hello,
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Here's what I have published on the blog:
Here's the best of what I have published on Medium (free to access from this email):
Here's the cool stuff I have learned:
A Chinese company came up with nuclear batteries that run for 50 years without charge.
We found a new Egyptian tomb from more than 4000 years ago.
China scrapped visa requirements for 11 nations among which are many European ones (Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands…)
A company in Scotland is enabling anyone to become a Lord or Lady with land purchase.
This is a good interview of Peter Thiel by John Gray where they talk about the importance for society to move forward and create new stuff, and what prevents us from doing so.
Speaking of which, Thiel is backing the Enhanced Games, the Olympic Games where athletes are allowed to use drugs.
A temple at the heart of religious tensions in India has opened after several centuries of deliberation! The story is worth reading.
The absence of Chinese tourists led to a lack of $129 billion in the global tourism industry.
“A study of over 7000 people from 14 countries has revealed that poor mating performance is a common phenomenon.”
Meaninglessness seems to be associated with porn consumption.
If you enjoy reading academic papers, a new AI search engine enables you to find them easily.
The UK economy has been stagnating since 2010.
Saudi Arabia is planning to build an Oil Rig amusement park.
Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean, is the point the farthest from any land.
An analysis of millions of books shows that the themes of caution and worry have been rising since the mid-20th century while progress has been declining.
I have skipped the usual “women are becoming more progressive and men more conservative” graph to show you instead this map of Europe in 1750.
Take care.
Aure :)