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Many-Worlds in one line: the Schrödinger equation is the whole story and nothing ever collapses. Decoherence keeps branches apart, but the probability problem and the preferred basis problem are still open. A balanced guide to Everett's idea and its critics
October 25, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Many-Worlds in one line: the Schrödinger equation is the whole story and nothing ever collapses. Decoherence keeps branches apart, but the probability problem and the preferred basis problem are still open. A balanced guide to Everett's idea and its critics
The US is short 7.2 million affordable homes. One major reason? Zoning by exhaustion. By weaponizing administrative delays and complex permit processes, local governments make affordable housing projects financially impossible. It's time for by-right development and real reform.
October 24, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The US is short 7.2 million affordable homes. One major reason? Zoning by exhaustion. By weaponizing administrative delays and complex permit processes, local governments make affordable housing projects financially impossible. It's time for by-right development and real reform.
Bioluminescence is at least 540 million years old, and it has evolved independently at least 94 times. From glowing plankton and fireflies to lanternsharks, living light serves defense, camouflage, communication and predation - with almost no heat.
September 28, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Bioluminescence is at least 540 million years old, and it has evolved independently at least 94 times. From glowing plankton and fireflies to lanternsharks, living light serves defense, camouflage, communication and predation - with almost no heat.
Light echoes let astronomers watch stellar explosions twice: direct light arrives first, then dust-scattered light decades or centuries later. The apparent faster-than-light expansion is a perspective trick. Echo spectra classified Tycho's 1572 supernova as Type Ia.
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September 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Light echoes let astronomers watch stellar explosions twice: direct light arrives first, then dust-scattered light decades or centuries later. The apparent faster-than-light expansion is a perspective trick. Echo spectra classified Tycho's 1572 supernova as Type Ia.
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Enzymes, DNA, migratory birds: quantum tunneling shows up in all of them. Particles crossing energy barriers they can't classically climb, leaking through instead. Some of this is well-established (enzyme catalysis), some is hotly contested (photosynthetic coherence). Quantum biology explained 🧬 👇
September 23, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Enzymes, DNA, migratory birds: quantum tunneling shows up in all of them. Particles crossing energy barriers they can't classically climb, leaking through instead. Some of this is well-established (enzyme catalysis), some is hotly contested (photosynthetic coherence). Quantum biology explained 🧬 👇
Strategic silence is a real tool of statecraft, not just an absence of policy. The US has stayed deliberately vague on defending Taiwan for decades, and international law even has a doctrine where staying silent too long counts as consent, redrawing borders as a result.
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September 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Strategic silence is a real tool of statecraft, not just an absence of policy. The US has stayed deliberately vague on defending Taiwan for decades, and international law even has a doctrine where staying silent too long counts as consent, redrawing borders as a result.
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Imagine mapping something you've never seen. That's what scientists are doing with dark matter right now - 4.2 trillion particles in a simulation, quantum sensors listening for silence, a telescope about to launch. The invisible is becoming measurable.
August 27, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Imagine mapping something you've never seen. That's what scientists are doing with dark matter right now - 4.2 trillion particles in a simulation, quantum sensors listening for silence, a telescope about to launch. The invisible is becoming measurable.
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A researcher wants to fold Lucy's entire genus into Homo. Not a new fossil - the old dividing lines (brain size, tool use) just keep failing. We unpack the case, the pushback, and 4 more discoveries from this week.
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A researcher wants to fold Lucy's entire genus into Homo. Not a new fossil - the old dividing lines (brain size, tool use) just keep failing. We unpack the case, the pushback, and 4 more discoveries from this week.
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August 22, 2026 at 8:27 AM
New Psyll Science Curious #5 in your inbox📬!
A researcher wants to fold Lucy's entire genus into Homo. Not a new fossil - the old dividing lines (brain size, tool use) just keep failing. We unpack the case, the pushback, and 4 more discoveries from this week.
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A researcher wants to fold Lucy's entire genus into Homo. Not a new fossil - the old dividing lines (brain size, tool use) just keep failing. We unpack the case, the pushback, and 4 more discoveries from this week.
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Global uranium mines produced ~173M lbs in 2025, but reactors needed ~204M. Long-term contract prices hit a 14-year high near $90/lb as a result. Kazatomprom just cut output 10% anyway, calling it "value over volume." The gap isn't closing before 2030.
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August 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Global uranium mines produced ~173M lbs in 2025, but reactors needed ~204M. Long-term contract prices hit a 14-year high near $90/lb as a result. Kazatomprom just cut output 10% anyway, calling it "value over volume." The gap isn't closing before 2030.
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The most metal-poor star ever found may not be from our galaxy. Researchers traced SDSSJ0715-7334 to the Large Magellanic Cloud - a chemical fossil from near cosmic dawn and one of 2026’s major stellar evolution discoveries.
August 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The most metal-poor star ever found may not be from our galaxy. Researchers traced SDSSJ0715-7334 to the Large Magellanic Cloud - a chemical fossil from near cosmic dawn and one of 2026’s major stellar evolution discoveries.
With the Iran war showing no signs of ending, U.S. troops are finding darkly funny ways to vent their frustration. When graffiti reads "Operation Epstein Fury" and "Be a good goy" morale and trust in the mission are clearly in the toilet 🚽
August 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
With the Iran war showing no signs of ending, U.S. troops are finding darkly funny ways to vent their frustration. When graffiti reads "Operation Epstein Fury" and "Be a good goy" morale and trust in the mission are clearly in the toilet 🚽
Psyll Business Brief #4 is out 📭
Soft CPI and PPI just cut Fed hike odds and pushed the S&P 500 to its first-ever close above 7,800. But a 30-year Treasury auction cleared at the highest yield since 2001 - the bond market isn't buying the same story stocks are.
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Soft CPI and PPI just cut Fed hike odds and pushed the S&P 500 to its first-ever close above 7,800. But a 30-year Treasury auction cleared at the highest yield since 2001 - the bond market isn't buying the same story stocks are.
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August 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Psyll Business Brief #4 is out 📭
Soft CPI and PPI just cut Fed hike odds and pushed the S&P 500 to its first-ever close above 7,800. But a 30-year Treasury auction cleared at the highest yield since 2001 - the bond market isn't buying the same story stocks are.
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Soft CPI and PPI just cut Fed hike odds and pushed the S&P 500 to its first-ever close above 7,800. But a 30-year Treasury auction cleared at the highest yield since 2001 - the bond market isn't buying the same story stocks are.
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Saturday energy 🍳
What you cooking this weekend?
Projects, art, code, music, or pure vibes?
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Projects, art, code, music, or pure vibes?
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August 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Saturday energy 🍳
What you cooking this weekend?
Projects, art, code, music, or pure vibes?
Drop it below 👇
What you cooking this weekend?
Projects, art, code, music, or pure vibes?
Drop it below 👇
Psyll Science Curious #4 is in your inbox! 🧠⚡
Why does deep brain stimulation work great for some Parkinson's patients and barely help others? A new study finally found the answer: a brain network running on a specific 20-35Hz rhythm.
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Why does deep brain stimulation work great for some Parkinson's patients and barely help others? A new study finally found the answer: a brain network running on a specific 20-35Hz rhythm.
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August 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Psyll Science Curious #4 is in your inbox! 🧠⚡
Why does deep brain stimulation work great for some Parkinson's patients and barely help others? A new study finally found the answer: a brain network running on a specific 20-35Hz rhythm.
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Why does deep brain stimulation work great for some Parkinson's patients and barely help others? A new study finally found the answer: a brain network running on a specific 20-35Hz rhythm.
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📬 "Psyll Business Brief 3 - Jobs shock snaps the hike narrative" just landed!
July payrolls fell 23,000 and rate-hike odds collapsed, sending the S&P 500 to a record close. AMD and Palantir diverge sharply on AI capex bets.
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July payrolls fell 23,000 and rate-hike odds collapsed, sending the S&P 500 to a record close. AMD and Palantir diverge sharply on AI capex bets.
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August 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
📬 "Psyll Business Brief 3 - Jobs shock snaps the hike narrative" just landed!
July payrolls fell 23,000 and rate-hike odds collapsed, sending the S&P 500 to a record close. AMD and Palantir diverge sharply on AI capex bets.
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July payrolls fell 23,000 and rate-hike odds collapsed, sending the S&P 500 to a record close. AMD and Palantir diverge sharply on AI capex bets.
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Pure panic turned into unbelievable solidarity on a Polish beach. When a toddler disappeared into the Baltic, complete strangers didn't hesitate - they locked arms right in the water to form a human chain across the waves. 💙🌊 This is the real Poland ❤️
August 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Pure panic turned into unbelievable solidarity on a Polish beach. When a toddler disappeared into the Baltic, complete strangers didn't hesitate - they locked arms right in the water to form a human chain across the waves. 💙🌊 This is the real Poland ❤️
New Business Brief #2 just out 📩 This week: the Fed's rare 3-way dissent for a hike, Big Tech split hard - Microsoft & Amazon rewarded, Meta & Apple punished - and a suspected BOJ intervention rescued the yen from a 40-year low. Full recap: psyll.com/newsletters/...
August 2, 2026 at 9:35 AM
New Business Brief #2 just out 📩 This week: the Fed's rare 3-way dissent for a hike, Big Tech split hard - Microsoft & Amazon rewarded, Meta & Apple punished - and a suspected BOJ intervention rescued the yen from a 40-year low. Full recap: psyll.com/newsletters/...
Scientists hoped water from Europa's ocean seeps up through ice cracks, giving spacecraft an easy sample. New study says those cracks freeze shut in 2-6 hours. The ocean's still there. The shortcut to it isn't. Full story in Psyll Science Curious #2.
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July 31, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Scientists hoped water from Europa's ocean seeps up through ice cracks, giving spacecraft an easy sample. New study says those cracks freeze shut in 2-6 hours. The ocean's still there. The shortcut to it isn't. Full story in Psyll Science Curious #2.
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New Business Brief just out 📩 This week: Brent crude broke $100/barrel, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to its highest since Jan 2025 - while equities held up notably better. Also: Alphabet and Tesla's first-ever negative FCF quarters. Full recap: psyll.com/newsletters/...
July 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
New Business Brief just out 📩 This week: Brent crude broke $100/barrel, pushing the 10-year Treasury yield to its highest since Jan 2025 - while equities held up notably better. Also: Alphabet and Tesla's first-ever negative FCF quarters. Full recap: psyll.com/newsletters/...
China vs Trump.
Trump stated the U.S. needs $2 billion a day to reopen the waterway.
In response, China’s Foreign Minister said that the Strait was open before the war. The real problem is US illegal actions against Iran
Trump stated the U.S. needs $2 billion a day to reopen the waterway.
In response, China’s Foreign Minister said that the Strait was open before the war. The real problem is US illegal actions against Iran
July 21, 2026 at 9:27 AM
China vs Trump.
Trump stated the U.S. needs $2 billion a day to reopen the waterway.
In response, China’s Foreign Minister said that the Strait was open before the war. The real problem is US illegal actions against Iran
Trump stated the U.S. needs $2 billion a day to reopen the waterway.
In response, China’s Foreign Minister said that the Strait was open before the war. The real problem is US illegal actions against Iran
The "crash-proof" car was already a thing in 1926. Meet Mercier’s "Acrobatic Auto" - a bold experiment in vehicle safety. 🚗💥 #History #Automotive #VintageTech
July 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The "crash-proof" car was already a thing in 1926. Meet Mercier’s "Acrobatic Auto" - a bold experiment in vehicle safety. 🚗💥 #History #Automotive #VintageTech
I'm so fucking sick of politics.
Not everything has to be political.
Just let us fucking live.
Not everything has to be political.
Just let us fucking live.
July 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I'm so fucking sick of politics.
Not everything has to be political.
Just let us fucking live.
Not everything has to be political.
Just let us fucking live.
If you still enjoy classic SF, I highly recommend Stanislaw Lem ❤️ His visionary writing masterfully predicted modern technologies like AI, virtual reality and the internet decades before they became reality.
July 1, 2026 at 6:42 PM
If you still enjoy classic SF, I highly recommend Stanislaw Lem ❤️ His visionary writing masterfully predicted modern technologies like AI, virtual reality and the internet decades before they became reality.
No sponsors. No funding. No corporate strings. Just 24 global experts pulling all-nighters as a volunteer collective to decode today’s most complex shifts. At psyll, we trade our sleep for objective truth - because some things are just worth the sacrifice.
July 1, 2026 at 9:34 AM
No sponsors. No funding. No corporate strings. Just 24 global experts pulling all-nighters as a volunteer collective to decode today’s most complex shifts. At psyll, we trade our sleep for objective truth - because some things are just worth the sacrifice.
The sheer scale of the universe is mind-blowing. 🤯 This simple comparison shows the insane differences in density across our universe.
June 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The sheer scale of the universe is mind-blowing. 🤯 This simple comparison shows the insane differences in density across our universe.