Really interesting (to me) ‘Thought Nuggets’ I’ve read, watched or listened to this past month. Things that helped me think a little harder, and learn a little more.
Does Luck Exist?
Lee John Whittington, a philosopher who studied luck, didn’t think “unluckiness” was a quality people had. Then he met his wife.
Gaza and the Asymmetry Trap
The defeat of Hamas is a moral necessity, but that does not obviate Israel’s responsibility to minimize civilian suffering.
America Is In A Late Republic Stage Like Rome | NOEMA
History suggests republics don’t last more than 250 years. Interview with Niall Fergusen
Google’s AI Overviews are often so confidently wrong that I’ve lost all trust in them
AI is already problematic when it’s correct, and scary when it’s not
Beyond instinct: how AI is reshaping retail store layouts in South Africa - TechCentral
Customer data is key as retailers like Shoprite move towards hyper-personalised shopping.
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Slackpacking in South Africa: The 50 Best Hiking Trails
Slackpacking in South Africa: The 50 best hiking trails. Multi-day hiking trails are a fabulous way of distressing, of getting out and enjoying…
How an actuary is transforming Newlands Forest’s fight against poaching
Willem Boshoff fell in love with Newlands Forest in 2019. Back then, he assumed SANParks was felling trees for ecological reasons. But when he encountered stripped, ring-barked trees — sometimes completely dead — and spoke to rangers, he learned the truth: this was no management strategy. It was poaching.
