EXPLAINED: Sisyphus - The Real Truth

The impossible equation of being a researcher mother, striving to make ends meet

How can we encourage women to pursue scientific careers? In recent years, a number of mentoring or awareness campaigns have been put in place to encourage French high school students to study maths, physics or engineering sciences, while they remain underrepresented in these fields. One of the last large-scale initiatives…

The Conversation · 6h ago

The absurd economics of India’s digital creator boom

When Albert Camus wrote that one must imagine Sisyphus happy, he was not, one would assume, thinking of India's content creator economy. And yet, there is something Sisyphean about the business of being a creator: the endless filming, editing, posting and chasing of engagement, only to start all over again…

The Times of India · Oct 17

Toxic Yaoi! The Most Weirdest Fanfic Trope Is Suddenly Everywhere

Can’t men just be enemies? Well, it’s less fun that way. Behind the origins and sudden ubiquity of "toxic yaoi."

Inverse · Oct 10

Quote of the day by Albert Camus: 'One must imagine Sisyphus happy' and how accepting life’s absurdity can become the key to finding freedom and meaning

An office worker wakes up to an alarm at six in the morning, sits in two hours of traffic, and spends eight hours entering data into a spreadsheet. The next day, the alarm rings at six again, and the exact same cycle repeats. This routine can continue for forty years.…

The Times of India · Jul 17

‘The doorbell went at 5am. Six masked men were outside’: Belarus Free Theatre bring totalitarian terror to the Venice Biennale

They’ve been imprisoned, tortured and spied upon. Now dissidents from Europe’s last dictatorship are bringing the sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of brutal repression to the world’s biggest festival of art

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28

Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID

In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus was condemned by the god Zeus to spend eternity rolling a boulder up a hill only to have it roll back down, having to start anew every day.

The Conversation · Mar 5

Even the best writing about science recalls ancient myths

The 15th edition of The Best Australian Science Writing, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor, contains 39 essays and stories that “tell tales of the universe that scientists have worked hard to reveal”.

The Conversation · Feb 18

Hollow Knight: Silksong player discovers Hornet's taunt does damage, proceeds to spend hours trying to beat every boss with it: 'This is like watching Sisyphus push the boulder and win'

Can Hornet yell at every boss until they die?

PC Gamer · Dec 23, 2025

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, the US might seem hopelessly divided – is there any way forward?

Shortly following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, many politicians and pundits were quick to highlight the importance of civil discourse.

The Conversation · Sep 16, 2025

50 Funny Myth Memes That May Have You Laughing Like Hades At Family Drama

Was mythology really meant to be this funny?

Bored Panda · Aug 15, 2025