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Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand's hero burns the world down when he doesn't get his way. Her fans run the world – should we worry?

Our cultural touchstones series looks at books that have made an impact.

The Conversation

Proving Fermat's last theorem: 2 mathematicians explain how building bridges within the discipline helped solve a centuries-old mystery

On June 23, 1993, the mathematician Andrew Wiles gave the last of three lectures detailing his solution to Fermat’s last theorem, a problem that had remained unsolved for three and a half centuries. Wiles’ announcement caused a sensation, both within the mathematical community and in the media.

The Conversation

She's Suing the Fed To Open a Rothbardian Bitcoin Bank

Caitlin Long's Custodia Bank will hold 108 percent of customer funds on deposit...if the Federal Reserve will allow it to open.

Reason

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A 79-year-old mathematician may have just solved an infinite dimension puzzle that's vexed theorists for decades

Mathematician Per Enflo, who solved a huge chunk of the 'invariant subspaces problem' decades ago, may have just finished his work.

Space

'Hot Jupiter' planet killed and ate its Mercury-sized neighbor

A new analysis of the Jupiter-sized exoplanet WASP-76 b reveals that the world is carrying the remains of its long-lost neighbor in its atmosphere.

LiveScience

The beach 'better than the Caribbean' an hour’s flight away from Manchester Airport

One visitor described it as "the best beach I have visited"

Manchester Evening News

Cormac McCarthy's fearless approach to writing

Cormac McCarthy, who died on June 13, 2023, at the age of 89, is often characterized rather narrowly as a Southern writer, or perhaps a Southern Gothic writer.

The Conversation

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A 79-year-old mathematician may have just solved an infinite dimension puzzle that's vexed theorists for decades

Mathematician Per Enflo, who solved a huge chunk of the 'invariant subspaces problem' decades ago, may have just finished his work.

LiveScience

Why Is It So Hard for Victims of Police Abuse To Get Justice?

Joanna Schwartz on how law enforcement "became untouchable"

Reason

The ‘bucket list’ European destination that’s a £25 flight from Manchester Airport

It's been described as something out of a 'fairytale' and a must for Game of Thrones fans

Manchester Evening News

In the 1800s, colonisers attempted to listen to First Nations people. It didn't stop the massacres

Note of warning: This article refers to deceased Aboriginal people, their words, names and images. Words attributed to them and images in the article are already in the public domain. Also, historical language is used in this article that may cause offence.

The Conversation

Will A.I. Steal Our Jobs?

Yes, and thank god for that!

Reason

The Anxiety of Influence: Harold Bloom's (not so) influential idea at 50

Joshua Cohen’s ribald campus novel The Netanyahus (2021), winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is set during the winter of 1959-60. It depicts Ben-Zion Netanyahu, father of the current Israeli Prime Minister, during an itinerant phase of his academic career.

The Conversation

A long and fishy tail: before Disney’s Little Mermaid, these creatures existed in mythologies from around the world

Mermaids are multicultural mythical figures, reflecting the continuing human fascination with the sea in stories echoing thousands of years into the past. Mermaids are found in cultures across the globe.

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Iconic Edinburgh Scottish Widows offices set to turned into new flats and cafe

Three years since the historic A-Listed building was vacated by Scottish Widows, councillors are set to make a decision on plans to demolish part of the site and build 174 apartments next to Holyrood Park

Daily Record

Haunted Scottish 'sex magic' mansion once owned by Led Zeppelin member now offering tours

A Scottish manor once owned by both a mysterious occultist who practiced 'sex magic' and a member of Led Zeppelin is opening this month to the public for self-guided tours.

The Conversation

Before and after the Nakba: Palestinian literature of resistance and love for a lost homeland

When a society experiences oppression and trauma, literature helps its people by giving them a voice and reinforcing their identity. It gives the trauma those people have suffered a universal resonance. So it is for Palestinians, whose literature – particularly that of resistance – plays this role. Indeed, Palestinian writers…

ABC News

Young Adult author Judy Blume recognised in new documentary and adaptation of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

A new documentary and adaptation of 1970 classic Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret proves how radical and timeless the work of the 85-year-old writer really is.

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Fauci and Biden Are Rewriting the History of COVID-19 Restrictions

Here are three people whose record on COVID-19 shouldn't be forgotten.

The Guardian - US

Shockingly beautiful: bygone objects that put today’s aesthetic trends to shame

The Met Gala allows us to gawk at the latest fashions, but functional design has provided us with astonishing curios for millennia

PC Gamer

The first Mortal Kombat 12 teaser is apparently a grain of sand that explodes for some reason

The 10 second clip appeared at the end of a video marking 30 years of Mortal Kombat.

The Conversation

Beware red flags and fakes: how to buy authentic First Nations designs that benefit creators and communities

From souvenir shops to art galleries, First Nations designs are big business. Australia’s Productivity Commission estimates about $250 million of Indigenous-style art and consumer products are sold annually. But just 16% of that ends up in the hands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

The Conversation

Around 1600, speeches in English plays suddenly got shorter – and no one knows why

A speech in a play by Shakespeare or one of his contemporaries can be as short as a word or as long as several hundred, or anything in between. But what is the most common length?

Reason

Fewer People Are Going to College. Here's Why That's a Good Thing.

The time and money spent on college can often be used more productively.

The Conversation

Spying, sabotage, subversion, people-smuggling: the brave women who resisted the Nazis through non-violence

Many people think Nazi Germany was beaten only through military violence, and mainly by men. As Barack Obama said in 2009: “Nonviolence could not have halted Hitler’s armies”. In fact, non-violent action was widely used in resisting Nazism. Brave women often led it. They later got little recognition, though this…

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