A brilliant longread about the arbitrary system that locks prisoners away from all social interaction, some for years, even decades.

There is a truism by American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson: «The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.» Those who tend not to believe (at least not in science) are on the rise. It has become fashionable again, especially from the political right, to discredit academics and degrade scientific findings to one point of view among many. This strong essay argues how «antiscience» poses a big threat to American democracy. Of course, we needn’t look to the US to see «antiscience» in action.

A close look at the US airbase in Djibouti, the main hub for their drone killing operations. Drones, by the way, that are not only remotely controlled, but sometimes act all by themselves. Software problems.

The world would be a better place if this became a standard: Meet ?, the punctuation to mark questions not meant to be answered.

What a beautiful celebration of the physical book: the «Book Mountain» library near Rotterdam.

Interesting and exceptionally well produced interactive documentary about the Cuban Crisis 50 years ago.