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Good writing never goes out of style.

This is a collection of good, thought-provoking writing from the blogs and podcasts we have in our index. Discovered and carefully curated by our in-house AI tools. Whether a new take on a classic topic or a fresh voice on a trending issue, you will find something interesting to read here.

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i am erth, New Music

1 day ago

Two New Albums of My Music Are Available to Stream Today i am erth (that’s me), has two full length albums of music being made available today. Courtesy of the democratic nature of our digital society, go on, little pilgrim, and The Crystal Witness of Ancient Fire may be found and enjoyed (ultimatel...

Nature

1 day ago

When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is get out of bed and turn on my fairy lights. I read for a little while under the warm glow of the lights while the sun is not yet visible in the winter morning. I am reading a book about Nature right now – stories of walking. When I read, I can b...

The hard problem of consciousness, in 53 minutes

2 days ago

Consciousness feels like the most familiar thing in the world, and yet science still can’t say what it is, where it begins, or why it exists at all. Annaka Harris examines the assumptions shaping consciousness research, from the belief that awareness requires complex brains to the intuition that tho...

My reading year, 2025

3 days ago

I wrote and illustrated a book in 2025, so the purpose of reading was, primarily, not for more writing, but to escape writing. I didn’t give myself any quotas or any goals. I didn’t worry about what I should or shouldn’t be reading. In fact, after years of threatening to do as much, this was […]