Friday Links!
Leading off this week, a brilliant essay: Why play is at the core of a meaningful life.
A bizarre story: A bungled bomb plot in Poland exposed a spy – but whose spy was he?
All kinds of intrigue this week: Exclusive: Ex-Russian spy flees to the NATO country that captured him, delivering another embarrassing blow to Moscow.
This is so strange and disturbing. You've been warned. ‘I felt sick that he was near my mum’: a top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe?
An ethical use of AI: DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists.
From Eric H-F, and this is no surprise: Dogs can tell if you’re scared or sad.
From Wally, and it's a favorite sandwich: The Perfect BLT. This is incredibly unfortunate: Russian missile strike destroys Ukrainian Catan, Exploding Kittens publisher’s entire 200,000-strong inventory. Writers beware: The Impersonation List. A thoughtful essay on writing in the AI era: The End of an Era.
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