1. Sindarov profile.  And: “I know this GM who made 2600 at 19 without reading a chess book in his life.”  And Magnus on Sindarov vs. Gukesh.

2. Inflation-adjusted book prices over time.

3. On the Amanat Iran book and its excellence.

4. More on the wet market hypothesis.  We should all be uncertain, but it is mood affiliation (with conspiracy theorizing, for one thing) to be convinced of Lab Leak.  It is contributing to negative emotional contagion.

5. Review of the new Knausgaard series.  By Max Norman: “(I’d rather read Knausgaard on defecation than predestination, let alone whether machines can think or trees can feel.)”‘

6. AI and the arts, a short Instagram video.

7. AI and the pancreatic vaccine.  More testing is needed, but there is a reasonable chance that we have a good treatment for pancreatic cancer, and AI was instrumental in that.  It is mRNA as well, so a double burn on the haters.