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The opposite of doomscrolling: Every two weeks (roughly) I send you a collection of the best Internet reading I've found -- links to culture, technology, art and science that fascinated me. Full, free archives here. I'm Clive Thompson, a longtime science and tech reporter (Wired, New York Times Magazine), book author (Coders) and blogger. I'm at clive@clivethompson.net and on Mastodon. The Linkfest is pay-what-you want. Put your email below and boom you're subscribed, for free! It'll tell you to "upgrade your subscription" -- but you don't need to, unless you want to put in a monthly amount below to support this project, and obtain my undying regard. It's Guardian-style economics here; folks who support it help keep it free for rest of the entire planet.
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Linkfest #33: Two-Hit Wonders, "Moonglass", and Trees That Love Getting Hit By Lightning
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-33-two-hit-wonders-moonglass-and-trees/
Published: April 8, 2025 16:10
Hello folks! Itâs time for "the opposite of doomscrollingâ â my next âLinkfestâ, in which I do a psychogeographic crawl through the endless sub-basement levels of the Internet, finding the finest bits of culture, science and technology, all for you. IfâŚ
Linkfest #32: Technofossils, "StickTok", and A Web Site You Update By Calling It
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-32-technofossils-sticktok-and-a-web-site/
Published: March 17, 2025 19:18
Hello there! Time for "the opposite of doomscrollingâ â my latest âLinkfestâ, in which I carefully boil the entire Internet to produce a savory reduction containing the finest posts about science, culture and technology, just for you. If youâre aâŚ
Linkfest #31: Tactile Graphics, "Alexinomnia", and a To-Do App Controlled By Dice
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-31-tactile-graphics-alexinomnia-and-a-to/
Published: February 23, 2025 16:33
Hello folks! Itâs time for "the opposite of doomscrollingâ â my latest âLinkfestâ, a collection of the finest nuggets of science, culture and technology that I could excavate from the fractally-branching mineshafts of cyberspace. If youâre a subscriber,âŚ
Linkfest #30: Greyscale Gelato, the "Ott Derivimeter", and Vangelis' Ambient Music For Surgeries
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-30-greyscale-gelato-the-ott-derivimeter/
Published: January 20, 2025 15:40
Hello again! Time once again for "the opposite of doomscrollingâ â my latest âLinkfestâ, for which I cruise the endless overpasses of the Global Information Superhighway, searching for the finest pit-stops of science, culture and technology. If youâre aâŚ
Linkfest #29: "Methanotropes", Sign-Language Poetry, and Why Saturn's About To Lose Its Rings
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-29-methanotropes-sign-language-poetry/
Published: January 2, 2025 16:20
Why hey there, fellow prisoners of the Internet. Itâs time for "the opposite of doomscrollingâ â or, my latest âLinkfestâ, in which I pan relentlessly for nuggets in the fractal, murky creeks of cyberspace, bringing you 20-carat pieces of science, cultureâŚ
Linkfest #28: Neolithic Octopuses, Weeping Trees, and a Forty-Year-Old Snowman
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-28-neolithic-octopuses-weeping-trees-and/
Published: December 18, 2024 12:46
Hello! Itâs time for "the opposite of doomscrollingâ â or, my latest âLinkfestâ, in which I painstakingly debone the entire Internet to extract its finest cuts of science, culture and technology, just for you. If youâre a subscriber, thank you! If not, youâŚ
Linkfest #27: Aztec Death Whistles, "Supercircular" Solar, and Collateralized GPU Obligations
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-27-aztec-death-whistles-supercircular/
Published: November 27, 2024 17:50
Why HELLO THERE. Itâs time for my latest âLinkfestâ â or, "the opposite of doomscrollingâ: A collection of the best stuff in science, culture and technology that I could ransack from the rangy global flea-market of the Internet. If youâre a subscriber,âŚ
Linkfest #26: âCryptophasiaâ, Wigner Crystals, and How van Gogh Mastered Turbulence
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-26-cryptophasia-wigner-crystals-and-how/
Published: October 31, 2024 15:18
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Linkfest #25: The "Third Thumb", Prairie Strips, and Science Proves People Love Spoilers
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-25-the-third-thumb-prairie-strips-and/
Published: October 7, 2024 22:33
Hello folks! Itâs time for my latest âLinkfestâ â i.e. "the opposite of doomscrollingâ, in which I ceaselessly roam the Internetâs Plutonian shores to find the subtlest gems of science, culture and technology, and bring them back just for you. If youâre aâŚ
Linkfest #24: Secret Cars, New Euripides, and "The Torino Impact Hazard Scale"
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-24-secret-cars-new-euripides-and-the/
Published: September 24, 2024 02:38
Hello there! Itâs time for my latest âLinkfestâ â i.e. "the opposite of doomscrollingâ, in which I carefully and patiently boil the entire Internet to produce a delicious reduction of its most essential items on science, culture and technology. If youâre aâŚ
Linkfest #23: Zero-Dimensional Pong, "Null Island", and A Social Network For Whales
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-23-zero-dimensional-pong-null-island-and/
Published: September 8, 2024 17:16
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Linkfest #22: Dragon Biology, Soviet Food Kiosks, and Duran Duran's "Rio" Model Finally Discovered
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-22-dragon-biology-soviet-food-kiosks-and/
Published: June 26, 2024 15:09
Heyo! Itâs time for "the opposite of doomscrollingâ â your latest âLinkfestâ, in which I comb the endless glitching stacks of the cyberspace to find the absolute best stuff for you to read and view. Thank you, as ever, for being a subscriber! If youâreâŚ
Linkfest #21: Wooden satellites, "Post-Binary" Fonts, and A New Way To Dice An Onion
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-21-wooden-satellites-post-binary-fonts/
Published: June 11, 2024 18:25
Well hello there. Itâs time! Once again! For the best part of the week: "The opposite of doomscrollingâ. Hereâs your next âLinkfestâ, jammed full of the finest Internet treats I could truffle-hunt for yâall. In this issue there are two separate items aboutâŚ
Linkfest #20: Pointillist Bubble-Wrap, the Poetry Camera, and Pythons As A Low-Emissions Food
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-20/
Published: May 25, 2024 15:01
Why hello there! If you're opening this email, you know what time it is. It's time for "the opposite of doomscrolling"! đ Itâs been a while, but Iâm back in the saddle with ⌠⌠your next Linkfest -- the finest thought-stuff I could find during myâŚ
Linkfest #19: "Flop Rock", Contranyms, and The Weirdly Violent History of the Michelin Man
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-19-flop-rock-contranyms-and-the-weirdly/
Published: March 3, 2024 00:10
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Linkfest #18: Infinite Crafting, the "Reverse Sprinkler" problem, and A Gearbox That Will Outlive The Universe
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-18-infinite-crafting-the-reverse/
Published: February 13, 2024 21:08
It's time for "the opposite of doomscrolling", people! đ Here's your next Linkfest -- the best reading material I could find while scavenging the vasty beaches of the winedark Internet. Thanks so much for subscribing! And if youâre enjoying it, hey hey:âŚ
Linkfest #17: Medieval Fighting Snails, "Loud Budgeting", and How To Power A Car With Plastic Garbage
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-17-medieval-fighting-snails-loud/
Published: January 17, 2024 18:46
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Linkfest #16: Visible Birdsong, Braille Ambigrams, and the "Extended Groth Strip"
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-16-visible-birdsong-braille-ambigrams/
Published: January 9, 2024 19:12
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Linkfest #15: Altruistic pigs, the "Truetown Discharge", and the CIA's guide to wrecking meetings
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-15-altruistic-pigs-the-truetown/
Published: December 18, 2023 18:23
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Linkfest #14: Indoor Clouds, a Ferrofluid Synthesizer, and Why Left-Handed Badminton Players Have an Edge
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-14-indoor-clouds-a-ferrofluid/
Published: November 21, 2023 23:54
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Linkfest #13: 17th-century ChatGPT, the "Merovingian" knot, and CT scans of knockoff Airpods
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-13-17th-century-chatgpt-the-merovingian/
Published: November 12, 2023 17:06
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Linkfest #12: Tyromancy, "Point Nemo", and Why Movie Villains Never Use Iphones
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-12-tyromancy-point-nemo-and-why-movie/
Published: October 25, 2023 20:01
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Linkfest #11: Oyster Insomnia, the "Mel Spectogram", and Why Antarctic Researchers Are Developing Their Own Accent
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-11/
Published: September 21, 2023 18:29
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Linkfest #10: The "marshmallow" shot, Reverse Tetris, and why high-fantasy heroes don't use gunpowder
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-10/
Published: September 9, 2023 18:06
Welcome back to the Linkfest! I had to take a break for a few months -- for my next book (on micromobility) I bicycled across the United States: 4,150 miles. I'm back in Brooklyn now. So here we go with my next installation of what I call "the opposite ofâŚ
Linkfest #9: "Kaktovik Numerals", the McDonalds Fries Theorum, and Why Global Warming Means More Home Runs
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-9/
Published: April 16, 2023 04:27
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Linkfest #8: Orthopraxic robots, "floatovoltaics", and why ancient painters drew impossible shadows
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-8-tk-tk-and-tk/
Published: March 26, 2023 01:11
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Linkfest #7: The IKEA guitar, 1.6 Billion Year Old Water, and the "Inverse Jim Cramer Fund"
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-7-the-ikea-guitar-16-billion-year-old/
Published: March 6, 2023 04:05
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Linkfest #6: GPS On The Moon, 8-bit Jane Austen, and "The Museum of Mortal Computation"
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-6-gps-on-the-moon-8-bit-jane-austen-and/
Published: February 19, 2023 14:27
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Linkfest #5: "Involution", a 340-Pound Penguin, and the Shifting Language Of Candy Hearts
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-5-involution-a-340-pound-penguin-and-the/
Published: February 11, 2023 21:12
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Linkfest #4: Infinite AI Seinfeld, "Highway Gothic", and Coding With Joey Ramone
https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-4-infinite-ai-seinfeld-highway-gothic/
Published: February 3, 2023 21:49
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