Links
The Conversation
Even in Japan, robots are a long way from being fully-fledged carers – here’s why
Japan’s care robots can help with lifting and monitoring, but real care still depends on human judgement, emotion, and trust.
Curated Curiosity
The Practice of Noticing
Books, quotes, links, and thoughts—curated with care.
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Quotes
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You may think that in everyday life, the things you see and hear influence what you feel, but it’s mostly the other way around: What you feel alters your sight and hearing.
Lisa Feldman Barrett
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6 May 2026
Quotes
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Angry people are always in search of others they can be angry at. Anger is unattractive. Anger is stupid. A person who is perpetually angry is always mishearing and misreading others.
David Brooks
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5 May 2026
Links
The Conversation
Four-day week won’t happen overnight, but could transform how we live and work
Four-day weeks can boost wellbeing and productivity, but need thoughtful, sector-specific design to avoid widening inequality.
Links
The Sunday Times
Is a plug-and-play battery the solution to our energy crisis?
Plug-in home batteries are being legalised in the UK, letting households arbitrage off-peak tariffs and cut bills without solar or installation.
Thoughts
A fun day at ComicCon
Eloise and I enjoyed our first ComicCon in Liverpool, taking photos with Stranger Things stars and soaking up the fun atmosphere.
Read post
3 May 2026
Links
Spyglass
The Age of the “Super App” — Again and Again and Again
MG Siegler argues Western “super apps” keep recurring, but bloat and complexity make them hard to sustain.
Links
The Curiosity Shop
What the Return-to-Office Debate Gets Wrong
Brené Brown and Adam Grant argue RTO debates miss the point: define the problem, then design hybrid work around it, not attendance.
Links
A Bit of Optimism
Why Young People Don't Have ‘The Hunger’ For Work
Eliza Filby argues Gen Z’s “lack of hunger” reflects an economy and life-cycle reshaped since 2008, forcing leaders to rebuild security and belonging.
Quotes
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When you give a depressed person advice on how they can get better, there’s a good chance all you are doing is telling the person that you just don’t get it.
David Brooks
Read post
30 Apr 2026
Links
Westenberg
On wintering
A case for ‘wintering’: deliberate withdrawal that rebuilds the self and enables deeper, longer-term work.
Links
On my Om
Memory Is the Machine
Why RAM and bandwidth—not cores—are the limiting factor for local AI, and why Apple’s unified memory is a big edge.
Links
The Conversation
Headspace: can our brains get full?
Your brain doesn’t run out of space; it filters and forgets when attention and reinforcement are lacking.
Quotes
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The people who tell us that AI will dominate our future and take our jobs are the people who are hoping that will be true.
Elizabeth Lopatto
Read post
27 Apr 2026
Quotes
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Our differences of perception are rooted deep in the hidden kingdom of the unconscious mind…
David Brooks
Read post
26 Apr 2026
Quotes
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To be reasonable is to have the capacity to recognise that we aren’t the only ones making judgments of value…
Nikhil Krishnan
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26 Apr 2026
Quotes
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I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
Ralph Ellison
Read post
25 Apr 2026
Books
Anam Cara
John O’Donohue
★★★★★
Read post
23 Mar 2026
Books
The Menopause Brain
Lisa Mosconi
★★★☆☆
Read post
31 Jan 2026
Books
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
JK Rowling
★★★★☆
Read post
23 Jan 2026