Links
The Verge
Pope Leo calls for being ‘profoundly human’ in the age of AI
Pope Leo XIV warns AI needs ethical, legal guardrails to protect human dignity, labour, education, and warfare decisions.
Curated Curiosity
The Practice of Noticing
Books, quotes, links, and thoughts—curated with care.
Links
Links
Cal Newport
On God and LLMs
Cal Newport argues that treating machines as speakers cheapens human speech’s sacred role, raising urgent ethical questions.
Thoughts
14 years of love, joy, and light
Honestly, my youngest being 14 feels strange to take in. Still, I’m deeply grateful for all the love, joy, and light she has brought into our lives.
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23 May 2026
Books
How To Know a Person
David Brooks
★★★★☆
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23 May 2026
Books
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
JK Rowling
★★★★☆
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22 May 2026
Quotes
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When someone speaks of a place, you have to ask, “When?” Geography is four-dimensional. You can’t know a place - only a place as it was at a time. Where is bound to when.
Derek Sivers
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22 May 2026
Quotes
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People are not passive vessels into which culture is poured; each person is a cultural co-creator, embracing some bits of their culture, rejecting others.
David Brooks
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19 May 2026
Links
The Conversation
How studying friendship has changed the way I understand my own loneliness
Friendship research reframes midlife loneliness: make deliberate space for friends, weak ties, and everyday community.
Thoughts
Legends: a misfit team taking on the impossible
There’s something about an under-resourced team with seemingly little chance of success, attempting what no one thinks is possible.
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17 May 2026
Thoughts
Life wins
A gravestone marks an ending, but life doesn’t stop. It just keeps going—quietly, stubbornly.
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15 May 2026
Quotes
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Writing is not about accumulating more experiences, because that often creates more pressure. It’s about paying better attention. It’s about awareness.
Anne Lamott
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14 May 2026
Books
The Secret Place
Tana French
★★★☆☆
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14 May 2026
Links
Nature
Are attention spans really shrinking? What the science says
Digital distractions drive constant switching, but attention capacity seems intact. Redesigning habits and environments can help restore focus.
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WIRED
Why Soccer Still Defies Statistical Analysis
Football’s low-scoring, state-dependent flow makes it hard for analytics to predict outcomes, despite ever-better tracking data. Here’s why.
Quotes
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If you expect the worst, you’ll never be disappointed. If you assume everything is corrupt, you can’t be betrayed. But this protection comes at a terrible price.
Joan Westenberg
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11 May 2026
Quotes
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The same steel that secures your life against being destroyed secures your life also against being opened up and transformed...
Frederick Buechner
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10 May 2026
Links
Brad Stullberg
35 Rules for Living an Excellent Life in a Crazy World
35 practical rules for staying sane, growing through challenge, and focusing on what matters in a noisy world.
Thoughts
Building a website by feel with AI
I’m sure there are quicker ways to get up and running with a personal website. But in all the years of having my own site, this is the first time I feel like I have something that is truly mine.
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7 May 2026
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.
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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