No. 21: When to marry, nuclear weapons, and Frasier

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Here's some things people have been writing:

Emerson, would caution the people behind the Frasier reboot that the show needs “No more!”. nytimes

Aristotle thought it best for women to marry at 18 and men at 37. Today, the best bet is to think of marriage as a startup rather than a merger—the best age for which is 28 tot 32. theatlantic

Borges infinite library is invoked in a discussion on the copyright implications of an AI completed version of Game of Thrones. reddit

Leviticus and who knows what else is in the Herculaneum scrolls. The scrolls were charred and buried after the eruption of Pompeii, but new techniques mean we might soon be able to read them all. nature

Russell, Einstein, and others signed a plea urging leaders to not use nuclear weapons. Today, that plea needs to be heard by US and China. foreignaffairs

Plato, in Book I of The Republic, says the worst part of not running for office is that you’ll be ruled by people worse than you. A U.S. senator thinks that’s what we’re seeing in congress—our best and brightest are nowhere to be found. reddit