Thousands of Pablo Picasso’s works in a new online archive(smithsonianmag.com)

191 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 32 comments

Highest-resolution images ever captured of the sun’s surface(smithsonianmag.com)

477 points by Brajeshwar 1 year ago | 125 comments

Smithsonian Magazine Smart News article presenting four new highest-resolution images ever captured of the sun's entire surface, each made of 25 combined shots.

Ernest Shackleton's Last Ship, Quest, Discovered Off the Coast of Canada(smithsonianmag.com)

88 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 31 comments

Century-old stone "tsunami stones" dot Japan's coastline (2015)(smithsonianmag.com)

154 points by janandonly 2 years ago | 105 comments

Butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic without stopping(smithsonianmag.com)

201 points by raybb 2 years ago | 75 comments

How the soon-to-reopen Folger Shakespeare Library came to be(smithsonianmag.com)

12 points by prismatic 2 years ago | 1 comments

Ireland rolls out basic income scheme for artists(reuters.com)

447 points by abe94 8 months ago | 562 comments

Reuters news article on Ireland rolling out a basic income scheme for artists; the captured page shows only a device verification screen.

Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor Are Further Removed from Prosperity(lusopt2016.blogspot.com)

6 points by inandout 22 hours ago | 0 comments

A Portuguese-language blog post discussing why global economic inequality between rich and poor keeps widening, citing technology, cost of living, and billionaire wealth.

European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage(torrentfreak.com)

348 points by Brajeshwar 3 months ago | 98 comments

TorrentFreak article reporting that EuroISPA asks the EU Commission to hold rightsholders liable for damage caused by overblocking in site blocking orders.

Poland is now among the 20 largest economies(apnews.com)

949 points by surprisetalk 5 months ago | 753 comments

AP News article explaining how Poland grew to become one of the world's 20 largest economies since the fall of communism.

Artificial intelligence is losing hype(economist.com)

453 points by bx376 2 years ago | 663 comments

An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.

One in ten people are older than 65. Three in four live under a leader who is(hannahritchie.substack.com)

50 points by gumby 11 days ago | 22 comments

Hannah Ritchie's Substack post analyzing the ages of world leaders and how long they've held power compared to the populations they govern.