2017 was the safest year for aviation in decades. A lot of people have tried to politicize this, but I'm pretty sure aircraft engineers and operators get 99% of the credit.
Arguably related: Why did everything take so long?
Visualization of the music from Interstellar.
Astronaut John Young passes away at 87. On a related note, a longevity research FAQ.
Falcon Heavy gets a launch date: February 6th. It'll be exciting to see whether my prediction proves correct.
An older article on dolphin intelligence.
Scott Alexander on bitcoin and bias.
Speaking of bias, NY Times opinion piece on how social media is making us dumber. Specifically, how soundbytes and decontextualized quotation lead people to believe that public figures advocate the polar opposite of what those public figures are actually advocating.
