Tue. 01/18 - tl;dr idk (and that's ok)

Choosing to remain in the dark; on the power of “deliberate ignorance.” Plus, AI that can make academic articles more comprehensible, and one site in particular that took off last week. And a new browser-based history game that I at least can’t stop playing.

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Links:

• What We Don't Want to Know (Vice)
• "Deliberate ignorance can be understood as a cultural skill" (Max Planck Society)
• Jon Hamm Narrates Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, Updated for the Timeline Era (Kottke.org)
• A New Use For Ai: Summarizing Scientific Research For Seven-Year-Olds (The Verge)
• tl;dr papers 
• tl;dr papers twitter examples 
• This AI model will help you summarise a research paper in seconds (Study International)
• Wikitrivia is a web game that challenges your knowledge of historical dates (The Verge)
• Wiki History Game
• “Weird Al” Yankovic Biopic to Star Daniel Radcliffe (Pitchfork)
• Daniel Radcliffe to Play 'Weird Al' Yankovic in Roku Movie (Variety)
• Daniel Radcliffe tweet (Aliza Weinberger, Twitter)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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