May 13, 2023
Hello anon, it’s your regularly scheduled time to take the White Pill. By law we are required to inform you that taking the White Pill may result in excellent vibes, mind-bending visions, positive feelings about the future, and temporarily forgetting that Twitter exists. So step out of the PvP WWW for 20 minutes to enjoy our digest of evocative links in space, energy, medicine, and tech. No lead story this week, but a ton of good space stuff. Also say hi to lead editors Brandon and Nick in the comments.
the u.s. department of energy will invest $2.7b in america’s ability to finally create its own nuclear fuel, a feat we haven’t been able to pull off since the 80s
we talked to substack's former vp of comms and the ceo of anti-pr pr firm rostra about why she raised a $40m vc fund to invest in founders who aren't boring
in january 2025 the whole world changed — a look back at all the bangers, as pirate wires covered the intersection of politics, technology, and culture