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This recipe details how to make miso soup with enoki mushrooms and ground sesame, including different dashi options and serving suggestions. via Just One Cookbook

This blog post on kottke.org ponders the shift in technology from a more optimistic "Star Trek" era to a present resembling Douglas Adams' comedic and absurd worlds.

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This issue of Recomendo recommends resources about space exploration, finding cheap hard drives, searching the old internet, and more.

via Recomendo.

This piece argues that a larger human population is beneficial for everyone, citing faster progress and greater variety as reasons. via The Roots of Progress.

Muscle loss as we age, especially for women, is a big problem, and this article suggests protein is key to keeping us strong. via NPR

Jason Crawford's talk examines how the Enlightenment's optimism about progress faded in the 20th century and how to restore this belief. via The Roots of Progress

This episode of the 99% Invisible podcast series about *The Power Broker* picks up in 1918 with Robert Moses' career at a low point and features guest Jamelle Bouie.

via 99% Invisible.

Longreads recommends an article about Mike Satinover, who opened Akahoshi Ramen in Chicago after a life-changing experience with miso ramen in Japan.

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Tyler Cowen shares a collection of links on topics ranging from language acquisition to the economics of Taylor Swift. via Marginal REVOLUTION