The conglomerate of visions and economic interests that drives Trumpism is very diverse. Today the politically dominant line is the one that tunes most directly with Trump's personality and which I venture to call retro. It is the one that places tariff policy at the center, the one that – fostered by the abundance of natural gas in the US – bets on the internal combustion engine and on an industrial policy of gas and oil, the one that disparages science and wants to erode the independence of public research funders – the NSF and the NIH – while financially strangling them, the one that denies climate change and is skeptical of vaccines. Even the spirit of the program to return to the Moon has an air of the past. If in our days we can think of obtaining significant scientific and economic returns from exploring the Solar System, it is because we have sufficiently advanced robotic technology. The justification for trying to have humans do what machines can do better can only be that of the sporting spirit (winning competitions), that of preparing for space tourism, or what I believe to be the case: that of following the tradition that to occupy territories and mark borders, humans are needed planting flags.

Michael Burry tweets infrequently, speaks even less, and is rarely seen in public, but when he does, it's for a reason. And this week he decided to make his stance against artificial intelligence public.

In an increasingly digital, fast-paced, and sensory-poor world, activities like sewing, embroidery, and knitting are more necessary than ever. They may seem old-fashioned, but numerous studies confirm their benefits for children's cognitive and emotional development.