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How insane the process of metamorphosis [is].. A small creature builds a little house and proceeds to disintegrate into goop, only to be put back together as a butterfly (or moth, or a handful of other bugs). The process is absolutely mind-boggling. After dissolving itself inside the cocoon, the only things left are called imaginal discs. “Before hatching,” explains Scientific American, “when a caterpillar is still developing inside its egg, it grows an imaginal disc for each of the adult body parts it will need as a mature butterfly or moth—discs for its eyes, for its wings, its legs and so on.”

• People: Hydropololitics. Greenhushing. ESG reporting and computer vision. More insights with alternative data. Salt of the cosmos. Wargames as scenario rehearsals. Three players chess - where pawn can do damage limitation.

• Tech: Such a thing as a digital dark age? OSINT aerial imagery sources. First drones mail deliveries.

• AI: Ofc, Zoom wants to use you to train its AI. Evidence of ChatGPT efficiency boost - writing, by 40% [PDF]. MetaGPT builds software for you.

• Random: Do insects keep their memories when metamorphosing? Wondering about the 2x2 matrix, along with the NYTimes approval matrix.

• DIY: Couple of OSINT image tools.