Readup: Social Reading

Focus is for winners
Can Duruk in themargins.substack.com
Bureaucracy dominates over strategy
7 reads
5 min
3 comments
8.6
Focus is for winners
themargins.substack.comCan Duruk5 min
Bureaucracy dominates over strategy
7 reads3 comments
8.6
themargins.substack.com
Can Duruk5 min
Bureaucracy dominates over strategy
7 reads
3 comments
8.6
Contenders
- # 1Upvote articles by reading them to completion.
  See how it works.
  1832 pts - Scout: vunderkind
  How Many Decimals of Pi Do We Really Need? - Edu News | NASA/JPL Edu
  jpl.nasa.gov4 min
  2 reads2 comments
  9.5
  jpl.nasa.gov
  4 min
  2 reads
  2 comments
  9.5
- # 2
  1543 pts - Scout: Joshua
  Alan Turing and the Power of Negative Thinking
  WIREDBen Brubaker10/29/237 min
  1 read1 comment
  6.0
  WIRED
  Ben Brubaker10/29/237 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  6.0
- # 3
  400 pts - Scout: Cadeejar
  If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, you're about to become some of the most wanted people on the planet.
  Craft OverflowJustin Irabor6/17/212 min
  17 reads1 comment
  6.7
  Craft Overflow
  Justin Irabor6/17/212 min
  17 reads
  1 comment
  6.7
- # 233
  97 pts - Scout: KapteinB
  James Bond, den mystiske skipsrederen og Norges hemmelige hær
  nrkVeronica Lüthcke, Gry Kårstad, Even Kjølleberg, Ståle Hansen, Andre Håker4/11/2031 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  nrk
  Veronica Lüthcke, Gry Kårstad, Even Kjølleberg, Ståle Hansen, Andre Håker4/11/2031 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 334
  96 pts - Scout: jbuchana
  The Weinstein Trial and the Myth of the Perfect Victim
  The New YorkerNaomi Fry2/17/2011 min
  4 reads2 comments
  7.0
  The New Yorker
  Naomi Fry2/17/2011 min
  4 reads
  2 comments
  7.0
- # 333
  94 pts - Scout: deephdave
  Can Twitter Save Science?
  alexdanco.com2/15/2018 min
  2 reads1 comment
  10
  alexdanco.com
  2/15/2018 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  10
- # 250
  89 pts - Scout: jeff
  WSJ News Exclusive | Keith Gill Drove the GameStop Reddit Mania. He Talked to the Journal.
  Wall Street JournalJulia-Ambra Verlaine and Gunjan Banerji | Photographs by Kayana Szymczak for The Wall Street Journal9 min
  5 reads2 comments
  8.0
  Wall Street Journal
  Julia-Ambra Verlaine and Gunjan Banerji | Photographs by Kayana Szymczak for The Wall Street Journal9 min
  5 reads
  2 comments
  8.0
- # 230
  82 pts - Scout: kellyalysia
  The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship
  The AtlanticAmanda Mull1/27/2113 min
  8 reads3 comments
  8.0
  The Atlantic
  Amanda Mull1/27/2113 min
  8 reads
  3 comments
  8.0
- # 355
  81 pts - Scout: jbuchana
  Activate This ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop
  The New York Times CompanyKashmir Hill2/14/206 min
  3 reads3 comments
  9.5
  The New York Times Company
  Kashmir Hill2/14/206 min
  3 reads
  3 comments
  9.5
- # 253
  78 pts - Scout: DellwoodBarker
  Read Bestselling Author Lily King's New Short Story About a Woman's Messy Love Life
  Oprah Magazine2/14/2132 min
  1 read1 comment
  8.0
  Oprah Magazine
  2/14/2132 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  8.0
- # 58
  77 pts - Scout: deephdave
  Be Curious
  Collaborative FundTed Lamade1/3/2216 min
  2 reads1 comment
  9.0
  Collaborative Fund
  Ted Lamade1/3/2216 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 381
  74 pts - Scout: deephdave
  Lil' Kim, Lil Wayne, Lil Xan — why hip hop is obsessed with lil artists
  triple j7/18/189 min
  2 reads2 comments
  10
  triple j
  7/18/189 min
  2 reads
  2 comments
  10
- # 296
  73 pts - Scout: DellwoodBarker
  Unusual Fruit and Fruit Trees to Grow
  Old Farmer's Almanac11 min
  2 reads2 comments
  8.0
  Old Farmer's Almanac
  11 min
  2 reads
  2 comments
  8.0
- # 365
  73 pts - Scout: bill
  The Chaos at Condé Nast
  The New York Times CompanyKATHERINE ROSMAN2/12/2015 min
  2 reads1 comment
  9.0
  The New York Times Company
  KATHERINE ROSMAN2/12/2015 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 333
  73 pts - Scout: Alexa
  UX: What happens when the user wants out?
  antonsten.com15 min
  9 reads3 comments
  9.0
  antonsten.com
  15 min
  9 reads
  3 comments
  9.0
- # 55
  71 pts - Scout: TripleG
  Germany urged to 'wake up' over Ukraine-Russia crisis, before it's too late
  CNBCHolly Ellyatt2/7/226 min
  6 reads1 comment
  10
  CNBC
  Holly Ellyatt2/7/226 min
  6 reads
  1 comment
  10
- # 283
  70 pts - Scout: DellwoodBarker
  Readup’s purpose | Slack
  slack-files.com5 min
  18 reads9 comments
  8.2
  slack-files.com
  5 min
  18 reads
  9 comments
  8.2
- # 44
  69 pts - Scout: bartadamley
  Inside the digital sensorium
  aaronzlewis.comAaron Z. Lewis19 min
  4 reads4 comments
  10
  aaronzlewis.com
  Aaron Z. Lewis19 min
  4 reads
  4 comments
  10
- # 248
  69 pts - Scout: deephdave
  The Mozart in the Machine
  BloombergYuval Noah Harari5/3/179 min
  8 reads3 comments
  9.3
  Bloomberg
  Yuval Noah Harari5/3/179 min
  8 reads
  3 comments
  9.3
- # 267
  69 pts - Scout: deephdave
  ✨ Wellness Wisdom vol.33: 15 Mindful Product Principles from Allen Zhang, Father of WeChat
  Wellness WisdomPatricia Mou2/1/2119 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  Wellness Wisdom
  Patricia Mou2/1/2119 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 263
  69 pts - Scout: deephdave
  Honesty and the Human Body
  ribbonfarm3/5/1319 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  ribbonfarm
  3/5/1319 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 242
  69 pts - Scout: Alexa
  The Case of the Serial Sperm Donor
  The New York Times CompanyJacqueline Mroz2/1/2119 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  The New York Times Company
  Jacqueline Mroz2/1/2119 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 267
  68 pts - Scout: DellwoodBarker
  The First Woman Scholar to Translate ‘The Art of War’ Vastly Improves It
  GENCody Delistraty1/7/206 min
  3 reads2 comments
  9.5
  GEN
  Cody Delistraty1/7/206 min
  3 reads
  2 comments
  9.5
- # 324
  68 pts - Scout: vunderkind
  I followed my dreams and got demoted to software developer - Stack Overflow Blog
  Stack Overflow Blog2/8/216 min
  4 reads1 comment
  9.5
  Stack Overflow Blog
  2/8/216 min
  4 reads
  1 comment
  9.5
- # 306
  66 pts - Scout: chronotope
  Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’: The True Story of the Snyder Cut
  Vanity FairAnthony Breznican2/22/2129 min
  2 reads0 comments
  7.0
  Vanity Fair
  Anthony Breznican2/22/2129 min
  2 reads
  0 comments
  7.0
- # 253
  66 pts - Scout: DellwoodBarker
  Icarus, a new short story by Rachel Donohue
  The Irish TimesRachel Donohue6/1/2025 min
  1 read1 comment
  8.0
  The Irish Times
  Rachel Donohue6/1/2025 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  8.0
- # 294
  64 pts - Scout: Pegeen
  'Minibrains' With A Neanderthal Gene Offer Hints About Human Evolution
  NPR.orgJon Hamilton2/12/213 min
  5 reads2 comments
  8.0
  NPR.org
  Jon Hamilton2/12/213 min
  5 reads
  2 comments
  8.0
- # 298
  64 pts - Scout: Alexa
  The Lucrative, Unregulated, and Misunderstood World of Vaping
  The California Sunday Magazine1/27/2055 min
  1 read1 comment
  8.0
  The California Sunday Magazine
  1/27/2055 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  8.0
- # 384
  64 pts - Scout: chrissetiana
  EXCLUSIVE: Did Miniso Just Run Away From South Africa With Franchisee Money?
  weetracker2/21/2021 min
  1 read1 comment
  9.0
  weetracker
  2/21/2021 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  9.0
- # 57
  64 pts - Scout: kellyalysia
  “A Pure Sideshow”: Now More Than Ever, the Stock Market Doesn’t Matter
  The Intercept8 min
  7 reads0 comments
  9.3
  The Intercept
  8 min
  7 reads
  0 comments
  9.3
- # 293
  64 pts - Scout: vunderkind
  The Boy Who Saved Batman
  Pocket11 min
  4 reads2 comments
  10
  Pocket
  11 min
  4 reads
  2 comments
  10
- # 312
  63 pts - Scout: monstertuck
  Child covid deaths leave devastated families as US reaches 500,000 deaths mark
  washingtonpostMarc Fisher, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Annie Gowen, Arelis Hernández, Lori Rozsa2/21/2118 min
  1 read1 comment
  10
  washingtonpost
  Marc Fisher, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Annie Gowen, Arelis Hernández, Lori Rozsa2/21/2118 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  10
- # 408
  62 pts - Scout: jeff
  The Man Who Reads 1,000 Articles a Day
  superorganizers.substack.comDan Shipper10 min
  7 reads6 comments
  9.7
  superorganizers.substack.com
  Dan Shipper10 min
  7 reads
  6 comments
  9.7
- # 264
  61 pts - Scout: TripleG
  Daymond John says you can shift the power in any room—as long as you master these skills
  CNBCTaylor Locke2/1/213 min
  5 reads2 comments
  8.7
  CNBC
  Taylor Locke2/1/213 min
  5 reads
  2 comments
  8.7
- # 344
  60 pts - Scout: marius
  Are Isochronic Tones Safe, Do They Work or Are They a Scam?
  Mind Amend6/9/1625 min
  1 read1 comment
  7.0
  Mind Amend
  6/9/1625 min
  1 read
  1 comment
  7.0
- # 408
  60 pts - Scout: Shemp
  Latest woes for Boeing's grounded 737 Max: Predatory falcons and pigeon corpses
  latimes.comRichard Read2/19/206 min
  3 reads1 comment
  9.5
  latimes.com
  Richard Read2/19/206 min
  3 reads
  1 comment
  9.5
- # 48
  60 pts - Scout: bartadamley
  Deliberate Ignorance
  Perspective AgentsChris Perry2/22/229 min
  3 reads0 comments
  10
  Perspective Agents
  Chris Perry2/22/229 min
  3 reads
  0 comments
  10
- # 323
  60 pts - Scout: deephdave
  When in doubt, pass the blame
  Shaktian SpaceShakti Shetty2/22/219 min
  2 reads1 comment
  10
  Shaktian Space
  Shakti Shetty2/22/219 min
  2 reads
  1 comment
  10
- # 58
  60 pts - Scout: TripleG
  Is coffee good for your memory? A Harvard brain expert shares how she gets the most out of its health benefits
  CNBCDr. Uma Naidoo2/15/223 min
  4 reads2 comments
  10
  CNBC
  Dr. Uma Naidoo2/15/223 min
  4 reads
  2 comments
  10
- # 413
  59 pts - Scout: Alexa
  Is Patriarchy Too Big to Fail? | Laurie Penny
  The Baffler2/11/2011 min
  7 reads6 comments
  8.6
  The Baffler
  2/11/2011 min
  7 reads
  6 comments
  8.6
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