<p><em>Why hey there, fellow</em> <strong><em>prisoners</em></strong> <strong><em>of the Internet.</em></strong></p> <p><em>It’s time for</em> <em>"the opposite of doomscrolling”</em> <em>— or, my latest “Linkfest”, in which I pan relentlessly for nuggets in the fractal, murky creeks of cyberspace, bringing you 20-carat pieces of science, culture and technology.</em></p> <p><em>If you’re a subscriber, thank you! If not, you can</em> <a href="https://buttondown.email/clivethompson/?utm_source=clivethompson&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=linkfest-29-methanotropes-sign-language-poetry" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><em>sign up here — it’s a Guardian-style, pay-whatevs-you-want affair; the folks who kick in help keep it free for everyone else</em></a><em>. And also — forward this email to anyone you know who’d like it!</em></p> <p><em>Let’s begin ...</em></p>