🔬 Science May 14, 2026 · Jonny Thomson

Kairos: The ancient Greek art of knowing when to act

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I’d be a poor sniper. For one, I’m not great at following orders. I’ve yet to wear a uniform I didn’t find suffocating. But, more importantly, I have the patience of an agitated toddler. I get bored waiting for my shower to get warm in the mornings.
A sniper, though, is excellent at waiting. They must sit for hours in one spot, waiting for a single moment. Long hours passing in single-sighted fixation for that split second of lethal agency.
In World War II, Lyudmila Pavlichenko — “Lady Death” —

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