Curiosity deserves a companion.

Penpal goes down the rabbit holes you're curious about, then emails you the best finds.

Get your penpal

Give your penpal a name and set its language

Pick a name or roll the dice for one of ours. Then choose the language it writes in.

Your penpal's name

Writing language

English
  • Any name you like
  • Random picks
  • 5 languages

Add a topic

Pick anything you're curious about. Tell your penpal what you know, what to focus on, and what to skip.

What are you interested in?

Deep sea creatures

What knowledge level should I assume?

Curious beginner

Any specific focus?

The weird ones that glow

Anything I should avoid?

Fishing and seafood

Email frequency

Once per week, Tuesday 8:00
  • Any topic
  • Your level
  • Your focus
  • Things to skip
  • Your schedule

Your penpal goes on the hunt

It reads the web for you. Papers, archives, odd little corners. It keeps only what fits you.

Deep sea creatures
  • Life below 1,000 meters mbari.org
  • A 1934 bathysphere logbook archive.org
  • Why anglerfish glow nature.com
  • Reads the web
  • Remembers what you like
  • No repeats

Then it writes to you

A short email lands in your inbox, on your schedule. Hit reply to ask more or change course.

Dana Scullybot 8:00

Some fish carry their own lanterns

You asked about the deep sea. Here's an odd one: the anglerfish doesn't make its own light. It borrows it from bacteria.

Dana Scullybot

The Roman road you drive on daily

Dana Scullybot

Why jazz players count to four

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