Digital Gems

Travelers rolling up to storied mountain ranges in their campers are finding peaks shrouded in haze from fires and record-setting temperatures.

Who would be helped by a 5 percent income cap suggested by the Biden campaign? High earners could wind up reaping the biggest benefits.

Persistent episodes of extreme weather in the Northern Hemisphere summer have been associated with high-amplitude quasi-stationary atmospheric Rossby waves, with zonal wave numbers 6 to 8 resulting from the phenomenon of quasi-resonant amplification (QRA). A fingerprint for the occurrence of QRA can be defined in terms of the zonally averaged surface temperature field. Examining state-of-the-art [Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5)] climate model projections, we find that QRA events are likely to increase by ~50% this century under business-as-usual carbon emissions, but there is considerable variation among climate models. Some predict a near tripling of QRA events by the end of the century, while others predict a potential decrease. Models with amplified Arctic warming yield the most pronounced increase in QRA events. The projections are strongly dependent on assumptions regarding the nature of changes in radiative forcing associated with anthropogenic aerosols over the next century. One implication of our findings is that a reduction in midlatitude aerosol loading could actually lead to Arctic de-amplification this century, ameliorating potential increases in persistent extreme weather events.

How exoticizing food reinforces xenophobia and racism.

Silicon Valley may be the world’s prominent tech hub. These global cities show why its grip on superiority is gradually slipping away.

Amazon’s inflated ratings have been an issue for years.

Fashion brands in general seem to be enjoying much of the online discussion.

Venture capital investments in South Florida rocketed higher in the second quarter of 2021. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area, companies raised $831.4 million, a 271% increase in dollar value over the first quarter, according to  the Q2 Venture Monitor report. Yet, that Q2 haul was across 50 deals, down from 52 in Q1.

Austin is the top beneficiary of tech-related migration in the past 12 months, according to data from Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn profiles. Nashville and Charlotte also saw noteworthy migration rates.

An interdisciplinary team developed a tool to parse quantum matter and make crucial distinctions in the data, helping scientists unravel the most confounding phenomena in the subatomic realm.

In this work, we examine the mate preferences and communication patterns of male and female users of the online dating site eharmony over a decade to identify how attitudes and behaviour have...

Silicon Valley is joining the fight against wildfires. But saving lives will require cutting through red tape, fast.

To hear an audio spoken word version of this post, click here.   One of the favorite parts of my job is thinking about issues in ways other people often do not. That might include identifying where consensus may be wrong (Inflation, Urban Exodus, Insurrections) or market values responding differently than expected. Even for issues…Read More

Large rent increases and bidding wars on rentals are the new norm in some parts of America as reopening comes with big price hikes.

An uptick in inventory, especially at the high end, is bringing a crazy seller’s market back to earth.

It comes as the economy continues to move toward a full reopening.

Living with seamful technologies

Teens use “algorithmic folklore” to crack TikTok’s black box