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The Magic Thinking of Kennedy-ism
The Magic Thinking of Kennedy-ism
The hero worship of the family of American royalty has a dark side: a tendency toward conspiracism that fits with the MAGA movement.
·prospect.org·
The Magic Thinking of Kennedy-ism
AI Helps Researchers Dig Through Old Maps to Find Lost Oil and Gas Wells
AI Helps Researchers Dig Through Old Maps to Find Lost Oil and Gas Wells
Undocumented orphaned wells pose hazards to both the environment and the climate. Scientists are building modern tools to help locate, assess, and pave the way for ultimately plugging these forgotten relics.
·newscenter.lbl.gov·
AI Helps Researchers Dig Through Old Maps to Find Lost Oil and Gas Wells
Japan: Early career setbacks reduce marriage and birth rates
Japan: Early career setbacks reduce marriage and birth rates
A CSRDA Discussion Paper (Long-term Consequences of Early Career Disadvantages on Fertility: Evidence from Japan by Manting Chen) finds that men in Japan who start their careers in non-standard employment, such as temporary or contract work, face a major disadvantage when it comes to getting married and having children later in life compared to those who land stable jobs right out of school.
·population.fyi·
Japan: Early career setbacks reduce marriage and birth rates
The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy
The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy
The Phoebus cartel engineered a shorter-lived lightbulb and gave birth to planned obsolescence
·spectrum.ieee.org·
The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy
52 things I learned in 2024
52 things I learned in 2024
This year I took a sabbatical, recorded a podcast with Freakonomics, designed and shipped a tiny modular synthesiser, and learned many learnings. Tom Whitwell designs open source music electronics as…
·medium.com·
52 things I learned in 2024
Culture Status Report
Culture Status Report
I’ve been focused on cultural drift for about nine months now, and the probability estimates in my last post make this a good time to take stock.
·overcomingbias.com·
Culture Status Report
Bicameral, Not Homoiconic
Bicameral, Not Homoiconic
Parenthetically Speaking: Articles by Shriram Krishnamurthi
·parentheticallyspeaking.org·
Bicameral, Not Homoiconic
How communities without one can build a local library
How communities without one can build a local library
That’s what Charlie Schweik and friends will be talking about in the next salon in the Beyond the Web series at Indiana University, hosted by the Ostrom Workshop and the Hamilton Lugar School…
·doc.searls.com·
How communities without one can build a local library
She may as well be talking about the whole world
She may as well be talking about the whole world
I really like today's essay and I think you will too! Corey Atad writes about the 1995 David Fincher film Se7en, the fraught decision to have children or not in times like these, and whether the world is still worth fighting for. "It’s said that Fincher wanted the film
·welcometohellworld.com·
She may as well be talking about the whole world
Bitcoin Tulips
Bitcoin Tulips
Because irony is dead, a Dutch tulip farmer is heating their greenhouse with Bitcoin mining: The servers in turn are powered by solar energy from the roof, reducing the normally huge electricity costs for mining, and cutting its potential impact on the environment. Because the most efficient way to run a solar powered greenhouse is to use GPUs as electric heaters. Seems legit. By reducing ...
·jwz.org·
Bitcoin Tulips
Robot(taxi)s Are Coming! No seriously!
Robot(taxi)s Are Coming! No seriously!
Uber & Lyft Earnings Under Pressure from Waymo, Robotaxis. (Business Insider) Waymo’s robotaxis are undercutting Uber and Lyft prices in Phoenix while matching quality. It’s no long…
·om.co·
Robot(taxi)s Are Coming! No seriously!
How queuing for stuff became just as important as buying it
How queuing for stuff became just as important as buying it
In 2024, the almighty queue became a signifier of cool in and of itself – a palatable, scene-y symbol of consumerism, whether you're queuing for pints, burgers or clothes. Nowhere is that more apparent than at fashion sample sales. Get in line…
·theface.com·
How queuing for stuff became just as important as buying it
The Problem With AI Is About Power, Not Technology
The Problem With AI Is About Power, Not Technology
Artificial intelligence has the potential to seriously harm workers — not because of something inherent to the technology, but because bosses are in control of it.
·jacobin.com·
The Problem With AI Is About Power, Not Technology
Online Nation
Online Nation
Online Nation is an annual report that looks at what people are doing online, how they are served by online content providers and platforms, and their attitudes to and experiences of using the internet.
·ofcom.org.uk·
Online Nation