Amateur disempower
Trump announces a slew of new tariffs that will boost the rate on goods from around the world. / The Associated Press
Palau refuses to accept asylum seekers from third countries in exchange for economic assistance. / Reuters
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death, thanks to speed limits and street design. / yle
More of Italy’s Carrara marble, often used for countertops, has been removed from the Alps in the last 30 years than during the previous two millennia. / The Dial
See also: The White House is set to begin construction on a new ballroom estimated to cost $200 million. / CityLab
The IRS says it’s ending the free Direct File program after just one full tax season. / CNBC
Some thoughts on how big tech’s investment in gigantic data centers is reminiscent of the age of robber barons. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Jason Momoa’s new Hawaiian epic was mostly filmed in New Zealand due to tax breaks and the strength of its film industry. / The Conversation
How the “link in bio” Instagram practice “has done more damage to literacy and the media ecosystem than any other innovation of the past 15 years.” / Heavies
A historian says the so-called attention economy began with the 19th century’s cheap, daily newspaper. / The Atlantic [$]
Related: Molly White explains how to make your own newspaper with RSS. / [citation needed]
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One side effect of the Tour de France? The peloton set 1,809 new segment bests on Strava, ousting amateurs. / road.cc
“Vibe physics” describes amateur scientists thinking they’re on the brink of profound new breakthroughs because of AI—and they’re not. / Big Think
An emerging field called “metascience” concerns “understanding the processes of science, how it operates, and identifying themes in what is produced.” / Undark Magazine
A beginner’s guide on how to be comfortable in an art gallery. “Remember that no one knows everything.” / Artsy
Some examples of the 70 works to be shown in next month’s Kerry James Marshall survey. / Colossal
Unrelated: Photographs of American teenagers in their bedrooms in the 1990s. / Flashbak
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