C’est bra vie
In 2022, 34,600 migrants crossed the Mediterranean by the end of May. In the first five months of 2023, 65,000 made the journey. / The Economist
The search for the privately owned submersible exploring the Titanic ends after evidence is found of an implosion with no survivors. / The Associated Press
3M will pay $10.3 billion to an array of United States public water systems to resolve pollution claims tied to "forever chemicals." / Reuters
Unrelated: The first-ever flamethrower-equipped robot dog. / Throwflame
Cancer drug development is now happening fast enough that for some patients, "it is outpacing the growth of cancer cells inside their bodies." / The New York Times
The number of people with diabetes worldwide is set to more than double by 2050 to 1.3 billion. / STAT
One year without Roe: How abortion bans have affected pregnant people, providers, and clinics, "by the numbers and in their own words." / New York Magazine
Vienna is picked as the world's most liveable city. / The Economist Intelligence Unit
For your weekly wanderlust, a bike ride (with terrible music) up the Pic du Midi de Bigorre in the French Pyrénées. Or some thoughts on eating at Outback Steakhouse in Brazil. / YouTube, The Washington Post
Wimbledon introduces artificial intelligence-generated audio commentary to its tennis coverage. / The Guardian
Lots of information related to imaginary instruments. / Imaginary Instruments
Patricia Marx assesses the US Army's efforts to design a tactical bra. "I pulled up the zipper with ease and immediately felt cozily swaddled." / The New Yorker
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