Digital nutrition
Yesterday was the wrap for this year’s Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes, which means we need to take a nap. See you Monday.
After a winter of low snow, more than half of the Western United States is now experiencing drought conditions. / Inside Climate News
The number of National Science Foundation grants that mentioned “climate change” fell from 889 in 2023 to 148 last year, part of the so-called “climate hushing.” / Grist
A big legislative push finds blue states “that once served as bastions of anti-nuclearism” are embracing atomic energy. / Canary Media
Meanwhile, Japanese construction firms are ramping up acquisitions of US home builders, and soon will own six percent of the business. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Following up on last week’s photographs of bike-friendly Paris: a professional walker reports on what makes the city’s recent improvements “so astonishing.” / Torched
Sweden reintroduces physical books to its classrooms, looking for every student to have a physical textbook for each subject. / Undark
Cal Newport says we should consider taking as strong a stance against ultraprocessed content as we do against ultraprocessed food. / The New York Times [$]
See also: “As Slow As Possible.” / Pippin Barr
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Beijing becomes the first Chinese city to launch commercial insurance for self-driving vehicles. / Sixth Tone
An outage at Baidu means dozens of self-driving cars suddenly stopping on busy highways. / Semafor
“Is there any tool as ubiquitous and yet so unloved?” Recalling how the spreadsheet changed corporations. / David Oks
Headline of the week: “All of Humanity’s Problems Stem From Marc Andreessen’s Inability to Sit Quietly in a Room Alone.” / Kottke
An interactive companion to David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest is full of lovely data visualizations, including a fascinating dive on all those footnotes. / Infinite Digest
A popular party in San Francisco involves digging a big hole and filling it back in. / The San Francisco Standard
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