Everything is computer
Because of their high win rate, 152 Polymarket wallets are suspected of trading in US military intelligence—and likewise providing an open book to foreign adversaries. / Reuters
Last year, the largest number of Americans born in a single year headed to college; now, universities are bracing for the cliff of falling birth rates. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
See also: The case for chilling out about birth rates. / The Atlantic [$]
Moderna and Merck announce their mRNA vaccine is effective in a late-stage trial of patients with melanoma. / Ars Technica
Once a dumping ground and an open sewer, the Bronx River is showing signs of recovery, as evidenced earlier this summer with the first sighting of an otter in 100 years. / The Guardian
The first patented shock glove was introduced in the 1930s, and its inventor claimed the device’s chief value was to “incite fear.” / Gizmodo
New cars will be the next victim in the RAM shortage. “We’ve evolved every single component of the vehicle to involve a semiconductor.” / The Atlantic [$]
The National Park Service is installing Flock cameras at Yosemite, where NPS was caught backdating its rules to criminalize those who flew a trans flag on El Capitan last year. / 404 Media, Wes Siler’s Newsletter
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“The vast majority of contemporary literature is not in fact published but submitted.” M. C. Mah on the infinite slush pile. / Literary Hub
Reading fiction can reduce age-related cognitive decline and extend life expectancy, but is apparently “not a substitute for real-life social interaction.” / Psychology Today
When AI medical scribes get it wrong, they might tell your doctor that you’ve been microdosing psilocybin when you haven’t. / ABC
“The street art version of the worst finance guy you know recording a rap album.” Visiting Adrien Brody’s mural at the Raising Cane’s Times Square flagship. / Irate Chicken
Conagra hopes nostalgia can stoke GLP-1 users’ appetites; American suburbs hope manufactured homes can revive home sales. / The Wall Street Journal [$], The Washington Post [$]
A tour of midcentury control rooms finds they were painted seafoam green to “reduce visual fatigue.” / Beth Mathews Design
See also: An exploration of the US federal government’s official color palette. / The Morning News
If all goes well, “BuzzBallz is turning two Pop-Tarts flavors into cocktails” will be the worst thing you hear all day. / Sporked