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In Florida, DeSantis signs a series of bills to limit diversity initiatives in education beyond what's required by accreditors. / Miami Herald
Related: Texas Gov. Abbott tells state agencies and public universities it's illegal to consider diversity when making hiring decisions. / The Texas Tribune
See also: What Midjourney thinks professors look like. For one thing, they're all white. / Reddit
Hospitals are building police forces to protect staff—yet police presence may undermine the trust health workers strive to build with patients. / KFF Health News
Boomers are retiring, and based on projected job growth this means a massive labor shortage that may last for decades. / Insider
See also: A deep dive into the economic circumstances—and inequalities—behind the largest-ever transfer of wealth that's now happening. / The New York Times
Of the world's richest cities, Tokyo has the lowest car use: "There is simply no traffic noise." / Heatmap
See also: "In a sense, the crystal is in a state where it is still and vibrating at the same time." This is the quietest sound in the universe. / WIRED
It's only Tuesday, but what if our universe is actually inside of a black hole? / physics-astronomy.com
Photos from the launch of Skylab, America's first space station, 50 years ago this week. / The Atlantic
Rather than a victory for songwriters, Ed Sheeran's copyright case fits the music industry's AI goals, which require everyone to agree all songs are pretty much the same. / Dada Drummer Almanach
A concept album—written by humans and sung by AI—imagines how artificial intelligence could help recreate Earth's greatest hits after they were lost to technological disaster. / The Greatest Remaining Hits
Ryuichi Sakamoto's managers share the 33-song playlist he curated in preparation for his funeral. Listen here. / Pitchfork, Spotify
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