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At least 2,456 fossil fuel lobbyists have passes to Dubai's COP28 climate talks. / Kick Big Polluters Out

Jonathan Krishner: Washington's bipartisan hawkish consensus on China's hawkish intentions is wrong. / The Los Angeles Review of Books

Related: Americans did the "China shock" to themselves. / Policy Tensor

Air pollution is likely costing residents of New Delhi about 12 years of life. / Goats and Soda

African sports economies can be unpacked by studying foreign and domestic capitalists, commercialization in Africa, and sports diplomacy. / Africa Is a Country

Globally, women's sports are expected to earn more than $1 billion for the first time in 2024, up 300% since 2021. / NBC News

Less than 30% of people pay their medical bills immediately and in full—suggesting a significant portion of patients put off getting health care. / STAT News

From August: Virtual clinics are embracing allergy drops as an alternative to shots. "Why would you want to get stabbed by a needle?" / Undark Magazine

San Diego's Nature-to-You library enables patrons to borrow dead animals. / Atlas Obscura

From last year, explaining how the Shazam app works on your phone. / Cameron MacLeod

A round-up of some of 2023's best memes. Also, some useful principles to help make sense of the world—e.g., "work expands to fill the time allotted for it." / Mashable, The Prism

Footage from 1902 of a German "flying train" that's still in use today. / Futility Closet

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