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The Risky Gamble of Kevin McCarthy’s Debt-Ceiling Strategy

Jonathan Blitzer writes about the House Republican’s budget proposal that was bundled with its vote to raise the debt ceiling, and about Kevin McCarthy’s weakened position as Speaker.

2023-04-28T13:22:28-0700 The New Yorker Jonathan Blitzer 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-01T07:49:08-0700 - sethherr

How the Private Sector Is Shaping the Future of Nuclear Energy

Last week’s groundbreaking approval of the first-ever commercial small modular reactor in the United States fits a wider trend of private-sector leadership on nuclear innovation. We should strive to harness this further, and to remain optimistic about the future of nuclear energy in America.

2020-09-16T03:30:59-0700 National Review Christopher Barnard ($) 10,000 words

Rated 2023-05-01T11:46:20-0700 - elll

U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by June 1, Yellen Warns

President Biden said he would meet with lawmakers on May 9 to discuss ways to avoid a default.

2023-05-01T13:25:39-0700 The New York Times Alan Rappeport, Jim Tankersley ($) 2,000 words

Big Tech Sees Like a State

Plus! Pirate’s Treasure, Redux; Takedowns; Antitrust and Laggy Beliefs; Money, The High-Order Bit; More...

2020-11-06T08:32:26-0800 The Diff Byrne Hobart 4,000 words

Rated 2023-05-01T22:45:09-0700 - sethherr

States’ Push to Protect Kids Online Could Remake the Internet

New age restrictions for minors on sites like TikTok and Pornhub could also hinder adults’ access to online services.

2023-04-30T02:00:21-0700 The New York Times Natasha Singer ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T08:45:31-0700 - sethherr

The Future of Fertility

Emily Witt on the biotech startups seeking to change human reproduction.

2023-04-17T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Emily Witt 6,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T10:22:02-0700 - sethherr

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A new energy source for downtown Boston: the Charles River

The owner of a Kendall Square plant is launching a project to generate steam for Boston and Cambridge by drawing water from the river that runs between them.

2023-05-01T13:10:43-0700 The Boston Globe Jon Chesto ($) 2,000 words

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Rated 2023-05-02T16:57:23-0700 - sethherr

Tucker Carlson and the Right

The New Yorker

Rated 2023-05-02T12:35:45-0700 - jmjmh

Would you live next to co-workers for the right price? This company is betting yes

Businesses like Cook Medical in Indiana say the housing shortage makes it harder to recruit and keep middle-income workers. Now, more companies are building places for employees to rent or even buy.

2023-05-02T02:20:10-0700 NPR Jennifer Ludden, Marisa Peñaloza 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T16:13:05-0700 - sethherr

The Town That Hershey Built - Emerging Horizons

Located just east of Pennsylvania’s capital city, the purpose-built town of Hershey was created by namesake chocolatier Milton S. Hershey. His premise was simple — he wanted a pleasant place for his factory workers to live, because happy employees were productive employees. That was back in 1905 and since then the Hershey empire, and the ...

2019-09-10T06:30:33-0700 emerginghorizons.com Candy B. Harrington 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T20:12:42-0700 - cindy

When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong (Published 2022)

The false positives aren’t mentioned in the brochures for these blood screenings, which are sold by some of the biggest labs in the country.

2022-01-01T10:14:05-0800 The New York Times Sarah Kliff, Aatish Bhatia ($) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T21:38:38-0700 - alexandradancing

Rated 2023-05-04T05:52:56-0700 - cindy

When Private Equity Firms Bankrupt Their Own Companies

Private equity firms can succeed when their companies, customers, and employees fail. It’s a broken system.

2023-05-01T04:00:00-0700 The Atlantic Brendan Ballou ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-05-02T23:35:44-0700 - sethherr

Change My Mind: Density Increases Local But Decreases Global Prices

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2023-05-01T13:02:45-0700 Astral Codex Ten Scott Alexander 75,000 words

Is nuclear power attractive or risky? In Minnesota, it’s both.

In Minnesota legislature, climate change has revived Democrats’ interest in nuclear power. But a radioactive leak has rekindled public concerns about safety.

2023-05-01T11:08:00-0700 The Christian Science Monitor Colette Davidson ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-03T06:31:42-0700 - jim

Ern Malley hoax - Wikipedia

2003-10-07T06:50:08-0700 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 4,000 words

Rated 2023-05-03T06:41:31-0700 - sethherr

Audrey Tang on what we can learn from Taiwan’s experiments with how to do democracy

In 2014 Taiwan was rocked by mass protests against a proposed trade agreement with China that was about to be agreed without the usual Parliamentary hearings. Students invaded and took over the Parliament. But rather than chant slogans, instead they livestreamed their own parliamentary debate over the trade deal, allowing volunteers to speak both in favour and against.

2022-02-02T14:43:27-0800 80,000 Hours 25,000 words

Rated 2023-05-03T14:57:52-0700 - sethherr

Marketing Malpractice: The Cause and the Cure

Marketing executives focus too much on ever-narrower demographic segments and ever-more-trivial product extensions. They should find out, instead, what jobs consumers need to get done. Those jobs will point the way to purposeful products—and genuine innovation.

2005-11-30T21:00:00-0800 Harvard Business Review 6,000 words

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Rated 2023-03-17T16:47:53-0700 - alexandradancing

What Should America Do With Its Nuclear Waste?

Currently there are about 80 locations in 35 states where spent fuel is being stored, with no long-term plans for disposal.

2022-04-11T06:00:00-0700 The Washington Post Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-05-04T06:08:32-0700 - cindy

The Nuclear Waste Disposal Dilemma

Nuclear waste disposal is one of the most problematic factors when discussing nuclear power. But why is it dangerous and how are countries dealing with it?

2022-09-11T17:00:51-0700 Earth.Org Martina Igini 1,000 words

Rated 2023-05-04T06:15:32-0700 - cindy

United States of America

This is Earth.Org's profile of the climate change vulnerabilities, updated emissions pledges and environmental policies by sector of the United States.

Earth.Org 2,000 words

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy

In the race to net-zero carbon emissions, should nations rely on nuclear power or should they make space for more fossil fuels and renewable energy?

2023-01-27T17:00:29-0800 Earth.Org Martina Igini 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-04T09:34:21-0700 - cindy

As nuclear waste piles up, scientists seek the best long-term storage solutions

Researchers study and model corrosion in the materials proposed for locking away the hazardous waste

1970-08-22T12:12:10-0700 American Chemical Society Mitch Jacoby 3,000 words

Rated 2023-05-04T09:39:37-0700 - cindy

The UK’s tortured attempt to remake the internet, explained

The UK’s long-delayed Online Safety Bill is expected to become law this year, representing a massive change for how the internet is regulated in the country.

2023-05-04T00:00:00-0700 The Verge Jon Porter 3,000 words

Rated 2023-05-04T19:12:21-0700 - sethherr

Income and emotional well-being: A conflict resolved

Do larger incomes make people happier? Two authors of the present paper have published contradictory answers. Using dichotomous questions about the...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 5,000 words

Rated 2023-05-04T23:56:49-0700 - sethherr

Big Oil Helped Shape Stanford’s Latest Climate-Research Focus

The university’s sustainability school chose greenhouse-gas removal after input from fossil-fuel executives. Critics say the industry’s involvement is cause for concern.

2023-05-04T11:49:50-0700 The Chronicle of Higher Education Stephanie M. Lee 2,000 words

Book Review: From Oversight To Overkill

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2023-04-11T17:08:25-0700 Astral Codex Ten Scott Alexander 60,000 words

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Why has nuclear power been a flop?

Nuclear is expensive, but it should be cheap #Nuclear power

2021-04-16T02:18:28-0700 The Roots of Progress 5,000 words

Rated 2023-05-05T14:06:16-0700 - sethherr

A few words on Ruby's type annotations state

...that were written in a military training camp and accidentally grew to 5k words

zverok.space 5,000 words

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The Painter Who Inspired a New Ballet

For Christopher Wheeldon’s return to New York City Ballet, he asked the artist Kylie Manning not just for backdrops and costumes but to, as he says, “form a dance within her world.”

2023-05-03T11:31:35-0700 The New York Times Ella Riley-Adams ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-05-05T18:42:33-0700 - cindy

I’m in Wyoming to celebrate the next nuclear breakthrough

Bill Gates writes about visiting Kemmerer, Wyoming, the future site of the fourth-generation Natrium nuclear power plant being designed by TerraPower. #Nuclear power

2023-05-05T04:00:00-0700 gatesnotes.com Bill Gates 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-06T07:43:05-0700 - sethherr

Remote work is turning America into a 'suburban nation,' a massive millennial survey by BofA finds

Millennials are looking to get out of cities and into Dodge (the suburbs).

2023-05-05T11:00:30-0700 Fortune Chloe Berger ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-05-06T07:51:05-0700 - sethherr

‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees

Entire board resigns over actions of academic publisher whose profit margins outstrip even Google and Amazon

2023-05-07T00:00:16-0700 The Guardian Anna Fazackerley 1,000 words

Rated 2023-05-07T12:11:43-0700 - sethherr

15 Minute Cities

15 Minute Cities

datasecretslox.com 45,000 words

Rated 2023-05-07T12:23:48-0700 - sethherr

Planning Commission Approves Legislation to Support Future of Downtown and Union Square | San Francisco

sf.gov 1,000 words

Rated 2023-05-08T09:06:50-0700 - elll

9 Ways to Imagine Jeff Bezos’ Wealth (Published 2022)

A fortune of $172 billion is almost impossible to fathom. For the magazine’s Money Issue, the artist Mona Chalabi came up with some extremely original comparisons.

2022-04-07T06:21:21-0700 The New York Times Mona Chalabi ($) 1,000 words

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We’ve Had a Cheaper, More Potent Ozempic Alternative for Decades

New weight-loss drugs are getting all the hype, but bariatric surgery is still the “gold standard” for treating obesity. #Individual People #Obesity #Surgery

2023-04-25T14:21:00-0700 The Atlantic Yasmin Tayag ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-09T07:29:05-0700 - sethherr

These Intimate Photos Capture a Family Farm’s Bittersweet Final Years

Photographer Ellen Harasimowicz has chronicled New England’s Willard Farm in its final harvests #Agriculture #Arts & Culture #Farming #Photography

2023-05-09T05:00:00-0700 Smithsonian Magazine Jeff Campagna 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-09T22:27:11-0700 - sethherr

Nora Ephron: On Maintenance

She knows time marches on, she just doesn't want it marching on her. How far will one woman go to keep up appearences? Nora Ephron shares her own maintenance routine. #Writer

2011-04-29T03:55:00-0700 Oprah.com By Nora Ephron 5,000 words

Rated 2023-05-11T17:48:08-0700 - elll

The Supreme Court rediscovers humility — in a case about pigs

The justices just did something very unusual: They didn’t try to make themselves even more powerful. #Politics #Supreme Court

2023-05-11T10:55:00-0700 Vox Ian Millhiser 2,000 words

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The Ugly Truth Behind “We Buy Ugly Houses”

ProPublica

Rated 2023-05-11T22:16:37-0700 - sethherr

Our crazy farm subsidies, explained

The US offers farm subsidies pretty heavily for some crops, but what began as a temporary measure gradually became more permanent. #Technology

2015-04-20T02:00:23-0700 Grist Amelia Urry 2,000 words

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Are U.S. Farm Subsidies Corporate Welfare or National Necessities?

Farm subsidies are considered a prime area for budget cutbacks, but these are opposed by powerful farm lobbyists and members of Congress.

2011-05-17T15:29:43-0700 ThoughtCo Deborah White 1,000 words

Rated 2023-05-12T19:42:33-0700 - cindy

The Biden Administration Will Pay Farmers More Money Not to Farm

The goal is to add 4 million acres of farmland to the Conservation Reserve Program, which takes land out of production to blunt agriculture’s environmental impact.

2021-05-01T00:00:00-0700 Governing 1,000 words

Rated 2023-05-12T20:18:53-0700 - cindy

Rated 2023-05-14T22:53:10-0700 - sethherr

Taco Bell’s Innovation Kitchen, the Front Line in the Stunt-Food Wars

Antonia Hitchens writes about how the chain outdid Burger King’s Bacon Sundae, Pizza Hut’s hot-dog-stuffed crust, and KFC’s fried-chicken-flavored nail polish.

2023-04-17T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Antonia Hitchens 5,000 words

Rated 2023-05-12T22:14:26-0700 - sethherr