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Pluto should be our ninth planet. A planetary scientist explains why

Astronomers believe they’re closing in on the so-called Planet Nine, but planetary scientist Paul Byrne argues our official definition of what is and isn’t a planet is in need of a long-overdue shake up.

2023-06-11T23:40:00-0700 BBC Science Focus Magazine Paul Byrne 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-13T10:52:47-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-12T04:46:28-0700 - Jaog

'Anti-dopamine parenting' can curb a kid's craving for screens or sweets

Dopamine is a part of our brain's survival mechanism. It is also part of why sugary foods and social media hook kids. The latest neuroscience can help parents help their kids manage behavior. #Dopamine #Parenting

2023-06-12T02:00:32-0700 NPR Michaeleen Doucleff 3,000 words

Rated 2023-06-12T21:17:53-0700 - alexandradancing Rated 2023-06-13T10:59:28-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-20T17:36:05-0700 - &e

Lessons From a Renters’ Utopia

Worldwide, housing has become a nightmare of expense and speculation. What did Vienna do right? #Housing #Real Estate

2023-05-23T01:20:41-0700 The New York Times Francesca Mari, Luca Locatelli ($) 7,000 words

Rated 2023-06-12T16:01:56-0700 - elll Rated 2023-06-13T11:07:14-0700 - sethherr

Four supply chain experts on the challenges of manufacturing in the US—and the tactics to turn to instead

The daily email newsletter covering the latest news from Wall St. to Silicon Valley. Informative, witty, and everything you need to start your day.

2022-08-16T08:03:14-0700 Morning Brew Erin Cabrey, Maeve Allsup 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T18:24:10-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-11T09:56:32-0700 - Jaog

How Beijing is seeking to counter US belligerence over Taiwan and avoid a war

South China Morning Post

Rated 2023-06-11T17:32:34-0700 - Jaog

What Does ‘Buying American’ Even Mean?

In a globalized economy, the definition of “buying American” is becoming quite cloudy—and so are the consequences of policies designed to encourage it. #Buy American

2019-07-03T00:00:00-0700 The New York Times Tim Heffernan 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T10:03:39-0700 - Jaog Rated 2023-06-07T19:58:34-0700 - sethherr

Consumers will pay more for American-made products, but inflation takes a toll: poll

The daily email newsletter covering the latest news from Wall St. to Silicon Valley. Informative, witty, and everything you need to start your day.

2022-07-28T06:30:15-0700 Morning Brew Andrew Adam Newman 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:54:52-0700 - Jaog

Increased Support for Buying 'Made in America' Goods, but Don’t Credit Trump

U.S. consumers are willing to pay more for “Made in America” goods, according to a recent nationwide poll.

2017-11-21T11:48:03-0800 Morning Consult Joanna Piacenza 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:52:35-0700 - Jaog

Perspective | History shows moving manufacturing to North America isn’t a cure-all

The initial promise of Mexican factories in the 1960s gave way to impoverished communities and capital flight in search of higher profits. #Buy American

2023-03-06T03:00:09-0800 The Washington Post Sean Harvey ($) 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:44:37-0700 - Jaog

Biden’s ‘Buy America’ bid runs into manufacturing woes it aims to fix

The “Buy America” initiative that President Biden says will promote domestic manufacturing has hit a snag: The United States no longer makes many of the items needed to modernize roads, bridges and ports. #Buy American

2023-02-18T04:00:00-0800 The Washington Post David J. Lynch ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-11T09:40:30-0700 - Jaog

Biden's 'Buy American' plan won't significantly impact Canadian industries: U.S. ambassador

The U.S. Ambassador to Canada says U.S. President Joe Biden was referring to exclusively American — not North American — construction materials when he announced new Buy American rules for infrastructure projects in his State of the Union speech last week. But David Cohen insists the impacts on Canadian industries won't be as significant as some fear. #Buy American

2023-02-12T00:00:00-0800 CTV News Spencer Van Dyk 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T13:14:45-0700 - Jaog

What ‘Buy America’ means for your business

Understanding Buy American versus Buy America: These acts impact mainly Canadian exporters operating in the U.S. construction and infrastructure sectors. They’re easily confused because of their similar names, but their effects can be very different. Read this article to discover how we can help. #Buy American

2022-01-26T13:52:25-0800 Export Development Canada 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T13:12:37-0700 - Jaog

Shot at, electrocuted, exhausted, exhilarated: What it’s like to kayak from Tulare Lake to San Francisco Bay

With torrents of snowmelt flowing through California, two men kayaked an improbable 200-mile route from Tulare Lake to San Francisco Bay. #Los Angeles

2023-06-10T04:00:00-0700 San Francisco Chronicle Gregory Thomas 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T08:46:36-0700 - sethherr

Made in USA

Made in the USA Claims Do you promote your products as “Made in the USA”? Under the law, some products must disclose U.S. content. #Buy American

2018-10-31T12:22:30-0700 Federal Trade Commission 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-10T06:37:44-0700 - &e

US bid to cut China dependence by bringing jobs home and shifting supply chains ineffective: analysts

#Buy American

South China Morning Post

Rated 2023-06-10T06:34:29-0700 - &e

The Stupidity of "Buy American"

The case against economic protectionism

2011-11-03T04:00:00-0700 Reason Magazine John Stossel 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-09T19:06:07-0700 - sethherr

Harvey Karp Knows How to Make Babies Happy

The pediatrician and best-selling author on the perils of excessive individualism, the moralization of baby sleep, and why when it comes to newborns he’s “a little bit like a priest.” #Babies #Interview #Parenting

2023-04-09T12:25:06-0700 The New Yorker Helen Rosner 7,000 words

Rated 2023-06-09T16:54:30-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-08T22:29:05-0700 - alexandradancing

Made in America

In its special report #Buy American #Cars #Money

Consumer Reports 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-08T08:00:11-0700 - sethherr

Nanoplastic Ingestion Causes Neurological Deficits

Small plastic particulates can induce inflammatory responses in the gut and brain, but removing them reverses this damage. #Nanoplastics

The Scientist Magazine 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-08T07:40:41-0700 - sethherr

Faster sorting algorithms discovered using deep reinforcement learning

Fundamental algorithms such as sorting or hashing are used trillions of times on any given day1. As demand for computation grows, it has become critical for these algorithms to be as performant as possible. Whereas remarkable progress has been achieved in the past2, making further improvements on the efficiency of these routines has proved challenging for both human scientists and computational approaches. Here we show how artificial intelligence can go beyond the current state of the art by...

2023-06-07T00:00:00-0700 Nature Mankowitz, Daniel J., Michi, Andrea, Zhernov, Anton, Gelmi, Marco, ... 10,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T23:48:39-0700 - sethherr

Vox and the Undertow of Corporate Democrats

Today on TAP: Dylan Matthews’s screed attacking Biden’s industrial policies got an assist from former Treasury official Kimberly Clausing. #Buy American #China #Joe Biden #Media #Politics

2023-05-10T15:00:00-0700 The American Prospect Robert Kuttner 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T20:06:08-0700 - sethherr

How ‘Buy American’ provisions hurt America

These types of rules were costly in the 20th century, but they are self-evidently backwards in the 21st. #Buy American

2023-06-06T12:00:00-0700 The Hill Scott Wallsten, opinion contributor 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T18:51:33-0700 - sethherr

A Week With the Wild Children of the A.I. Boom

In Silicon Valley’s hacker houses, the latest crop of young entrepreneurs is partying, innovating — and hoping not to get crushed by the big guys. #Artificial Intelligence #Silicon Valley

2023-05-31T01:57:13-0700 The New York Times Yiren Lu ($) 5,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T17:46:59-0700 - cindy

They Fled San Francisco. The A.I. Boom Pulled Them Back.

Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic say they can’t afford to miss out on the funding, hackathons and networking of the artificial intelligence frenzy. #Artificial Intelligence #San Francisco

2023-06-07T02:01:22-0700 The New York Times Erin Griffith ($) 2,000 words

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The growing pains of database architecture

How the Figma infrastructure team reduced potential instability by scaling to multiple databases

Figma 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-07T05:13:41-0700 - sethherr

Opinion | The Climate Solution That’s Horrible for the Climate

Corn ethanol and soy biodiesel accelerate food inflation and global hunger, but they’re also a disaster for the climate and the environment. #Agriculture #Climate Change #Global Warming #Iowa

2023-06-06T02:01:07-0700 The New York Times Michael Grunwald ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-06T20:26:41-0700 - elll

Why do railway tracks have crushed stones alongside them?

Track ballast is the name for the crushed stones next to railway tracks. They are used by Railway Track Designers for numerous reasons

2022-02-18T19:39:00-0800 Alpha Rail 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-05T18:40:52-0700 - cindy Rated 2023-06-04T07:27:23-0700 - sethherr

The Talk: Accused of Plagiarism

In an excerpt from his forthcoming book, “The Talk,” Darrin Bell illustrates a conversation with a professor at U.C. Berkeley who accused him, without evidence, of plagiarism. #College

2023-06-03T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Darrin Bell 200 words

Rated 2023-06-04T07:23:39-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-03T15:57:45-0700 - Jaog

Things I Won't Work With: Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane

science.org 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-04T07:19:45-0700 - sethherr Rated 2023-06-03T07:53:36-0700 - Jaog

The Biden administration’s recent regulatory review and analysis changes

Raso argues the Biden administration's recent regulatory review and analysis changes have a basis in recent academic research and the rulemaking process would be updated to make better use of recent technological developments.

2023-05-18T05:50:27-0700 Brookings Connor Raso 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-04T07:15:17-0700 - sethherr

It Will Cost Up to $21.5 Billion to Clean Up California’s Oil Sites. The Industry Won’t Make Enough Money to Pay for It.

An expert used California regulators’ methodology to estimate the cost of cleaning up the state’s onshore oil and gas industry. The study found that cleanup costs will be triple the industry’s projected profits.

2023-05-18T03:00:00-0700 ProPublica Mark Olalde 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-03T21:02:38-0700 - sethherr

Judge rules Wyoming corner crossers did not trespass

The hunters who stepped over the corner of a Carbon County ranch did no damage to private property.

hcn.org 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-03T07:06:02-0700 - sethherr

When the Neighbors Don’t Share Your Vision (and That Vision Involves ‘Transformers’ Statues)

A professor decorated a sidewalk in Georgetown with 10-foot sculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. The well-heeled locals were not pleased. #Housing #Real Estate #Urban Planning

2023-06-01T08:45:20-0700 The New York Times Noreen Malone ($) 4,000 words

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The Last Days of Berlin's Gas Streetlamps

Looking at the German city in a different light. #City #Climate Change #Design #History #Politics

2023-06-01T07:00:00-0700 Atlas Obscura Alex Rennie 2,000 words

Rated 2023-06-01T23:45:18-0700 - sethherr

Does too much pornography numb us to sexual pleasure? | Aeon Essays

Critics say that porn degrades women, dulls sexual pleasure, and ruins authentic relationships – are they right?

2015-06-22T00:00:00-0700 Aeon Magazine Maria Konnikova 4,000 words

Rated 2023-06-01T23:42:02-0700 - elll

The 2010s Broke Our Sense Of Time

The rhythms of American life changed in the 2010s. How everything from TV to Trump to Instagram messed with your head just enough that time feels like it melted. #2010s #Donald Trump #Facebook #Instagram #Twitter

2019-10-24T16:56:46-0700 BuzzFeed News Katherine Miller 5,000 words

Rated 2023-05-31T22:29:37-0700 - elll

Undoing bikeshare’s original sin

Bikeshare has been a godsend. Why not subsidize it?

2023-04-18T00:00:00-0700 Fast Company Aimee Rawlins 3,000 words

Rated 2023-05-30T19:54:00-0700 - sethherr

The Dave Matthews Guide to Living and Dying

The troubadour of mellow vibes has been one of the biggest acts in music for three decades. Now 56, Matthews has been singing about mortality for a long time, and he’s confronting its specter in new and surprising ways, all while trying to figure out how to do some good in the world. #Culture #Music #Profile

2023-05-18T05:00:00-0700 GQ Alex Pappademas, Andreas Laszlo Konrath 6,000 words

Rated 2023-05-30T16:37:07-0700 - elll

Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?

For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back. #California #Cars #Florida

2023-05-30T01:50:08-0700 The New York Times Conor Dougherty ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-05-30T14:37:29-0700 - cindy

California Builds the Future, for Good and Bad. What’s Next?

From reparations to tax revolts, the Golden State tries out new ideas all the time. What roads will its latest experiments send us down? #Artificial Intelligence #California #Immigration #Politics

2023-05-30T01:55:07-0700 The New York Times Laila Lalami ($) 3,000 words

Rated 2023-05-30T09:15:50-0700 - sethherr

How to Hire a Pop Star for Your Private Party

For the very rich, even the world’s biggest performers—Beyoncé, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Andrea Bocelli—are available, at a price, Evan Osnos writes.

2023-05-29T03:00:00-0700 The New Yorker Evan Osnos 8,000 words

Rated 2023-05-30T08:55:27-0700 - sethherr