Interesting things

  1. The Math That Drives Faster Swimming
  2. We need to follow Dr. Ruth’s sex advice instead of losing ourselves in woke nonsense.
  3. Heed this warning about how reliance on AI could lead to disaster.
  4. Way too in depth for a sports article: Next to tax collectors, meter maids and politicians, referees and referendums are perhaps the most despised people in public life. It’s a wonder that anyone would sign up for this job. We all say we believe in fairness, that there are few things that matter more, and yet we insult and vilify the people who enforce it. That’s because we’re liars. We don’t want to believe that the world is a fair place; we want to believe that the world is rigged against us, because then we don’t have to feel responsible for our own failures.
  5. What Adults Lost When Children Stopped Playing in the Streets
  6. Trees are good for reducing the heat in the city, but don’t forget the shade!
  7. Poor black kids do better. Poor white kids do worse (in the US)… because of inequality. I’m pretty sure the rich will try to avert this by encouraging racism… like they did in the 17th century. Read more about class, race, and the chance to outgrow poverty
  8. Lithium batteries are adding to the problem of disposable electronics.
  9. Want to break a friendly cartel? How about the Italian parasol mafia?
  10. Use taxes to tackle overtourism (start with €20/night for Amsterdam). I wrote about this 20 years ago!

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