One of the most immediate benefits is that, when something terrible happens in the news, I don't see an endless, repetitive stream of dozens of people reacting to it in succession. It turns out, I don't mind knowing about current events, but it hurts to see lots of people I care about going through anguish or pain when bad news happens. I want to optimize for being aware, but not emotionally overwhelmed
The Berkeley Pit is a gorgeous, toxic former mining site in Montana that’s beloved by tourists. But unless it’s cleaned up soon, it could become the worst environmental disaster in American history.
All the Things Satellites Can Now See From Space.
They’re getting smaller, cheaper, and easier to launch. Here’s what they’re capturing.
The Web is Made of Edge Cases.
What Elon Musk Should Learn From the Thailand Cave Rescue.
Silicon Valley moguls seem to believe they can fix most anything, and they appear befuddled when their attempts to do so aren’t met with unbridled enthusiasm.
Goddesses of antiquity offer Moses a path away from patriarchy – via funk and soul.
(…) Nina Paley wonders whether the events of Exodus might represent a disaster rather than a triumph: The episode marks a pivot away from ‘humankind’s original deity’ Mother Earth, towards ‘agriculture, and its attendant sins of property, hierarchy and slavery’.
Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change.
We knew everything we needed to know, and nothing stood in our way. Nothing, that is, except ourselves. A tragedy in two acts.
Relevant: The Problem With The New York Times' Big Story on Climate Change.
A Look at Apple's Trillion-Dollar World.
