* “US public debt is projected to reach 181% of American economic activity in 30 years.” As with climate change, no one, or at least not the median voter, seems to care about this, which I find strange.
* California strip malls were upzoned last Saturday. A small step in the right direction.
* 2023 geothermal update. Generally good news.
* Unfuckable Hate Nerds: Yes, young men are losers. They deserve sympathy, not contempt.” A topic not much considered in this way.
* Geeks, mops and sociopaths: the death of subcultures.
* “Tony Soprano and the Jungian Death Mother.”
* “The Hypocrisy of Mandatory Diversity Statements: Demanding that everyone embrace the same values will inevitably narrow the pool of applicants who work and get hired in higher education.”
* “The mystery of microbes that live inside tumours.”
* “Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there.” Have you subscribed to ClimeWorks yet, or another carbon-removal company like Project Vesta? If not, maybe it’s time. Maybe it’s past time.
* Dan Ariely is bad, it seems.
* How much transparency in government is good? Maybe less than is commonly assumed, right now.
* “Americans’ Confidence in Higher Education Down Sharply.” I saw people on Twitter observing that making higher-ed an avowedly partisan project may then generate typical partisan splits about its value.
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