* “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.

* How to blow up a timeline.

* “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.