swissmiss
The Art of Disappearing
· Really enjoying it starting 1:19. · Shared by 5, including Vikram
Our World in Data
What is economic growth? And why is it so important?
20+ min · · The goods and services that we all need are not just there – they need to be produced – and growth means that their quality and quantity increases. · Shared by 371, including Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Noah Smith, Vikram, Jose Luis Calvo, Simon Kuestenmacher, Paul Graham, John Hagel, Jason Zweig, Barry Ritholtz, Hannah Ritchie, Christina Hoff Sommers, Max Roser, Steven Pinker
The New York Times
What Is a Megadrought?
3 min · · Yes, the West is in extreme drought. But for part of the region, conditions have been bad for decades, rivaling periods in the distant past. · Shared by 29, including Vikram, John Schwartz, Hannah Fairfield
The New Yorker
The Deep Sea Is Filled with Treasure, but It Comes at a Price
5 min · · We’ve barely explored the darkest realm of the ocean. With rare-metal mining on the rise, we’re already destroying it. · Shared by 36, including Vikram
utopia.app
Design and Code on one platform
4 min · · Utopia is a production-grade online coding and design tool for React that reads and writes code you’ll want to commit. · Shared by 33, including Tomas Vestenicky, cody lindley, Dion Almaer, Vikram
Scientific American
Adolescent Brains Are Wired to Want Status and Respect: That’s an Opportunity for Teachers and Parents
11+ min · · Advances in neuroscience and psychology could lead to real-world benefits in education and mental health · Shared by 237, including Gabriele, Dr. SunWolf, Thomas Pleil, Tom Vander Ark, Stephanie A Kowalski, Lee Keyes, Vikram
The New York Times
Welcome to the YOLO Economy
Summary · 7 min · · Burned out and flush with savings, some workers are quitting stable jobs in search of postpandemic adventure. · Shared by 738, including Howard Getson, Jordi Serrano, Jess Tyson (she/her), Heather Zynczak, ⭐️Danielle Guzman ⭐️, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Jennifer McClure, Anita Zielina, Edney Souza 🧙♂️, BenYT, Steve Case, Brooks Rainwater, Lauren Young, Alexia Bonatsos, John Schwartz, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Christopher Mims 🤌, Kevin Roose, Kyle Chayka, Esther Schindler
Ness Labs
Connected Papers: a visual tool for academic research
3 min · · I’m obsessed with thinking in maps: discovering and creating connections between ideas, adding nodes to a knowledge graph, finding patterns across distant areas of knowledge. However, the traditional… · Shared by 157, including Evan (he/him), Vikram, maxadorno, Stephan Woodtli, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Tom Connor, Katja Evertz, Casey Smith, Pranav Soni, Fabrizio Bianchi
Ness Labs
Unbounded learning: how to unshackle your education
3 min · · While bounded learning is based on a fixed curriculum with specific educational outcomes, unbounded learning embraces the never-ending cycle of personal growth generated by continuous education. It is… · Shared by 249, including Ⓓarío Macchi, Vitor Furtado Silva, Evan (he/him), Vikram, Ceferino Díaz
Ness Labs
Are you a taker, a giver, or a matcher?
5 min · · Takers, givers, and matchers achieve different outcomes. Surprisingly, givers display the most radically distinctive results. · Shared by 518, including Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Pascal Sulser, Christian Hartmann, Vikram, Stephanie A Kowalski, sircharlsxavier
The New York Times
Farewell, Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy
8 min · · The price for Ubers, scooters and Airbnb rentals is going up as tech companies aim for profitability. · Shared by 128, including Kevin Roose, Bob Wachter, Arielle Pardes, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, Howard Getson, Bas Grasmayer, Wil Reynolds, Ken Schwencke, Vikram, Christine Gritmon ❤️ #ChatAboutBrand, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Kyle Bunch, Kara Swisher, Mark Kaigwa, Shelly Kramer, Tactical Tech, Scott Galloway, Andy Budd