Things! Things worth reading!
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. — ProPublica: What’s almost a hundred million pounds of waste and a little starvation among friend?
GOP’s free speech hypocrisy censored a censorship conference | Opinion: I do not understand how the Onion stays in business.
Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight - by Anat Shenker-Osorio: Repeat after me: Data cannot replace expertise.
Steven Pinker on what happens ‘When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows’ - The Washington Post: This probably does not speak well of me, but I love a good, savage book review.
Under Pressure: Uber’s Navigation System Endangers the Public With Reckless Driving Directions - Streetsblog New York City: No one holds these firms accountable, and this is the result.
Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s in mice using nanoparticles - Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia: Science will save your life.
Bari Weiss steps onto the CBS News glass cliff of doom | The Verge: Excellent read not only about Weiss’s general unfitness to be a journalist but also the deep difficulties that beset journalism.
What a CFP selection dry run revealed about college football’s most scrutinized conference room - The Athletic: Fun look at the thing that most infuriates college football fans: someone deciding that their school isn’t God’s gift to the game.
Shirley Jackson and the Eerie Omniscient Narrator: Excellent discussion of Jackson’s craft in her most famous book.
Myanmar’s children suffer as US aid cuts take hold | AP News: A hard but necessary read.
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children – South Side Weekly: ICE must be disbanded.
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year: It says a lot that a game about destroying the KKK is considered political in Trump’s America.
Insurers balk at paying out huge settlements for claims against AI firms - Ars Technica: Probably not a good sign for the industry.
Floating electrons on a sea of helium - Ars Technica: Science will make computing better.
Bank of England warns AI stock bubble rivals 2000 dotcom peak - Ars Technica: Maybe we will get a fun movie like the Bg Short out of the AI crash, at least.
Man gets drunk, wakes up with a medical mystery that nearly kills him - Ars Technica: This is an amazing story of scientific detective work.
Boring Company cited for almost 800 environmental violations in Las Vegas - Ars Technica: And, of course, the relevant agencies let them off with a reduced fine.
In women’s sports, athletes losing their periods was long considered normal. Not anymore - The Athletic: Really good piece about how women’s health has been damaged by essentially old wives’ tales in sports medicine.
Surviving AI Psychosis - by Anthony Tan - Reboot: AI firms should not be allowed to do this to people.
Have the best possible week, everyone.
Hi....Happy Sunday ! Thanks for the interesting list of reads. I will peruse it later when my eyes aren't so tired and brain less foggy. Have a good upcoming week !!!