American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.
The CEO of a seabed mining startup says the decision about mining leases will be made in Washington, D.C.
Random Digest: September 16, 2025
10 hand-picked articles from our collection
This digest was algorithmically curated to spark serendipity and encourage intellectual wandering. Each article was chosen at random from our recent collection, creating unexpected connections and delightful discoveries across diverse topics and perspectives.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The Ends of the Earth
Building an accurate model of Earth’s climate requires a lot of data. Photography reveals the extreme efforts scientists have undertaken to measure gases, glaciers, clouds and more. The po
Why Cancel Culture is Fading
"Even when you take out the canines of a tiger, his heart remains that of a carnivore."
Saturday links: putting away your phone
On Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check...
After the FTC’s Retreat: How States are Rewriting the Rules on Worker Mobility
In a stunning betrayal of 30 million workers, the Federal Trade Commission has abandoned its nationwide ban on non-compete agreements. Fortunately, states are filling the void with remarkable creativi
Mr. Beast Is Better Than You
It is good to use social pressure to get people to donate
Criticism used to be aimed at shaping taste. Now it largely reflects the audience's taste back to it
Criticism used to be aimed at shaping taste. Now it largely reflects the audience's taste back to it
Pluralistic: Reverse centaurs are the answer to the AI paradox (11 Sep 2025)
Today's links Reverse centaurs are the answer to the AI paradox: Not what the machine does, but who it does it to. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Themepunks; Data is a lia
Waterlogged and contaminated: In rural Florida, locals suspect a mining company is to blame for their flooding troubles
Residents are trying to connect the dots between hurricanes, high radium levels, and a mineral mining giant next door.
Chartbook 407: Polycrisis revisited: Are we beyond Neoliberal Order Breakdown Syndrome?
Back in 2022 I coined the phrase polycrisis as one with which to describe the conjuncture.