11 Things Boomers Think Are Luxuries That Gen Z Wouldn’t Want If You Paid Them 

Clearly, people from different age demographics also have different tastes.

Source: 11 Things Boomers Think Are Luxuries That Gen Z Wouldn’t Want If You Paid Them | YourTango

Americans Are Rushing to Get Off the Grid

For years, Americans have been blanketing their homes with scads of solar panels. Now, they’re adding a growing number of batteries to store that electricity and protect against blackouts.

Source: Why Americans Are Adding Home Batteries at a Record Pace – Bloomberg

A neuroscientist makes the case that AI can think

Christopher Summerfield’s book “These Strange New Minds” offers a lucid intellectual history of AI and argues that chatbots are more than clever copycats.

Source: A neuroscientist makes the case that AI can think

From sewage and scum to swimming in ‘blue gold’: how Switzerland transformed its rivers  

In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes – and other countries are looking to follow their lead

Source: From sewage and scum to swimming in ‘blue gold’: how Switzerland transformed its rivers | Environment | The Guardian

In defense of Big Pharma

The pharmaceutical industry’s products are keeping people alive. My wife and me, for example.

Source: Opinion | In defense of Big Pharma

The Battle for the Bros  

Young men have gone MAGA. Can the left win them back?

Source: The Battle for the Bros | The New Yorker

Why Canada has plenty of eggs — and the U.S. doesn’t  

While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.

Source: Why Canada has plenty of eggs — and the U.S. doesn’t : NPR

Wealthy Investors Keep Bankrupting American Hospitals 

Investors got rich bankrupting needy hospitals. Is it about to happen all over again?

Source: Wealthy Investors Keep Bankrupting American Hospitals – Business Insider

Data Guru David Shor on Educational Polarization and Why Trump Won:

The Democrats’ Privileged College-Kid Problem 

An influential data guru expounds on why he thinks his party is losing ground: Their reserve army of young, upscale liberals keeps stepping on their message.

Source: The Democrats’ Privileged College-Kid Problem – POLITICO

Scientists spent 10 years cracking superbug problem. It took Google’s ‘co-scientist’ a lot less.

Scientists took 10 years to figure out how one type of superbug gains its ability to infect diverse bacterial species. When prompted, Google’s new AI “co-scientist” gave them the answer in two days.

Source: Scientists spent 10 years cracking superbug problem. It took Google’s ‘co-scientist’ a lot less.

Anthropologist Discusses Donald Trump and the Economy