Books
- A Q&A with Gloria Mark, author of “Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity.” (annieduke.substack.com)
- A Q&A with Sara Petersen author of “Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture.” (annehelen.substack.com)
Technology
- It’s easy to miss the story of exponential technological change. (notboring.co)
- An example of how the AIr Force is testing AI tools. (nytimes.com)
- Camera makers are the walking dead. (om.co)
Environment
- Climate change has already come for Canada. (macleans.ca)
- America is using up its groundwater. (nytimes.com)
Psychology
- Why doesn’t psychology have more to show for its efforts? (experimental-history.com)
- What’s behind the human desire to collect (essentially) useless stuff? (theguardian.com)
Tennis
- A profile of Andy Roddick and his post-tennis life. (gq.com)
- How the war in Ukraine is playing out on the tennis court. (nytimes.com)
Longreads
- Taser owner Axon Enterprises ($AXON) is hard core. (reuters.com)
- Why don’t we have a vaccine for Lyme disease? (bloomberg.com)
- How India successfully landed on the moon. (wsj.com)
- Was Ed Thorpe’s “Beat the Dealer” ultimately a net positive for casinos? (riskofruinpod.substack.com)
- A profile of controversial author Chuck Palahniuk. (esquire.com)
- Why isn’t Ukraine a superpower? (unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com)