Links to things I found interesting but didn't want to do a full blog post about.
- The Search for Social Identity Leads to “Us” versus “Them”. "Uncertainty in the world threatens our sense of self. To cope, people embrace populism."
- The Surprising Way Keyhole Wasps Can Take Down an Airplane. "Keyhole wasps like to build their nests in tiny holes, including the openings of devices used to measure the speed of aircraft. A recent investigation shows the problem is worse than we realized."
- The new 'gold rush' for green lithium. "Lithium is crucial for the transition to renewables, but mining it has been environmentally costly. Now a more sustainable source of lithium has been found deep beneath our feet."
- My Hunt for the Original McDonald’s French-Fry Recipe. "Veteran line-cooks, experts, and die-hard fans tell the story of the fries that birthed an empire, then disappeared—until now."
- 50 Books of Speculative Fiction You Should Read — Across 18 Subgenres. This list was compiled by staff at Toronto's Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation, and Fantasy. (Out of the 50, I've read 22 and have bought another 4 but not yet read them).
- Patients of a Vermont Hospital Are Left ‘in the Dark’ After a Cyberattack. 'A wave of damaging attacks on hospitals upended the lives of patients with cancer and other ailments. “I have no idea what to do,” one said.'
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