Something for the weekend: only science can cheer us up
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling a little down this week. It’s the end of summer. We’re all over the holidays, and the news is all bad, if not apocalyptic.
when you do David, Our star scientist suggested trying to cheer everyone up by reminding them of all the breakthroughs we’ve made in science this year. And he inspired us with a list of his five achievements that will change this world.
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• Have you ever seen someone wear a watch on their wrist? Yes, I do. Did you know it’s a trend? Until I read this week’s article on the so-called “double list”. As soon as I read it, it started to make sense.Of course, if you have an Apple Watch When Both are Rolexes that you want to wear. But I wasn’t ready for the long list of celebrities who wore double arms long before smartwatches came along. is.
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• I love good obituaries, and Quentin Peel’s portrait of Mikhail Gorbachev was a paragon of the genre. This was particularly impressive given the speed with which it turned around on Tuesday night when the news of his death broke. still needs a lot of work. Many articles have not been updated in years. But this was a master class. Wide in range, nuanced in tone, and packed with all the colorful details that shape life.
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Our favorite facts of the week…
The Beatles wanted to make the Lord of the Rings book into a movie. They were shot down by the author of the book JRR Tolkien. Others, including Walt Disney and George Lucas, are just a few of the adaptations that were never successful. from Lord of the Rings — Why Filmmakers Can’t Resist Tolkien’s Fantasy World
what to hear
Payne’s politics — Next week we should have the results of the Conservative Party leadership election that will determine who will be Britain’s next prime minister. The FT’s politics podcast looks at what front-runner Liz Truss’ fiscal policy might look like.
tech tonic — In Episode 3 of Tech Tonic, Jemima Kelly dives into NFTs and asks if NFTs are actually a good thing that can help artists, or just an excuse for scams to run rampant.
Behind the Money — Much attention has been focused on a German lawsuit filed by a Peruvian farmer. This could lead to pollution companies paying for the worst impacts of climate change. Behind the Money reveals the details.
what to see
This week, we found out that China’s espionage activities in the West are growing at an alarming rate. But China’s government espionage is just one aspect of her global influence operations, one of which is the South Pacific.
Global China editor James Kinzi outlines China’s goals in the region with Hudson Institute Fellow and former National Security Advisor to the Australian Government, John Lee.
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