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The Economist
Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Media, Story, Unapologetic Women
No, I Will Not Debate You
Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.
Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Media, Unapologetic Women
No, I Will Not Debate You
Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Putting Creativity on Your Tab
Dropping acid at the office? Everybody’s doing it.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Phones Over Food: Why Mobile Phones Are More Important to Refugees
The Economist reports on how refugees prize mobile phone connection — even over food.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Changing Face of Reindeer Herding
The Economist goes into the frigid north to examine how climate change and economics have endangered the centuries-old relationship between Finn and reindeer.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Why the World Is Betting on a Better Battery: A Reading List
Nick Leiber | Longreads | March 2015 The first battery, a pile of copper and zinc discs, was invented more than 200 years ago, ushering in the electric age. Subsequent versions led to portable electronics, mobile computing, and our current love affair with smartphones (1,000 of which are shipped every 22 seconds). Now batteries are […]
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Why the World Is Betting on a Better Battery: A Reading List
Nick Leiber | Longreads | March 2015 The first battery, a pile of copper and zinc discs, was invented more than 200 years ago, ushering in the electric age. Subsequent versions led to portable electronics, mobile computing, and our current love affair with smartphones (1,000 of which are shipped every 22 seconds). Now batteries are […]