Hey folks,
Incessant rain the past few days in Singapore means I’ve been largely indoors, and these finds have kept me company:
- DUNG IN SPACE Japanese space flight company Interstellar Technologies hopes to put satellites in orbit using rockets fuelled by a source that’s cheap and plentiful in the country: cow dung.
- WIZARD OF AI Alan Warburton was commissioned by the Open Data Institute to bring us 'The Wizard of AI,' a 20-minute video essay about the cultural impacts of generative AI.
- STREAKS GALORE How keeping the ‘streak’ is changing people’s behavior. Maintaining a streak is a major motivator, and apps have caught on.
- BLACKBOARDS FTW Why scientists can’t quit chalk, even in the digital age.
- HUNONG Chinese netizens have mastered the art of slacking to survive in an increasingly stressful society.
I taught my daughter not to complain about the weather, and when I did exactly that in front of her - the retribution was swift and sharp.
