Five Friday Finds: hopepunk, ears, wet bulbs

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I’ve been sending out this newsletter to hundreds of people across Google for the past 6 years. It’s usually what I found interesting that week at the intersection of culture and tech. This week on, I’ll be reposting it for the wider world.

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I'm mentally bankrupt after this week at work, but these finds kept me going:

1. HOPEPUNK In these times of cynicism and despair, is 'hopepunk' the perfect antidote?
2. YEAR OF EARS A London-based photographer turns his focus onto lobes and earholes.
3. WET BULB Next time you find yourself in a conversation about extreme heat, try inserting the following line to mix things up: “Yeah, but have you heard about the wet bulb?”
4. AI x WILDLIFE Technology proves able to identify dozens of species in thousands of hours of recordings.
5. UNWANTED EVs A subsidy-fueled boom helped build China into an electric-car giant but left weed-infested lots across the nation brimming with unwanted battery-powered vehicles.

I'm all for drowning out the world with TV and unhealthy food this weekend.

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