Blog/Commentary
Dollars & Change - Episode 2 Featuring Sarah Adams - YouTube
Please make sure to go to YouTube and follow Dollars & Change. We'll be sharing a new episode about every 3 weeks!
Politics
How Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea Upended Global Shipping - The New York Times
Hundreds of ships are avoiding the Red Sea and sailing an extra 4,000 miles around Africa because of the Houthi attacks, and it comes at considerable economic cost.
‘Preposterous’: Federal judge decries efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence, label perpetrators ‘hostages’ - POLITICO
Judge Royce Lamberth, who has handled dozens of Jan. 6 cases, lamented the false rhetoric spread by Donald Trump and his allies.
Travel
There Are Quicker Ways to Board a Plane--So Why Don't Airlines Use Them? | Scientific American
These boarding methods are more efficient, but they come at a cost
Climate Change
‘We’re All Climate Economists Now’ - The New York Times
With climate change affecting everything from household finances to electric grids, the profession is increasingly focused on how society can mitigate carbon emissions and cope with their impact.
After $70 Billion Hit, Insurers Wake Up to New Risk Pattern - Bloomberg
The insurance industry is grappling with a new kind of weather risk that’s increasingly driving its biggest loss category.
Health/Biotech
Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro – food and your gut microbiome
Weight loss and diabetes drugs target regulatory pathways involved in metabolism that the microbes in your gut and certain molecules from food already play a key role in regulating.
Culture
More Americans are nonreligious. Who are they and what do they believe? - The Washington Post
A new report by the Pew Research Center finds that the number of Americans with no religious affiliation — known as the “nones“ — is now nearly 30 percent.
Welcome to 2034: What the world could look like in ten years, according to nearly 300 experts - Atlantic Council
To survey the future, we polled global strategists and foresight practitioners on our most burning questions about the biggest drivers of change over the next decade. Check out their forecasts on everything from the likelihood of war over Taiwan to the future of AI.
