Politics
The People Rooting for the End of IVF - The Atlantic
An Alabama court ruling that recognized an embryo as a child has put the popular fertility treatment into the center of a national ethics debate.
Alternative Energy
The Zombies of the U.S. Tax Code: Why Fossil Fuels Subsidies Seem Impossible to Kill - The New York Times
For the fourth year in a row, President Biden is trying to eliminate federal tax breaks for coal, oil and gas companies. But fossil fuel subsidies have proven difficult to stop.
Markets & Economy
Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies - The New York Times
LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.
How a Physics Whiz Made a Fortune Betting on Nature’s Catastrophes
John Seo used his scientific knowledge to develop a winning formula for trading catastrophe bonds — a market that’s booming thanks to climate change and inflation.
Health/Biotech
The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything - The Atlantic
The disease once guaranteed an early death—but a new treatment has given many patients a chance to live decades longer than expected. What do they do now?
The Keys to a Long Life Are Sleep and a Better Diet—and Money | WIRED
Nobel Prize–winning biologist Venki Ramakrishnan explores the science and charlatans of life-extension.
Technology
Among the A.I. Doomsayers | The New Yorker
Some people think machine intelligence will transform humanity for the better. Others fear it may destroy us. Who will decide our fate?
Culture
How neuroscience can help you make tough decisions - with no regrets | New Scientist
Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome the cognitive biases at play can help you make better decisions - with no looking back
Real Estate
Powerful Realtor Group Agrees to Slash Commissions to Settle Lawsuits - The New York Times
The National Association of Realtors will pay $418 million in damages and will amend several rules that housing experts say will drive down housing costs.
Social Responsibility
LVMH’s Loro Piana Relies on Free Labor in Peru for $9,000 Vicuña Sweaters
Luxurious vicuña garments have their origin in the Andes. The Indigenous people who collect the wool have almost nothing to show for it.
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