Blog/Commentary
Harris and Trump offer differing economic proposals — and financial advisors take note | Financial Planning
The outcome of the November election is likely to have a significant effect on interest rates, tax cuts and deregulation — in turn affecting client portfolios.
Politics
Alternative Energy
Chart: US clean energy investment is soaring thanks to… | Canary Media
Private and public investment in clean energy rose to a total of $147B in the first half of this year — a record-setting figure.
The energy transition: Where are we, really? | McKinsey
Scaling up deployment of decarbonization technologies is crucial to achieve net zero, but there is a reality gap.
Markets & Economy
Three Events That Speak to the Harris Economic Agenda - The American Prospect
The Mars-Kellanova merger, the Kroger-Albertsons court case, and the monopolization lawsuit against RealPage all bolster her case against price-fixing.
Health/Biotech
Our Bigger Brains Came With a Downside: Faster Aging - The New York Times
A study comparing chimpanzee and human brains suggests that the regions that grew the most during human evolution are the most susceptible to aging.
How Our Longest Nerve Orchestrates the Mind-Body Connection | Quanta Magazine
Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear.
Transportation
How America Can Break Its Highway Addiction - Slate
The truth about what's happening on America's roads—and how we can stop it.
Science
Official verdict: JWST's early galaxies didn't break cosmology - Big Think
The "little red dots" were touted as being too massive, too early, for cosmology to explain. With new knowledge, everything adds up.
Culture
How to Make Millions as a Professional Whistleblower | GQ
A little-known provision in US law permits anyone to blow the whistle on financial fraud—and potentially take home a percentage of the funds collected. One undercover sleuth has made a wild career out of it.
