With the arrival of Peak Oil, the curtain has closed on Act 1 of the drama Petroleum Man. What will happen in Act 2? Chekhov said, "If there's a gun on the wall at the beginning of the play, by the end it must go off." In the world's nuclear arsenal are many guns on the wall. If life copies art, will there be an Act 3 in which the players, having learned their lesson the hard way, live sustainably? To explore these and other questions... FTW's Act 2 Blog. Read, comment, take heart! Orkin
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
From Jenna Orkin
World's Most Harmful Cybercriminal Group Disrupted in 11-Nation Operation
A new computational technique pinpoints the origin of all Indo-European languages to Anatolia, in the area of modern-day Turkey, some 8,000 to 9,000 years ago.
Cocaine washes ashore near mystery shipwreck that caused huge oil spill
Astronomers discover universe’s brightest object – a quasar powered by a black hole that eats a sun a day
Light from the celestial object, which is 500tn times brighter than our sun, travelled for more than 12bn years to reach Earth
Is Raising Your Kids Without Religion Better?
Supreme Court reviews EPA plan to cut pollution that crosses state lines
As a longtime national security reporter, I’ve gone to Israel many times over the past five decades to report on issues ranging from its bombing the wrong targets to its political disputes with the White House. When it comes to digging out the truth, I’ve learned that newly retired Israeli Air Force generals are often the best place to begin. My American sources, some still on active duty, have had the highest praise for the ability and integrity of the officers running the Israeli Air Force, and they have been right. Seymour Hersh
Scientists unearth 1700-year-old egg with naturally preserved liquid: 'Never seen anything like it'
A Ukrainian TikTok Influencer Shares Her Life as a Refugee in “Following Valeria”
The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger I never thought I was the kind of person to fall for a scam.
Portrait of Charlotte Cowles
By Charlotte Cowles, the Cut’s financial-advice columnist. Oh that byline!!
‘There are no serious safeguards’: can 23andMe be trusted with our DNA?
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