Food AI, the Anthropocene, and Amazon: Lux Recommends #202
Welcome to Lux Recommends #202, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
Articles
Food Companies Add AI to Their Recipes: “Artificial intelligence can speed up the process of finding new flavors and products. Cumin pizza, anyone?” — Deena
Meet America’s newest military giant: Amazon: “The Pentagon’s controversial $10bn JEDI cloud computing deal is one of the most lucrative defense contracts ever. Amazon’s in pole position to win — and its move into the military has been a long time coming.” — Adam G
What Made Me Reconsider the Anthropocene: “Whether our civilization is transient or not, its effects on the living world will last forever.” — Sam
There’s a reason we don’t know much about AI: “The U.S. government used to study new technologies to flag ethical or social problems. Not anymore.” — Deena
From ‘Gemini Man’ to ‘The Irishman’: Dawn of the De-Aged Actor — Adam K
The hunt for Asia’s El Chapo: “The Asia-Pacific region is awash in crystal meth. A multinational task force is on the trail of a China-born Canadian national who, police tell Reuters, is the suspected kingpin of a vast drug network that is raking in up to $17 billion a year.” — Alex
Dinosaurs Are Alive and Battling in Valdez, Alaska — Adam K
Sandra Boynton’s Captivating Universe: “Her picture books have sold 75 million copies in the past four decades. What’s the secret to her far-reaching appeal?” — Sam
Watch a Giant 3D Printer Spit Out an Entire Boat — Adam K
Long exposure photo of lightning over a volcano in Chile — Adam K
Books
What It Takes by Steve Schwarzman: “It’s as easy to do something big as it is to do something small, so reach for a fantasy worthy of your pursuit, with rewards commensurate to your effort.” Inspiring autobiography from the private equity legend. — Alex
Television
Brockmire: “A famed major league baseball announcer who suffers an embarrassing and very public meltdown live on the air after discovering his beloved wife’s serial infidelity decides to reclaim his career and love life in a small town a decade later.” — Lux friend Steve Kaiden
Movies
Ad Astra: “Ad Astra takes a visually thrilling journey through the vast reaches of space while charting an ambitious course for the heart of the bond between parent and child.” — Alex
Videos
How Eliud Kipchoge Pulled Off His Epic, Sub-2-Hour Marathon — Adam K
Whales Hunting With ‘Nets’ Made of Bubbles — Adam K
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