Martian Radiation, Silicon Valley, and The Next Decade in Science: Lux Recommends #213
Welcome to Lux Recommends #213, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
Articles
Death on Mars: “The martian radiation environment is a problem for human explorers that cannot be overstated” — Sam
This Strange Microbe May Mark One of Life’s Great Leaps: “A organism living in ocean muck offers clues to the origins of the complex cells of all animals and plants.” — Adam K
Every Place Is the Same Now: “With a phone, anywhere else is always just a tap away.” — Sam
Silicon Valley Abandons the Culture That Made It the Envy of the World: “Once upon a time, in the notorious start-up cradle, small was beautiful.” — Deena
The Way We Write History Has Changed: “A deep dive into an archive will never be the same.” — Sam
Scientists Figured Out the Indian Cobra’s Genome — at Last: “With the genetic recipe for the snake’s lethal venom in hand, researchers will have an easier time producing an antidote.” — Adam G
New York’s Summer and Winter Captured in One Single Image: “Paul Seibert digitally blended two photographs he took from a helicopter, thousands of feet above Manhattan.” — Adam K
‘This is not how sequoias die. It’s supposed to stand for another 500 years’: “Giant sequoias were thought to be immune to insects, drought and wildfires. Then the unthinkable happened: trees started to die — and scientists began the search for answers” — Adam G
Technologies to watch in 2020: “Thought leaders predict the tech developments that could have a big impact in the coming year.” — Adam G
The Rules To Being A Sellside Economist: “If you forecast a bear market and it goes up, everyone will think you’re moron. If it goes down, everyone will hate you. But if you forecast a bull market and prices rise, you will become a hero (and if it goes down, nobody will remember because everyone will have got it wrong).” — Alex
Harvard Wyss Researchers On The Next Decade In Science — Lux friend Andrew Solomon
Books
All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai: “It’s 2016, and in Tom Barren’s world, technology has solved all of humanity’s problems — there’s no war, no poverty, no under-ripe avocadoes. Unfortunately, Tom isn’t happy. He’s lost the girl of his dreams. And what do you do when you’re heartbroken and have a time machine? Something stupid.” — Sam
Videos
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