Why would anyone be against life-saving malaria bednets?
Mosquito bednets can help prevent malaria, dengue, and a whole slew of other diseases. Despite the fact they save more than a million lives every year from malaria, there's a billionaire out there who thinks they're bad! Dylan provides sorely needed clarity here on why.
🎧 How to be a (realistic) climate optimist
I loved this interview on Vox podcast The Weeds with data scientist Hannah Ritchie, one of our 2023 Future Perfect 50 honorees. It's so easy to feel overwhelmed by all the bad things happening every day, but Ritchie provides a data-backed framework to think about climate change: Hope, not doom, is a motivator for action.
📹 What your credit score actually means
I'm in my "I need to start getting serious about money" era. I had a lot of loose knowledge about credit scores and how they figure into mortgages and whatnot in the US — but the history and mechanics are a whole other ball game, and I learned so much from this video.
How to be alone with your thoughts
In case it wasn't abundantly obvious from my past two recommendations, Vox excels at providing smart frameworks for thinking through problems in your life. In addition to my 2024 resolutions about money, I'm also trying to incorporate more meditation and mindfulness into my life. (It helps that I edit Oshan Jarow, the absolute GOAT at explaining why those two practices matter.) Allie's expert-informed piece encourages us to embrace negative self-talk as it comes — discomfort becomes easier if you do.
Hawaii's out-of-control, totally bizarre fight over stray cats
Okay, if you love a) cats, b) incredible photography, and c) a nuanced dive into community and academic tensions, Benji's got you covered. I'm not a cat owner (I'm allergic), so I had no idea what kind of ecological impacts feral and pet cats could have.
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