We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun — for weekend reading. Below are some from this week — pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...
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Why Trump Won. (The Free Press) or (Honestly Podcast)
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You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local (Our World in Data)
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The Vagus Nerve’s Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of Mind: 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. (Wired)
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The Family Recipes That Live On in Cemeteries: Around the world, recipe gravestones tell stories of love, grief, and remembrance. (Atlas Obscura)
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Billionaire Clans Spend Nearly $2 BILLION On 2024 Elections: 150 Families Have Already Outpaced By $700 Million What 600 Individual Billionaires Spent in 2020. (The Tax Decode)
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How elderly dementia patients are unwittingly fueling political campaigns: how deceptive political fundraising has misled elderly Americans into giving away millions of dollars. (CNN)
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Blood tests for Alzheimer’s are here. Don’t let the headline fool you. While diagnosing Alzheimer’s is getting much easier, and this blood test is a big leap forward, be sure to read the small print: “There is no single, stand-alone test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease today. Blood testing is one piece of the diagnostic process.” (Medscape)
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Fiona Hill on America’s Emerging Oligarchy: The longtime Russia expert explains why Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are all talking to each other. (Politico)
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Where’s all the Money in Personal Transformation? Why are rich people sad and spiritual people poor? (The Leading Edge)
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Finally, a book about money that 8 billion people should read. The Atlas of Finance is a century overdue.
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Good Book:
- Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway, the pen name of John le Carré’s son, Nicholas Cornwell, whose thrilling new thriller is billed as “A John le Carré Novel.” I opened this book with my nose held high. How could the son of God write spy books as good as God’s.
- Morgan Housel offers one of his best essays yet, on the trickiness of nostalgia: “The past wasn’t as good as you remember. The present isn’t as bad as you think. The future will be better than you anticipate.”
What are you reading or listening to?