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...

• The Dyson Creep-Up (Trung Phan)

• Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 2045 (BBC)

• W.A.S.T.E. Not: John Scanlan looks for the future in the dustbins of history. (The Baffler)

• Individualized cancer therapies mark end of one-size-fits-all treatment. Take a look at this extraordinary piece about how personalized cancer treatments are redefining oncology. (Undark)

• 28 slightly rude notes on writing: Here’s a fact I find hilarious: We only know about several early Christian heresies because we have records of people complaining about them. (Experimental History)

• The Fiery Investor Restoring East Texas: Hedge fund wizard Kyle Bass made his name by predicting a housing collapse. (Texas Monthly)

• why are we lying to young people about work? (maalvika)

• The terrifying new weapon changing the war in Ukraine: In an ever-evolving conflict, soldiers have had to rapidly adapt to new threats posed by changing technology. (BBC)

• Life’s Ancient Bottleneck: Of the six chemical elements necessary for life, phosphorus is the rarest. It determines what grows and shrinks, who lives and dies. (Quillette)

• Now on HBO. The premiere of Mountainhead, the hot new series about tech bros gone wild.

• Hot Docs Headline Film - Digital Tsunami - Big Tech Big AI Big Brother

• Is the U.S. in a “high-level equilibrium trap”? When countries start fearing the future, they stagnate. (Noahpinion)

• What the hell are rare earth elements? Commonly called “rare earths,” they encompass 17 elements on the periodic table that are found in underground ore deposits. They’re so useful that rare earths have been referred to as “21st-century gold. (The Hustle)

• Source: Bloomberg
  

What are you reading or listening to?