Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/13/human-behavioural-crisis-at-root-of-climate-breakdown-say-scientists

Why America hates its children

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-america-hates-its-children-parenting-expensive-childcare-schools-kids-2024-1

Slow Electricity: The Return of DC Power?

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2016/04/slow-electricity-the-return-of-dc-power/

How to Build a Small Low Voltage Solar Power System

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/12/how-to-build-a-small-solar-power-system/ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/12/how-to-build-a-small-solar-power-system/images/dithers/white-solar-all_dithered.png

The lies our culture tells us about what matters — and a better way to live

https://www.ted.com/talks/david_brooks_the_lies_our_culture_tells_us_about_what_matters_and_a_better_way_to_live/transcript?action%5Btype%5D=SAVE_VIDEO_TO_YOUR_LIST&action%5Bvariables%5D%5Bid%5D=

This weed killer is banned in 58 countries. U.S. workers say it’s giving them Parkinson’s

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-12-20/california-workers-say-herbicide-is-giving-them-parkinsons

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Hawaii Bunker Compound

https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-inside-hawaii-compound/

Google exec finds peace in happiness algorithm when son dies from routine surgergy accident

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/30/google-mo-gawdat-solve-for-happy-interview Great book from a former tech specialist at Google whose son was killed during a routine surgery accident. He found that the best way to overcome the suffering of this tragedy was to distance himself from friends and family who constantly spread their false, ill conceived opinions of “success” which reprogram and “overwrite" our … Continue reading Google exec finds peace in happiness algorithm when son dies from routine surgergy accident

10 States Most Likely to Become ‘Blue Zones,’ With Healthy Lifestyles and Long Lifespans

https://money.com/blue-zone-states-health-longevity/

The big bet on “tiny homes” to fix homelessness

https://www.vox.com/2023/11/29/23969458/homelessness-tiny-homes-housing-crisis-shelter-encampments

Anxious dads raise smarter, more well-behaved kids, new study shows

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/study-anxious-dads-raise-smarter-more-well-behaved-kids.html

The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/27/the-nature-cure-how-time-outdoors-transforms-our-memory-imagination-and-logic

What happened after my wife and I removed Wi-Fi from our home

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/home-internet-landline-amazon-smartphone/676070/

This AI Threat Summit Is a Doomer’s Paradise

https://gizmodo.com/uk-ai-safety-summit-scenarios-bioweapons-cyberattacks-1850967425

Extra Fees Drive Assisted-Living Profits

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/health/long-term-care-assisted-living.html

Digital Immortality now: Uploading protocol, very short version

Uploading protocol, very short version Method http://digital-immortality-now.com/Method

Why the Godfather of A.I. Fears What He’s Built.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/20/geoffrey-hinton-profile-ai

New study on hunter-gatherer moms suggests Western child care has a big problem

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4307158-study-hunter-gatherer-moms-western-child-care/

For parents of kids with special needs, career survival may entail a radical pivot

https://fortune.com/well/2023/11/04/special-needs-kids-mean-radical-career-change-working-moms-disability-parenthood/

With rising elder care costs, the Great Wealth Transfer won’t be so great 

Photo by Kampus Production on Pexels.com https://www.marketplace.org/2023/11/06/with-rising-elder-care-costs-the-great-wealth-transfer-wont-be-so-great/ https://www.marketplace.org/2023/11/06/with-rising-elder-care-costs-the-great-wealth-transfer-wont-be-so-great/

Everything from our sleep to our hormones relies on the dark. So why are we so intent on destroying it?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/31/everything-from-our-sleep-to-our-hormones-relies-on-the-dark-so-why-are-we-so-intent-on-destroying-it

The devastating uncertainty of recurring cancer

https://www.adn.com/opinions/2023/10/15/opinion-the-devastating-uncertainty-of-recurring-cancer/

The faster, cheaper, no-brainer way to replace dirty construction

https://www.freethink.com/energy/sustainable-construction

Everybody is a Luddite now

https://www.wired.com/story/everyone-is-a-luddite-now/

Moments in the ‘Buy Nothing’ Life

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/21/style/buy-nothing-project-experience.html

‘Biophilic Design’ Is the New Home Decor Trend

https://lifehacker.com/biophilic-design-is-the-new-home-decor-trend-1850939348

Finally, a smart home for chickens

https://www.popsci.com/technology/smart-home-for-chickens-coop/