1. On the new Xi Zhongxun biography.
2. “This month, four Finnish cities are offering six euros per litre for dead Spanish slugs.”
3. “There are new hints that the fabric of space-time may be made of “memory cells” that record the whole history of the universe.” Speculative.
4. The moratorium on state-level AI regulation has so far survived (contrary to my expectations).
5. Marijuana is associated with higher risk of heart attack and stroke (NYT).
6. The SAT reading section becoming shorter probably is not because of declining attention spans. Here is further explanation from the primary source. I would say the question remains unsettled, as we should not take the College Board at its word. My favored (unconfirmed) hypothesis is that the colleges and universities themselves wish to lower standards to boost enrollment, but without lowering their average SAT scores.
7. Schelling on Iran and nuclear weapons, starting at 4:35. It includes the story of his visit to Iran, to discuss ideas on nuclear deterrence. Whether you agree or not, this is a talk from a very different era. About thirty minutes long.
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