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not an inflation hedge

Paul Krugman on cryptocurrencies.

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Recently the legendary short-seller Jim Chanos gave Bloomberg a wide-ranging interview in which, speaking of cryptocurrency, he pointed out that “a lot of the concepts behind its adoption early on have proven to basically be, you know, not there or wanting. You know, it was going to be a replacement currency. Well, no, it’s not. Well, it’s going to be a diversifying asset. Well, no, it hasn’t been.” And now we know it isn’t an inflation hedge either.

Chanos went on to call crypto a “predatory junkyard.” Well, I wouldn’t go that far. Actually, on second thought, I would.

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on the voyagers

Well past design life, a bit of powering down.

 

anti lgbtq ad in qatar

Although it would be welcomed in many American states - the religions and types of hate are similar. 

the spear of trump's january 6th attack

A New York Times video piece on the proud boys.

Disturbing, but not surprising. 

 

 

the overpromise of delivery drones

This was completely predicted by almost everyone with any experience..

 

 

hcr on yesterday's j6 hearings

Heather Cox Richardson has a nice summary.

 

finding the source of the black death

A puzzle has been sorted out.

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The Syriac engraving on the medieval tombstone was tantalizing: “This is the tomb of the believer Sanmaq. [He] died of pestilence.” Sanmaq, who was buried in 1338 near Lake Issyk Kul in what is now northern Kyrgyzstan, was one of many victims of the unnamed plague. By scrutinizing field notes and more photos from the Russian team that had excavated the graves in the 1880s, historian Philip Slavin found that at least 118 people from Sanmaq’s Central Asian trading community died in the epidemic.

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a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

abortion access and college choice

Comments from Teen Vogue.  It's still very early.  I've heard third hand of large applications for transfer two companies in Florida and Texas.

a tip of the hat to Kari

 

 

what to expect with the next covid-19 vaccines

Yesterday's In the Bubble.  Andy chats with epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina and New York Times health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli.

 

life

Another great Joy of Why Episode.

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Without a good definition of life, how do we look for it on alien planets? Steven Strogatz speaks with Robert Hazen, a mineralogist and astrobiologist, and Sheref Mansy, a chemist, to learn more.

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A few years ago Carl Zimmer posted eight fascinating interviews on the subject as a podcast series,