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Is it the humidity, or just the heat?
Scientists debate the role of humidity in rising heat deaths
Research Preview: Science Magazine – August 2, 2024
Tag Archives: Artificial Intelligence
The Economist Magazine – August 3, 2024 Preview
Chinese companies are winning the global south
Their expansion abroad holds important lessons for Western incumbents
The Middle East on the brink
Stepping back starts with a ceasefire in Gaza
Taxing tourists
Visitors are a boon, if managed wisely
Venezuela’s stolen election
Peaceful protests and judicious diplomacy offer some hope
The cynic’s guide to industry awards
Expect lots of booze, sweat and plexiglass
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – August 5, 2024
Kamala Harris Isn’t Going Back
Fifty years after Shirley Chisholm ran for the Presidency, we find ourselves yet again questioning the durability of outmoded presumptions about race and gender. By Jelani Cobb
The Republican National Convention and the Iconography of Triumph
In Milwaukee, with a candidate who had just cheated death, the resentment rhetoric of Trump’s 2016 campaign gave way to an atmosphere of festive certainty. By Anthony Lane
Gillian Anderson’s Sex Education
She became famous playing buttoned-up Agent Scully. But in midlife her characters often have a strong erotic charge—and now she’s edited “Want,” a book of sexual fantasies. By Rebecca Mead
Research Preview: Science Magazine – July 26, 2024
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U.S. back in the race to forge unknown elements
Atoms of element 116 show path to create element 120 and extend the periodic table
Fully built water-hunting Moon rover killed by NASA
VIPER cancellation shocks planetary scientists and puts commercial lunar delivery program on edge
Can scientists help corals by killing starfish?
Culling crown-of-thorns boosted coral cover on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Burned-up satellites are tainting the atmosphere
As private fleets grow, so do concerns about ozone-destroying effects of metal particles
The Economist Magazine – July 27, 2024 Preview
Can Kamala Harris win?
Joe Biden’s vice-president has an extraordinary opportunity. But she also has a mountain to climb
A global gold rush is changing sport
Fans may be cooling on the Olympics, but elsewhere technology is transforming how sport is watched
Don’t stop the buck
MAGA Republicans are wrong to seek a cheaper dollar
It is hard to cast America as a victim of the global financial system
- The lost leader – Germany’s failure to lead the EU is becoming a problem
- Don’t stop the buck – MAGA Republicans are wrong to seek a cheaper dollar
- Your summer reading – Packing for a holiday? Take these books published in 2024
Research: New Scientist Magazine – July 27, 2024
What is the optimal amount of exercise and how much is too much?
If your gym instructor is an iPad, what is lost – and gained?
How to use psychology to hack your mind and fall in love with exercise
How fast do we get out of shape and is there a way to slow the loss?
How much exercise do children really need – and what type?
Watch bees defend their nest by slapping ants with their wings
Zombie galaxy came back to life after 20 million years
Chinese nuclear reactor is completely meltdown-proof
Shock discovery reveals deep sea nodules are a source of oxygen
Universe’s missing matter may be explained by galaxies leaking gas
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 25, 2024
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Found: the hidden link between star-forming molecular clouds
Connections between three interstellar clouds of gas and dust offer a glimpse into their birth.
How the watermelon got its sweet taste and rosy hue
Genomic analysis reveals the complex roots of the modern fruit.
Massive cicada emergence prompted raccoons to run wild
Meanwhile, deer kept a low profile — perhaps because the deafening noise of the insects made it hard to hear predators.
Blowout! Satellites reveal one of the largest methane leaks on record
An oil well in Kazakhstan dumped more than 100,000 tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – July 26, 2024
Times Literary Supplement (July 24, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Generation Anxious’ – Jonathan Haidt’s bleak vision of modern childhood; Rebuilding broken Britain; The woman who stalked the world; German Expressionism at Tate Modern and Twisters..
Previews: Country Life Magazine – July 24, 2024
Country Life Magazine (July 23, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Talking Dogs’ – The secret language of the shepherd’s friends, Shooting on Lewis and fishing on the Test; Fired up – the foundry that made Trafalgar’s lions; Loving lapwings; Building with oak and summer in Paris….
Whistle while you work
It is mesmerising to watch one man and his dog moving a flock of sheep using a language all of their own. Katy Birchall admires the almost telepathic connection between sheepdog and handler
Who are you calling a peewit?
The pied plumage of the lapwing was once a common sight in our countryside and, as Vicky Liddell learns, moves are afoot to halt the beautiful bird’s decline
Heavy metal
The heat is on for Catriona Gray as she visits the UK’s oldest-surviving art foundry, now forging a successful future hidden away in the Hampshire countryside
The dogs that ask why
Patrick Galbraith is confounded by a case of mistaken canine identity when he embarks on a day of walked-up grouse shooting on the Isle of Lewis
The tale of the Croque Monsieur
Armed with an array of home-tied flies, David Profumo relishes pitting his wits against the wily trout of the South of England’s crystal-clear chalkstreams
From little acorns
We have been building with strong, sustainable and flexible oak since time immemorial — and the art continues to thrive, as Arabella Youens discovers
To Paris with love
The 1924 Olympics were the crowning glory of a golden age for culture in the French capital. Mary Miers looks back to an extraordinary, liberating time
Willie Hartley Russell’s favourite painting
The chairman of the Almshouse Association chooses a striking portrait of a remarkable man
Fitting like a glove
Jeremy Musson applauds the success of Woodford Hill Farm, a new country house perfect for its old Northamptonshire setting
The legacy
He is seldom given due credit, but there would be no modern Olympic Games without William Penny Brookes, finds Kate Green
As different as night and day
John Lewis-Stempel’s detour in Dorset is rewarded by an early-morning encounter with the enigmatic, elusive nightjar
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell is getting shirty with the best summer gents’ linens
West is best
Eleanor Doughty explores the top places for London commuters to buy out west of the capital
The odd couple
Caroline Donald hails the marriage of a 200-year-old villa with a contemporary garden in Kent
Kitchen garden cook
Melanie Johnson on cherries
Bay watch
The bay leaf wins the laurels as a symbol of strength, courage and wisdom, says Ian Morton
Our daily bread
Neil Buttery examines the rise of the Anglo-Saxon Lammas loaf
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – July 29, 2024
Where Do Republicans and Democrats Stand After the R.N.C.?
Biden imperilled his candidacy at the debate because of his inability to speak coherently. At the convention, Trump was doing something similar, and couldn’t stop. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
Will Hezbollah and Israel Go to War?
Months of fighting at the border threaten to ignite an all-out conflict that could devastate the region.
Should We Abolish Prisons?
Our carceral system is characterized by frequent brutality and ingrained indifference. Finding a better way requires that we freely imagine alternatives. By Adam Gopnik
