That's Interesting
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The Atlantic: To Survive in a Wetter World, Raise Ducks, Not Chickens
01st August, 2019“Farmers in Bangladesh are adapting to climate change, and it’s having an impact in faraway places—including on restaurant menus.”
External Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/07/bangladesh-climate-change-floods-ducks/593581/ -
The birth and death of a bike company: What happened to SpeedX?
01st August, 2019“The tale of the Chinese start-up SpeedX is one of rapid growth, dizzying expansion and total collapse. In the space of two wild years, the company blossomed from the seed of an idea to hogging headlines around the cycling and tech world. It was poised to disrupt the big brands with its competitively priced and highly integrated ‘smart’ road bikes. And then, seemingly overnight, on the eve of shipping its ambitious second model, SpeedX disappeared without a trace – leaving in its wake a trail of unfulfilled Kickstarter pledges, unpaid suppliers, and unreturned deposits.”
External Link: https://cyclingtips.com/2019/06/what-happened-to-speedx/ -
Outside: Alternative Meat Industry
01st August, 2019Article on the alternative meat industry – where it had come from and where it might be heading.
External Link: https://www.outsideonline.com/2399736/impossible-foods-beyond-meat-alt-meat -
RBA Speech: Inflation Targeting and Economic Welfare
01st August, 2019Address by Philip Lowe to Anika Foundation Luncheon
External Link: https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2019/sp-gov-2019-07-25.html -
NPR Planet Money: Fed Cut
01st August, 2019The FED has lowered rates “But this decision by the Fed is controversial because right now the US economy seems to be doing fine — and cutting rates if the economy doesn’t need help is risky. So, should it be lowering rates right now? Today Cardiff and Stacey debate the wisdom and discuss the whys and wherefores of a rate cut now.”
External Link: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/30/746744003/stacey-vs-cardiff-the-fed-cut-throwdown -
Fontaines DC – Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
01st August, 2019Fontaines D.C. are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. This performance was recorded at Kex Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves 2018.
External Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT4RZ9hmIq4 -
The Atlantic: Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think
05th July, 2019“The data are shockingly clear that for most people, in most fields, professional decline starts earlier than almost anyone thinks.”
External Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/work-peak-professional-decline/590650/ -
BBC podcast: A History of Music and Technology – Sound Recording
05th July, 2019‘Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason tells the story of how we first captured sound, giving birth to a global recording industry.’
External Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07dg3wm -
Do banks have pricing power?
05th July, 2019How to measure pricing power and competitiveness in an increasingly concentrated US banking system?
External Link: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2019/june/banks-market-power -
The Coast Guard Just Busted a Garlic-Smuggling Operation in the Caribbean
05th July, 2019Unlike other forms of smuggling that often involves illegal or banned substances, garlic is smuggled primarily for economic reasons.
“As part of the recent trade war between China and the United States, the U.S. imposed tariffs on Chinese garlic of 10 percent.”
External Link: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/garlic-smuggling