Hawaii Science Journal

"Inside a longshot bid to buy Tik Tok."  Views expressed in this science and technology summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 18 January 2025, 1457 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.newyorker.com Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com). View in browser  |   Update your preferences Friday, January 17, 2025 In today’s newsletter,  reconsidering social media, and then: •  The new combustible age •  “Silo” and the modern dystopia •  How do you know when a system has failed?   Annals of Communications Is the TikTok Ban a Chance to Rethink the Whole Internet? The billionaire Frank McCourt is launching a “people’s bid” to buy the app, replace its addictive algorithm, and give users greater control of their data. Is it a publicity stunt or a sincere attempt to reform the digital age? By  Clare Malon...

"Climate Change is Threatening Big Sur's Highway 1." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 18 May 2024, 1311 UTC. Content and Source:  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGxTNxGrBtxpcxbTrxzslCHvMxJ/The New Yorker:  Science and Technology Newsletter. Please scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com). View in browser   |   Update your preferences In today’s newsletter, an iconic landscape in peril, and then: •   Bill McKibben on the climate hazard of a second Trump term •   A neuropsychologist asks whether forgetting can help us remember •   What it means to send a meme The Precarious Future of Big Sur’s Highway 1 How climate change is threatening one of the country’s most famous roadways. By Emily Witt Photograph by Ian Bates On the afternoon   of March 30th, Magnus Tor...