#73 All poverty is energy poverty
A recent article in The New Yorker discusses the importance of refrigeration to the development of Rwanda, where cold storage is necessary to reduce rates of foodborne illness and secure more stable income for farmers. The piece demonstrates an inescapable fact about the future of the world: we need to use more energy — a lot more.
Heatwaves kill more Americans than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods
In 2021 extreme heat killed more Americans than any other weather-related disaster. People seek shelter after tornado warnings, and leave coastal areas before a hurricane hits. Yet many ignore extreme-heat advice. In July over 150m Americans, or nearly one in two, were in parts of the country issuing such alerts.
Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size
Unless you have skipped a lot of school, or work, or both – or you live in the USA – you have probably used an A4 sheet of paper before now. Have you ever wondered why it is the shape or size it is? Time to dust off some high-school level maths to investigate.
TikTok hacked, over 2 bn user database records stolen
Several cyber-security analysts tweeted about the discovery of what was "a breach of an insecure server that allowed access to TikTok's storage, which they believe contained personal user data".
EU wants to enforce 5 years of security and 3 years of OS updates for all phones
EU lawmakers have proposed that phones sold in the region should get at least five years of security updates and three years of OS updates.
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