AvatarPavel Komarovflipped into Pavel's Favorites2 days agoAmerica Is in Denialverified_publisherThe Atlantic - Mitt RomneyToo many Americans are blithely dismissing threats that could prove cataclysmic. Even as we watch the reservoirs and lakes of the West go dry, we keep watering our lawns, soaking our golf courses, and growing water-thirsty crops. As inflation mounts and the national debt balloons, progressive …
AvatarPavel Komarovflipped into Pavel's FavoritesOct 20, 2020What Silicon Valley "Gets" about Software Engineers that Traditional Companies Do Notpragmaticengineer.com - Gergely OroszI've worked at various tech companies: from "traditional" shops and consultancies, through an investment bank, to high-growth tech firms. I've also …
AvatarPavel Komarovflipped into Pavel's FavoritesBehind IBM's 'Smarter Planet' campaign: a lot of profit - Apr. 21, 2009Fortune - By Jeffrey M. O'Brien, senior editorCEO Palmisano has shifted IBM from selling tech services to hawking high-tech problem solving. Gunnar Johansson helps Stockholm reduce car congestion. …
AvatarPavel Komarovflipped into Pavel's FavoritesAs the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’verified_publisherThe New York Times - Christopher Flavelle and Bryan TarnowskiTo hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. SALT LAKE CITY — If the Great Salt Lake, which has already shrunk by two-thirds, continues to dry up, here’s what’s in store: The lake’s flies and brine shrimp would die off — scientists warn it …
AvatarPavel Komarovflipped into Pavel's FavoritesWhen Mental Health Education Makes Us Sickquillette.com - Clare RoweThe first quarter of the present century will be marked by the steep rise in poor mental health diagnoses. At every turn, there seems to be another …
AvatarPavel Komarovflipped into Pavel's FavoritesSmall Study on Rectal Cancer Results in Remission in Every Patientverified_publisherThe New York Times - Gina KolataCorrection: June 5, 2022 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Using information provided by a patient, an earlier version of this article misstated which year a participant in a drug trial was diagnosed with rectal cancer. Sascha Roth was diagnosed in 2019, not 2018. It …