Weekend Reading, Watching and Listening Recommendations (April 16, 2021)
Plastic Is Falling From the Sky; How Gigantic Ships Are Creating Global Supply Chain Havoc; Bitcoin and the Future of Decentralized Finance
Read: Plastic Is Falling From the Sky. But Where’s It Coming From? At any given time, 1,100 tons of microplastic are floating over the western US. New modeling shows the surprising sources of the nefarious pollutant. [via WIRED]
Read: The Personality Trait That Makes People Feel Comfortable Around You. People with a positive “affective presence” are easy to be around and oil the gears of social interactions. [via The Atlantic]
Listen: How Gigantic Ships Are Creating Global Supply Chain Havoc [via Odd Lots]
Listen: Bitcoin and the Future of Decentralized Finance [via Exponential View]
Watch: Prof. Yuval Noah Harari speaks with author Rutger Bregman, in a moderated conversation by Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist.
Watch: Mission Economy: Mariana Mazzucato in conversation with Gillian Tett