Weekly Filet #224: We live in yesterday's climate. And more.
1. We have locked in centuries of climate change (The Ezra Klein Show)
You've probably heard the news: 2016 has been the hottest year on record. For some context, I highly recommend this hour-long interview with Elizabeth Kolbert, one of the best-known writers on climate change, who won a Pulizer Prize for her book «The Sixth Extinction». Enlightening and trenchant. The quote that stuck in my mind: «We live in yesterday's climate.»
2. To Obama With Love, and Hate, and Desperation (The New York Times)
They receive thousands of letters every day. They read them all. And they select ten for the President to read. This is a truly wonderful profile of the staff of the White House mailroom.
3. How to tell if you’re a jerk (Nautilus)
«Maybe nothing is more central to your moral character than your degree of jerkitude.»
4. Alles Zufall? (Die ZEIT, German)
Von der Liebe bis zum Tod – warum wir uns mit dem Zufall so schwer tun. Ein toller Essay.
5. Astronaut
YouTube is full of videos that nobody is watching. Until now. Hit play and enjoy the wonders of serendipity.