1. The many heights of Mount Everest
An episode from Vox’s Unexplainable podcast about something you absolutely don’t need to know, but definitely will want to know because it’s so fascinating: Why it’s nearly impossible to measure the exact height of the world’s highest mountain — and why there are at least three mountains on earth that, depending on how you measure, are higher than Mount Everest. Start listening now.
2. What to Do About Jair Bolsonaro, the World’s Most Dangerous Climate Denier
It really is quite unfortunate that one of the planet’s most precious lines of defence against climate change is (mostly) located in a country currently governed by one of the shittiest human beings on said planet. A pointed analysis of how Jair Bolsonaro is holding the Amazon hostage for personal gain. Read it now.
3. How to Get Anyone to Do Anything
How do you persuade people to do things you want them to do? Few people know better than psychologist Robert Cialdini, a pioneer in the science of p…