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~ Today’s Water Cooler ~

Questions about Louisiana’s plans to reroute the mighty Mississppi to save its eroding coast rattle the agency spearheading them

The more you look at the cryptocurrency Tether, the less there is to like.

Sierra Leone so far has had some Covid success despite low vaccination rates, and it illustrates the challenges poor countries face.

Thanks for your concern and kind notes about my surgery and how my mother is faring. A recap of the last nearly two weeks.

~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread ~

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Monday NCAA antitrust decision opens the door to further more sweeping challenges of the organization’s business model.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb explains why Bitcoin is not good for much except enriching early adopters and intermediaries.

Gail Tvergberg explains why oil prices are likely to remain be lower than full costs, and how that undermines the move to cleaner energy.

How the ralllying cry of “Follow the science” is looking more and more like sloganeernig as opposed to best practice.

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Managed retreat is a promising way to deal with rising seas…except it requires things we’re bad at, like planning and cooperation.