What we are reading May 8th, 2024.
Here is a great story about pessimism and how the world changes when times are dark. More great stories we are reading this week.
Philosophers are studying Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?”
In which philosophy tries to understand how normal people think about morality.
Sigal Samuel
Biden is giving the Medal of Freedom to a who’s who of Democrats (and Katie Ledecky)
President Biden is giving the nation’s highest civilian honor to 19 people, a list that includes civil rights leaders, trailblazers and an unusually large contingent of high-profile Democrats.
Deepa Shivaram
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality: Montell, Amanda: 9781668007976: Amazon.com: Books
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Cholera is making a comeback — and the world doesn’t have enough vaccines
“A billion people at risk”: How worldwide cholera outbreaks are threatening lives.
Ellen Ioanes
The Philosophical Case for a Four-Day Workweek
Philosopher Jason Read discusses his new book on the politics of work, in which he draws insights from Marx, Spinoza, and elements of popular culture to tackle an urgent question: Why do people fight for their servitude as if it were their salvation?
Jason Read
Ferrari’s CEO on Diagnosing and Treating Bureaucratic Bloat
Soon after Benedetto Vigna took the wheel at Ferrari in 2021, he realized he needed to steer the legendary automaker away from bureaucratic roadblocks and toward a more agile, innovative future. Vigna’s first move was a listening tour, connecting with 300 employees at every level. These conversations quickly revealed that
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