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Great discussion at CERAWeek with Daniel Yergin, Danielle Smith & Susan Bourgeois on the value of regional energy hubs. We're seeing rising need for affordable baseload energy & a push to decarbonize emissions. Energy hubs can power current needs & suit future demand.

Happiness depends on the freedom to exit toxic relationships and enter healthy ones. 97k people, 34 countries: Well-being is higher when changing groups, friends, and partners is easy and acceptable. A vital form of liberty is the ability to choose the people in our lives.

Change, Not Charity: A short documentary about the Americans with Disabilities Act. Important and Timely. youtu.be/2QcNgB2dfY4?si…

We shouldn’t ask kids what they want to be when they grow up. It encourages them to define themselves in terms of work. Who we become is not a question of career—it’s a matter of character. The highest aspiration is to be a person of generosity, integrity, humility, and wisdom.

A silver lining of being a highly sensitive kid is heightened social and emotional intelligence. New study of elementary schoolers: The more they feel things deeply, the better they are at recognizing emotions and handling conflicts. Sensitivity is not a flaw—it's a feature.

Thank you Grazie Merci Pope Leo XIV Papa Leone XIV

A farmer trying to save his neighbor's field from fire in Weld County, Colorado.Once alarmed, he ran home and grabbed his equipment to help out.

Gates Foundation announces a 20 year, $200 billion spenddown plan for public health, globally. nytimes.com/2025/05/08/mag…

Nice nod after digging around to find out that a lot of taxpayer funded incentives go to create poorly paid jobs.

It's been fifteen years of wet tweets and gloating, but I'm not sure the love I once had for this forum will return. It still feels like a sinking ship, and I'm saddened by that. Do I just stick to the rivers and the lakes that I'm used to? Splash schwump burble gurgle, sigh.

#ProtectMedicaid

Some news to share - Harvard granted me tenure. [1/2]

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The FDA has cleared the first blood test to aid in diagnosing Alzheimer's. While there is still no stand-alone test to diagnose Alzheimer’s today, this FDA action marks an important step toward people obtaining an accurate diagnosis more quickly and earlier in the disease

Many proposed data centers may never be built, and utilities are starting to take note. Let's stay grounded, avoid panic driven overbuilding, and plan smart with clean energy for a reliable grid. bit.ly/4jg0uhd

One of my current international students at Harvard just filed two patents with me. These patented technologies are now being licensed by a small U.S. business, which will create jobs *across the country* and generate tax revenue for the U.S.

A country built on attracting the best and brightest from around the world is increasingly telling future generations of talent to go away. Via Diane Brady fortune.com/2025/05/23/tru…

WSJ Editorial Board (not a fan of Harvard), rightly calls out the harm this brings to the country: --> "short-sighted attack on one of America’s great competitive strengths: Its ability to attract the world’s best and brightest."

We pay too much attention to strong opinions—and too little to deep insight and broad perspectives. Pontificating is not a sign of credibility. Hot takes are not a substitute for being well-informed. Expertise is how much you know. Wisdom is knowing how much you have to learn.

“Always remember as Edward R. Murrow said, that dissent is not disloyalty. Dissent is actually an invaluable part of our democratic process. We cannot surrender to any system that deems only power approved speech or thought is allowed. The whole point of journalism and any other