The Navigator, Saturday, September 6, 2024
Employment numbers, friendship time, the making of "The West," hottest summer, and more
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Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, as labor market cools (The Washington Post)
The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent, tempering recent fears about a rise in joblessness that could signal the start of a downturn.
The Friendship Paradox (The Atlantic)
We all want more time with our friends, but we’re spending more time alone.
‘How the World Made the West’ Review: A Deeper View of History (The Wall Street Journal)
The modern West traces its heritage to Greece and Rome, societies that themselves owed a debt to the cultures that preceded and surrounded them.
These housing markets are poised for a downturn — and they’re not in Florida or Texas (MarketWatch)
‘Some markets show signs of potential instability,’ Attom CEO Rich Barber says
A former Google product manager made an AI-powered website to sift through Project 2025 so you don't have to (AOL.)
Here’s what the hottest summer on Earth looked like (The Washington Post)
Amid an onslaught of lethal heat, surging disease and record-breaking storms, global temperatures this summer climbed to the highest levels on record, according to Europe’s top climate agency.
‘Flight shame is dead’: concern grows over climate impact of tourism boom (The Guardian)
Post-Covid hunger for travel is taking a heavy toll on the environment amid race to net zero, say experts
A Quarter of America's Bridges May Collapse Within 26 Years. We Saw the Whole Thing Coming (Popular Mechanics)
Engineers are scrambling to prevent disaster, but is it too late after decades of neglect?
Global depopulation: saving the Earth while killing the economy? (Asia Times)
Fewer humans doesn’t necessarily mean a reprieve for nature while declining demographics are a proven drag on economic vitality