Favorite Rejects 2023-01-08

Pure Science @Pur3Science

Weird quantum effect used for highly precise interferometer #science

arstechnica.comWeird quantum effect used for highly precise interferometerInterference patterns in a cloud of atoms made in a portable device.

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

All of the Wolf Warrior diplomats and Chinese state media guys should hang this quote on their walls

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Malthusian intuitions are deeply rooted in part because they correctly describe the majority of human history. eml.berkeley.edu/~jsteinsson/te…

Paul E Williams @PEWilliams_

That “supply” has been branded as a “libertarian” concept by a faction of the modern left would have Soviet economists (not even to mention Marx) ripping out their eyeballs. https://t.co/ksht7H7GN4

Lee Hepner @LeeHepner

@PippengerHarlo Another way of looking at this, housing is a political vehicle for libertarians seeking to sustain an economic school of thought that is otherwise going out of favor. I suspect as housing markets become increasingly concentrated, the failure of that thinking will be more obvious.

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner

U.S. has more construction jobs than at any time in ihistory: 7.777 million. We surpassed the prior record from Apr 2006, 7.726 million, in Oct and have set new records each month since.

hilzoy @hilzoy

I'm still bothered by this story about the adjunct who got fired for showing a picture of Muhammad in a global art history class. (The picture was by a Persian Muslim in the 14th century.)

nytimes.comA Lecturer Showed a Painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She Lost Her Job.After an outcry over the art history class by Muslim students, Hamline University officials said the incident was Islamophobic. But many scholars say the work is a masterpiece.

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

In 80s sci-fi anime there's often a giant ominous tower that looms over Tokyo, and I'm glad that Tokyo is finally building some of these.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Thinking of enrolling in some courses that might qualify me for some kind of geriatric care position that pays more than minimum wage.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

brb getting my doctor of physical therapy degree

Stephen Stapczynski @SStapczynski

Japan and the US will agree to cooperate on developing next-generation nuclear power technology, the Sankei reports 🇺🇸 🤝 🇯🇵 ☢️ The two countries will work together on rolling out SMR plants 🔧 Japan rushes to embrace nuclear amid ongoing energy crisis sankei.com/article/202301…

sankei.com＜独自＞日米両政府、次世代原子炉の開発協力で合意へ　米が日本の原子力政策転換を歓迎日米両政府が小型モジュール炉（ＳＭＲ）などの次世代原子炉の開発協力をはじめ原子力分野での協力強化で合意する方向で調整していることが７日、分かった。訪米中の西村…