A short list of good reads
- We’ve all seen eye-popping images of wildfires. But do they really capture reality? Photographers reveal what those photos hide in ProPublica.
- Eva Hagberg in The Atlantic argues that the pandemic has been a boon for friendship—delinking emotional connection from physical presence.
- We all know animals migrate. But did you know that trees migrate as well? The Guardian speaks to the ecologist who tracks ‘moving’ trees.
- Parag Khanna and Michael Ferrari in Wired argue it is time we recognise that collective action is never going to avert climate change. The only answer: radical geoengineering to transform our planet. (This is truly a wild read courtesy Tejaswi Subramanian)
- Mint profiles ‘Mariko Amekodommo’, the French/Italian/American Ayurvedic chef who is taking Mumbai by storm.