The Commuting Principle That Shaped Urban History

Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged. The Air Conditioning Trap. Brought to you by: The Commuting Principle That Shaped Urban History Jonathan English, CityLab From ancient Rome to modern Atlanta, the shape of cities has been defined by the technologies that allow commuters to get to work in about 30 minutes. Save to Pocket SPONSORED This Keto-Friendly "Cereal for Adults" Keeps Selling Out Childhood cereal reimagined with 12g protein, 3g net carbs, 110 calories, and nothing artificial. Free shipping today with code POCKET. Try Now » Why You Should Think Twice Before Getting in a Pool Sara Chodosh, Popular Science Pools are festering, pathogenic baths that we fool ourselves into thinking are clean. Save to Pocket What Happens When You Don't Pay a Hospital Bill Olga Khazan, The Atlantic As Americans sink under medical expenses, debt collectors go to great—and sometimes strange—lengths to collect. Save to Pocket Meet the Marathon Cheats Mark Wilding, The Guardian What makes a person claim a medal when they haven't gone the full distance? Save to Pocket Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged Seema Jayachandran, The New York Times Still, the findings on age and entrepreneurship echo earlier myth-busting by researchers about scientific breakthroughs. Save to Pocket The Tragedy on Howse Peak Nick Heil, Outside How close should we stand to our own mortality to feel alive? Save to Pocket Carl Sagan on Moving Beyond Us vs. Them, Bridging Conviction with Compassion, and Meeting Ignorance with Kindness Maria Popova, Brain Pickings "In the course of looking deeply within ourselves, we may challenge notions that give comfort before the terrors of the world." Save to Pocket The Air Conditioning Trap: How Cold Air Is Heating the World Stephen Buranyi, The Guardian The warmer it gets, the more we use air conditioning. The more we use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap? Save to Pocket Welcome to Pleistocene Park Ross Andersen, The Atlantic In Arctic Siberia, Russian scientists are trying to stave off catastrophic climate change—by resurrecting an Ice Age biome complete with lab-grown woolly mammoths. Save to Pocket Blog Get the Pocket app to save and read anywhere: Privacy Policy  •   Help Center  •   Become a Sponsor You are receiving this email because you signed up for Pocket. Want to change how often you receive Pocket Hits newsletters? Update the frequency here, or unsubscribe. Read It Later, Inc., 233 Sansome Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA