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Wind, solar, and electric vehicles made huge strides in 2025.
For the first time, wind and solar supplied more power than coal worldwide, while EVs accounted for more than a quarter of new car sales.
For the first time, wind and solar supplied more power than coal worldwide, while EVs accounted for more than a quarter of new car sales.
A Year of Clean Energy Breakthroughs
Even as the Trump administration rolled back support for renewable energy in the U.S., wind, solar, and electric vehicles made huge strides globally in 2025. For the first time, wind and solar supplied more power than coal worldwide, while plug-in vehicles accounted for more than a quarter of new car sales.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Wind, solar, and electric vehicles made huge strides in 2025.
For the first time, wind and solar supplied more power than coal worldwide, while EVs accounted for more than a quarter of new car sales.
For the first time, wind and solar supplied more power than coal worldwide, while EVs accounted for more than a quarter of new car sales.
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The notion that Americans can afford less than they used to is wrong. The strength of their collective belief otherwise says more about the toxic politics of inflation than it does about the state of the economy or household spending power econ.st/4aEe0uj
Illustration: Stephan Dybus
Illustration: Stephan Dybus
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The notion that Americans can afford less than they used to is wrong. The strength of their collective belief otherwise says more about the toxic politics of inflation than it does about the state of the economy or household spending power econ.st/4aEe0uj
Illustration: Stephan Dybus
Illustration: Stephan Dybus
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Birds lay eggs in a diverse array of colors, patterns, sizes, and shapes.
After looking at nearly 50,000 eggs from more than 1400 bird species, researchers in Science found that egg shape is related to flight ability.
Learn more on #NationalBirdDay: https://scim.ag/3YUZkQc
After looking at nearly 50,000 eggs from more than 1400 bird species, researchers in Science found that egg shape is related to flight ability.
Learn more on #NationalBirdDay: https://scim.ag/3YUZkQc
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Birds lay eggs in a diverse array of colors, patterns, sizes, and shapes.
After looking at nearly 50,000 eggs from more than 1400 bird species, researchers in Science found that egg shape is related to flight ability.
Learn more on #NationalBirdDay: https://scim.ag/3YUZkQc
After looking at nearly 50,000 eggs from more than 1400 bird species, researchers in Science found that egg shape is related to flight ability.
Learn more on #NationalBirdDay: https://scim.ag/3YUZkQc
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Meanwhile, a Crossover Episode.
Bill Ackman Says He Has Funded Francesca Gino’s Legal Defense Since June 2024 | News | The Harvard Crimson
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill A. Ackman ’88 said he has been funding the legal defense of Francesca Gino, a former Harvard Business School professor accused of research fraud, since June 2024, c...
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January 4, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Meanwhile, a Crossover Episode.
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A senior academic using mentoring as leverage to obtain sex is a contemptible abuser of power.
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
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The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A senior academic using mentoring as leverage to obtain sex is a contemptible abuser of power.
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Enjoying the fall colors around my home in Olympia, Washington.
November 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Enjoying the fall colors around my home in Olympia, Washington.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Using large-scale administrative data with an RDD in Indonesia, the paper finds that conditional cash transfers reduced child marriages of girls in rural Indonesia by about 3.5 percentage points (about 40 percent).
February 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Using large-scale administrative data with an RDD in Indonesia, the paper finds that conditional cash transfers reduced child marriages of girls in rural Indonesia by about 3.5 percentage points (about 40 percent).
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This paper studies how extending the school day affects divorce. They exploit the staggered rollout of a policy that extended school day in elementary schools in Mexico.
They find that extending the school day by 3.5 hours leads to a large and significant increase in divorce rates.
They find that extending the school day by 3.5 hours leads to a large and significant increase in divorce rates.
February 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This paper studies how extending the school day affects divorce. They exploit the staggered rollout of a policy that extended school day in elementary schools in Mexico.
They find that extending the school day by 3.5 hours leads to a large and significant increase in divorce rates.
They find that extending the school day by 3.5 hours leads to a large and significant increase in divorce rates.