Also in today’s links: communities plot their futures, and how we know your best judgment prompted you to read this. Plus, amazing pictures.
Reviving uranium mining in New Mexico has the ability to revive the state’s finances, or harm its citizens, depending on whom you ask.As Britain struggles to figure out what to do with all their garbage — half of which is currently buried in landfills — incineration comes up for consideration.This is what the mind-boggling scale of human consumption looks like. Aside from being scary, it’s also quite pretty. I’d like wallpaper out of the jet trails image.In an ongoing debate over how we form quick responses, a new study indicates that a gut feeling is actually one drawing on memories that are not held consciously.