6:37: 🔗 The decline of reading might not be as terminal as some of us are coming to think. Anecdotally, everyone I know spends less time reading than they used to or want to, and more time scrolling and streaming.

If this article is correct and we're passing peak social media, that's great. But I'm still a bit sceptical.

experimental-history.com/p/tex

8:28: 🔗 cleantechnica.com/2026/01/23/c sodium-ion batteries — better performance, long life, and more available than lithium

22:37: 🔗 freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/i

> If there’s one thing I hate in this world, it’s moral convenience - moral judgements people develop because it makes life easier for them, practically or emotionally or socially, rather than because they’re actually correct.