Linklist 18 juli 2021

MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century
New Research Shows We’re on Schedule.
The Formidable Charm of Omar Sy
How the star of “Lupin” pulled off his greatest confidence trick.
A New History Changes the Balance of Power Between Ethiopia and Medieval Europe
For centuries, a Eurocentric worldview disregarded the knowledge and strength of the African empire
The Forgotten Interventions
The long history of US intervention in other countries’ elections has been omitted from discussions of Russia’s alleged meddling.
Victorian Society Ladies Defended Their Honor With Jiu-Jitsu
A lady never starts a fight. But she will finish one.
Yes, All Men - by Jessica Valenti
Only a small percentage of men attack women, but the majority let it happen
Cut Out the Middle Tier: Generating JSON Directly from Postgres
PostgreSQL has built-in JSON generators that can be used to create structured JSON output right in the database, upping performance and radically simplifying web tiers.
Here Come the Fall Tour Cancelations | MetalSucks
Study Projects a Surge in Coastal Flooding, Starting in 2030s
In the mid-2030s, every U.S. coast will experience rapidly increasing high-tide floods, when a lunar cycle will amplify rising sea levels caused by climate change.
The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine?
Caffeine makes us more energetic, efficient and faster. But we have become so dependent that we need it just to get to our baseline
Opinion: Richard Branson's disappointing space jaunt
Mitigating further climate damage is the most urgent challenge currently facing the planet -- one which should interest the world's billionaires far more than that of stepping just over the well-trod threshold of space.
The lie of “expired” food and the disastrous truth of America’s food waste problem
Stop throwing your food away.