Burning Man Math, NYC Nap Lounge & SpaceX Tourism

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Burning Man’s Mathematical Underbelly

Burning Man began in 1986, when a group of people (who would argue endlessly over any finite list of their names) decided to assemble annually on a San Francisco beach and burn a wooden human effigy.

I went inside the NYC napping lounge where people are paying up to $250 a month to nap in dark, private pods at any time of day — here’s what they look like

Studies have found that naps improve immune system health,energy, cognitive function, and emotional control.

Meet Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese musician turned billionaire art collector who’s going to be the first person to travel to the moon with SpaceX

Elon Musk and his rocket company, SpaceX, revealed on Monday that the first private person to ever fly around the moon will be Japanese entrepreneur and billionaire named Yusaku Maezawa.

Who Really Creates Value in an Economy?

Ten years after the global economic crisis, profits have recovered, but investment remains weak. Ultimately, the reason is that economic policy continues to be informed by neoliberal ideology and its academic cousin, “public choice” theory, rather than by historical experience.

Nighttime Illumination Continues to Grow Worldwide

Excessive artificial nighttime lighting can negatively affect human health and disturb ecosystems.