The weekend is here! Pour yourself a dark matter coffee, grab a window seat, and get ready for our long weekend:

• current financial situation: Everyone is a bear. Does that mean you have to do the same? (not boring)

• Billionaire trader Ken Griffin rides a flock of black swans: European War. Sino-Russian alliance. De-dollarization. How the $47 billion Citadel did its best during its worst. (Forbes)

• The extraordinary brain of a carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languagesIn a city where diplomats and embassies abound, interpreters can earn six-figure salaries at the State Department or the International Monetary Fund, language proficiency is the rocket fuel of a resume, and Vaughan is an academic with a secret. (Washington post)

• Controversial quest to create ‘infectious’ vaccine A new technology aims to stop wild animals from spreading Ebola, rabies and other viruses. It could prevent the next pandemic by preventing the spread of pathogens from animals to people. (National Geographic)

• How to stop China and the US from going to war: Armed conflict between the world’s two superpowers, although not inevitable, has become a real possibility. The 2020s will be a decade of dangerous living. (protector)

• The Internet Is Not What You Think: A History, A Philosophy, A Warning The internet lost its way and took society with it. We’ve heard the “dis/misinformation” warning since the mid-2010s. We’ve heard that our institution has lost trust and needs to be revamped in the age of the internet. In short, we’re living in a “moment of crisis” — one that, ironically, many of us have experienced when we’re stuck at home. (Los Angeles Review of Books) see also Of course we live in a simulation: The only people who totally disagree are scientists. They need to get over themselves and join in the fun. (wired)

• Hold time into great transcendence: The 10,000-year clock is neither the “terrible” “distraction” derided by critics, nor the “admirable target” its fans claim. It’s something else — a monument to long-term thinking that unleashes a deeper, more thoughtful spirit of interpretive patience. (Norma)

• A Million Pieces: The Race to Rebuild the World’s Coral Reefs: Nearly half of these marine ecosystems have been wiped out since 1950. One man is on a mission to reverse that – by accelerating coral growth in a highly efficient nursery. (wired)

• Javinka in exile: Nearly evicted from Washington after Jan. 6, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have been hiding in a small town in South Florida. Its Trump mayor was thrilled, but the former first child received a lukewarm reception from another group of locals. (Washingtonian)

• Pitcher Nirvana: “I want to get paid like a plumber” I like to make room for accidents or confusion. Making seamless recordings where every note and syllable is in its proper place and every bass drum is the same is no trick. Any idiot with the patience and budget to allow this kind of stupidity can do it. I prefer to create records that aspire to something greater, like originality, individuality and passion. If every element of a band’s music and dynamics is controlled by click tracks, computers, automixes, gates, samplers, and sequencers, the record might not be inept, but it certainly won’t be an exception. It also has very little to do with live bands, which is what all this nonsense is about. (note)

Be sure to check out our Master of Business interview This weekend with Bain Capital’s co-managing partner Jonathan LaVine and Bain Capital Credit’s Cheif Investment Officer. He is co-chair of the Columbia University Board of Regents.

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