Noah Brier | June 28, 2025
The Saturday Selection, Vol. 60
New Zealand's AI potential, making 'F1', a fun test for your ears, and much more.
Every day, WITI’s group chats buzz with fresh links. As part of our Saturday send for paid readers, we round up 11 of the best.
It’s WITI, on the weekend.
Why are these interesting?
Why New Zealand is an Overlooked AI Hyperscaler Opportunity (Public Service)
Recent regulatory changes. Large geothermal resources. Ideal conditions that have flown under the radar so far?
How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality? (NPR)
Many listeners can’t hear the difference between uncompressed audio files and MP3s. Can you?
Lotteries to Save the World (The Global Prosperity Institute)
Turns out offering people cash gets them do things that are good for them.
An Age of Extinction Is Coming. Here’s How to Survive (NYTimes)
“As the bottleneck tightens, all survival will depend on heeding once again the ancient admonition: I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live.”