S U N D R Y

The era of the tech cold war—with  the U.S. and China as the main actors—is upon us. Insightful read, as always, by Ben Thompson — stratechery.com

In 1949, it was decided that male trees would be preferable overa female trees because they produce less litter (read seeds). So we planted male trees across cities. But pollen comes from male trees, so blame “botanical sexism” for your springtime allergies — atlasobscura.com

The dark secrets behind boneless, skinless chicken breasts — bonappetit.com

5G might mess weather forecasting — arstechnica.com

Fascinating (and interactive!) article about network effects and complex systems — meltingasphalt.com

Welcome to the wonderful world of neurofeedback: “by linking brain activity to an image or sound in real time, we can use simple game-like techniques to get people to train themselves to forge new neural connections and voluntarily adopt (or avoid) certain mental states.” — aeon.co

The oral history of how Amazon Prime was created — vox.com

How to discuss politics and religion: keep your identity small — paulgraham.com

This is the Sundry Newsletter. It is made of the best ideas and stories about tech, psychology, business, science, branding, art, etc. Thank you for reading — Ulysse Sabbag.