Japan’s older hikikomori live in isolation, shunning society for years by Natsuko Fukue FROM The Japan Times

Facebook must confront its Asian shortcomings by James Crabtree FROM Nikkei Asian Review

Last Words Spoken by Steve Jobs Before He Died

“Tesla, without any doubt, is on the verge of bankruptcy.” by Simon Black FROM The Sovereign Man

Dying Brains Silence Themselves in a Dark Wave of 'Spreading Depression' By Rafi Letzter FROM Live Science

A new Olympics reality: Fewer cities want to host the Games By Rick Maese FROM The Washington Post

South Korea Covered Up Mass Killings, Abuse Before 1988 Olympics CP | By Kim Tong-Hyung And Foster Klug, The Associated Press

Obviously it is time to repost this. Seems CNN is not going to mention it again so soon.

One Belt, One Road: China offers new roads, trains and ports – but here’s what it wants in return by Nathan VanderKlippe FROM The Globe and Mail

China will not fall into the ‘Thucydides Trap’ with India by Pepe Escobar FROM Asia Times

School Shootings: Are They Truly Random? By Ryan P. Brown Ph.D. FROM Psychology Today

Can Being Out of Shape Speed Up Brain Deterioration? by Christopher Bergland FROM Psychology Today

"Who does control the world?" - Noam Chomsky - BBC interview 2003

Give South Korea a gold medal BY Fareed Zakaria FROM The Washington Post

Ian Morris | Why the West Rules -- For Now

I loved his book as a wonderfully well told story of history, but I was never convinced it was really an explanation of history.

Weird: Naked Mole Rats Don't Die of Old Age By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor

Zayed bin Sultan, Gulf Leader and Statesman FROM The NY Times By DOUGLAS MARTIN [NOV. 3, 2004]

Note: this is an old obituary, but I just think it offers a nice brief history of his accomplishments.

Season simulator FROM Khan Academy

Season simulator

Are CEOs Really India’s Leading Export? by Pankaj GhemawatHerman Vantrappen FROM Harvard Business Review

What If Everyone Got a Monthly Check From the Government? By Claire Suddath FROM Bloomberg

This is mostly about Finnland's current experiment with universal basic income.

Chinese Workers Abandon Silicon Valley for Riches Back Home FROM Bloomberg with assistance from David Ramli, and Lulu Yilun Chen