YouTube — 2026-07-21#
Watch First#
【前浪 第2季 The Silver Tide S2】EP01 | 我在天堂等你 A profound and emotionally heavy documentary look into Shanghai’s “Guardianship by Agreement” system, dealing with aging, terminal illness, and complex family dynamics. It’s a fascinating, heartbreaking window into the practical and moral dilemmas of end-of-life care in modern China that will stick with you long after watching.
Highlights by Theme#
News & Business#
Make IPOs Great Again: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Ending Regulation by Enforcement A meaty interview with new SEC Chairman Paul Atkins outlining his deregulatory agenda. He sharply pivots away from Gary Gensler’s legacy, aiming to foster capital formation by rolling back heavy-handed ESG disclosures and replacing “regulation by enforcement” in the crypto space with clear, proactive guidelines.
袁Sir聊战雄关：为了“民族融合”，钓鱼城就要投降？ Commentator Yuan Tengfei pushes back hard against the historical revisionism in recent Chinese period dramas that glorify the surrender of Diaoyu Fortress under the guise of “ethnic unity”. It is a sharp critique of sacrificing historical truths for modern, cheap macro-narratives.
Cleaning up farm emissions? | FT Rethink The Financial Times examines the contentious nitrogen emission limits hitting Dutch farmers. It is a nuanced look at the tension between top-down EU environmental mandates and the ground-level economic realities of agriculture, highlighting moves to convert excess manure into biogas.
Learning & Ideas#
Poland: On the Front Line of Freedom An excellent, wide-ranging discussion with Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski. He offers a clear-eyed assessment of Europe’s defense posture, the grinding war of attrition in Ukraine, and why keeping US troops on NATO’s eastern flank is the most cost-effective deterrence available.
#高晓松|世界杯|巴西02|殖民史|葡萄牙分封制… Gao Xiaosong delivers his signature rambling, highly entertaining history lessons, this time digging into Latin America’s colonial past. He explores Portugal’s historical ineptitude, the fascinating cultural melting pot of Brazil, and why South America’s economic trajectory diverged so sharply from North America’s.
What happens to Schrödinger’s cat? A quick, accessible explainer of quantum superposition and entanglement from Veritasium. It serves as a great reminder that Schrödinger’s original thought experiment was actually meant to highlight the absurdity of magnifying quantum states to the macroscopic level.
Tech & AI#
AI要打国家战了！股市全面反弹了？AMD比英伟达还贵？SpaceX要大解禁！ A solid market roundup analyzing the “national level” AI arms race. The host digs into the intriguing dynamic of AMD’s server racks pricing 40% higher than Nvidia’s equivalents, and the potential market impact of SpaceX’s upcoming $116 billion stock lockup expiration.
How an AI-powered observability programme can transform operations | FT Tech A brief look at how telecom networks are shifting from reactive troubleshooting to proactive “self-healing” AI systems, claiming to reduce IT incidents by over 50%.
Everything Else#
The Amazing Animal Kingdom Of Madagascar | BBC Earth A visually stunning documentary capturing Madagascar’s unique evolutionary paths. It features the incredibly short, fast-paced life cycle of the Labord’s chameleon and the diverse, specialized array of lemurs found nowhere else on earth.
This century-old NYC family business achieved the American Dream A charming, grounded profile of M&S Schmalberg, a fourth-generation garment district business still hand-pressing custom fabric flowers for high-end fashion lines and hit TV shows like Bridgerton.