This week’s TAMIM Reading List unpacks the shifting landscapes of health, technology, and geopolitics. Denmark’s Ozempic and Wegovy boom is reshaping everything from diets to infrastructure, while Microsoft’s quantum computing breakthrough could redefine what’s possible. As voters’ perceptions of the economy challenge the data, we explore whether the West has lost the war it once thought was won. Palmer Luckey emerges as a modern industrialist, and the accuracy of time itself is up for debate. Meanwhile, Gen Z’s reluctance to leave home raises social questions, air travel safety is under scrutiny, and Germany faces deepening economic dilemmas. Finally, take a moment to appreciate the breathtaking winners of the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards.
📚 Hotdogs and motorways: The ripples created by Denmark’s Ozempic and Wegovy boom
📚 Microsoft’s New Majorana 1 Processor Could Transform Quantum Computing
📚 Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong
📚 How the West lost the war it thought it had won
📚 Palmer Luckey, American Vulcan
📚 Is It Time to Redefine Time?
📚 Why Gen Z Will Never Leave Home