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What are we reading? July 18, 2019

Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web. Kirk LaPointe, editor-in-chief: It is an American study, but a harrowing one for millennials nevertheless.
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Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web.

Kirk LaPointe, editor-in-chief:

It is an American study, but a harrowing one for millennials nevertheless. A large portion of today’s entry-level jobs are jeopardized by emerging technology, and while there are ways to mitigate the impact, time is running out. – McKinsey and Company

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/the-future-of-work-in-america-people-and-places-today-and-tomorrow?cid=other-soc-lkn-mgi-mgi-oth-1907

The extraordinary fire at Notre Dame Cathedral was nearly catastrophic. An investigation reveals it nearly collapsed, no thanks to bumbling. – The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/16/world/europe/notre-dame.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

An admittedly biased choice of my son’s reflection on walking and its connection to literature. – The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/08/how-walking-became-pedestrian-duncan-minshull-erling-kagge-walking/592792/

Timothy Renshaw, managing editor:

Global trade and business bribery boom keeps getting bigger thanks to Canada and other anti-corruption laggards. Transparency International 

https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/exporting-corruption-2018

Coming soon to a department store near you: electronic socks. - Wearable Technology Insights

https://www.wearabletechnologyinsights.com/articles/17676/design-considerations-for-electronic-textiles?stv1=1%3A413393%3A15563

Something else to blame on the rich: climate change. The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/09/molly-scott-cato-wealthy-causing-climate-change-green-mep?

Tyler Orton, reporter:

The insidious way fast-food jobs are leading to severe worker burnout. Vox

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/7/6/20681186/fast-food-worker-burnout 

The joke goes, “How do you find your way out of an Icelandic forest? You stand up.” After the Vikings razed 95% of Iceland’s forests, the campaign continues to restore the island nation’s former foliage. AFP

https://www.afp.com/en/news/717/iceland-tries-bring-back-trees-razed-vikings-doc-1i82st1 

Glen Korstrom, reporter:

Running a restaurant profitably has always been a challenging task but this piece argues that, at least in the U.S., there are too many restaurants chasing too few consumer dollars, and we are poised for a shake-up in the sector – particularly if there is a recession on the horizon. – Seattle Times https://www.seattletimes.com/business/weve-just-lived-through-the-greatest-period-of-restaurant-growth-in-u-s-history-heres-why-its-ending/

With Pete Buttigieg leading recent fundraising efforts among the many Democratic challengers to be the party’s 2020 presidential candidate, I found this profile of him compelling. It may also have been the headline: Pete Buttigieg’s Life in the Closet, And why it took him until 33 to come out. – New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/us/politics/pete-buttigieg-gay.html