A report says Niger, Senegal, and Rwanda will be among this year's highest growth economies. / Semafor
Whither pandemic preparedness and global health cooperation? Helen Branswell's public health questions for 2024. / STAT
Unrelated: Collective online archiving as a way to mourn a friend. / Dirt
In normal times the Panama Canal carries about 5% of global maritime trade—but “normal” is being upended by the climate crisis. / The Economist
A map shows where homes in the United States repeatedly flood. / The Washington Post [+]
Efforts to sell better chicken in the US are stymied by the birds being known as “the cheapest of the meats.” / Noema
Unrelated: A Florida car dealership opens a fine dining restaurant—inside the dealership—headed by a Michelin-starred chef. / axios
Hotel prices are already soaring in anticipation of Taylor Swift's upcoming tour of Europe. Though is Swift a Pentagon psyop? Probably not. / Le Monde, Vice
A new app enables businesses to charge to use their bathrooms. / TechCrunch
Scientists in Iceland aspire to take direct measurements of molten rock in a magma chamber. / NewScientist
In one photo: an Italian Basilica, a mountain, and the moon. / Colossal
Tajja Issen: Every book that finds you is a minor miracle. / The Walrus
“It is still surprising that Apple turned us loose onto strangers.” What it was like to repair Macs door-to-door in the early aughts. / Mat Duggan