Here’s what it’s like to live in a windowless dorm designed by a billionaire

Presented by   Minds were melted last fall when people learned that a dorm was being developed at UC Santa Barbara that would house more than 4,500 students and have almost no windows. The fact that this building was designed by Charlie Munger, an amateur architect who also happens to be the billionaire co-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, only made people more upset. Some called the design inhumane and argued that it should never be built. Well, it's a bit too late for that. Munger previously designed another windowless dorm at the University of Michigan, and it is very much in use today—natural light not included. As officials in California weigh whether to approve a much bigger version of Munger's design, former residents of his Michigan building offer an inside look at what it's like to live without windows. Read my story here. — Nate Berg   Here’s what it’s like to live in a windowless dorm designed by a billionaire Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger designed a windowless University of Michigan dorm even before the UC Santa Barbara controversy.   READ MORE   This $1 COVID test could make going out again a breeze This cutting-edge sensor only requires you to spit on it to spot COVID, H1N1, and Zika.   READ MORE   Why JW Marriott is planting edible gardens in every one of its hotels JW Marriott has planted edible gardens in 25 properties, and isn’t stopping. The latest is a terrarium in New York, created by landscape designer Lily Kwong.   READ MORE   The case for electrifying your home—and how to do it right Shifting how we power our homes and devices is one relatively easy strategy for combating climate change.   READ MORE

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