Glass Wings Blog: August 2023
Decades of less rainfall have cut replenishing of groundwater to 800-year low in WA
Tue, 1 Aug 2023 12:42:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/decades-of-less-rainfall-have-cut-replenishing-of-groundwater-to-800-year-low-in-wa-208751>
"Groundwater is the world’s biggest source of easily accessible freshwater.
Despite its importance, we know very little about how this resource is
replenished over time. In a world-first study, we have used caves to show the
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China floods: Xi Jinping urges action as rains kill 15 and displace thousands
Tue, 1 Aug 2023 12:43:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/05/china-floods-xi-jinping-urges-action-as-rains-destroy-buildings-and-displace-thousands>
"China’s president, Xi Jinping, has called for stronger efforts to protect
lives and property from severe flooding, as the country’s scientists warned
July will bring more misery from extreme weather.
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Belgium’s AfricaMuseum has a dark colonial past – it’s making slow progress in confronting this history
Tue, 1 Aug 2023 12:45:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/belgiums-africamuseum-has-a-dark-colonial-past-its-making-slow-progress-in-confronting-this-history-208327>
"Racist displays and stories remain on display in several western European
museums. They include grotesque objects depicting African people as “savage”
and “wild”. Narratives of a “continent without history” and fantasies of
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Fourth of July overshadowed by 16 mass shootings across US
Tue, 1 Aug 2023 12:48:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/05/fourth-of-july-mass-shootings-gun-violence>
"From the nation’s capital to Fort Worth, Texas, from Florin, California, in
the west to the Bronx, New York, in the east, the Fourth of July long weekend
in the US was overshadowed by 16 mass shootings in which 15 people were killed
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Vaccine hesitancy is one of the greatest threats to global health – and the pandemic has made it worse
Tue, 1 Aug 2023 12:49:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Dylan Mulvaney and The Failures of Rainbow Capitalism
Tue, 1 Aug 2023 19:26:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://hallslaura.medium.com/dylan-mulvaney-and-the-failures-of-rainbow-capitalism-322e3c91e916>
"Dylan Mulvaney has unfortunately been at the center of this sort of faux
controversy for quite some time now. I say faux controversy simply because the
outrage against her that we are seeing form the right is nothing short of
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How climate change is causing a communication breakdown in the animal world
Tue, 1 Aug 2023 19:27:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/how-climate-change-is-causing-a-communication-breakdown-in-the-animal-world-207947>
"What do the following changes have in common?
Some ant species are struggling to follow trails, as warming temperatures cause
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Paramount The Latest To Pull Titles From Paramount Plus Streaming Catalog For A Tax Cut And To Skimp On Paying Residuals
Tue, 1 Aug 2023 19:28:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/05/paramount-the-latest-to-pull-titles-from-paramount-plus-streaming-catalog-for-a-tax-cut-and-to-skimp-on-paying-residuals/>
"One of the benefits of the shift to streaming music and video was supposed to
be (and often is), convenience. As in, you’d have access to any show you’d
like, at any time, without having to go hunting and pecking through old VHS
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Announcing the 2023 Hugo Award Finalists
Tue, 1 Aug 2023 19:29:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.tor.com/2023/07/06/2023-hugo-award-finalists/
"The finalists for the 2023 Hugo Awards, the Astounding Award for Best New
Writer, and the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book have been announced!
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Caution urged as cases of FU.1 reported in Southeast Asia and India
Tue, 1 Aug 2023 19:30:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8257772/covid-19-caution-as-more-infectious-variant-detected/>
'A new COVID-19 strain has been found to be 50 per cent more infectious than
previous variants amid calls for greater vigilance this winter.
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Top EU Court Advisor Says Technical Standards, Like Laws, Should Not Be Locked Down By Copyright
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 03:53:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/05/top-eu-court-advisor-says-technical-standards-like-laws-should-not-be-locked-down-by-copyright/>
"One of the most pernicious ideas that copyright maximalism has spread is that
preventing people from freely accessing creative material is not just a good
thing to do, but should be the natural state of affairs. This has made
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Chelsea Australian Garden at Olinda Project
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 03:54:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/projects/melbourne-region/chelsea-australian-garden-at-olinda>
"In 2013, the ‘Australian Garden’, created by Landscape Designer Phillip
Johnson, Horticulturalist Wes Fleming and the Trailfinders Team, was the first
Australian entry to win Gold and Best in Show at the prestigious Royal
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2023 Stuck At Prom Winners
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 04:01:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.duckbrand.com/stuck-at-prom
"Students are challenged to create and wear their own prom outfits made
entirely from Duck Tape for the chance to win scholarship cash!"
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Gender-Neutral Pronouns 101: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 04:03:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.them.us/story/gender-neutral-pronouns-101-they-them-xe-xem
"It goes without saying that language is invaluable; the words we use to
express ourselves to others have a huge impact on how we see and construct our
identities. Language is far from static, too. Cultures change over time, and
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Australian start-up aiming to grow plants on the Moon within four years receives government funding
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 04:08:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-07/act-start-up-aiming-to-grow-plants-on-the-moon-funding/102561448>
'Australian scientists have been given more than $3 million in federal
government funding to continue working on a project that aims to grow plants on
the Moon.
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Why are so many climate records breaking all at once?
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 12:23:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/why-are-so-many-climate-records-breaking-all-at-once-209214>
"In the past few weeks, climate records have shattered across the globe. July 4
was the hottest global average day on record, breaking the new record set the
previous day. Average sea surface temperatures have been the highest ever
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Carmakers double spending on ads in Australia for SUVs and utes
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 12:24:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/06/carmakers-double-spending-on-ads-in-australia-for-suvs-and-utes>
"Carmakers have doubled how much they spend advertising SUVs and utes to
Australians over the past decade, which has coincided with surging uptake of
larger cars, triggering calls for a ban on advertising the highest polluting
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Friday essay: we knew we were Bundjalung – but I was shocked to discover a pardoned convict slave trader among my ancestors
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 12:25:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-we-knew-we-were-bundjalung-but-i-was-shocked-to-discover-a-pardoned-convict-slave-trader-among-my-ancestors-208596>
"We’re a superstitious mob, but I don’t think it’s an exclusively Aboriginal
reaction to instantly think
Who’s died? when the phone unexpectedly rings
late at night.
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‘Rollercoaster of a sickness’: how a horror flu season is catching Australian families off guard
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 12:26:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Is Saudi Arabia using ‘sportswashing’ to simply hide its human rights abuses – or is there a bigger strategy at play?
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 12:27:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/is-saudi-arabia-using-sportswashing-to-simply-hide-its-human-rights-abuses-or-is-there-a-bigger-strategy-at-play-208468>
"As Saudi Arabia continues to open up internationally, it is yet again in hot
water over its human rights record. The current controversy revolves around the
kingdom’s increasing presence in the sporting world and accusations of
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Multiple David Sosas Ask Supreme Court To Overturn Decision Saying It’s Fine To Arrest ANY David Sosa When Cops Are Seeking A SPECIFIC David Sosa
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 19:18:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/06/multiple-david-sosas-ask-supreme-court-to-overturn-decision-saying-its-fine-to-arrest-any-david-sosa-when-cops-are-seeking-a-specific-david-sosa/>
"Never mind fitting the description, even though that, too, has its own
problems. In Texas, it apparently only matters how your name is spelled. If you
share a name with a criminal suspect, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has
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Should the voting age in Australia be lowered to 16?
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 19:20:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/should-the-voting-age-in-australia-be-lowered-to-16-208095>
"Attempts to lower the voting age in Australia to 16 have been historically
unsuccessful. More recently, the
Make It 16 campaign has been advocating for
the enfranchisement of 16 and 17-year-olds, but with no fines for under 18s who
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Research shows shrinking Arctic glaciers are unearthing a new source of methane
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 19:21:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://phys.org/news/2023-07-arctic-glaciers-unearthing-source-methane.html>
'As the Arctic warms, shrinking glaciers are exposing bubbling groundwater
springs which could provide an underestimated source of the potent greenhouse
gas methane, finds new research published in
Nature Geoscience.
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Why are there hopping mice in Australia but no kangaroos in Asia? It’s a long story
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 19:22:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/why-are-there-hopping-mice-in-australia-but-no-kangaroos-in-asia-its-a-long-story-209067>
"The animals in Australia are super-different to those in Asia. This goes
without saying; we know Australia is full of weird and wonderful creatures
found nowhere else on Earth, such as the platypus and the koala.
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Why Didn’t America Become Part of the Modern World?
Wed, 2 Aug 2023 19:24:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://eand.co/why-didnt-america-become-part-of-the-modern-world-64653a553f1e>
"When I say “the modern world,” what do you think of? Probably a great city
somewhere, with broad avenues, spacious parks, art and culture, old museums,
people buzzing about, public transport thrumming.
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Why Indonesia wants Australia’s help to supply the world with electric vehicles and batteries
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 03:11:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/why-indonesia-wants-australias-help-to-supply-the-world-with-electric-vehicles-and-batteries-209125>
"Australia and Indonesia are forging closer economic ties built on what each
country can offer the other in the transition to clean energy. Indonesia is
emerging as a maker of electric vehicles and the batteries that power them.
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Apple’s Fight to Trademark the Actual Apple
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 03:12:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://stephenmoore.medium.com/apples-fight-to-trademark-the-actual-apple-dd46092307e>
"It’s the richest company in the entire world, with a market cap of around $2.9
trillion, annual revenue of over $385 billion, and something like $50 plus
billion in literal cash in the bank. Each product division could be spun off
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How we’re using the Vietnamese ethnic savings scheme ‘Hụi’ to buy back our cultural heritage
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 03:14:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Let it bee: The women on a mission to save Mexico City’s bees
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 03:15:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://apnews.com/article/mexico-city-save-bees-abeja-negra-e2a7245b655b0decd5d66696a497233a>
"MEXICO CITY (AP) — “Knife,” Adriana Velíz says with the concentration of a
brain surgeon.
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De Fiets is Niets
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 03:16:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/de-fiets-is-niets/
"Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. Dutch
people own more bicycles per capita than any other place in the world. The
country has more than 20,000 miles of dedicated cycling paths. International
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Bill McKibben: Climate Crisis Needs Urgent Action as Earth Records Hottest Temps Ever
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 12:11:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-PNlUkgfMs
'This week unprecedented temperatures driven by climate change shattered heat
records around the world. More records could be broken soon, as scientists say
2023 is set to be one of the warmest years in the history of planet Earth. "We
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#PMJTour Mr Blue Sky (Electric Light Orchestra) Allison Young | Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 15/05/23
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 12:19:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWZp2Bxt3Cc
"Recorded during Postmodern Jukebox's successful 2023 European tour"
Via Muse, who wrote "Lovely version of Mr Blue Sky by Allison Young!"
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Factory farms of disease: how industrial chicken production is breeding the next pandemic
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 12:21:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/18/factory-farms-of-disease-how-industrial-chicken-production-is-breeding-the-next-pandemic>
"One day last December, 101,000 chickens at a gigantic farm near the city of
Astrakhan in southern Russia started to collapse and die. Tests by the state
research centre showed that a relatively new strain of lethal avian flu known
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Identity of a Copper Age Ruler in Ancient Spain Isn't at All Who We Expected
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 12:22:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.sciencealert.com/identity-of-a-copper-age-ruler-in-ancient-spain-isnt-at-all-who-we-expected>
"A modern male-centered view of archaeological remains has overlooked a
possible matriarchal society in ancient Europe.
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Victims now know they were right about robodebt all along. Let the royal commission change the way we talk about welfare
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 12:23:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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How South Korea Puts Its Food Scraps to Good Use
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 19:38:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/lDEZm
"Around the world, most of the 1.4 billion tons of food thrown away each year
goes to landfills. As it rots, it pollutes water and soil and releases huge
amounts of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases.
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Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming, new research shows
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 19:42:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/hurricanes-push-heat-deeper-into-the-ocean-than-scientists-realized-boosting-long-term-ocean-warming-new-research-shows-206920>
"When a hurricane hits land, the destruction can be visible for years or even
decades. Less obvious, but also powerful, is the effect hurricanes have on the
oceans.
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New York City Residents Will Soon Have to Compost Their Food Scraps
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 19:43:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/EkpLN
"For New Yorkers, the city’s war on trash is about to hit home.
On Thursday, the New York City Council approved a bill that will require New
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MALI: the World Bank finances $150 million to restore degraded land
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 19:44:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.afrik21.africa/en/mali-the-world-bank-finances-150-million-to-restore-degraded-land/>
"As part of its 2021-2025 Climate Change Action Plan, the World Bank is
supporting the Malian government’s efforts to tackle the climate emergency. Its
subsidiary, the International Development Association (IDA), is providing $150
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UNESCO designates 11 new biosphere reserves
Thu, 3 Aug 2023 19:46:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-designates-11-new-biosphere-reserves-0>
"UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme has approved the designation of
10 new biospheres reserves in 9 countries, and one transboundary biosphere
reserve across 2 countries. With these new designations, the World Network now
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Media coverage of climate change research does not inspire action, say scientists
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 04:44:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://phys.org/news/2023-06-media-coverage-climate-action-scientists.html>
"The planet is warming because of human activities and the consequences will be
devastating for all living beings, including humans. At present, everyone is
potentially exposed this information in the media. But how do scientific
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Switzerland referendum: Voters back carbon cuts as glaciers melt
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 04:45:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65946888
"Voters in Switzerland have backed a new climate bill designed to cut fossil
fuel use and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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How Will the “Disruption” of Hollywood Play Out?
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 04:46:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://dougshapiro.medium.com/how-will-the-disruption-of-hollywood-play-out-42f724c921e1>
"Six months ago, I wrote an essay titled
Forget Peak TV, Here Comes Infinite
TV. It laid out the case for why four technologies, most notably virtual
production and AI, are poised to democratize high quality video content
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Netherlands Set to Close Europe’s Biggest Gas Field in 2023
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 04:48:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/RO2fb
"The Dutch government is set to permanently shut down Europe’s largest gas
field in less than four months, accelerating a closure timeline that may limit
its supply buffer as it heads into next winter.
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Challenging the refugee “crisis”
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 04:49:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://medium.com/migrant-matters/challenging-the-refugee-crisis-a018cf2b8626>
"A quick internet search for the phrase ‘refugee crisis’ reveals millions of
references by pro- and anti-immigrant governments, news organizations, academic
reports, and NGOs. Most, if not all, of these sources agree on one thing —
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Solar Philippines to break ground on world’s ‘largest’ solar farm this year
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 12:12:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.pv-tech.org/solar-philippines-to-break-ground-on-worlds-largest-solar-farm-this-year/>
"Solar Philippines Neva Ecija Corporation (SPNEC) has planned to start
constructing a 3.5GW solar farm in the Philippines later this year.
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Why Wood Is the Breakout Architecture Star of the Early 21st Century
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 12:14:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/EPXz6
"In the 1990s, architects and builders in central Europe started experimenting
with a novel material. It was wood, but a far cry from a contractor’s 2-by-4s:
These were panels like thick wooden sandwiches, the layers stacked and glued
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The environmental disaster lurking beneath your neighborhood gas station
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 12:16:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://grist.org/accountability/gas-stations-underground-storage-tank-leaks-environmental-disaster/>
"A black, electric-powered Nissan Leaf pulled up to a gas station — not to fuel
up, of course. Matthew Metz, the founder of Coltura, a nonprofit trying to
speed up the country’s shift away from gasoline, climbed out of his car with
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The Public Domain Review
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 12:17:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://publicdomainreview.org/
"Founded in 2011,
The Public Domain Review is an online journal and
not-for-profit project dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling
works from the history of art, literature, and ideas.
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Cosmic Subatomic Particles Might Finally Give Us a Way to Navigate Underground
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 12:18:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.sciencealert.com/cosmic-subatomic-particles-might-finally-give-us-a-way-to-navigate-underground>
'Showers of particles that erupt when cosmic rays collide with Earth's
atmosphere may have just given us a viable underground navigation system.
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MIT Unveils a Megawatt Motor for Electric Aircraft
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 19:42:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://spectrum.ieee.org/electric-airplane
"Aviation aims to slash some of its substantial carbon emissions by
electrifying aircraft, but the industry’s stringent weight restrictions make
this difficult. Building electric motors that match the power-to-weight ratios
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What SARS-CoV-2 Does to the Body (2nd Edition, July 2023)
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 19:45:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.panaccindex.info/p/what-sars-cov-2-does-to-the-body
"Last November, we posted a compilation of over a hundred studies and articles
on how the SARS-CoV-2 virus can harm the body. It’s been a little over six
months since then, and a lot more research has been published since then. So,
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Why a game in which you look for a real, live pink elephant could help save the world
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 19:46:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/07/09/1185014763/why-a-game-in-which-you-look-for-a-real-live-pink-elephant-could-help-save-the-w>
'Edgard Gouveia Jr., 58, says the key to solving the world's problems is games.
"I use games and narrative to mobilize crowds," says the Brazilian game
inventor and co-founder of Livelab. He's worked with schools, companies,
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Epic’s latest tool can animate hyperrealistic MetaHumans with an iPhone
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 19:47:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/15/23761852/epic-games-metahuman-animator-performance-capture-iphone>
"Today, Epic is releasing a new tool designed to capture an actor’s facial
performance using a device as simple as an iPhone and apply it to a
hyperrealistic “MetaHuman” in the Unreal Engine in “minutes.” The feature,
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Is the Army’s New Tactical Bra Ready for Deployment?
Fri, 4 Aug 2023 19:48:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/xfeTq
"Last summer, with the momentousness of a gender-reveal party and the
exuberance of a ticker-tape parade, the United States Army announced its first
combat-ready bra to the world. They called it the Army Tactical Brassiere
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The best new sci-fi books to escape into on your next holiday
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 03:43:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/qZpUe
"TIME off is for relaxing with a book, and sci-fi luckily meets our needs with
a wonderfully diverse palette of approaches to the grief and trouble
surrounding us. Some stories shine a light on our worst truths, others offer
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The iconic Aussie animals disappearing from our backyards
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 03:44:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.9news.com.au/national/the-iconic-aussie-animals-disappearing-from-our-backyards/3eb736f2-0819-41c3-bf09-82dbffd98257>
'When someone first told conservationist Jess Abrahams they were worried about
the koala becoming an endangered species twenty years ago, he admits he found
the idea absurd.
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Australia’s annual plastic consumption produces emissions equivalent to 5.7m cars, analysis shows
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 03:45:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/10/australias-annual-plastic-consumption-produces-emissions-equivalent-to-57m-cars-analysis-shows>
"A report commissioned by the Australian Marine Conservation Society and WWF
Australia has found that the plastics consumed nationally in the 2019-20
financial year created 16m tonnes of greenhouse gases.
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Two Psychologists Say Your Climate Anxiety Isn't Actually About Personal Risk
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 03:46:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/two-psychologists-say-your-climate-anxiety-isnt-actually-about-personal-risk>
'Are you feeling anxious about climate change? You're not alone. And it's
precisely that connection that two psychologists think can help explain where
climate anxiety comes from and help ease it.
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Why is it legal to tell lies during the Voice referendum campaign?
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 03:48:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-is-it-legal-to-tell-lies-during-the-voice-referendum-campaign-209211>
"A referendum to recognise First Nations Australians in Australia’s
Constitution by establishing a Voice to Parliament will be held later this
year. The Voice would be an advisory body allowing Aboriginal and Torres Strait
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Australia’s drug regulator received two hoax reports of children dying from Covid vaccines
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 11:16:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/10/tga-covid-vaccine-child-death-hoax>
"Australia’s drug regulator received two reports of child deaths after
vaccination against Covid-19 that turned out to be hoaxes.
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Controversial research pulls Westmead children's hospital into centre of fight over gender care
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 11:16:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-10/transgender-children-westmead-hospital-research-four-corners/102568570>
'A clinic at a leading Sydney hospital has become embroiled in a war over how
to help kids in distress about their gender, grinding services for new patients
to a halt as waiting lists blow out.
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Alan Kohler: For failing ‘carbon farms’, money grows on trees
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 11:18:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/environment/2023/07/10/alan-kohler-australia-burns/>
"July 5 was a big day. As well as being the planet’s hottest day ever, it was
when the Bureau of Meteorology put the chance of an El Nino at 70 per cent this
year, so it’s going to get worse, soon, and Bloomberg New Energy Finance
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China is pumping out carbon emissions as if COVID never happened. That’s bad news for the climate crisis
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 11:19:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/china-is-pumping-out-carbon-emissions-as-if-covid-never-happened-thats-bad-news-for-the-climate-crisis-207933>
"Carbon emissions from China are growing faster now than before COVID-19
struck, data show, dashing hopes the pandemic may have put the world’s most
polluting nation on a new emissions trajectory.
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French policing called into question again after brutal arrest at peaceful march
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 11:19:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/france-bans-fireworks-during-bastille-day-over-fears-of-riots>
"A brutal arrest during a peaceful march against police violence has again put
French law and order under the spotlight, as the government, fearing further
unrest, banned fireworks outside authorised displays during the Bastille Day
(More...)
Victoria Amelina, killed by Russian rockets, joins a procession of Ukrainian writers whose lives were cut short by oppressors
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 19:26:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Two authors are suing OpenAI for training ChatGPT with their books. Could they win?
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 19:28:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Acropolis now: crisis as soaring visitor numbers overwhelm Greek treasure
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 19:29:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/acropolis-greek-tourists-cruise-ships-athens-controls>
"It’s official: more than 25 centuries after it was built and nearly 200 years
after it began attracting tourists, the Acropolis will adopt crowd control
policies to ease the very modern plague of soaring visitor numbers.
(More...)
A rose in every cheek: 100 years of Vegemite, the wartime spread that became an Aussie icon
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 19:30:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-rose-in-every-cheek-100-years-of-vegemite-the-wartime-spread-that-became-an-aussie-icon-204917>
"There are roughly 22 million jars of Vegemite manufactured in the original
Melbourne factory every year. According to the Vegemite website, around 80% of
Australian households have a jar in the cupboard.
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‘Bread is much easier’: how Japan fell out of love with rice
Sat, 5 Aug 2023 19:32:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/bread-easier-japan-rice-staple-food>
"The Dojima branch of Yoshinoya in Osaka is doing a roaring lunchtime trade. As
soon as one diner vacates their counter seat, another takes their place, while
staff take just seconds to assemble the next order of the restaurant’s
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The ancient practice of livestock guardian dogs is highly successful on Australian farms today
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 03:26:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Does the microbiome hold the key to chronic fatigue syndrome?
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 03:27:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/09/microbiome-chronic-fatigue-me-long-covid-research>
"In 2019, years after developing the myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) that
had kept her bedridden in a state of chronic pain and exhaustion, Tamara
Romanuk experienced something “miraculous”. After taking antibiotics prescribed
(More...)
The Cascading Effects of Bringing Back Sea Otters
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 03:28:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/sea-otters-reintroduction-coastal-ecosystem-climate/>
"The most seasoned ecosystem engineer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium sports a
distinctly white fur head and white patches on her back. At 24 years old, Rosa
is the oldest sea otter at the Aquarium. Since being rescued as an orphaned
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Ticket to freedom: free bus rides for women spark joy for millions in Karnataka
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 03:29:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/26/ticket-to-freedom-free-bus-rides-for-women-spark-joy-for-millions-in-karnataka>
"In the regimented life of many Indian women, the idea of getting out of the
house and hopping on a bus to take a break resides in the realm of fantasy.
First they need permission, and then money for the fare.
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‘It’s fun to cook up the stupidest idea’: the people competing to make the worst computer games possible
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 03:31:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/jul/06/people-competing-to-make-the-worst-computer-games-possible>
"Retro video games have never been more popular, mostly because gamers have
never been older. The home-computer generation of players are now in their 40s
and 50s, and as we get older, we’re spending more time down memory lane. Who
(More...)
New Zealand joins Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme, focuses on digital, climate, health and other areas
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 14:39:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://dig.watch/updates/new-zealand-joins-horizon-europe-research-and-innovation-programme-focuses-on-digital-climate-health-and-other-areas>
"New Zealand has signed an association agreement with the EU’s Horizon Europe
research and innovation programme, becoming the first non-geographically close
partner to join. Horizon Europe is the largest EU research and innovation
(More...)
Why is NATO expanding its reach to the Asia-Pacific region?
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 14:52:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-is-nato-expanding-its-reach-to-the-asia-pacific-region-209140>
"Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, NATO meetings and summits have been
receiving significantly more attention compared to previous years. And there
are several big-ticket items on the agenda at the upcoming summit in Vilnius,
(More...)
Streaming services are removing original TV and films. What this means for your favourite show – and our cultural heritage
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 15:01:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/streaming-services-are-removing-original-tv-and-films-what-this-means-for-your-favourite-show-and-our-cultural-heritage-208746>
"Streaming services have dramatically transformed the media landscape, allowing
consumers unparalleled access to vast libraries of content. However the
streaming landscape has become far more crowded in the past few years.
(More...)
New Australian laws for ‘engineering’ the ocean must balance environment protection and responsible research
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 15:13:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-australian-laws-for-engineering-the-ocean-must-balance-environment-protection-and-responsible-research-209036>
"The Australian Labor government has introduced a bill to regulate “marine
geoengineering” – methods to combat climate change by intervening in the ocean
environment.
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A limit to ageing? Australian life expectancy is rising, but new report asks why few live to 110
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 15:22:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/11/a-limit-to-ageing-australian-life-expectancy-is-rising-but-new-report-asks-why-few-live-to-110>
"Despite average life expectancy increasing, the proportion of Australians
making it to age 110 has barely shifted since the 1960s, with a new report
asking whether there is a limit to how far lifespan can be pushed.
(More...)
Last Summer Was So Hot It Killed Over 60,000 People in Europe
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 22:11:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/last-summer-was-so-hot-it-killed-over-60000-people-in-europe>
"More than 61,000 people died due to the heat during Europe's record-breaking
summer last year, a study said on Monday which called for more to be done to
protect against even deadlier heatwaves expected in the coming years.
(More...)
The Islamic State flag hijacks Muslim words of faith. Banning it could cause confusion and unfair targeting of Muslims
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 22:12:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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How small wealthy suburbs contribute to regional housing problems
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 22:14:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Ageism, sexism, classism and more: 7 examples of bias in AI-generated images
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 22:15:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ageism-sexism-classism-and-more-7-examples-of-bias-in-ai-generated-images-208748>
"If you’ve been online much recently, chances are you’ve seen some of the
fantastical imagery created by text-to-image generators such as Midjourney and
DALL-E 2. This includes everything from the naturalistic (think a soccer
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New transmission lines are controversial for nearby communities. But batteries and virtual lines could cut how many we need
Sun, 6 Aug 2023 22:16:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-transmission-lines-are-controversial-for-nearby-communities-but-batteries-and-virtual-lines-could-cut-how-many-we-need-208018>
"Australia’s power grid was built to transport power from coal-fired power
stations or the Snowy Hydro scheme to large cities and industrial precincts.
The large transmission lines were designed with generation supply and demand,
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'Underground Climate Change' Threatens to Destabilize Buildings
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 04:37:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/underground-climate-change-threatens-to-destabilize-buildings>
"The earth beneath our major cities is heating up, morphing in ways that could
damage buildings, bridges, and transport systems.
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Mathew Lawrence on why privatisation has been a costly failure in Britain
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 04:39:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2023/07/10/mathew-lawrence-on-why-privatisation-has-been-a-costly-failure-in-britain>
"THE BRITISH economy has been subject to a giant experiment: privatisation on a
scale more extensive than in almost any other OECD country. Perhaps most
strikingly, following the lead of Augusto Pinochet’s Chile, in 1989 the
(More...)
Developers aren’t paying enough to offset impacts on koalas and other endangered species
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 04:41:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Pulled Over By The Police With A Smile
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 04:42:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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India's religious chatbots condone violence using the voice of god
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 04:44:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-religious-chatbots-1.6896628
'As Vandana Poddar performs the Hindu puja ceremony daily at her home shrine in
Mumbai, she's guided on her spiritual journey by the
Bhagavad Gita, a
700-verse scripture.
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500 Days: How the War in Ukraine Changed the Lives of Millions
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 11:44:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://antonkrutikov.medium.com/500-days-685996abe468>
"On a cold February morning, 500 days ago, Russia launched a full-scale
invasion of Ukraine. It was Thursday, the day after Defender of the Fatherland
Day, a very popular holiday among Putin’s nostalgic Soviet supporters. The date
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Gödel, Escher, Bach, and AI
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 11:46:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/godel-escher-bach-geb-ai/674589/>
"By now, you are most likely hyper-aware of the recent stunning progress in
artificial intelligence due to the development of large language models such as
ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot, and Google’s Bard, and at least somewhat aware of
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One Careless Act of War Could Destroy All Satellites in Just 40 Years
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 11:47:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/one-careless-act-of-war-could-destroy-all-satellites-in-just-40-years>
"On one particular day in 2021, astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the ISS must
have felt a pin-prick of fear and uncertainty. On November 15th of that year,
Russia fired an anti-satellite missile at one of its own defunct military
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Disney Deletes Months Old Film From Disney Plus, Ostensibly For More Tax Benefits
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 11:48:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/10/disney-deletes-months-old-film-from-disney-plus-ostensibly-for-more-tax-benefits/>
"Here we go again. It was only a month ago that Karl Bode wrote about Disney’s
absolutely and totally cool process of removing a bunch of content from its
Disney Plus streaming platform not because the content sucks and nobody liked
(More...)
Explainer: what is the ‘tort of misfeasance’ and how might it apply in the case of robodebt?
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 11:49:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-is-the-tort-of-misfeasance-and-how-might-it-apply-in-the-case-of-robodebt-209507>
"The final report of the robodebt royal commission has revealed the full extent
of one of the most egregiously harmful acts our government has ever committed
against some of the most vulnerable Australians.
(More...)
This Giant Tamiya R/C Car Is Every ‘80s Kid’s Dream!
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 19:27:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VUFVCIdhHk
"Jack takes a first look at the Tamiya Wild One Max: the latest creation of the
Little Car Company. A faithful recreation of the iconic '80s remote-control car
reborn as a drivable, road-legal two seater EV with serious off-roading
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What’s behind Australia’s $1 billion defence deal with Germany?
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 19:28:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-australias-1-billion-defence-deal-with-germany-209490>
"Early last year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine a major historical turning point – a
zeitenwende.
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European court rules that Caster Semenya’s human rights were violated
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 19:29:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/11/caster-semenya-discriminated-against-by-testosterone-levels-rules-echr>
"The extraordinary career of Caster Semenya took another twist on Tuesday when
the European court of human rights (ECHR) ruled she had been let down by the
Swiss legal system in her battle against limits on testosterone levels for
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Global temperature rises in steps – here’s why we can expect a steep climb this year and next
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 19:30:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/global-temperature-rises-in-steps-heres-why-we-can-expect-a-steep-climb-this-year-and-next-209385>
"Global warming took off in the mid-1970s when the rise in global mean surface
temperature exceeded natural variability. Every decade after the 1960s has been
warmer than the one before and the 2010s were the warmest on record. But there
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Nuclear power too expensive and slow to be part of Australia’s plans to reach net zero, study finds
Mon, 7 Aug 2023 19:31:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/11/nuclear-power-too-expensive-and-slow-to-be-part-of-australias-plans-to-reach-net-zero-study-finds>
"Nuclear power should not form part of Australia’s plans to reach net zero
emissions because it is too expensive and slow, according to the final report
of a project that models how Australia might meet its 2050 climate target.
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New Breakthrough Makes Painkillers Out of Paper Waste Instead of Oil
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 03:36:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-breakthrough-makes-painkillers-out-of-paper-waste-instead-of-oil>
'Many common drugs consist of chemicals sourced from crude oil, a situation
that needs to change if we're to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
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Workers hate office noise – but is using headphones to shut out colleagues the solution?
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 03:36:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/workers-hate-office-noise-but-is-using-headphones-to-shut-out-colleagues-the-solution-209134>
"Is it OK to wear headphones in the office? Do they help get work done, or is
wearing them considered rude and damaging to the office vibe.
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Sex Ed For All
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 03:37:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://aninjusticemag.com/sex-ed-for-all-86398204025f>
"Today, we’re going to dive deep into the world of sex ed and explore why
inclusivity is the way forward. Before we get into it, let’s first define what
we mean by inclusive sexual education.
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What is ‘reverse racism’ – and what’s wrong with the term?
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 03:38:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-is-reverse-racism-and-whats-wrong-with-the-term-208009>
"“Reverse racism” is sometimes used to describe situations where white people
believe they are negatively stereotyped or discriminated against because of
their whiteness – or treated less favourably than people of colour.
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Americans Severed Their Connection with Space. And Now We’re Paying the Consequences.
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 03:40:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://medium.com/@absurdistan/americans-severed-their-connection-with-space-and-now-were-paying-the-consequences-a82bec6d3a51>
"Skyrocketing drug use, hate crimes, political violence, and school shootings—I
don’t know what else I’ve left out, but what do all of these have in common?
Ultimately, they all have some relationship with meaning-making.
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Turning the housing crisis around: how a circular economy can give us affordable, sustainable homes
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 11:31:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/turning-the-housing-crisis-around-how-a-circular-economy-can-give-us-affordable-sustainable-homes-208745>
"Households across Australia are struggling with soaring energy and housing
costs and a lack of housing options. Mixed with a climate crisis, economic
volatility and social inequality, it’s a potent set of policy problems.
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Climate change threatens to cause ‘synchronised harvest failures’ across the globe, with implications for Australia’s food security
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 11:31:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-threatens-to-cause-synchronised-harvest-failures-across-the-globe-with-implications-for-australias-food-security-209250>
"New research shows scientists have underestimated the climate risk to
agriculture and global food production. Blind spots in climate models meant
“high-impact but deeply-uncertain hazards” were ignored. But now that the
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A Bunch Of Authors Sue OpenAI Claiming Copyright Infringement, Because They Don’t Understand Copyright
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 11:33:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/11/a-bunch-of-authors-sue-openai-claiming-copyright-infringement-because-they-dont-understand-copyright/>
"You may have seen some headlines recently about some authors filing lawsuits
against OpenAI. The lawsuits (plural, though I’m confused why it’s separate
attempts at filing a class action lawsuit, rather than a single one) began last
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Floods and mudslides kill six in Japan as scientists warn extreme rainfall events will get worse
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 11:34:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/11/asia/rainfall-japan-floods-climate-intl/index.html>
"Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan has caused devastating flooding and
mudslides that have left at least six people dead, five missing and 19 injured,
according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency on Tuesday.
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Indonesia is suppressing environmental research it doesn’t like. That poses real risks
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 11:35:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/indonesia-is-suppressing-environmental-research-it-doesnt-like-that-poses-real-risks-202629>
"In September last year, several leading scientists were effectively banned
from further research in Indonesia’s vast tropical forests, where most had been
working for decades.
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NZ music schools under threat: we need a better measure of their worth than money
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 19:43:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nz-music-schools-under-threat-we-need-a-better-measure-of-their-worth-than-money-209323>
"Funding for the arts and tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand has long
been insufficient. Run the two together, as is happening this year, and we find
ourselves at a precarious junction.
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The Big Red Button Argument for Unconditional Basic Income
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 19:43:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.scottsantens.com/the-big-red-button-argument-for-unconditional-universal-basic-income-ubi/>
"Everyone who has followed my writings through the years knows I like to write
specific arguments for the idea of unconditional basic income (UBI). One of my
own personal favorites is the Engineering Argument for UBI. Another is the
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What’s in a name? Quite a lot if it’s prosecco, parmesan or mozzarella
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 19:44:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/whats-in-a-name-quite-a-lot-if-its-prosecco-parmesan-or-mozzarella-209505>
"Prosecco might evoke warm summer evenings while prosciutto conjures scenes of
generous platters at a casual weekend lunch. But would “sparkling wine” or
“thinly sliced ham” have the same impact?
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CEOs at Australia’s biggest companies earn 55 times more than typical worker, report finds
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 19:45:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/13/ceos-at-australia-biggest-companies-earn-55-times-more-than-typical-worker-report-finds>
"Chief executives at Australia’s biggest companies are earning 55 times more
than a typical worker, according to the country’s biggest governance adviser.
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‘Humanity’s signature’: study finds plastic pollution in the world’s lakes can be worse than in oceans
Tue, 8 Aug 2023 19:45:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/humanitys-signature-study-finds-plastic-pollution-in-the-worlds-lakes-can-be-worse-than-in-oceans-209487>
"A world-first study has found concentrations of plastics in some lakes are
higher than in the most contaminated parts of oceans, demonstrating the extent
to which plastics have invaded Earth’s ecosystems.
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Indigenous voice: no campaign’s deep links to conservative Christian politics revealed
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 03:13:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/13/indigenous-voice-no-campaigns-deep-links-to-conservative-christian-politics>
"The lobby groups campaigning to sink the Indigenous voice to parliament
referendum have deep links to a number of conservative Christian organisations
and consultancies, a
Guardian investigation can reveal.
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Sweden is joining Nato: what that means for the alliance and the war in Ukraine
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 03:14:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/sweden-is-joining-nato-what-that-means-for-the-alliance-and-the-war-in-ukraine-209539>
"In a surprise move, Turkey has ended its veto on Sweden joining Nato, thereby
removing all the barriers to its membership of the military alliance.
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Woodside LNG: Australia’s ‘biggest’ contribution to climate crisis a step closer to 50-year extension
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 03:15:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/13/australias-biggest-contribution-to-climate-change-50-year-extension-woodside-burrup-fossil-fuels-lng-wa>
"One of Australia’s biggest fossil fuel developments is a step closer to having
its life extended for nearly 50 years after Western Australian officials
dismissed appeals arguing it should be stopped on climate science and cultural
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Our Oceans Are Changing Color, And It Could Affect How Life Within It Thrives
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 03:16:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/our-oceans-are-changing-color-and-it-could-affect-how-life-within-it-thrives>
"Analyzing two decades of satellite imagery, researchers from the US and UK
have found Earth's oceans are getting greener, potentially reflecting the
impact climate change is having on phytoplankton populations as the world
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Fungi could be the next frontier in fire safety
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 03:17:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/fungi-could-be-the-next-frontier-in-fire-safety-209142>
"Australia is no stranger to fire-related disasters. The country experiences
more than 17,000 residential fires each year.
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What is ‘AI alignment’? Silicon Valley’s favourite way to think about AI safety misses the real issues
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 09:23:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-is-ai-alignment-silicon-valleys-favourite-way-to-think-about-ai-safety-misses-the-real-issues-209330>
"As increasingly capable artificial intelligence (AI) systems become
widespread, the question of the risks they may pose has taken on new urgency.
Governments, researchers and developers have highlighted AI safety.
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Plastic pollution on coral reefs gets worse the deeper you go, study finds
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 09:24:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/12/plastic-pollution-on-coral-reefs-gets-worse-the-deeper-you-go-study-finds>
"No part of the planet is free of plastic waste, and coral reefs are no
exception, but scientists have now made the discovery that the deeper the reef,
the more plastic debris it is likely to have.
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Another assault on Country and its precious species has begun at Binybara/Lee Point
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 09:25:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Suddenly, It Looks Like We’re in a Golden Age for Medicine
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 09:26:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.is/aN8jL
"Hype springs eternal in medicine, but lately the horizon of new possibility
seems almost blindingly bright. “I’ve been running my research lab for almost
30 years,” says Jennifer Doudna, a biochemist at the University of California,
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Dutton wants Australia to join the “nuclear renaissance” – but this dream has failed before
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 09:27:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/dutton-wants-australia-to-join-the-nuclear-renaissance-but-this-dream-has-failed-before-209584>
"Last week, opposition leader Peter Dutton called for Australia to join what he
dubbed the “international nuclear energy renaissance”.
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The myth that men hunt while women stay at home is entirely wrong
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 17:39:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/XDiNA
"The idea that men hunt while women stay at home is almost completely wrong, a
review of foraging societies around the world has found. In fact, women hunt in
80 per cent of the societies looked at, and in a third of these societies women
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Pushing Buttons: Why it’s getting harder to play your old favourite games
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 17:41:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/jul/12/pushing-buttons-playing-old-video-games>
"Grim news heralded in a report published this week by the Video Game History
Foundation, which claims that 87% of video games released before 2010 are no
longer commercially available. This equates to a lacuna of tens of thousands of
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Ocean heat around Florida is ‘unprecedented,’ and scientists are warning of major impacts
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 17:42:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/12/us/florida-ocean-heat-coral-bleaching-climate/>
"A sudden marine heat wave off the coast of Florida has surprised scientists
and sent water temperatures soaring to unprecedented highs, threatening one of
the most severe coral bleaching events the state has ever seen.
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Australia can learn from the UK’s experience by making banks pay for scam losses
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 17:42:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-can-learn-from-the-uks-experience-by-making-banks-pay-for-scam-losses-209585>
"British banks will soon be required to reimburse customers who fall victim to
authorised push payment fraud – where a scammer convinces you to authorise a
payment, generally by masquerading as a legitimate business or person.
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How Kosovo made high-speed internet access a reality for everyone
Wed, 9 Aug 2023 17:43:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/06/kosovo-high-speed-internet/
"Every day we hear about new digital technologies and the promises that come
with them. The digital world can solve many problems and often does. But we
often forget that billions of people have never used the internet. And why not?
(More...)
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is a ‘dirty bomb’ waiting to happen – a nuclear expert explains
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:34:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant-is-a-dirty-bomb-waiting-to-happen-a-nuclear-expert-explains-209236>
"After the explosion at the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine last month, many Ukrainians
feared the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could be next.
(More...)
Supporting vaccinations and strengthening health systems in 16 African countries
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:35:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.who.int/news/item/26-06-2023-supporting-vaccinations-and-strengthening-health-systems-in-16-african-countries>
"An EU-funded and WHO-implemented project helped health systems become more
resilient and better prepared to tackle future epidemics of vaccine-preventable
diseases.
(More...)
AI scam calls imitating familiar voices are a growing problem – here’s how they work
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:36:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ai-scam-calls-imitating-familiar-voices-are-a-growing-problem-heres-how-they-work-208221>
"Scam calls using AI to mimic voices of people you might know are being used to
exploit unsuspecting members of the public. These calls use what’s known as
generative AI, which refers to systems capable of creating text, images or any
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What El Niño means for the world’s perilous climate tipping points
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:39:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-el-nino-means-for-the-worlds-perilous-climate-tipping-points-209083>
"The UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has confirmed it: El Niño
conditions have arrived and are expected to become moderate to strong as they
develop over the coming year. El Niño is the hot phase of a natural fluctuation
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Why are Australian children dying from the flu and what can we do to prevent it?
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 01:40:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/13/why-are-australian-children-dying-from-the-flu-and-what-can-we-do-to-prevent-it>
"Health authorities are urging more young people to get the flu vaccine amid
warnings that children are at heightened risk from influenza strains
circulating this season.
(More...)
A Canadian lake holds the key to the beginning of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:45:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-canadian-lake-holds-the-key-to-the-beginning-of-the-anthropocene-a-new-geological-epoch-209576>
"Are we really living in the Anthropocene, the geological time marked by the
global impact of human activity? And if so, when did it begin?
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A decade later: How the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge made a lasting impact
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:47:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/tNJvH
"In the summer of 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge quite literally drenched
the internet, quickly becoming what is now considered the largest social media
movement in medical history.
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Germany’s far-right AfD makes key political gains as Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition wobbles
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:48:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/germanys-far-right-afd-makes-key-political-gains-as-olaf-scholzs-governing-coalition-wobbles-209544>
"Opinion polls and local election results currently make unhappy reading for
Germany’s government. In fact, the consistently strong performance of the
far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Europe’s largest member state (and
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Study: The Overwhelming Majority Of Historical Video Games Are Endangered
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:49:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/13/study-the-overwhelming-majority-of-historical-video-games-are-endangered/>
"Video games are a form of art and a form of expression. While that used to be
somewhat controversial to state decades ago, nobody of any value really argues
that point any longer. And the moment you accept that simple fact, it throws
(More...)
Bob Brown Foundation activist Colette Harmsen sentenced to three months' jail over mining protest in Tasmania
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:51:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/activist-jailed-over-mining-protest-in-tasmania/102603244>
'A Hobart magistrate has sentenced a woman to three months' imprisonment for
breaching a suspended sentence by continuing to protest against mining in
Tasmania's west.
(More...)
Common diabetes drug metformin could protect against long COVID
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:13:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/common-diabetes-drug-metformin-could-protect-against-long-covid-207460>
"There are no drugs to treat long COVID – a condition that affects around 2
million people in the UK alone – so you can imagine the excitement when a cheap
diabetes drug called metformin was shown to decrease the risk of getting the
(More...)
How far to the next electric vehicle charging station – and will I be able to use it? Here’s how to create a reliable network
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:14:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-far-to-the-next-electric-vehicle-charging-station-and-will-i-be-able-to-use-it-heres-how-to-create-a-reliable-network-209222>
"You’re ready for your first long road trip with your new electric vehicle. But
there are nagging questions in your mind. “What if I can’t find an available
charging station when I need it?” “What if the charger doesn’t work?”
(More...)
This Innovative Map Tracks The Ocean To Help Save It
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:15:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/global-fishing-watch
"Sushi, smoked salmon, or a tuna salad sandwich: Until now, it’s been
impossible to know if the food on your plate has been caught illegally.
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Even marine protected areas are in hot water
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:16:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.futurity.org/marine-protected-areas-ocean-warming-2943932-2/
"Marine protected areas (MPAs) are locations in the ocean where human
activities such as fishing are restricted to conserve and protect marine
ecosystems, habitats, species, and cultural resources. The study, part of a
(More...)
Meet the Companies Literally Dropping ‘Irish’ Pubs in Cities Across the World
Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:17:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.eater.com/2017/3/7/14839472/irish-pub-design
"The walls of the bar are covered in old art, photographs of Ireland, and
yellowing posters in frames. A pair of hurleys, the flat ash stick of the
Gaelic game, are tacked above the door frame. The bar’s otherwise full of
(More...)
After robodebt, here’s how Australia can have a truly ‘frank and fearless’ public service again
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 02:23:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Indonesia, Malaysia Have Cut Deforestation in Half in Last Half-Decade
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 02:24:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/indonesia-malaysia-deforestation
"Indonesia and Malaysia have cut deforestation by more than half in recent
years, a new report shows.
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We’ve detected a star barely hotter than a pizza oven – the coldest ever found to emit radio waves
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 02:25:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/weve-detected-a-star-barely-hotter-than-a-pizza-oven-the-coldest-ever-found-to-emit-radio-waves-207830>
"We have identified the coldest star ever found to produce radio waves – a
brown dwarf too small to be a regular star and too massive to be a planet.
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Blackfeet Bring Bison Home to Chief Mountain
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 02:26:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/RNZAF
"A brazen bison calf was the first to clamber off the livestock trailer and
into the shadow of Chief Mountain, where for a few wobbly moments it stood
alone, blinking uncertainly at a sprawling ancestral homeland that hasn’t
(More...)
As heat records break, the climate movement has the right answers – but the words are all wrong
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 02:28:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/14/big-oil-climate-crisis-fossil-fuel-public>
"You may think we have all the proof we need. More of it is in front of us
right now, with heatwaves scorching through Europe, breaking records, wreaking
havoc. In Athens, they closed the Acropolis on Friday as temperatures at the
(More...)
Making Infrared Cooling Paint From Grocery Store Items (w/Novel CaCO₃ Microsphere Synthesis)
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:11:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDRnEm-B3AI
"In this video we explore new methods of making cutting edge radiative sky
cooling paint with common grocery and hardware store items. This paint when
properly applied can allow for clean, electricity free air conditioning to
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My Fridge Food
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:12:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://myfridgefood.com/
Via Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier, who wrote "select from a list of ingredients
and lo, recipes."
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Infinite Flowers
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:17:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://infiniteflowers.net/
By Nikolaus Baumgarten:
https://www.nikkki.net/
Via Clarice Boomshakala Bouvier.
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Radiooooo - The Musical Time Machine
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:20:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://radiooooo.com/
"Radiooooo is a project born in 2013, dreamt up by a little family of friends,
both djs and music lovers, who decided to share their record collections and
the fruit of many years of research, for all to enjoy.
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Friday essay: from angry gods and fertile myths to battleships and new technologies – how the wind shapes our world
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:22:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-from-angry-gods-and-fertile-myths-to-battleships-and-new-technologies-how-the-wind-shapes-our-world-206592>
"When it comes to the natural elements, wind’s role in shaping our world can be
overlooked. The worship of the sun in ancient cultures such as Egypt is common
knowledge, and ancient gods such as the Roman Vulcan deify volcanoes and fire.
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American bison reintroduced to northern Mexico helping to fight climate change
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:31:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/05iv0
"Dozens of American bison graze in the wide-open fields of El Carmen
(Coahuila), a reserve of 140,000 hectares, roughly the same size as Mexico
City. The country’s northern plains had not played host to the bison in 100
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More than mumblecore and bigger than Barbie – who is Greta Gerwig?
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:32:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/more-than-mumblecore-and-bigger-than-barbie-who-is-greta-gerwig-209389>
"With the new
Barbie movie, Greta Gerwig is joining an elite class of female
filmmakers. Alongside Ava DuVernay, Patty Jenkins and Kathryn Bigelow, Gerwig
is one of only a few women to direct a live-action film with a budget of US$100
(More...)
New Zealand bans thin plastic fruit and vegetable bags in world first
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:34:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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What this year’s El Niño means for wheat and global food supply
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:34:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-this-years-el-nino-means-for-wheat-and-global-food-supply-209386>
"The World Meteorological Organization has declared the onset of the first El
Niño event in seven years. It estimates 90% probability the climatic
phenomenon, involving an unusual warming of the Pacific Ocean, will develop
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New Zealand seeks to exterminate predators to save native birds
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:38:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65039451
'On a bright Sunday morning the wildlife-lovers gather in Miramar, a scenic
peninsula. They are on an exterminating mission.
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Real-time environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 04:12:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39419-z
"Real-time surveillance of airborne SARS-CoV-2 virus is a technological gap
that has eluded the scientific community since the beginning of the COVID-19
pandemic. Offline air sampling techniques for SARS-CoV-2 detection suffer from
(More...)
US DOI Takes Action to Strengthen Endangered Species Protections
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 04:13:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/06/30/us-doi-takes-action-to-strengthen-endangered-species-protections/>
"The Department of the Interior has announced significant action to better
facilitate species recovery by providing more flexibility for the introduction
of threatened and endangered species to suitable habitats outside their
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A global wastewater surveillance program could have stopped the spread of COVID-19, Northeastern researcher says
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 04:15:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/07/12/wastewater-covid-tracking/
"Maintaining and enhancing wastewater surveillance programs that sprung up
around the globe in response to COVID-19 will be key to halting the next
pandemic, a Northeastern researcher says.
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3M reaches historic settlement over PFAS contamination
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 04:16:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://grist.org/health/3m-reaches-historic-settlement-over-pfas-contamination/>
"Chemical and manufacturing giant 3M and a broad coalition of U.S. cities and
towns have reached a landmark, $10.3 billion settlement over the company’s use
of so-called “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, long linked to cancer and other
(More...)
Should You Wear a Mask?
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 04:17:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://shouldyouwearamask.com/
"During the coronavirus pandemic, there are a lot of questions about whether
people should wear masks in public. This survey will help you make the right
decision."
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Cuchilla del San Juan Expansion Protects Endemic Species and Benefits Thousands of Local People in Colombia
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:11:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.andesamazonfund.org/country/cuchilla-de-san-juan-expansion-benefits-thousands-and-protects-endemic-species-colombia/>
"Today, Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the official expansion of the Cuchilla del
San Juan regional protected area by 45,994 acres (18,613 ha), bringing the
total size to 73,272 acres (29,652 ha). Located in the northern Colombian Andes
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Masks matter for more than mandates
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:13:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://virologydownunder.com/masks-matter-for-more-than-mandates/
"The amount of virus per amount of snot, air, monkey or whatever is a way to
describe the concentration of virus present in that thing. It might seem
intuitive to you that the more virus you get (the dose), the greater the chance
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Rare butterflies thriving after reintroduction bid
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:14:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-65914384
'A rare butterfly that once thrived in the peatlands of Greater Manchester is
now "flourishing" after being reintroduced in 2020, experts say.
(More...)
‘The scenery bursts into life’: making Scotland wild again
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:15:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/jun/19/the-scenery-bursts-into-life-making-scotland-wild-again>
"Birdcall breaks the morning silence as I potter past the stretching Scots
pines and ancient oaks of Dundreggan, the rewilded estate of the charity Trees
for Life in Glenmoriston in the Scottish Highlands. Woodpeckers drum and
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Bebe Rexha. Harry Styles. Drake. How Did Concert Etiquette Get Here?
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:17:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bebe-rexha-harry-styles-drake-how-did-concert-etiquette-get-here-op-ed>
"In the last few weeks, the trickle of occasional headlines about a random
tossed item at a concert — starting last year with Harry Styles, more recently
jumping from Bebe Rexha, to Ava Max, to Kelsea Ballerini, to Pink, then Drake,
(More...)
The secret movement bringing Europe’s wildlife back from the brink
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 19:41:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.codastory.com/waronscience/rewilding-beavers-conservation/
"It was 1998. Olivier Rubbers, then 29 years old, came up with the idea of
returning beavers to his local rivers. “My level of knowledge about nature was
extremely poor,” he now confesses. But he’d read a magazine article about how
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She’s had a whip-smart Hollywood facelift, but Barbie still isn’t much of a role model
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 19:43:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/15/barbie-hollywood-film-role-model-girls-greta-gerwig>
"Crazy as this might sound, 10 years ago I honestly thought Barbie was
tottering on her tiptoes, ready for a well-earned retirement. A few years
earlier, my book,
Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism, had energetically
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‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’: Italy struggles as temperature tops 40C
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 19:44:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/15/italy-temperatures-48c-mediterranean-heatwave-hotter>
"A fierce anticyclone named after Cerberus, a three-headed monster-dog that
features in Dante’s
Inferno, had not even ended before Italians were warned
that a more intense one called Caronte, or Charon, who in Greek mythology was
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Changing Australia’s approach to managing COVID-19 pandemic may help reduce burden on health system
Sat, 12 Aug 2023 19:47:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.croakey.org/changing-australias-approach-to-managing-covid-19-pandemic-may-help-reduce-burden-on-health-system/>
"A change in Australia’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic is “desperately”
needed, according to Executive Officer of the Victorian Allied Health
Professionals Association, Andrew Hewat.
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Call of the Rewild: Restoring Ecological Health to the Emerald Isle
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 03:32:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/ireland-rewilding-deforestation-ecology.html>
"The west coast of Ireland is famed for its wave-beaten shores and bare, stony
mountains, where only a few stunted trees grow in hollows and valleys, bent by
harsh storms blowing in from the North Atlantic.
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Devon to benefit from The Wildlife Trusts’ Atlantic rainforest recovery programme
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 03:34:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/news/devon-benefit-wildlife-trusts-atlantic-rainforest-recovery-programme>
"Devon Wildlife Trust will begin creating Atlantic rainforest at a new nature
reserve called Bowden Pillars Farm thanks to a long-term partnership with
Aviva.
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Stable Doodle
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 03:40:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://clipdrop.co/stable-doodle
"Transform your doodles into real images in seconds"
Via
Recomendo - issue #367:
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Climate change: China's green power surge offers hope on warming
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 03:41:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66043485
"Wind and solar power are booming in China and may help limit global carbon
emissions far faster than expected, according to a new study.
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Why AI detectors think the US Constitution was written by AI
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 03:43:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/07/why-ai-detectors-think-the-us-constitution-was-written-by-ai/>
'If you feed America's most important legal document—the US Constitution—into a
tool designed to detect text written by AI models like ChatGPT, it will tell
you that the document was almost certainly written by AI. But unless James
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China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:20:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/29/china-wind-solar-power-global-renewable-energy-leader>
"China is shoring up its position as the world leader in renewable power and
potentially outpacing its own ambitious energy targets, a report has found.
(More...)
Incredible New Drone Footage Flies Over the Latest Eruption of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:21:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/07/fagradalsfjall-volcano-drone-footage/>
"For more than 800 years, the volcanic system on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula
sat dormant. That is, until March 2021, when a fissure vent appeared south of
Fagradalsfjall mountain. A throng of scientists, photographers, and tourists
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Global Peace Index Map » The Most & Least Peaceful Countries
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:24:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/
"Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the Global Peace
Index (GPI) is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. This report
presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to-date on trends in
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COP28 host UAE pledges to triple renewables
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:26:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-cop28-host-uae-pledges-triple.html
'The oil-rich United Arab Emirates said it would triple renewable energy
production as part of a raft of environmental initiatives announced on Monday,
months before it hosts UN climate talks.
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Transgrid to invest $11 billion to ready Australian state for 100% renewables
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:27:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/transgrid-spend-11-bln-prepare-australian-state-100-renewables-2023-06-21/>
'SYDNEY, June 21 (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state will be ready for
100% renewable energy within a decade under a A$16.5 billion ($11.20 billion)
infrastructure investment plan announced by a major grid operator on Wednesday.
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“This ain’t a royalty payment:” Traditional Owners lead massive new Pilbara renewables project
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 19:17:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-benchmark-as-traditional-owners-lead-massive-new-pilbara-renewables-project/>
"Traditional owners of Yindjibarndi lands in Western Australia’s Pilbara region
will lead the development of massive new hybrid renewables project on country,
with plans to combine around 3GW of wind, solar and battery storage to power
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ADF captain's choice to wear female army uniform overhauls gender diverse policy
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 19:18:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/adf-overhauls-gender-diverse-policy-captain-wears-female-uniform/102594080>
'When Captain Jesse Noble realised they were gender diverse, it "was kind of
like getting hit in the face with a truck".
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Talking about eating less red and processed meat provokes strong feelings. That’s why this new evidence-based report is welcome
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 19:19:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/talking-about-eating-less-red-and-processed-meat-provokes-strong-feelings-thats-why-this-new-evidence-based-report-is-welcome-209234>
"Emotions can run high when the topic of how much red and processed meat to eat
is raised. For many of us, eating these foods is culturally important – often
tied to specific dishes and traditions.
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Southern Europe braces for second heat storm in a week
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 19:20:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/16/thousands-forced-out-of-homes-la-palma-canary-islands-as-heatwave-grips-europe>
"Southern Europe is bracing for a second heat storm in a week, with Italy,
Greece and Spain, along with Morocco and other Mediterranean countries, being
told temperature records could be broken on Tuesday.
(More...)
A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished
Sun, 13 Aug 2023 19:22:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://nautil.us/a-third-of-north-americas-birds-have-vanished-340007/
"For weeks, Adam Smith had been crunching the raw data from more bird
statistics than anyone had ever tried before—thirteen different bird counts and
millions of radar sweeps. Suddenly he heard the musical chime that tells him
(More...)
Drones are disturbing critically endangered shorebirds in Moreton Bay, creating a domino effect
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 03:42:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/drones-are-disturbing-critically-endangered-shorebirds-in-moreton-bay-creating-a-domino-effect-209391>
"Drones are increasingly swarming our skies, capturing images, managing crops
and soon, delivering packages. But what do the birds make of this invasion of
their territory?
(More...)
Why the shipping industry’s increased climate ambition spells the end for its fossil fuel use
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 03:43:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-the-shipping-industrys-increased-climate-ambition-spells-the-end-for-its-fossil-fuel-use-209321>
"A revised strategy to reduce global shipping emissions has emerged from two
weeks of intense talks in London. It marks a significant increase in the
industry’s climate ambition.
(More...)
Millions in US under warnings as record heat expected to continue next week
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 03:44:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/16/us-extreme-weather-record-heat>
"More than 100 million people, around a third of Americans, were under extreme
heat advisories this weekend and that record-breaking heat was expected to
continue into the new week.
(More...)
Stem cell therapies: why they’re expensive, unproven and often dangerous
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 03:45:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/stem-cell-therapies-why-theyre-expensive-unproven-and-often-dangerous-206548>
"Rogue clinics selling stem cell therapies are popping up everywhere. There are
thousands of them around the world, and they claim to be able to cure
everything from autism to cerebral palsy.
(More...)
Big oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumble
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 03:46:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/16/big-oil-climate-pledges-extreme-heat-fossil-fuel>
"It was probably the Earth’s hottest week in history earlier this month,
following the warmest June on record, and top scientists agree that the planet
will get even hotter unless we phase out fossil fuels.
(More...)
European heatwave: what’s causing it and is climate change to blame?
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:54:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/european-heatwave-whats-causing-it-and-is-climate-change-to-blame-209653>
"Europe is currently in the midst of a heatwave. Italy, in particular, is
expected to face blistering heat, with temperatures projected to reach 40℃ to
45℃. There’s even a chance that the current European temperature record of
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‘Your heart races a bit’: US weather man threatened with death for mentioning climate crisis
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:55:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/16/chris-gloninger-tv-weather-man-climate-crisis>
"It was a brave, if perhaps scientifically obvious, experiment – to convey
messages about the unfolding climate crisis via the regular local TV weather
forecasts seen by viewers in the conservative heartland of Iowa. It culminated
(More...)
Northern Europe faces biggest relative increase in uncomfortable heat and is dangerously unprepared – new research
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:56:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/northern-europe-faces-biggest-relative-increase-in-uncomfortable-heat-and-is-dangerously-unprepared-new-research-209745>
"Limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5℃ is getting harder. A recent UN
report even stated that there is now “no credible pathway” to achieve this
goal.
(More...)
Nazi salutes, memes and assaults: Jewish students say state schools unsafe
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:57:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/nazi-salutes-memes-and-assaults-jewish-students-say-state-schools-unsafe-20230628-p5dk4l.html>
"Every day for five weeks at school, a 13-year-old boy says he was greeted with
abuse, including heil Hitlers and being called a “dirty Jew” – a reminder that
members of his family were murdered by Nazis.
(More...)
City liveability rankings tell a biased story – our research in Dhaka explains why
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:58:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/city-liveability-rankings-tell-a-biased-story-our-research-in-dhaka-explains-why-208262>
"Like many fast-growing megacities in Asia and Africa, Dhaka, in Bangladesh, is
often stigmatised as one of the most unliveable cities on earth, due to
overcrowding, slums and substandard housing. The Bangladeshi capital boasts
(More...)
‘Great news’: EU hails discovery of massive phosphate rock deposit in Norway
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:08:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/great-news-eu-hails-discovery-of-massive-phosphate-rock-deposit-in-norway/>
"A massive underground deposit of high-grade phosphate rock in Norway, pitched
as the world’s largest, is big enough to satisfy world demand for fertilisers,
solar panels and electric car batteries over the next 50 years, according to
(More...)
A food revolution: campaigners in Liège want all the region’s produce to be grown locally. Can they do it?
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:10:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/jul/16/the-good-life-in-liege-the-start-of-a-food-revolution>
"This is not a Hollywood story: it’s a Belgian story, for a start. It’s not
even certain to end well; that’s a bit up in the air right now. But it’s a
story about how things – important things – could be different. How they could,
(More...)
Traditional owners take majority stake in $3 billion Western Australian green energy project
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:11:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-18/traditional-owners-stake-in-australias-green-energy-transition/102611194>
'Anthony Watson has always lived in the Kimberley, the region he describes as
"the last frontier" in Western Australia's far north.
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earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:14:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://earth.nullschool.net/
"a visualization of global weather conditions forecast by supercomputers
updated every three hours
(More...)
That dangerous TikTok trend on the Today Show? It was fake.
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:16:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/13/tiktok-boat-challenge-fake-misinformation/>
"On Monday morning, the
Today Show broadcast a television segment about an
alleged TikTok challenge that was killing people. “A stunt, intended to rack up
views … It’s known as the boat jumping challenge,” the host declared. The news
(More...)
Puerto Rico has been part of the US for 125 years, but its future remains contested
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:25:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/puerto-rico-has-been-part-of-the-us-for-125-years-but-its-future-remains-contested-209171>
"In the 125 years since U.S. troops invaded Puerto Rico on July 25, 1898,
during the Spanish-American War, the U.S. government has controlled the island
militarily, politically and economically – with no end in sight or, for Puerto
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Rheumatic heart disease in Indigenous children could be spread by throat bacteria, researchers find
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:26:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/18/rheumatic-heart-disease-in-indigenous-children-could-be-spread-by-throat-bacteria-researchers-find>
"An entirely preventable condition leaving Indigenous children with severe and
irreversible heart damage may be spread due to a reservoir of bacteria in the
throat that causes no symptoms in the host, Australian researchers have found.
(More...)
San and Khoe skeletons: how a South African university sought to restore dignity and redress the past
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:27:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/san-and-khoe-skeletons-how-a-south-african-university-sought-to-restore-dignity-and-redress-the-past-207551>
"It has been nearly 100 years since the skeletonised remains of nine people
were removed from their graves on a farm near the town of Sutherland in South
Africa’s Northern Cape province. They were donated to the University of Cape
(More...)
Aboriginal owners and energy investors team up in plan for $3bn green hydrogen plant in WA
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:28:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/18/aboriginal-owners-and-energy-investors-team-up-in-plan-for-3bn-green-hydrogen-plant-in-wa>
"A unique partnership between three traditional owner groups and a major clean
energy investor is promising to establish a $3bn green hydrogen project in the
far north of Western Australia.
(More...)
Hollywood on the picket line – 5 unsung films that put America’s union history on the silver screen
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 04:29:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/hollywood-on-the-picket-line-5-unsung-films-that-put-americas-union-history-on-the-silver-screen-209824>
"Some of Hollywood’s top stars are joining screenwriters on the picket line
after the main U.S. actors union voted to take part in an ongoing strike.
(More...)
US climate envoy meets Chinese counterpart on hottest ever day in China
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:57:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/17/us-climate-envoy-kerry-meets-chinese-counterpart-amid-record-heat>
"A remote township in China’s western Xinjiang region has set a nationwide
temperature record of 52.2C, as the US climate envoy, John Kerry, held meetings
with his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua, in Beijing.
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Watch: Fran Drescher delivers fiery speech on SAG-AFTRA strike
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:58:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4SAPOX7R5M
'Hollywood actors formally went on strike after negotiations between their
union and motion picture studios collapsed, a serious blow for the
entertainment industry that could cripple film and TV productions across the
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Letters from an American: July 17, 2023
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:59:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-17-2023
"A story in the
New York Times today by Jonathan Swan, Charlie Savage, and
Maggie Haberman outlined how former president Donald Trump and his allies are
planning to create a dictatorship if voters return him to power in 2024. The
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Ukraine’s Other Front: The War on Corruption
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:01:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/07/17/ukraines-other-front-the-war-on-corruption/>
"Pavlo Novyk monitors his native Kharkiv, a city of 1.4 million near the
Russian border, from an apartment 500 miles away in much safer western Ukraine.
Part journalist, data geek, and civil society activist—he works for the
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Corals are starting to bleach as global ocean temperatures hit record highs
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:02:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/corals-are-starting-to-bleach-as-global-ocean-temperatures-hit-record-highs-209770>
"The water off South Florida is over 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) in
mid-July, and scientists are already seeing signs of coral bleaching off
Central and South America. Particularly concerning is how early in the summer
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With less than a year to go, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is in a dreadful mess. These 5 steps are needed to fix it
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:45:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/with-less-than-a-year-to-go-the-murray-darling-basin-plan-is-in-a-dreadful-mess-these-5-steps-are-needed-to-fix-it-209328>
"The Murray Darling Basin Plan is an historic deal between state and federal
governments to save Australia’s most important river system. The A$13 billion
plan, inked over a decade ago, was supposed to rein in the water extracted by
(More...)
Death Valley approaches global heat record as US reels from extreme weather
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:46:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/17/death-valley-record-earth-temperature-california-extreme-weather>
"Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point
on Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by
flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists
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Russia says decision not to extend Black Sea grain deal is final
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:47:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/17/russia-decision-not-extend-black-sea-grain-deal-final>
"The UN secretary general, António Guterres has said he deeply regrets Russia’s
decision to terminate the Black Sea grain deal, saying hundreds of millions of
people facing hunger as well as hard-pressed consumers will pay the price for
(More...)
In a Barbie world … after the movie frenzy fades, how do we avoid tonnes of Barbie dolls going to landfill?
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:48:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Kharkiv mayor dismisses Russian claims of ‘terrorism’ over Crimean bridge attack
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:52:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/17/kharkiv-mayor-dismisses-russian-claims-terrorism-crimea-kerch-bridge-attack>
"The mayor of Kharkiv has dismissed Russia’s claim that Monday’s attack on the
Kerch Bridge linking the Crimean peninsula to Russia was an act of Ukrainian
“terrorism” and said the Kremlin had brought death and destruction to his city
(More...)
Why am I online? Research shows it’s often about managing emotions
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:53:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-am-i-online-research-shows-its-often-about-managing-emotions-208483>
"Most of us go online multiple times a day. About half of 18–29 year olds
surveyed in a 2021 Pew Research Study said they are “almost constantly”
connected.
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Italian hospitals report sharp rise in emergency cases as Rome hits 41.8C
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:54:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/18/italian-hospitals-report-rise-in-heat-cases-as-rome-hits-41-point-8c>
"Hospitals across Italy have seen a sharp rise in the number of people seeking
emergency care for heat-related illnesses as a heatwave continues to grip the
country, with temperatures in Rome setting a new record.
(More...)
Is the Barbie movie a bold step to reinvent and fix past wrongs or a clever ploy to tap a new market?
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:56:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Canada, Volkswagen to invest more than C$20 billion in EV battery gigafactory
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:57:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-canada-battery-plant-targets-90-gwh-capacity-its-biggest-yet-2023-04-21/>
'BERLIN, April 21 (Reuters) - Canada and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on Friday
together committed more than C$20 billion ($14.8 billion) for a battery
gigafactory in St. Thomas, Ontario, the biggest single investment ever in the
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NIMBYism in Sydney is leading to racist outcomes
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:44:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nimbyism-in-sydney-is-leading-to-racist-outcomes-207204>
"Residents of the affluent east and north of Greater Sydney have strongly
resisted housing development in their suburbs. This NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard)
resistance has led to urban sprawl in areas of Western Sydney with a
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LG kicks off colossal ramp-up of US factories for EV and grid batteries
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:46:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/lg-kicks-off-colossal-ramp-up-of-us-factories-for-ev-and-grid-batteries>
"South Korean manufacturer LG is drastically scaling up its U.S. production of
lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and the grid.
(More...)
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in NZ’s wild cockles and watercress put people at growing risk of serious illness
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:46:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-in-nzs-wild-cockles-and-watercress-put-people-at-growing-risk-of-serious-illness-209845>
"Traditional harvesting sites, or mahinga kai, continue to be used throughout
New Zealand to provide food and to share skills and cultural practices between
families and generations.
(More...)
StarCrete is a concrete-like material that could be made from extraterrestrial dust
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:48:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.dezeen.com/2023/06/30/starcrete-concrete-like-material-extraterrestrial-dust/>
'Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed a concrete-like
material that could be made with extraterrestrial dust and used to build
colonies on the moon and on Mars.
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Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:49:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/non-native-english-speaking-scientists-work-much-harder-just-to-keep-up-global-research-reveals-208750>
"These days it’s necessary to have at least a basic level of English
proficiency in most research contexts. But at the same time, our collective
emphasis on English places a significant burden on scientists who speak a
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Welcome to the big blimp boom
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:53:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/28/1074332/lighter-than-air-vehicles-lta/>
"Floating is the new flying, at least according to a handful of companies
focused on building futuristic blimps, airships, and hot-air balloons.
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Day Care for Less Than $10: How Canada Is Easing the Burden for Parents
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:54:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/lKLaS
"As Susana Ibarra’s maternity leave was ending and she was preparing to return
to her office outside Toronto, she still faced a big challenge: finding care
for her son and then figuring out how to pay for it.
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India’s Community Radio Brings Its Villages Crackling to Life
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:55:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/india-community-radio-stations-marginalized-groups/>
"When India first went into Covid-19 lockdown during the sweltering summer of
2020, millions of children in rural areas found themselves without access to
basic education. But deep in the drought-stricken district of Satara in the
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Biden’s Unheralded War on Poverty
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:56:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://prospect.org/economy/2023-07-10-bidens-unheralded-war-on-poverty/>
"The Great American Quit Rate (full name: Great American
Quit-Your-Stinkin’-Job-for-a-Better-One Rate) has finally subsided. While it
lasted, though, it enabled the nation’s low-wage workers to make the first
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When it comes to rich countries taking the environment seriously, I say: vive la France
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:57:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/24/environment-france-emmanuel-macron-crisis-uk>
"While we remain transfixed by a handful of needy egotists in Westminster and
the crises they manufacture, across the Channel a revolution is happening. It’s
a quiet, sober, thoughtful revolution, but a revolution nonetheless. France is
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What Could Go Right? 50+ animal comebacks
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:28:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://theprogressnetwork.org/animal-comebacks-2023/
"It’s widely known that humans have negatively influenced animal populations,
driving many species to extinction or near it. Though issues continue through
today, our concern and energy around such activity differs greatly from our
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Big W has withdrawn Welcome to Sex from its stores to protect staff – but teen sex education can keep young people safe
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:29:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Photographer says Italian artist used daughter’s picture in pro-Russia mural
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:30:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/19/photographer-criticises-use-of-image-in-italian-artists-pro-russia-mural>
"An Australian photographer has spoken of her pain and upset at what she has
described as the unauthorised use of an image of her daughter as the basis for
a pro-Russia mural on a bombed-out building in Mariupol.
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The Northern Territory does not have a crocodile problem – and ‘salties’ do not need culling
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:30:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-northern-territory-does-not-have-a-crocodile-problem-and-salties-do-not-need-culling-209863>
"Last week, a 67-year-old man was bitten on the arm by a saltwater crocodile at
a waterhole in the Northern Territory’s Top End. Predictably, the incident has
prompted debate over whether a crocodile cull is needed.
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Odesa suffers ‘hellish night’ as Russia attacks Ukraine grain facilities
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:31:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/19/odesa-suffers-hellish-night-as-russia-attacks-ukraines-grain-facilities>
"Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa has endured a second “hellish night” of
attacks, with loud explosions audible throughout the city in the early hours of
Wednesday and at least one missile landing within the city limits, as Russia
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The cost of living is biting. Here’s how to spend less on meat and dairy
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:42:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-cost-of-living-is-biting-heres-how-to-spend-less-on-meat-and-dairy-206703>
"The cost of groceries has risen substantially over the last year. Food and
non-alcoholic drinks rose by 7.9% in the year to May, with biggest increases in
dairy products (15.1%), breads and cereals (12.8%) and processed foods (11.5%).
(More...)
Strike threats in Italy and stoppages in Greece as workers struggle with heat
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:43:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/19/strike-threats-in-italy-and-stoppages-in-greece-as-workers-struggle-with-heat>
"Temperatures reached almost 47C in southern Italy on Wednesday and factory
workers threatened to strike over the extreme heat, while wildfires continued
to rage in Greece and temperatures in coastal waters around Spain broke
(More...)
On this day of freedom, let’s talk about how bald eagles are queer!
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:45:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://typhlonectes.tumblr.com/post/723339177052241920
"It starts with a female eagle named Hope and a male named Valor I. The two
settled down to neat together, however Valor I wasn’t a great dad. He did show
up to incubate the eggs and basically never came around.
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How is China shifting its foreign policy to counter moves to ‘contain’ it from the West?
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:46:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-is-china-shifting-its-foreign-policy-to-counter-moves-to-contain-it-from-the-west-209973>
"At last week’s NATO summit, the members issued a final statement criticising
China’s coercive policies, which they said challenge the interests, security
and values of the bloc.
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A mysterious interstellar radio signal has been blinking on and off every 22 minutes for over 30 years
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:47:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Roald Dahl museum acknowledges author’s antisemitism
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:34:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/19/roald-dahl-museum-acknowledges-authors-antisemitism>
"The Roald Dahl museum has acknowledged the author’s antisemitism in a
statement published on its website and to be displayed on a panel at its
entrance.
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Costly invite? Scientists hit with massive bills after speaking at COVID-19 ‘webinars’
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:42:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.science.org/content/article/costly-invite-scientists-hit-with-massive-bills-after-speaking-at-covid-19-conferences>
"When Björn Johansson received an email in July 2020 inviting him to speak at
an online debate on COVID-19 modeling, he didn’t think twice. “I was interested
in the topic and I agreed to participate,” says Johansson, a medical doctor and
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Ancient DNA reveals the earliest evidence of the last massive human migration to Western Europe
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:43:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ancient-dna-reveals-the-earliest-evidence-of-the-last-massive-human-migration-to-western-europe-210056>
"Nomadic animal-herders from the Eurasian steppe mingled with Copper Age
farmers in southeastern Europe centuries earlier than previously thought.
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The hidden cost of the AI boom: social and environmental exploitation
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:44:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-hidden-cost-of-the-ai-boom-social-and-environmental-exploitation-208669>
"Mainstream conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) have been
dominated by a few key concerns, such as whether superintelligent AI will wipe
us out, or whether AI will steal our jobs. But we’ve paid less attention the
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G/O Media Execs Full Speed Ahead On Injecting Half-Cooked ‘AI’ Into A Very Broken US Media
Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:47:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/19/g-o-media-execs-full-speed-ahead-on-injecting-half-cooked-ai-into-a-very-broken-us-media/>
"While early “AI” systems have plenty of creativity and productivity potential,
early implementations into the already very broken US journalism and media
markets have proven to be an ugly mess. In part because the tech isn’t really
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‘People need to be riled up’: meteorologist names US heatwaves after oil and gas giants
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:55:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/20/ex-meteorologist-names-us-heatwaves-after-oil-gas-firms>
"The summer’s heatwaves have been so blistering they have inspired their own
names. In Europe they have been called nightmarish figures from Greek
mythology, but one meteorologist in the US has taken a more pointed approach –
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Here’s why the best IMAX movies still need a Palm Pilot to work
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:56:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.theverge.com/23801118/imax-movie-palm-pilot-oppenheimer
"The Palm Pilot surely wasn’t the point of the TikTok, but it seemed to be the
only thing anybody noticed. Ahead of the release of
Oppenheimer, the official
IMAX TikTok account posted a video showing the mind-bending size of the 70mm
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International Red Cross investigates abduction of children from Ukraine by Belarusian Red Cross
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:57:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/20/7412135/
'The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched an
investigation following a recent visit by the head of the Belarusian Red Cross,
Dmitriy Shevtsov, to the occupied territories of Ukraine, during which he
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Here are all the positive environmental stories from 2023 so far
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:58:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/08/07/here-are-all-the-positive-environmental-stories-from-2023-so-far>
"We're going to be regularly updating this page with good news about our planet
in an effort to combat climate anxiety.
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Australia’s first wellbeing framework is about to measure what matters – but it’s harder than counting GDP
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 05:00:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-first-wellbeing-framework-is-about-to-measure-what-matters-but-its-harder-than-counting-gdp-209868>
"In an implicit admission that the Commonwealth budget may not measure what
really matters, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is about to release what he is calling
“Measuring What Matters” – Australia’s first national wellbeing framework.
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The Coolest Library on Earth
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:30:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-coolest-library-on-earth/
"In a narrow aisle of shelves packed with cardboard boxes, Jørgen Peder
Steffensen grins like a mischievous child unwrapping a holiday present as he
pulls out a plastic-wrapped hunk of ice from a box marked Keep Frozen.
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Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine – and what that means for the global food system
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:31:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-russia-pulled-out-of-its-grain-deal-with-ukraine-and-what-that-means-for-the-global-food-system-210046>
"The Russia-Ukraine grain deal that has been critical to keeping global food
prices stable and preventing famine is currently in tatters. On July 17, 2023,
Russia said it was pulling out of the year-old deal, which allowed shipments of
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How classic psychology warped our view of human nature as cruel and selfish - but new research is more hopeful
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:32:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-classic-psychology-warped-our-view-of-human-nature-as-cruel-and-selfish-but-new-research-is-more-hopeful-209991>
"There are a number of classic experiments and theories that every psychology
student learns about, but more recent research has questioned their findings so
that psychologists today are reevaluating human nature.
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U.S. says Russia is laying the groundwork to attack civilian ships and blame Ukraine
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:33:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189040872/russia-ukraine-black-sea-grain-ships>
'The National Security Council says that Russia is attempting a "false flag
operation" to "justify any attacks against civilian ships in the Black Sea and
to then blame them on Ukraine."
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Landslides in South Korea
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:34:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://disasterscharter.org/web/guest/activations/-/article/flood-flash-in-korea-republic-of-activation-829->
"Due to torrential rainfall in South Korea since the beginning of July, at
least 46 people have died and thousands were evacuated.
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China needs immigrants
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:36:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://theconversation.com/china-needs-immigrants-208911
"China is entering a severe demographic crisis.
For several centuries, the Asian nation has been the most populous country in
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Stop Rushing To Copyright As A Tool To ‘Solve’ The Problems Of AI
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:37:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/19/stop-rushing-to-copyright-as-a-tool-to-solve-the-problems-of-ai/>
"A few months back, I got added to a group chat of Hollywood
writers/actors/directors, all seeking to understand what the fuck was going on
with AI. And one topic that came up consistently early on was “will copyright
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Mixue on the march: ice cream serves soft power for China in Southeast Asia
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:38:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/mixue-on-the-march-ice-cream-serves-soft-power-for-china-in-southeast-asia-203670>
"Mixue has dominated Southeast Asia’s ice cream and tea businesses for five
years, having opened its first outlet in Vietnam in 2018. Based in China, where
it operates 22,500 stores. Around 1,000 Mixue outlets now operate in several
(More...)
The Volvo EX30 Is A Bargain Baby Polestar!
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:38:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsGaKuSWBKU
"Jack takes a look at Volvo's new smallest, cheapest, fastest and greenest car:
the all-electric EX30. Boasting state of the art EV architecture courtesy of
parent company Geely's, along with a stylish, sustainable interior all while
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Australians’ national wellbeing shows a glass half full: Measuring What Matters report
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:42:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australians-national-wellbeing-shows-a-glass-half-full-measuring-what-matters-report-210133>
"Australia presents a mixed picture of national wellbeing, according to the
government’s
Measuring What Matters report released by Treasurer Jim
Chalmers.
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THIS Is How The Cloud Will Heat Your Water For FREE!
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:43:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT5x9k6QyWc
"What if every time you watched YouTube it helped heat your hot water....for
free??! Data centres are the beating heart of our digital lives and consume a
tremendous amount of electricity. Unfortunately, they also waste a lot of
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China is playing the long game in the Pacific. Here’s why its efforts are beginning to pay off
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:44:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/china-is-playing-the-long-game-in-the-pacific-heres-why-its-efforts-are-beginning-to-pay-off-209960>
"A week-long trip to Beijing by the Pacific’s most flamboyant statesman
Manasseh Sogavare, was always going to cause concern in Canberra.
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Cake Wrecks: Southwestern Sweets
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:45:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/southwestern-sweets-2023
"When I was a teenager I visited Taos, New Mexico, and immediately fell in love
with all the local art.
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Friday essay: Australia may ban WeChat – but for many Chinese Australians, it’s their ‘lifeline’
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:46:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-australia-may-ban-wechat-but-for-many-chinese-australians-its-their-lifeline-205937>
"One morning in February 2021, I was woken by a WeChat call from my brother in
China. Mum had died the previous night, he told me. I wasn’t shocked to hear
about Mum’s death – she had been very ill for a couple of years.
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Airlines could ditch flights to Australia to meet future emissions promises, parliament told
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:47:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/21/airlines-could-ditch-flights-to-australia-to-meet-future-emissions-promises-parliament-told>
"International airlines could cut back flights to Australia in coming years
because the high-polluting long haul routes stand out as low-hanging fruit to
meet future environmental commitments, the country’s parliament has been
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Mining the seabed for clean-tech minerals could destroy ecosystems. Will it get the green light?
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 11:59:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/mining-the-seabed-for-clean-tech-minerals-could-destroy-ecosystems-will-it-get-the-green-light-209690>
"A little-known organisation is meeting this week in a conference centre in
Jamaica. The rules the International Seabed Authority (ISA) are drafting could
have immense impact.
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Extreme weather continues across Europe as further heatwave looms
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:00:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/20/extreme-weather-continues-across-europe-as-more-hot-weather-looms>
"Hailstorms have hit northern Italy as near-record temperatures begin to ebb,
but forecasters have warned of a fourth heatwave hitting southern Europe next
week, with temperatures of up to 48C.
(More...)
Explainer: why was the winner of Thailand’s election blocked from becoming prime minister?
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:01:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/explainer-why-was-the-winner-of-thailands-election-blocked-from-becoming-prime-minister-209730>
"The Thai parliamentary election was held over two months ago and yet, the
country still has no prime minister or government. While much remains in flux,
one thing appears certain – the popular reformist leader of the party that
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Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:01:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/20/vegan-diet-cuts-environmental-damage-climate-heating-emissions-study>
"Eating a vegan diet massively reduces the damage to the environment caused by
food production, the most comprehensive analysis to date has concluded.
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87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:03:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://gamehistory.org/87percent/
"The Video Game History Foundation, in partnership with the Software
Preservation Network, has conducted the first ever study on the commercial
availability of classic video games, and the results are bleak. 87% of classic
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Perth man rows from Australia to Africa to raise funds for youth mental health
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 20:04:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-21/rob-barton-perth-man-rows-australia-to-africa-raise-funds-youth/102631534>
'After 86 days at sea, Perth man Rob Barton is believed to be the first person
to row non-stop solo and unassisted across the Indian Ocean from Australia to
Africa.
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How Ronald Reagan led the 1960 actors’ strike – and then became an anti-union president
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 20:05:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-ronald-reagan-led-the-1960-actors-strike-and-then-became-an-anti-union-president-209800>
"Production on US film and television sets has ground to a halt as Hollywood
actors have joined writers in walking off sets. At issue are residuals (or
royalties), streaming services and the use of artificial intelligence.
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New Research Reveals Scale and Success of Seabird Recovery Efforts Worldwide
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 20:06:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/ca-seabird-recovery/
"New research published in the
Proceedings of the National Academies of
Sciences demonstrates the effectiveness of restoring seabird populations
around the world for the first time. The study is a global synthesis of all
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A post-servo highway? How electric vehicles are changing the Australian roadscape
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 20:07:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/22/electric-vehicles-australia>
"A couple with a brand-new electric Lexus stand blankly at the EV charging
station, walking from one charger to the other with cables in hand. Within
minutes, a crowd of EV drivers gathers. The strangers offer to help the couple
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Driven out by decades of conflict, native giraffes make a return to Angola
Sat, 19 Aug 2023 20:08:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/07/native-giraffes-return-to-angola-after-an-absence-of-decades-aoe>
"After an epic 36-hour journey, the first native giraffes to be returned to an
Angolan national park arrived from Namibia this week, in what many hope to be
the first of multiple translocations to return the animals to their historical
(More...)
The Meaning Of Kawaii
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 03:47:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://kotaku.com/the-meaning-of-kawaii-1847641571
"Kawaii. You hear it in anime, you hear it on TV shows, and you hear it on the
streets of Japan, where the word is spoken by young and old alike. With people
around the world growing up on Japanese popular culture, the word has also
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Meet the kipunji: A rare primate success story in Tanzania
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 03:49:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/meet-the-kipunji-a-rare-primate-success-story-in-tanzania/>
"In January 2003, when Wildlife Conservation Society researchers working in
Tanzania’s Southern Highlands heard from local hunters that there was a monkey
called the kipunji living on the slopes of Mount Rungwe, they didn’t know what
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Study shows dogs can detect COVID-19 faster, better than most PCR tests
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 03:50:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-shows-dogs-can-detect-covid-19-faster-better-most-pcr-tests>
"A new review of literature on COVID-19–sniffing canines shows dogs
outperformed or matched reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction
(RT-PCR) tests or antigen tests in detecting the novel coronavirus among humans
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Record year for olive ridley turtles in Bangladesh as conservation work pays off
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 03:52:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/record-year-for-olive-ridley-turtles-in-bangladesh-as-conservation-work-pays-off/>
"Bangladesh has recorded the highest number of olive ridley turtle eggs laid on
the country’s beaches this nesting season, thanks to extensive conservation
actions.
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‘Cats are like mini gurus’: the feline path to inner peace
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 03:55:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/22/carla-francis-zen-of-cat-a-z-japanese-feline-philosophy-cats-psychology>
"Ryō, an Egyptian Mau, is languid in a shaft of sunlight on Carla Francis’s
couch, head tucked towards front paws, silver spotted fur gleaming, low
thrumming purr. This, you see, is the epitome of
seijaku, a Japanese word
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That Ultra-White Paint That Helps Cool Surfaces? Make Your Own!
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:31:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://hackaday.com/2023/07/22/that-ultra-white-paint-that-helps-cool-surfaces-make-your-own/>
"It started with [KB9ENS] looking into paints or coatings for passive or
radiative cooling, and in the process he decided to DIY his own. Not only is it
perfectly accessible to a home experimenter, his initial results look like they
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Support cat who 'hears' for deaf owner wins national award
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:32:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-66225559
'A cat who helps his deaf owner by alerting her to sounds around the house has
won a national award.
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Scientists Are Decoding Long Covid Immunology
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:34:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://longishmagazine.substack.com/p/scientists-are-decoding-long-covid>
"A new scientific review was published in the journal
Nature July 11, 2023,
and brings the world another step closer to understanding what might be causing
Long Covid.
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GHANA: plastic producers soon to be obliged to manage their waste
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:36:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.afrik21.africa/en/ghana-plastic-producers-soon-to-be-obliged-to-manage-their-waste/>
"In Ghana, the Ministry of the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation
(MESTI) is preparing a law that will oblige producers of plastic packaging to
take charge of the waste generated by their activities. The aim is to reduce
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‘No one is talking about it’: the cruelty of long Covid in the global south
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 11:37:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jul/13/long-covid-global-south-lack-awareness>
"In the Hospital del Norte of El Alto, a working-class city in Bolivia, visibly
sick patients queue for a consultation with a surgeon. At their feet, two stray
dogs sleep on a floor strewn with coca leaves.
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EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’: €106 million for 18 new projects for protection, conservation, depollution and innovation
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 21:38:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://europeansting.com/2023/07/03/eu-mission-restore-our-ocean-and-waters-e106-million-for-18-new-projects-for-protection-conservation-depollution-and-innovation/>
"The Commission announced today 18 new projects which will receive over €106
million to contribute to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’. The
projects gather over 370 beneficiaries from 36 countries, including SMEs,
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More than a third of COVID survivors in Italy had persistent symptoms at 2 years
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 21:39:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/more-third-covid-survivors-italy-had-persistent-symptoms-2-years>
"Exhausted woman sitting on bedOf 230 COVID-19 survivors in Italy infected
during the first pandemic wave, 36.1% still had symptoms at 2 years, finds a
study published today in
Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
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Wales becomes first part of the UK to ban snare and glue traps to catch animals
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 21:40:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/wales-becomes-first-part-uk-27210559>
"Wales has become first UK nation to ban snares and glue traps. The Welsh
Government's Agriculture (Wales) Bill is set to introduce bans on the use of
snares and glue traps in Wales - and also paves the way for a new payments
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GPs vaccination efforts 'vital' to curbing COVID hospital admissions
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 21:42:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2023/26/gps-vaccination-efforts-vital-to-curbing-covid-hospital-admissions/>
"
A new study reveals just how effective vaccination against COVID-19 has been
in reducing hospitalisations in regional Australia and highlights the value of
primary care in reducing the burden on the hospital system.
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How an Iberian rewilding plan aims to repopulate ‘empty Spain’
Sun, 20 Aug 2023 21:43:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/07/iberian-rewilding-project-aims-repopulate-empty-spain>
"In a small clearing between the oak trees of a forested plateau in the Iberian
highlands in eastern Spain, a group of Przewalski’s horses graze on grass and
small shrubs; the pale beige of their belly contrasting against the greyish
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How governments are (still) failing the public on COVID control
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:13:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.croakey.org/how-governments-are-still-failing-the-public-on-covid-control/>
"Health sector leaders are calling for governments to take more action to
reduce the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for people who
are at greater risk of severe outcomes from the virus.
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Low emission zones are improving health, studies show
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:15:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/30/low-emission-zones-lez-improving-health-studies>
"An increasing number of research studies are showing that low emission zones
(LEZs) improve health.
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AFRICA: Leboncoin adopts new regulations against the ivory trade
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:16:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.afrik21.africa/en/africa-leboncoin-adopts-new-regulations-against-the-ivory-trade/>
"French online sales giant Leboncoin has tightened its regulations against the
ivory trade. In addition to ivory items, the company is now removing from its
platform any item that might turn out to be made of ivory. This measure is in
(More...)
Joshua Trees win long term protection in environmental victory
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:17:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/28/california-protect-joshua-trees-conservation>
"California lawmakers have voted to permanently protect the iconic western
joshua tree, delivering a hard-won victory for environmentalists who have
warned that the climate crisis has imperilled these fixtures of the high
(More...)
Virtual walks
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:20:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.recomendo.com/p/virtual-walksstructural-failuresfive
"A new genre of experiences has emerged on YouTube. A bunch of channels offer
quiet walks in high resolution. The creators hold a stabilized high def camera
with binaural audio and walk around Tokyo at night, or Times Square in snow, or
(More...)
Victory! NACES seafloor designated for protection
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:55:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.birdlife.org/news/2023/06/30/naces-receives-full-protection-status/>
"Today, OSPAR has made a momentous decision to strengthen the protection of the
North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Sea basin (NACES) Marine Protected Area
(MPA), acknowledging the site’s unparalleled significance for a multitude of
(More...)
Children are being hit hard this flu season. Some experts are calling for more antiviral use
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:56:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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A Caltech Nobel laureate celebrates his 100th birthday. Then he gets back to work
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:57:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2023-07-21/caltech-nobel-laureate-rudy-marcus-turns-100-and-gets-back-to-work>
"Say you wake up on the morning of your 100th birthday, having achieved the
pinnacle of recognition in your chosen field and the warm esteem of family,
friends and colleagues. How would you celebrate the day ahead?
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Carbon Monitor
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:58:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://carbonmonitor.org/
"Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the use of fossil fuels and the production
of cement are the main driving force of climate change. Carbon Monitor is an
international initiative providing for the first time regularly updated,
(More...)
Wind and solar energy saved Texans $11 billion in 2022
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:59:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/05/12/wind-and-solar-energy-saved-texans-11-billion-in-2022/>
"A detailed examination of the Texas wholesale electricity market showed wind
and solar power generation saved the state approximately $11 billion in 2022.
This figure marks a nearly 300% increase from previous years. From 2010 to the
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Maritime sector seals carbon-cutting deal but sparks criticism
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:10:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230707-global-maritime-sector-agrees-deal-on-carbon-reduction-target>
"London (AFP) – The International Maritime Organization, which oversees the
highly polluting shipping industry, clinched a landmark deal on Friday to
improve its target to cut carbon emissions — but green campaigners said it
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Queensland identifies ‘renewable energy zones’ as part of $62bn ‘super grid’ plan
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:11:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/11/queensland-identifies-renewable-energy-zones-as-part-of-62bn-super-grid-plan>
"The Queensland government has identified 12 “renewable energy zones” across
the state that will form the backbone of its $62bn plan to decarbonise its
electricity supply.
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Glide poles: the great Aussie invention helping flying possums cross the road
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:12:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/glide-poles-the-great-aussie-invention-helping-flying-possums-cross-the-road-209033>
"Next time you’re road-tripping along the east coast, keep an eye out for a
little-known Aussie invention piercing the skyline: glide poles. For
Australia’s gliding possums, or gliders, they’re the next best thing since tall
(More...)
‘This is barbarism’: shock at Russian strike on Odesa cathedral
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:12:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/23/this-is-barbarism-shock-at-russian-strike-on-odesa-cathedral>
"‘Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.” The priest dabbed tears
from his eyes as his sonorous voice emerged from loudspeakers hastily assembled
outside his devastated cathedral, the incantation competing with the crash of
(More...)
National pride and sorrow: attending the 150th Latvian Song and Dance Festival as the daughter of refugees
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:13:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Once Again, Mainstream Media Falls For A Fake TikTok Challenge, Creating Yet Another Moral Panic
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:53:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/21/once-again-mainstream-media-falls-for-a-fake-tiktok-challenge-creating-yet-another-moral-panic/>
"It seems to happen over and over again, and the mainstream media always makes
it worse. The mainstream media hears about a “TikTok challenge,” reports on it
like crazy, and people freak out that TikTok is destroying the children or some
(More...)
Poverty Is a Systemic, Not Individual, Failure
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:54:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.commondreams.org/poverty-not-individual-failure
"I’ve worked with many economically struggling people, and I can tell you that
not one person I’ve ever met wants to be poor, sick, disabled, struggling, or
on the receiving end of public assistance programs.
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‘Biblical proportions’: 3 months’ worth of rainfall floods Nova Scotia, forcing evacuations as crews search for missing people
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:55:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/23/americas/nova-scotia-canada-rain-floods/>
"Three months’ worth of rain over the course of one day has flooded the
Canadian province of Nova Scotia since Friday night, inundating streets,
forcing evacuations and leaving at least four people missing – including two
(More...)
Tony Bennett: the timeless visionary who, with a nod to America’s musical heritage, embraced the future
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:56:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Sales of electric vehicles in the US are accelerating
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:57:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/UBLRn
"US electric vehicle sales are gathering pace, hitting the 4mn mark at the end
of June, according to data and analysis from consultancy Atlas Public Policy.
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When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:44:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/when-greenland-was-green-ancient-soil-from-beneath-a-mile-of-ice-offers-warnings-for-the-future-209018>
"About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby
tundra basked in the Sun’s rays on the island’s northwest highlands. Evidence
suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with insects, covered the
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Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:46:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/magazine/wikipedia-ai-chatgpt.html
"In early 2021, a Wikipedia editor peered into the future and saw what looked
like a funnel cloud on the horizon: the rise of GPT-3, a precursor to the new
chatbots from OpenAI. When this editor — a prolific Wikipedian who goes by the
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I watched Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in Ukraine: his Greek tragedy is our reality
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:47:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/i-watched-christopher-nolans-oppenheimer-in-ukraine-his-greek-tragedy-is-our-reality-210206>
"Following the recent release of Wes Anderson’s
Asteroid City, Christopher
Nolan’s
Oppenheimer continues to infuse summer 2023 with atomic energy.
Stylistically, of course, the two couldn’t be more different. What Anderson
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Lamborghini has sold its last fully gas-powered supercar
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:48:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.businessinsider.com/lamborghini-last-fully-gas-powered-supercar-electric-plug-in-hybrid-2023-7>
"The vision boards of finance bros around the world are in for an update.
Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann told the German newspaper
Welt on
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AI Article Generator Falls for World of Warcraft 'Glorbo' Prank
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:49:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.pcmag.com/news/ai-article-generator-falls-for-world-of-warcraft-glorbo-prank>
"Chatbots can pump out decent articles on any topic within seconds, but a
recent prank from the World of Warcraft community exposes how AI-powered
content mills are easily duped into publishing complete hogwash.
(More...)
The Weekly Anthropocene Interviews: Mary Yap, CEO of Lithos Carbon
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:37:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://sammatey.substack.com/p/the-weekly-anthropocene-interviews-974
"Mary Yap is the co-founder and CEO of Lithos Carbon, a pioneering enhanced
rock weathering company working to fight climate change by spreading
carbon-sequestering, mineral-rich basalt dust on farmers’ fields."
(More...)
Master copy of the Voyager Golden Record, designed as an audio postcard for intelligent aliens, is up for auction
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:39:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/master-copy-of-the-voyager-golden-record-designed-as-an-audio-postcard-for-intelligent-aliens-is-up-for-auction>
"Nearly 46 years ago, NASA launched two small probes carrying a pair of
gold-plated copper records that would soon become the farthest human-made
objects from Earth ever created. The probes — named Voyager 1 and 2 — and their
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Glorious New Saturn Image: JWST Has Now Captured All 4 Giant Planets
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:39:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/glorious-new-saturn-image-jwst-has-now-captured-all-4-giant-planets>
"With the addition of Saturn, the James Webb Space Telescope has finally
captured all four of our Solar System's giant worlds.
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Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:41:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.wired.com/story/tetra-radio-encryption-backdoor/
"For more than 25 years, a technology used for critical data and voice radio
communications around the world has been shrouded in secrecy to prevent anyone
from closely scrutinizing its security properties for vulnerabilities. But now
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At Last, Single-Photon Cameras Could Peer Into Your Brain
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:42:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://spectrum.ieee.org/single-photon-camera
"Superconductor-based cameras that can detect a single photon—the smallest
smidgeon of light—have existed for 20 years, but they’ve remained confined to
laboratories due to the inability to scale them past a few pixels. Now, a team
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My Closing Keynote Speech at England's Basic Income North 2023 Conference
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:35:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.scottsantens.com/closing-keynote-speech-basic-income-north-england-conference-2023-ubi/>
"A few of you already know me, but for those who don’t, I’m just a guy who
happened to get really into the concept of unconditional basic income ten years
ago. I get asked all the time how that happened, so long story short, I was on
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‘No one wants to be right about this’: climate scientists’ horror and exasperation as global predictions play out
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:36:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/25/northern-hemisphere-heatwaves-europe-greece-italy-wildfires-extreme-weather-climate-experts>
"
Guardian Australia asked seven leading climate scientists to describe how
they felt as much of the northern hemisphere is engulfed by blistering
heatwaves, and a number of global land and ocean climate records are broken."
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‘They weren’t there when I needed them’: we asked former prisoners what happens when support services fail
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:37:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/they-werent-there-when-i-needed-them-we-asked-former-prisoners-what-happens-when-support-services-fail-208949>
"When Geoff* left prison after his sentence ended, he was told he would be
provided with help to return to the community and get on with this new chapter
in life.
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Donates Unprecedented 7 Figures To Striking Actors
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:39:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dwayne-rock-johnson-sag-aftra-donation-strike_n_64bf0e9de4b08a8c92117f83>
"Actor and retired professional wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has donated
an unprecedented “seven-figure” amount to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation amid the
actors union’s strike, a representative for the support fund told
HuffPost on
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Experts Say Decades of Recycling Hype Has Backfired Dramatically
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:39:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/experts-say-decades-of-recycling-hype-has-backfired-dramatically>
"You've just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you're facing
a trash bin, a recycling bin and a compost bin. What's the most planet-friendly
thing to do with your cup?
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The world’s biggest problem? Powerful psychopaths. | Brian Klaas
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:50:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eBN_9rMoVI
"How people choose to wield their power affects our daily lives, whether it’s a
dictator or simply an obnoxiously officious member of a homeowner’s
association. Brian Klaas, a political scientist and author of "Corruptible: Who
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The Mad Magazine Fold-In Effect in CSS
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:51:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://thomaspark.co/2020/06/the-mad-magazine-fold-in-effect-in-css/
"After 65 years at Mad Magazine, comic artist Al Jaffee announced his
retirement. Jaffee was best known for his Mad Fold-Ins, where folding the page
would reveal a hidden message in the artwork. Plenty of examples can be found
(More...)
It’s not just tax. How PwC, KPMG and other consultants risk influencing public health too
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:52:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/its-not-just-tax-how-pwc-kpmg-and-other-consultants-risk-influencing-public-health-too-209687>
"Concerns about the use of private consultancy firms advising government – such
as PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY – has led to a Senate inquiry.
(More...)
Greece ‘at war with fire’ amid chaotic evacuation of tourists from Rhodes
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:53:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/24/greece-wildfires-corfu-evia-rhodes-heatwave-northern-hemisphere-extreme-weather-temperatures-europe>
"The battle to contain wildfires across Greece continued for a seventh straight
day as firefighters struggled to extinguish flames amid scenes of pandemonium
prompted by the nation’s biggest ever evacuation of tourists on
(More...)
When illness or death leave craft projects unfinished, these strangers step in to help
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:55:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Every worker is entitled to be safe at work, but casual workers can fall through the cracks
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:12:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/every-worker-is-entitled-to-be-safe-at-work-but-casual-workers-can-fall-through-the-cracks-208206>
"On Monday, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke flagged the government’s
plan to legislate to enable casuals who work regular shifts to convert to
permanent work.
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Working from home has worked for people with disability. The back-to-the-office push could wind back gains
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:12:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/working-from-home-has-worked-for-people-with-disability-the-back-to-the-office-push-could-wind-back-gains-209870>
"A push is underway to get employees back into the office. The Commonwealth
Bank kick-started this conversation recently, with reports the organisation is
requiring staff to work at least half the week on-site.
(More...)
"The Final Battle": A Road Trip through Trump's America
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:14:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-final-battle-a-trip-through-trump-s-america-a-cde5076a-2696-4213-9fe2-06d53c4c2a25>
'"That was her in tears," says Daniel Bogard as he sets down his mobile phone,
after receiving a call from her. He, too, needs a brief moment to collect
himself. "We'll figure it out," he had just told his wife. But the truth is
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‘I’m really stuck’: how visa conditions prevent survivors of modern slavery from getting help
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:15:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/im-really-stuck-how-visa-conditions-prevent-survivors-of-modern-slavery-from-getting-help-209139>
"Modern slavery is back in the spotlight, after fresh media reports of migrants
allegedly being brought to Australia as students but being forced to work long
hours under harsh conditions with minimal pay.
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Djuna, South Korea’s Enigmatic Sci-Fi Legend, Opens Up About Their New Book
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:17:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.wired.com/story/pseudonymous-author-couterweight-djuna-interview-wired-30/>
"Scheduling an interview with the author known only as Djuna is a complicated
affair. For starters, South Korea’s most prominent sci-fi writer doesn’t do
in-person press. Or phone calls. Or Zoom meetings. They’ve been working under a
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Prof Danny Altmann: the burden of long COVID
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:52:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018899512/prof-danny-altmann-the-burden-of-long-covid>
"A scientific review of the world's research into long Covid carried out by a
team of leading UK researchers has led them to declare the burden of the
post-infection condition "so large as to be unfathomable".
(More...)
How does ice cream work? A chemist explains why you can’t just freeze cream and expect results
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:53:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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To Save the Planet, Should We Really Be Moving Slower?
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:54:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/to-save-the-planet-should-we-really-be-moving-slower>
"John Maynard Keynes once observed that dating from “say, to two thousand years
before Christ—down to the beginning of the 18th century, there was no very
great change in the standard of life of the average man living in the civilised
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Could the law of the sea be used to protect small island states from climate change?
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:55:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/could-the-law-of-the-sea-be-used-to-protect-small-island-states-from-climate-change-208842>
"Climate change will wreak havoc on small island developing states in the
Pacific and elsewhere. Some will be swamped by rising seas. These communities
also face more extreme weather, increasingly acidic oceans, coral bleaching and
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Purified Wastewater Is the Drink of the Future
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:56:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/california-purified-wastewater-recycling-drink-of-the-future/>
"The merganser ducks and egrets at the Whalen Lake bird sanctuary near
Oceanside, California, don’t know it, but they’re trendsetters, swimming in
water that has been purified by state-of-the-art technology.
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Building houses in factories for the Commonwealth Games was meant to help the housing crisis. What now?
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:51:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/building-houses-in-factories-for-the-commonwealth-games-was-meant-to-help-the-housing-crisis-what-now-210137>
"Huge sporting events come with substantial public investment in housing. After
Melbourne hosted the 1956 Olympics, about 600 houses in the athlete village
became public housing in West Heidelberg. After Melbourne hosted the 2006
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Whale strandings: what happens after they die and how do authorities safely dispose of them?
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:51:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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6.4-Sigma Event: Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Point Since Official Records Began
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:53:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/6-4-sigma-event-antarctic-sea-ice-hits-lowest-point-since-official-records-began>
'2023 has gone from bad to worse for Earth's southern ocean.
In February, climate researchers announced that Antarctica's sea ice had hit
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Keen to get off gas in your home, but struggling to make the switch? Research shows you’re not alone
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:53:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/keen-to-get-off-gas-in-your-home-but-struggling-to-make-the-switch-research-shows-youre-not-alone-209589>
"More than five million households in Australia are connected to the gas
network. Tackling climate change requires homes and businesses to move away
from gas, and instead embrace electric appliances as the power grid shifts to
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‘Greed is amoral’: how Wall Street supermen cashed in on pandemic misery and chaos
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:55:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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A Wild Cat Comeback — Thanks to Vultures
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:56:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/vultures-and-lions-zambia-kafue-national-park-conservation/>
"Corinne Kendall is already planning the next vulture buffet: This November,
her team will lay out a goat carcass surrounded by traps in Kafue National
Park, Zambia, then hide behind bushes. When a kettle of white-backed vultures
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Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:23:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/tourists-flock-to-the-mediterranean-as-if-the-climate-crisis-isnt-happening-this-years-heat-and-fire-will-force-change-210282>
"Thousands of people on the beach. Children reportedly falling off evacuation
boats. Panic. People fleeing with the clothes on their backs. It felt like “the
end of the world”, according to one tourist.
(More...)
The Frozen Waterfall Deal That Eased a Colorado Town’s Water Crisis
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:24:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/ouray-colorado-ice-park-silver-mine-water-rights/>
"Ouray, Colorado, is only a few blocks wide. It’s hemmed in by soaring cliffs,
and it fills the length of a narrow valley tucked deep within the San Juan
Mountains. The houses are wrapped in colorful siding — and draped in snow for
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Shankari Chandran wins the Miles Franklin with a sophisticated take on racism, cultural erasure and what it means to belong
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:25:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/shankari-chandran-wins-the-miles-franklin-with-a-sophisticated-take-on-racism-cultural-erasure-and-what-it-means-to-belong-210254>
"“Race and racial identity and what it means to be Australian and who gets to
decide that … that has been a part of my life here, for my entire life …,” says
Western Sydney author Shankari Chandran. “I’ve thought about it a lot but never
(More...)
A Thriving Garden at a Former Coal Mine Is Feeding Thousands
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:26:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/thriving-garden-at-former-coal-mine-texas/>
"Five homeschoolers pick fist-size garlic cloves, green jalapeños,
strawberries, squash and kale on a breezy Thursday morning in late June.
They’re volunteering at a local food garden where bright orange marigolds
(More...)
Governments are failing to share decision-making with Indigenous people, Productivity Commission finds
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:27:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/governments-are-failing-to-share-decision-making-with-indigenous-people-productivity-commission-finds-210392>
"Governments have failed to properly share decision-making with Indigenous
people to accelerate Closing the Gap, despite formally undertaking to do so,
according to a scathing indictment by the Productivity Commission.
(More...)
Global calls to revoke ‘misleading’ sustainable farming certification for salmon in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:28:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/25/global-calls-to-revoke-misleading-sustainable-farming-certification-for-salmon-in-tasmanias-macquarie-harbour>
"More than 80 organisations around the globe have called for two international
accreditation schemes to revoke sustainability certifications for salmon and
trout farmed in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, with letters labelling the
(More...)
In Rare Move, Japanese Pop Star Comes Out Publicly as Gay
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 03:43:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/world/asia/japan-gay-j-pop-shinjiro-atae.html>
"At first, there was total silence. Then, there were shrieks, wild applause,
weeping and shouts of “I love you!”
(More...)
Authors are resisting AI with petitions and lawsuits. But they have an advantage: we read to form relationships with writers
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 03:44:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
What are ‘Advance’ and ‘Fair Australia’, and why are they spearheading the ‘no’ campaign on the Voice?
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 03:45:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-are-advance-and-fair-australia-and-why-are-they-spearheading-the-no-campaign-on-the-voice-209390>
"It never quite lived up to its billing as “the right-wing GetUp!” but five
years on, an activist group feted by Australia’s most conservative politicians
and backed by some rich but reclusive individuals is a vocal opponent of the
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Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 03:46:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/25/gulf-stream-could-collapse-as-early-as-2025-study-suggests>
"The Gulf Stream system could collapse as soon as 2025, a new study suggests.
The shutting down of the vital ocean currents, called the Atlantic Meridional
Overturning Circulation (Amoc) by scientists, would bring catastrophic climate
(More...)
Computer-written scripts and deepfake actors: what’s at the heart of the Hollywood strikes against generative AI
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 03:47:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/computer-written-scripts-and-deepfake-actors-whats-at-the-heart-of-the-hollywood-strikes-against-generative-ai-210191>
"For the first time in 60 years, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are simultaneously facing off against the Alliance of
Motion Picture and Television Producers.
(More...)
Storms and wildfires kill seven in Italy as extreme weather continues
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 03:49:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/25/italy-wildfires-palermo-temperatures-sicily-airport-heatwave>
"Seven people have died in the past 24 hours as two extreme weather events
split Italy between wildfires in the south and violent storms in the north.
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Electricity bills unreadable for thousands of Australians amid a cost-of-living crisis
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:46:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Australia is touted as a future clean energy ‘superpower’ – but research suggests other nations will outperform us
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:47:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-is-touted-as-a-future-clean-energy-superpower-but-research-suggests-other-nations-will-outperform-us-209397>
"Addressing climate change means enduring some economic pain in the early part
of this century to avoid worse outcomes in the long run. But recently the
narrative has shifted from pain to opportunity.
(More...)
Electronic Frontier Foundation to Present Annual EFF Awards to Alexandra Asanovna Elbakyan, Library Freedom Project, and Signal Foundation
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:48:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/electronic-frontier-foundation-present-annual-eff-awards-alexandra-asanovna-elbakyan>
"SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is honored to announce
that Alexandra Asanovna Elbakyan, Library Freedom Project, and Signal
Foundation will receive the 2023 EFF Awards for their vital work in helping to
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The rich, summed up: Nepotism, cronyism, narcissism
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:49:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.salon.com/2013/08/21/the_rich_summed_up_nepotism_cronyism_narcissism/>
"Here's what we know about the rich: They have a lot more money than everyone
else, and they have more money than everyone else by a larger margin than they
used to. Why is that? They like to tell themselves it's because they are
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An expert explains the stranding of 97 pilot whales in WA and their mysterious ‘huddling’ before the tragedy
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:50:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/an-expert-explains-the-stranding-of-97-pilot-whales-in-wa-and-their-mysterious-huddling-before-the-tragedy-210453>
"Sad scenes are unfolding in Western Australia after a pod of pilot whales
became stranded on a beach late on Tuesday. According to the latest reports, 51
of the whales have died. Some 46 remain beached and authorities are working
(More...)
Max Headroom: one of sci-fi TV’s strangest characters deserves a comeback
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:51:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jul/25/sci-fi-tv-greatest-characters-max-headroom>
"I’m usually not one to advocate for more remakes, but when it comes to the
gloriously strange and prophetic
Max Headroom I’ll make an exception. If
conducted in the right spirit, a remake of this 80s cyberpunk series – nay, pop
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Daily aspirin doesn’t prevent strokes in older, healthy people after all
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:06:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/daily-aspirin-doesnt-prevent-strokes-in-older-healthy-people-after-all-210388>
"The daily use of low dose aspirin has been a mainstay of preventing strokes
for decades. While there has always been a risk of bleeding associated with
aspirin use, the benefits were thought to outweigh the risk.
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Is ChatGPT Getting Dumber?
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:08:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/07/is-chatgpt-getting-dumber.html
"Devoted users of ChatGPT, the chatbot that has become the mainstream face of
consumer AI, have spent the past couple of months trying to solve a frustrating
mystery: Is their trusty AI companion — their all-purpose assistant, their
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Instagram is making you a worse tourist – here’s how to travel respectfully
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:09:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/instagram-is-making-you-a-worse-tourist-heres-how-to-travel-respectfully-209272>
"Travel is back in full swing this summer, and so is bad behaviour by tourists.
Popular destinations have seen an uptick in incidents involving tourists in
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As shots rang out, the battle to save Western Australia’s stranded pilot whales was over
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:10:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Misinformation is rife and causing deeper polarisation – here’s how social media users can help curb it
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:10:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/misinformation-is-rife-and-causing-deeper-polarisation-heres-how-social-media-users-can-help-curb-it-210189>
"Many Australians believe the nation is more politically polarised and divided
today than in the past. It’s a divide that has long plagued the United States,
but new data show it is increasingly eroding nations’ unity, shared goals, and
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Australian food giants making more profit from grocery sales than overseas peers
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:12:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/27/australian-supermarket-profits-rise-woolworths-coles>
"Australia’s big supermarkets are far more profitable than their British peers
Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and the gulf has widened during the pandemic, leaving
shoppers with fast-escalating food bills in a cost-of-living crisis.
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Do not forget them
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 04:03:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://aeon.co/essays/we-must-not-forget-what-happened-to-the-worlds-indigenous-children>
"Between 1890 and 1978, at Kamloops Indian Residential School in the Canadian
province of British Columbia, thousands of Indigenous children were taught to
‘forget’. Separated from their families, these children were compelled to
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must be at the centre, not the margins, of LGBTQIA+ plans and policies
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 04:05:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-must-be-at-the-centre-not-the-margins-of-lgbtqia-plans-and-policies-209221>
"During Sydney World Pride the federal government committed to a ten-year
action plan for LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing. This included A$26 million in
health research.
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Our cruel and costly offshore processing system was a failure. We have a better solution on asylum policy
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 04:06:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/our-cruel-and-costly-offshore-processing-system-was-a-failure-we-have-a-better-solution-on-asylum-policy-210378>
"It has been over a decade since Australia revived its offshore processing
regime for asylum seekers, yet revelations of the policy’s human and financial
failures keep coming.
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Revealed: major Australian supermarkets almost never the cheapest place for your fresh produce
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 04:08:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/2023/jul/27/cost-of-living-grocery-store-price-rises-cheapest-fresh-produce-australia-woolworths-coles>
"Major supermarkets are almost never the cheapest option for essential fruit
and vegetables, a
Guardian Australia survey of prices at 61 retailers has
found. An industry insider says the results are “damning”.
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Britain’s next election could be a climate change culture war
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 04:09:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/britains-next-election-could-be-a-climate-change-culture-war-210351>
"A byelection in a London suburb has placed environmental policy at the centre
of political debate in the UK, and could make it a key battleground in the next
general election.
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How Queensland’s blue card system ‘disproportionately disadvantages’ Indigenous people
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 04:12:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/26/queensland-blue-card-system-indigenous-people-impacts>
"When Alice Lawrence started working at a private school in Charters Towers, it
felt like her life was on track. But everything unravelled when she was asked
to apply for a working with children safety check, known in Queensland as a
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Visiting the Trinity Site featured in ‘Oppenheimer’ is a sobering reminder of the horror of nuclear weapons
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:34:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/visiting-the-trinity-site-featured-in-oppenheimer-is-a-sobering-reminder-of-the-horror-of-nuclear-weapons-210248>
"Christopher Nolan’s 2023 film
Oppenheimer is a biopic about the theoretical
physicist behind the atomic bomb. After watching the film, I was inspired to
write about my visit to the actual Trinity Site, where the first atomic bomb
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‘You’re seeing the pain’: extreme explorer Geoff Wilson’s epic journey for the planet
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:34:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/27/youre-seeing-the-pain-extreme-explorer-geoff-wilsons-epic-journey-for-the-planet>
"Geoff Wilson has spent much of his adult life exploring the planet. He has
completed the only wind-assisted crossing of the Sahara and the fastest
unsupported crossing of Greenland, south to north. He has stood atop Tanzania’s
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THIS is How to Speed Up The Heat Pump Rollout
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:36:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ey9RPa5glM
"Could a shared network of ground source heat pumps be the solution to
decarbonising millions of UK homes? Is the solution literally beneath our feet?
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HISD to eliminate librarians, turn some libraries into discipline centers at 28 campuses
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:37:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/07/26/hisd-to-eliminate-librarians-turn-libraries-into-discipline-centers-at-28-campuses/>
"HOUSTON – Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian
positions at 28 schools this upcoming year and utilizing some of the libraries
as ‘Team Centers” where kids with behavioral issues will be sent, the district
(More...)
Wagner's fearsome mercenaries were forced out of Ukraine after a failed mutiny. Many are now unleashing horrors in Mali
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:38:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-28/prigozhin-wagner-forces-in-mali/102634326>
"On a Friday in June, the government of Mali, a landlocked country in West
Africa about the size of the Northern Territory, made a surprising request.
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Ancient pathogens released from melting ice could wreak havoc on the world, new analysis reveals
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:39:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ancient-pathogens-released-from-melting-ice-could-wreak-havoc-on-the-world-new-analysis-reveals-209795>
"Science fiction is rife with fanciful tales of deadly organisms emerging from
the ice and wreaking havoc on unsuspecting human victims.
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‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on record
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 19:30:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/27/scientists-july-world-hottest-month-record-climate-temperatures>
"The era of global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has
arrived”, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said after scientists
confirmed July was on track to be the world’s hottest month on record.
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Work less, pollute less
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 19:31:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://mondediplo.com/2021/06/13working-hours
"Reducing working hours would give people more spare time, lead to a fairer
distribution of labour and wealth, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. But
this bold vision is too frightening for some, as became clear when France’s
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Will Ukraine be able to win over the Global South in its fight against Russian aggression?
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 19:32:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/will-ukraine-be-able-to-win-over-the-global-south-in-its-fight-against-russian-aggression-208948>
"I was running from my home in Kyiv as the Russian army occupied Bucha,
Gostomel and Irpin in the early stages of its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Southern Europe and north Africa count heavy cost of wildfires
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 19:33:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/27/southern-europe-north-africa-count-heavy-cost-wildfires>
"After more than a week of fierce wildfires, once again southern Europe is
counting the heavy costs to livelihoods and its environment, as the extreme
heat recedes and temperatures drop by up to 10C.
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Oppenheimer’s warning lives on: international laws and treaties are failing to stop a new arms race
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 19:34:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/oppenheimers-warning-lives-on-international-laws-and-treaties-are-failing-to-stop-a-new-arms-race-210545>
"J. Robert Oppenheimer – the great nuclear physicist, “father of the atomic
bomb”, and now subject of a blockbuster biopic – always despaired about the
nuclear arms race triggered by his creation.
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More than 170m Americans under heat alerts as heatwave expands
Sat, 26 Aug 2023 19:35:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/27/over-170-million-americans-under-heat-alerts>
"Over 170 million Americans are under heat alerts this week, according to the
National Weather Service, as a heatwave that has affected the southern US for
weeks has expanded into parts of the Great Plains, midwest and north-east US.
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Not all porn is created equal - is there such a thing as a healthy pornography?
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 05:35:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/not-all-porn-is-created-equal-is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-healthy-pornography-209387>
"We recently saw yet another controversy about sexual representation in
Australia. Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes’ book
Welcome to Sex was attacked by
the conservative group Australian Women’s Forum, leading to the book being
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We are watching the brutal reality of what climate scientists told us would happen. How will we respond?
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 05:36:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/27/extreme-weather-heatwaves-fire-climate-change-europe-greece-scientists-northern-hemisphere>
"How to respond to the avalanche of record-breaking extreme weather and
temperatures terrorising the planet? For many scientists it is a moment of
genuine despair, but also a time to resist climate doomism.
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Climate litigation is on the rise around the world and Australia is at the head of the pack
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 05:37:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/climate-litigation-is-on-the-rise-around-the-world-and-australia-is-at-the-head-of-the-pack-210375>
"Australians relish being at the top of international league tables in sport.
But few would know we’re a global champion when it comes to using the courts to
hold governments and companies to account on climate change.
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The minimalism trend has waged a war on bookshelves – but I’m not ready to Marie Kondo my home library
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 05:39:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/28/book-hoarding-storage-bookshelves>
"When moving house and cities some years ago there was a conspicuous absence in
so many of the potential homes we inspected – bookshelves.
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Why the media aren’t helping to solve the ‘youth crime crisis’ they’re reporting
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 05:40:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-the-media-arent-helping-to-solve-the-youth-crime-crisis-theyre-reporting-208947>
"Media outlets across Australia have carried headlines about a “youth crime
crisis” in recent months. While drawn from actual events, often involving
serious criminality and antisocial behaviour, these often sensational reports
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In Oregon Timber Country, a Town Buys the Surrounding Forests to Confront Climate-Driven Wildfires
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 05:41:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Newfound antibodies neutralize all COVID variants, other viruses
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:11:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.futurity.org/covid-variants-antibodies-viruses-2950952/
"Researchers have discovered exceptionally potent antibodies that can
neutralize virtually all known variants of the COVID-19 virus—including
Omicron, a new study shows.
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There’s no such thing as a new nuclear golden age–just old industry hands trying to make a buck
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:13:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://fortune.com/2023/07/28/no-new-nuclear-golden-age-just-old-industry-hands-trying-to-make-a-buck-energy-politics-stephanie-cooke/>
"Since the turn of the millennium, at least $50 billion has been spent on a
frantic effort to create a new Golden Age for nuclear energy in the U.S.
Billions more are being lavished on an even more desperate effort to launch
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On successor states and websites
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:14:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://going-medieval.com/2023/07/26/on-successor-states-and-websites/
"This month, like everyone online, I have been watching with a mixture of
chagrin and schaudenfruede as platform capitalism digs itself into ever more
complex and narrow burrows. By this I mean it’s really funny how a bunch of
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Through the magnifying glass: how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists understand baby corals
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:15:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/through-the-magnifying-glass-how-cutting-edge-technology-is-helping-scientists-understand-baby-corals-210372>
"New photographic technology has allowed scientists to dive beneath the ocean’s
surface and peer into the hidden world of baby corals, to learn how these tiny
organisms survive and grow in their crucial first year of life.
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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:17:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://spectrum.ieee.org/yugoslavia-diy-microcomputer
"Eastern European Cold War–era computing has a poor reputation. The picture is
one of a landscape littered with uninspired attempts to copy American IBM PCs,
British ZX Spectrums, and other Western computers. But then there was
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The national movement to make school lunches free has hit six states
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:18:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://19thnews.org/2023/07/minnesota-students-free-school-lunches/
"Heather Gustafson knows what it’s like to struggle to keep money in her
children’s meal accounts at school. Now a Minnesota state senator, Gustafson
spent several years as a single mother raising four kids on a modest teacher’s
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Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:42:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/childhood-immunization-begins-recovery-after-covid-19-backslide>
"GENEVA/NEW YORK, 18 July 2023 – Global immunization services reached 4 million
more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as countries stepped up
efforts to address the historic backsliding in immunization caused by the
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Descriptive norms caused increases in mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:43:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-38593-w
"Human sociality is governed by two types of social norms: injunctive norms,
which prescribe what people
ought to do, and descriptive norms, which reflect
what people
actually do. The process by which these norms emerge and their
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Namibia is Ahead of Schedule in Targets To End HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:44:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/hiv-aids-namibia-good-news
"When governments invest in public health, remarkable progress can be made.
In 2003, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) became
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The end of Oppenheimer’s nuclear energy dream: Modular reactors supported by ideology alone
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:45:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-end-of-oppenheimers-nuclear-energy-dream-modular-reactors-supported-by-ideology-alone/>
"From the inception of Oppenheimer’s harnessing of the power of the atom, first
as a device for war, and later, as a means of peaceful energy production,
nuclear energy has possessed both promise and peril.
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Water-Soluble PCBs Are Major Step Towards Recyclable Electronics
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:46:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/waterdegradable-pcbs
'If our technological evolution has one shadow, it's environmental
sustainability. Every year, gigatons of deprecated electronic materials are
incorrectly disposed of, leading to lost opportunities to recover rare precious
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International Plastic Overshoot Day: Which countries are best at recycling the polluting material?
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 19:48:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/07/28/international-plastic-overshoot-day-which-countries-are-best-at-recycling-the-polluting-ma>
"International Plastic Day aims to raise awareness of the world's harmful
relationship with plastic and our struggles to adequately recycle it.
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Big batteries, green hydrogen and range extenders: The big plan to decarbonise rail fleet
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 03:08:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2023/07/26/big-batteries-green-hydrogen-and-range-extenders-the-big-plan-to-decarbonise-rail-fleet/>
"Australian freight giant Aurizon has chosen battery and hydrogen power over
renewable fuels to decarbonise its rail fleet in Australia.
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Interview: Victory for People with Disabilities and Older Persons in Mexico
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 03:10:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/11/interview-victory-people-disabilities-and-older-persons-mexico>
"In a landmark victory for people with disabilities and older people, Mexican
President Manuel López Obrador signed into law the National Civil and Family
Procedure Code this summer, establishing full legal capacity and the right to
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Conservatives have already written a climate plan for Trump’s second term
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 03:12:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/28/far-right-climate-plans-00107498>
"Conservative groups have crafted a plan for demolishing the federal
government’s efforts to counter climate change — and it wouldn’t stop with
President Joe Biden’s policies.
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Caribbean Island Nations Are Repealing Colonial-Era Anti-LGBTQ Laws
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 03:13:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/2OJga
"In the last 12 months, a cluster of neighboring countries have overturned laws
criminalizing consensual sex between same-sex partners.
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Study: 1 in 6 kids have persistent COVID symptoms for 3 months after infection
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 03:14:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-1-6-kids-have-persistent-covid-symptoms-3-months-after-infection>
'A systematic review today in
Pediatrics of 31 studies published through
December 2022 reveals that persistent symptoms 3 months after confirmed
COVID-19 infections, or "long COVID," affect 16% of children and adolescents.
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FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 03:16:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fda-approves-first-over-the-counter-birth-control-pill-180982545/>
"The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first daily
oral contraceptive for over-the-counter use on Thursday. The medication, called
Opill, was initially approved in 1973, but its manufacturer, Perrigo’s HRA
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Fatigue Can Shatter a Person
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:16:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/07/chronic-fatigue-long-covid-symptoms/674834/>
"Alexis Misko’s health has improved enough that, once a month, she can leave
her house for a few hours. First, she needs to build up her energy by lying in
a dark room for the better part of two days, doing little more than listening
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Knock Knock: The Persistence Behind the Grand Prix Winner That’s a Lifeline for Korea’s Crime Victims
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:17:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.lbbonline.com/news/knock-knock-the-persistence-behind-the-grand-prix-winner-thats-a-lifeline-for-koreas-crime-victims>
"“Nothing will change unless you knock,” says Seongphil Hwang. “You have to
continuously knock, and only then you have the possibility that changes will be
made. Even in this case, if we hadn’t knocked on the doors of the Korean
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In the U.K., a Disaster No One Wants to Talk About
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:18:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/opinion/brexit-disaster.html
"There’s a growing understanding in Britain that the country’s vote to quit the
European Union, a decisive moment in the international rise of reactionary
populism, was a grave error.
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Long COVID Persists as a Mass Disabling Event
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:22:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.vn/76PXw
"The latest CDC data on long COVID in U.S. adults and an alarming World Health
Organization (WHO) statement about its long-term impact underscore the
pandemic's lingering and debilitating effects. Like the satirical film "Don't
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EU lawmakers pass nature restoration bill in razor-thin vote
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:23:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.dw.com/en/eu-lawmakers-pass-nature-restoration-bill-in-razor-thin-vote/a-66199587>
"The European Parliament has accepted a key biodiversity bill that will see the
restoration of CO2-storing peatlands but has been criticized by farmers and
other opposition groups due to fears they might lose land.
(More...)
Worldcoin: a solution in search of its problem
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:24:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/worldcoin-a-solution-in-search-of
"Having my eyeballs scanned by a shiny chrome orb so I can someday receive
cryptocurrency disbursements because artificial intelligence has stolen my job
sounds like something from the pages of a half-baked sci-fi novel. It also
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $660 Million for States to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells through President’s Investing in America Agenda
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:11:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-invests-660-million-states-plug-orphaned-oil-and-gas-wells>
"OLATHE, Kan. – Following a community roundtable discussion and site visits
with Rep. Sharice Davids today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced
the availability of nearly $660 million in grant funding to clean up legacy
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Huge, FREE covid safety resource list
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:12:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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How Madrid reclaimed its river
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:14:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.politico.eu/article/madrid-rio-complex-reclaimed-river-m-30/
'MADRID — Carmen Muñoz lives in a building just a stone's throw from Madrid's
largest river, but for most of her life, her view of the water was blocked by a
major eyesore — the Spanish capital's main ring road, the M-30.
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Putin’s War Is Slowly Destroying Europe’s Breadbasket
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:15:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/21/ukraine-grain-harvest-00107212>
"ODESA, Ukraine — July begins the Ukrainian wheat harvest, and the stalks from
the humus-saturated soil near the Black Sea are chest-high and golden. A
20-minute car ride separates the port city of Odesa from wheat fields that,
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Lower Klamath River dams set for removal in project touted by California tribal leaders
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:16:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/12/dam-removal-project-to-revive-salmon-runs-benefit-california-tribes/70407049007/>
"The biggest dam removal project in U.S. history has begun in Northern
California, aimed at restoring of one of the state’s largest rivers and
reviving salmon runs in a move long called for by Native American tribes and
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Running Cover for Death: Pandemic Minimizers Normalize an Inhumane Baseline
Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:17:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2023/07/24/running-cover-for-death-pandemic-minimizers-normalize-an-inhumane-baseline/>
"Last week, David Leonhardt took to the pages of the
New York Times to
celebrate the latest COVID death figures, which he claims mean the U.S. is no
longer in a pandemic, because there are no more “excess deaths.”
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Historic transfer protects the largest intact bay in coastal South Carolina
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 03:48:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/historic-transfer-protects-the-largest-intact-bay-in-coastal-south-carolina>
"MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WPDE) — The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in South Carolina
announced on Thursday the transfer of a large portion of the biggest intact
Carolina Bay in Coastal South Carolina, to the Waccamaw National Wildlife
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Anthony Fauci on Australia’s COVID response, AI and the next pandemic
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 03:49:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.smh.com.au/national/anthony-fauci-on-australia-s-covid-response-ai-and-the-next-pandemic-20230727-p5drm8.html>
"The man who became the face of the coronavirus response in the United States
says Australia’s willingness to accept science and resist conspiracy theories
will help the country stave off future pandemics, but is concerned growing
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18 million trees planted in Fiji so far since 2019
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 03:50:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.fijitimes.com/18-million-trees-planted-in-fiji-so-far-since-2019/>
"Some 18,146,046 million trees and mangroves have been planted in Fiji since
the establishment of the country’s landscape restoration program in September
2019.
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4ocean collects record-setting 30 million pounds of trash
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 03:51:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/4ocean-collects-record-setting-30-million-pounds-of-trash/>
"Operating in 12 locations across three countries worldwide, including the USA,
Guatemala, and Indonesia, 4ocean has become one of the leading ocean cleanup
company dedicated to ending the ocean plastic crisis.
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Emergency viewing: 15 must-see films about the climate crisis
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 03:52:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/30/disaster-movies-films-climate-crisis-documentaries>
"We are rapidly becoming the all-star cast of the biggest disaster movie of all
time, and tragically it’s a global success. Towering infernos blaze over
Canada, the Canaries and Rhodes, Bangladesh, China and even northern England
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New Great Sandy Marine Park plan is a win for conservation, tourism & recreational fishing
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 03:53:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/new-great-sandy-marine-park-plan-is-a-win-for-conservation-tourism-recreational-fishing/>
"Conservation, tourism and recreational fishers have today welcomed the
Queensland Government’s new Great Sandy Marine Park zoning plan.
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Australia is phasing out single-use plastics — but what items and when depends on where you live
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:15:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-07-31/war-on-waste-single-use-plastics-states-territories/102554268>
'Along a riverfront in Fremantle, Western Australia, Julie Hughes gets to work
grinding coffee beans as locals arrive for their morning caffeine fix.
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Radical ways to fix the Earth: are they magic bullets or just band-aids?
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:16:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/30/radical-ways-to-fix-the-earth-are-they-magic-bullets-or-just-band-aids>
"There is no prospect of a magic bullet rescuing the world from the impact of
global warming, scientists warned this weekend. As Earth completed the hottest
month ever recorded on its surface, climate experts and engineers made it clear
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On Being Useful
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:19:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/on-being-useful/
"I wrote this piece after an early-career friend of mine asked some very good
questions on how to be useful. Since this is a thing I struggle a bit with
myself, I thought it worthwhile to write up my thoughts. Note that I fully
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More corrupt, fractured and ostracised: how Vladimir Putin has changed Russia in over two decades on top
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:20:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Washed away
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:21:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2023/jul/31/australia-floods-in-pictures-northern-new-south-wales-lismore>
"The rain battering our roof came in violent waves, reaching crescendos that
seemed impossible to exceed, only to intensify further and further throughout
the night.
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UM Research: AI Tests Into Top 1% for Original Creative Thinking
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:23:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.umt.edu/news/2023/07/070523test.php
"MISSOULA – New research from the University of Montana and its partners
suggests artificial intelligence can match the top 1% of human thinkers on a
standard test for creativity.
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WormGPT – The Generative AI Tool Cybercriminals Are Using to Launch Business Email Compromise Attacks
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:01:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://slashnext.com/blog/wormgpt-the-generative-ai-tool-cybercriminals-are-using-to-launch-business-email-compromise-attacks/>
"In this blog post, we delve into the emerging use of generative AI, including
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and the cybercrime tool WormGPT, in Business Email Compromise
(BEC) attacks. Highlighting real cases from cybercrime forums, the post dives
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We need more than a definition change to fix Australia’s culture of permanent ‘casual’ work
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:02:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/we-need-more-than-a-definition-change-to-fix-australias-culture-of-permanent-casual-work-210456>
"The surprising thing about the Albanese government’s announced reforms to
“casual” employment is not that they’re happening. It’s that employer advocates
are getting so excited about them, despite the small number of people they will
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NSW police use force against Indigenous Australians at drastically disproportionate levels, data shows
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:03:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/31/nsw-police-use-force-against-indigenous-australians-at-drastically-disproportionate-levels-data-shows>
"New South Wales police used force against Indigenous Australians at vastly
disproportionate rates during the past three years, internal police data shows.
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The secret lives of silky sharks: unveiling their whereabouts supports their protection
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:04:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-secret-lives-of-silky-sharks-unveiling-their-whereabouts-supports-their-protection-209333>
"Open ocean sharks are elusive and mysterious. They undertake vast journeys
that span hundreds to thousands of kilometres across immense ocean basins. We
know very little about the secret lives of ocean sharks, where they live and
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Pocock seeks to impose duty of care on Australian government over climate harm
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:04:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/31/pocock-seeks-to-impose-duty-of-care-on-australian-government-over-climate-harm>
"The independent senator David Pocock will call for a duty of care in
Australian law that would require governments to consider the impact of climate
harm on young people in their decision-making.
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Long before women police officers came police ‘matrons’: who were they and what did they do?
Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:05:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/long-before-women-police-officers-came-police-matrons-who-were-they-and-what-did-they-do-210188>
"This year marks a significant milestone for women in policing: the 125th
anniversary of the first official recognition of a police matron in Australia.
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Niger coup: Military takeover is a setback for democracy and US interests in West Africa
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:20:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/niger-coup-military-takeover-is-a-setback-for-democracy-and-us-interests-in-west-africa-210672>
"The West African nation Niger is under military rule following a coup in which
President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown and held captive by members of his own
guard.
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Niger coup: Britain cuts aid and neighbours ‘may use force’ to restore president
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:22:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/30/niger-coup-west-african-states-reinstatement-president-mohamed-bazoum>
"The British government has announced it will be halting “long-term development
assistance” to Niger in the wake of the coup that deposed the president last
week.
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How do we keep women’s football clean? Start paying players a fair wage
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:24:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-do-we-keep-womens-football-clean-start-paying-players-a-fair-wage-210134>
"As the Women’s World Cup grows in size and stature, it’s not surprising
concerns are also being raised about match-fixing and the integrity of the
sport.
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What happens in our body when we encounter and fight off a virus like the flu, SARS-CoV-2 or RSV?
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:25:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-happens-in-our-body-when-we-encounter-and-fight-off-a-virus-like-the-flu-sars-cov-2-or-rsv-207023>
"Respiratory viruses like influenza virus (flu), SARS-CoV-2 (which causes
COVID) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can make us sick by infecting our
respiratory system, including the nose, upper airways and lungs.
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‘It’s not even ugly’: the Australian businesses rescuing ‘imperfect’ fruit and veg
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:26:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/27/farmers-pick-fruit-subscription-boxes-imperfect>
"Awkward potatoes, conjoined carrots, bulging strawberries and hail-blemished
oranges have long had an image problem.
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Doom busters: why some things aren’t (quite) as bad as we think
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:27:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/30/doom-busters-why-some-things-arent-quite-as-bad-as-you-think>
"We live in worrying times. From the climate crisis to the culture wars, there
is always something to keep us fretting. But sometimes the facts tell a
different story – a more hopeful one. Here, we speak to experts in search of
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‘The Kerala Story’: How an Indian film ignited violence against Muslims and challenges to interfaith marriage
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:46:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-kerala-story-how-an-indian-film-ignited-violence-against-muslims-and-challenges-to-interfaith-marriage-209840>
"A controversial low-budget Indian feature film
The Kerala Story, about a
discredited anti-Muslim conspiracy theory, has been causing a political storm,
going all the way to India’s Supreme Court.
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FIFA won't recognise them. So this team can only watch on during the Women's World Cup
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:47:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/this-team-can-only-watch-on-during-the-womens-world-cup-as-fifa-wont-recognise-them/e9jti7uqb>
'Football's world governing body FIFA has resisted calls to recognise the
Afghan women's football team living in exile in Australia, forced to watch the
Women's World Cup from the sidelines.
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Building houses with a 3D-printer
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:48:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.dw.com/en/heidelberg-3d-printed-house/video-66344999
"In Heidelberg, Europe's biggest 3D-printed building is under construction:
using additive concrete. The pros: fewer workers are needed and the procedure
is supposed to be more climate friendly. Are 3D printers the construction
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For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:50:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.wired.com/story/for-the-love-of-god-stop-microwaving-plastic/>
"At the start of his third year of graduate school, Kazi Albab Hussain became a
father. As a new dad and a PhD student studying environmental nanotechnology,
plastic was on his mind. The year before, scientists had discovered that
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One man and his drone: ‘My hope is to shut down the coal industry’
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:51:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/31/west-virginia-mining-coal-industry>
"Coal has stalked Junior Walk his entire life. He remembers his elementary
school in the mountainous southern reaches of West Virginia being caked in coal
dust, and the representatives from the nearby mine showing up to hand them out
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Australia’s biggest agri-solar and battery storage project wins planning approval
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:52:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-biggest-agri-solar-and-battery-storage-project-wins-planning-approval/>
"A project that is likely the biggest combined agri-solar and battery storage
project in Australia – the Blind Creek solar farm near Bungendore – has
received planning approval from the NSW state government.
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Mudcrab makes history: how a home-made electric car broke world records under water
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:54:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/engineering/homemade-electric-4wd-breaks-world-records-underwater/>
"The Top End of Australia, particularly around Darwin, is renowned for
eccentric activities and people.
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Japanese Space Food
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:55:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/life/food-in-space/japanese-food/
'Have you ever longed for Japanese food?
Like other Japanese people, astronauts who spend a long time overseas for
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The magpie is the winner in our search for Australia's favourite animal sound
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:57:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-07-31/australia-favourite-animal-sounds/102577008>
"The magpie has swooped in with a decisive win!
After almost 150,000 votes, the race for the nation's hearts and ears has drawn
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The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse – it would mean even greater climate chaos across Europe
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:57:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-atlantic-is-at-risk-of-circulation-collapse-it-would-mean-even-greater-climate-chaos-across-europe-210570>
"Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the
daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether grander scale. New
findings published in
Nature Communications suggest the Atlantic meridional
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Tesla’s Dieselgate
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:59:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://doctorow.medium.com/teslas-dieselgate-e530d631a311>
"Elon Musk lies a lot. He lies about being a “utopian socialist.” He lies about
being a “free speech absolutist.” He lies about which companies he founded:
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Why Dunkin’ and Lego rebrands succeeded – but X missed the mark
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:01:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-dunkin-and-lego-rebrands-succeeded-but-x-missed-the-mark-210432>
"Twitter has swapped the fluffy bird that used to symbolize the social media
platform for a spindly black X. Ditching the company’s well-known logo and
changing its name to a letter often associated with danger, death and the
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The Show Steven Universe’s Terrible Approach to Fascism
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:00:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://fanfare.pub/the-show-steven-universes-terrible-approach-to-fascism-6f700f37580f>
"
Steven Universe is about a boy called Steven who is half human, half alien.
He lives on Earth, in a picturesque beachside town, and on the side, he goes on
heroic missions with the alien freedom fighters, the Crystal Gems. As the
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Another reminder that what copyright destroys, unauthorised copying can save
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:03:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://walledculture.org/another-reminder-that-what-copyright-destroys-unauthorised-copying-can-save/>
"There’s an interesting post on
TorrentFreak that concerns so-called “pirate”
subtitles for films. It’s absurd that anyone could consider subtitles to be
piracy in any way. They are a good example of how ordinary people can add value
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South Africa is failing to live up to its constitution. Gains made since democracy are being squandered – report
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:04:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/south-africa-is-failing-to-live-up-to-its-constitution-gains-made-since-democracy-are-being-squandered-report-209165>
"The end of apartheid in 1994 and advent of constitutional democracy resulted
in major societal changes in South Africa. The aim was to forge a “united and
democratic” society. The new nation was to be based on justice and human
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Sunday Sweets Gets Crafty
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:05:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-gets-crafty-2023
"Any crafters out there?
Since I spend most of my time working online, I go a little crazy if I don't
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Climate change can drive social tipping points – for better or for worse
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 05:06:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/climate-change-can-drive-social-tipping-points-for-better-or-for-worse-210641>
"It’s impossible to turn on the TV, listen to the radio or scroll social media
without hearing about real-world climate impacts. July is the hottest month on
record. The United Nations has declared an era of global boiling. Europe and
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German supermarket trials charging true climate cost of foods
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:12:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/31/german-supermarket-penny-trial-climate-cost-food-meat-cheese>
"A leading discount supermarket in Germany has raised the prices of a selection
of its products to reflect their real cost on people’s health and the
environment.
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A Ukrainian fencer scorned a Russian's handshake, challenging the sport's traditions
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:13:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1190975853/ukraine-russia-fencing-olympics-handshake-history-explained>
"Tensions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine played out this past week on
the mats of a fencing match in Italy, putting the spotlight on the purpose and
future of one of the sport's traditions.
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Parents may wait up to 40 years to join family in Australia. Is a visa lottery the answer?
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:16:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/parents-may-wait-up-to-40-years-to-join-family-in-australia-is-a-visa-lottery-the-answer-210631>
"“Providing an opportunity for people to apply for a visa that will probably
never come seems both cruel and unnecessary”.
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The Absolute Brilliance of Terry Pratchett
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:21:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.li/3UFTE
"Every now and then I’m sure all of us who are into reading all feel the need
to go back to one of our favorite authors and do a deep dive into all the books
from them we love. One of the most beloved authors ever is Terry Pratchett, the
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Twitter Sues Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:22:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/technology/twitter-x-center-for-countering-digital-hate.html>
"Elon Musk has over the last year threatened legal action against tech
competitors, employees and people who use Twitter, which he owns. Now he is
also taking aim at an organization that studies hate speech and misinformation
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Sunak’s family firm signed a billion-dollar deal with BP before PM opened new North Sea licences
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:23:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sunaks-family-firm-signed-a-billion-dollar-deal-with-bp-before-pm-opened-new-north-sea-licences-353690/>
"A firm founded by Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law signed a billion-dollar deal
with BP two months before the prime minister opened hundreds of new licences
for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea.
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Space Opera Novels by Cisgender Women, Non-Binary, and Trans People
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:44:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://wandering.shop/@shaunduke/110809064870019139
"Heyo! Friendly reminder: I maintain a list of space opera novels by cisgender
women, trans, and non-binary authors. Suggest works via the link, and share
with everyone who might find it of use!
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Fire in northern Australia’s tropical savanna is a threat to endangered fairy-wrens
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:45:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/fire-in-northern-australias-tropical-savanna-is-a-threat-to-endangered-fairy-wrens-210066>
"Wildfire threatens the survival of endangered purple-crowned fairy-wrens
living along the rivers and creeks of northern Australia, our new research has
found.
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Billionaire investor threatens to pull out of UK amid global outcry at new oil rush
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:46:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/01/billionaire-investor-threatens-pull-out-uk-global-outcry-oil-rush-andrew-forrest>
"The billionaire Australian mining tycoon and investor Andrew Forrest has led
international condemnation of the UK’s new oil rush, saying he would pull his
major investment from the country if the prime minister pursued “clickbait”
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‘If I left, I’d have to go without a word’: how I escaped China’s mass arrests
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:47:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/01/my-escape-from-chinas-mass-arrests-uyghurs-xinjiang-reeducation-camps>
"When hundreds of my fellow Uyghurs started disappearing into ‘re-education
camps’ every day, it became clear that it was only a matter of time before I
would be detained. So my wife and I got ready to run"
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World’s tallest wind turbine tower made of wood goes up in Sweden
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:53:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-tallest-wind-turbine-tower-made-of-wood-goes-up-in-sweden/>
"Construction is underway in Sweden on a 105-metre wind turbine tower made
entirely from wood, a milestone for Swedish wood technology company Modvion.
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No Swimming Allowed: Bulgarian Roma Face Racial Discrimination At Public Pools
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:54:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-roma-discrimination-swimming-pools/32529839.html>
"KYUSTENDIL, Bulgaria — To beat the heat, Arso Ganev recently took his family
to a local pool in their hometown of Kyustendil on the western fringes of
Bulgaria.
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‘A portal to a different world’: a gamer’s guide to visiting Japan
Fri, 1 Sep 2023 03:34:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/aug/01/gamers-guide-to-visiting-japan-super-nintendo-world>
"The experience of travelling in Japan is simultaneously overwhelming and
freeing. The world feels bigger out there, gilded by how mainstream video game
culture is in comparison with the west. It doesn’t feel like a subculture; it
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Honest Government Ad | COP31 Australia & the Pacific
Fri, 1 Sep 2023 03:36:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBjyxA-wYS4
"The Australien Government made an ad about its bid to host the 2026 UN Climate
Summit (COP31) with the Pacific, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative"
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Desert kurrajongs, the compass and water trees of the outback
Fri, 1 Sep 2023 03:37:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-01/desert-kurrajong-compass-water-trees-of-the-outback/102558440>
"With bright green leaves and what looks to be manicured foliage on top of a
straight trunk, the desert kurrajong looks like a child’s drawing of a tree.
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We’re now finding out the damaging results of the mandated return to the office–and it’s worse than we thought
Fri, 1 Sep 2023 03:38:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/now-finding-damaging-results-mandated-095555463.html>
"We’re now finding out the damaging consequences of the mandated return to
office. And it’s not a pretty picture. A trio of compelling reports–the
Greenhouse Candidate Experience Report, the Federal Reserve’s Survey of
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What Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny gets right (and very wrong) about the historical Antikythera Mechanism
Fri, 1 Sep 2023 03:40:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-gets-right-and-very-wrong-about-the-historical-antikythera-mechanism-209968>
"At the heart of the newest film in the
Indiana Jones series lies “an ancient
hunk of gears”.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is based around the
Antikythera Mechanism: an actual ancient Greek object that tracked the cycles
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Banished to a Remote Idaho Valley, Beavers Created a Lush Wetland
Fri, 1 Sep 2023 03:41:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/idaho-beavers-stream-drought-fire
"Beavers relocated to a remote Idaho valley have transformed the landscape into
a lush wetland and a haven against fire and drought, satellite imagery shows.
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