Glass Wings Blog: May 2023

https://kuenselonline.com/bhutan-becomes-open-defecation-free-country/

"With access to improved sanitation facilities nationwide, Bhutan is now
declared an Open Defecation Free (ODF) country.

Can folate ease symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?

Mon, 1 May 2023 12:02:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.futurity.org/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-2904142-2/

"You may know someone with overly flexible joints, a friend or family member
who can easily slide into a split or bend limbs to impossible angles. But
hypermobility is a more serious condition than being “double-jointed.”

Florida Department of Health altered data to make vaccines look dangerous

Mon, 1 May 2023 12:04:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/8/2162824/-Florida-Department-of-Health-altered-data-to-make-vaccines-look-dangerous>

"Last October, Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo issued an
extraordinary warning. Based an analysis of Florida residents, Ladapo asserted
that being vaccinated for COVID-19 resulted in an “increased risk for

Here’s Why You’re Seeing Gross Viral Recipes on Your Subway Commute

Mon, 1 May 2023 12:06:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://hellgatenyc.com/heres-why-youre-seeing-gross-viral-recipes-on-your-subway-commute>

'If you've taken the subway recently, you may have noticed there's a new food
trend in town: clickbait cuisine. Recipe videos for "brieghetti pie," an
engorged egg-in-a-hole "baked brunch boat," and an omelet cooked in a plastic

Malawi emerges as a leader in family planning

Mon, 1 May 2023 12:07:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.exemplars.health/stories/malawi-emerges-as-a-leader-in-family-planning>

"Over the last two decades, through a mix of demand-side and supply-side
interventions and data-driven strategies, Malawi has emerged as a leader in
improving women’s access to contraception.

Floor796

Mon, 1 May 2023 21:55:04 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://floor796.com/

"Floor796 is an ever-expanding animation scene showing the life of the 796th
floor of the huge space station! The goal of the project is to create as huge
animation as possible, with many references to movies, games, anime and memes.

Why reading books is good for society, wellbeing and your career

Mon, 1 May 2023 21:56:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/why-reading-books-is-good-for-society-wellbeing-and-your-career-200447>

"TikTok allows video up to 10 minutes, but says surveys show almost half its
users are stressed by anything longer than a minute. An Instagram video can be
up to 90 seconds, but experts reckon the ideal time to maximise engagement is

ACCC boss wants new powers to crack down on online businesses that make it hard to cancel subscriptions

Mon, 1 May 2023 21:57:17 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/13/accc-boss-wants-new-powers-to-crack-down-on-online-businesses-that-make-it-hard-to-cancel-subscriptions>

"If you want to unsubscribe from Amazon Prime in Europe, there is a simple
two-step process. But customers in Australia must navigate four convoluted
steps, with the wording and location of the cancellation button changing

Searching for an elusive orchid pollinator

Mon, 1 May 2023 21:58:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://lwn.net/Articles/928691/

"Orchids are, of course, flowers, and flowers generally need pollinators in
order to reproduce. A seemingly offhand comment about the unknown nature of the
pollinator(s) for a species of orchid in Western Australia has led Paul

This Evolving 3,000-Mile-Long Park Is Already Improving Cities Along Its Path

Mon, 1 May 2023 21:59:00 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/east-coast-greenway-maine-florida-car-free/>

"When the owners of running store Bull City Running Co. were scoping out a
second location in Durham, North Carolina, they set their sights on retail
space near the planned Durham Belt Line. Their flagship store already benefits

LLMs and Phishing

Tue, 2 May 2023 06:05:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/04/llms-and-phishing.html

"Here’s an experiment being run by undergraduate computer science students
everywhere: Ask ChatGPT to generate phishing emails, and test whether these are
better at persuading victims to respond or click on the link than the usual

Amsterdam’s ‘Smart’ Blue-Green Roofs Reduce Urban Flooding

Tue, 2 May 2023 06:06:00 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/amsterdam-blue-green-roofs-smart-flooding/>

"Insects flit from flower to flower. Tall grasses sway in the breeze. Paths
meander through the greenery, and the dappled shade of potted trees dances in
the sunlight. But this is no ordinary garden. This is one among nearly three

Evan Gershkovich: Wall Street Journal reporter latest in long line of journalists punished for doing their job

Tue, 2 May 2023 06:07:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/evan-gershkovich-wall-street-journal-reporter-latest-in-long-line-of-journalists-punished-for-doing-their-job-203584>

"For the first time since the cold war, Moscow has accused a US journalist of
espionage. Evan Gershkovich, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal, was
arrested in Yekaterinburg on March 29 by Russia’s Federal Security Service

Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes

Tue, 2 May 2023 06:08:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65160091

'Malaysia's parliament has voted to remove the country's mandatory death
penalty, potentially sparing more than 1,300 prisoners on death row.

‘It’s like you’re a criminal, but I am not a criminal.’ First-hand accounts of the trauma of being stuck in the UK asylum system

Tue, 2 May 2023 06:10:04 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/its-like-youre-a-criminal-but-i-am-not-a-criminal-first-hand-accounts-of-the-trauma-of-being-stuck-in-the-uk-asylum-system-202276>

"Warning: this story contains graphic descriptions of violence. Pseudonyms are
used to protect the interviewees’ identities.

Cancer Council praises sun safety in schools as melanoma rates decrease in under-40s

Tue, 2 May 2023 13:40:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-31/reduction-in-melanoma-rates-in-people-under-40/102170172>

'Four years ago, Felicity Jewis was told she had just months to live.

She was diagnosed with stage four melanoma less than two weeks after giving

Covid has left thousands of US children orphans. Few states are addressing the crisis

Tue, 2 May 2023 13:41:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/08/covid-orphans-us

"Pharish Jeannis was “a man among men”, in the words of his wife, Elashia
Hall-Jeannis. He served in the army and survived being shot in Kuwait,
receiving a Purple Heart medal. He never got sick. He always made their

‘Goldilocks’ of Latin America democracy? Uruguay’s model of stability.

Tue, 2 May 2023 13:43:30 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/6J2pQ

"The strongest democracy in the Americas isn’t the United States or Canada, but
a small, quiet nation home to 3 million people and four times as many cows.

Maki-e: A Sumptuous World of Gold and Black - Core Kyoto mini

Tue, 2 May 2023 13:45:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaUitjudRz0

Via Whuffo, who wrote "They show Japanese craftsmanship at its finest." and
Susan ****

100 visualizations from a single dataset with 6 data points

Tue, 2 May 2023 13:48:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://flowingdata.com/2023/02/27/100-visualizations-from-a-single-dataset-with-6-data-points/>

"The structure of a dataset can help you pick a visualization method or chart
type, but it only takes you part of the way there. To demonstrate, Ferdio
started with a simple dataset with six data points and made 100 charts with it:

How Bookshop.org Survives—and Thrives—in Amazon’s World

Tue, 2 May 2023 21:52:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.wired.com/story/books-bookshop-org-thrives-amazon-world/

"“Do you remember what kind of beer it was?”

Andy Hunter pauses for so long before answering my question, it’s awkward. He’s

New MPA Tic-Toc Golfo Corcovado a safe haven for blue whales in Chile

Tue, 2 May 2023 21:53:54 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/new-mpa-tic-toc-golfo-corcovado-a-safe-haven-for-blue-whales-in-chile/>

"Chile has a new marine protected area (MPA) in Patagonia that will safeguard
an important feeding and breeding area for blue whales (Balaenoptera
musculus), a species listed as endangered by the International Union for

Three Years Later, Covid-19 Is Still a Health Threat. Journalism Needs to Reflect That

Tue, 2 May 2023 21:55:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://niemanreports.org/articles/three-years-later-covid-19-is-still-a-health-threat-journalism-needs-to-reflect-that/>

"In December 2020, before the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, when many had
chosen to celebrate Thanksgiving in groups, which sent Covid cases soaring, The
New York Times ran an opinion piece on why we should not shame people who

Chinese investors call for mandatory translation of property rules, as fallout at one of Australia's largest apartment buildings continues

Tue, 2 May 2023 21:57:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-14/aurora-melbourne-central-apartment-building-fallout/102139446>

'Shanghai resident Louis Yu is proud of his four investment properties in
Melbourne and found them easy to manage from China — until one of his
apartments became a "headache".

Why arts degrees and other generalist programs are the future of Australian higher education

Tue, 2 May 2023 21:58:11 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/why-arts-degrees-and-other-generalist-programs-are-the-future-of-australian-higher-education-203046>

"There is a persistent idea that a generalist degree, such as a Bachelor of
Arts, is less likely to land you a job when compared to a specific
qualification. This is personified by the stereotypical arts student as a

RBA accused of ‘dereliction of duty’ for dismissing corporate profiteering as a cause of inflation

Wed, 3 May 2023 05:52:26 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/13/rba-accused-of-dereliction-of-duty-for-dismissing-corporate-profiteering-as-a-cause-of-inflation>

"The Reserve Bank has wrongly dismissed corporate profiteering as a cause of
inflation, according to new research, and instead continues to warn against a
nonexistent wages breakout.

Anatomy of monster storm: how Cyclone Ilsa is shaping up to devastate the WA coast

Wed, 3 May 2023 05:56:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/anatomy-of-monster-storm-how-cyclone-ilsa-is-shaping-up-to-devastate-the-wa-coast-203678>

"Residents along Western Australia’s northwest coast are bracing for Tropical
Cyclone Ilsa, which is expected to be one of the most destructive storms to
strike the region in more than a decade.

Thousands of Australian visa decisions may be affected by high court ruling, experts warn

Wed, 3 May 2023 05:57:42 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/14/thousands-of-australian-visa-decisions-may-be-affected-by-high-court-ruling-experts-warn>

"Migration and legal experts have warned the true number of visa decisions
affected by invalid refusals of ministerial intervention is likely to be in the
tens of thousands, after the high court rejected bureaucrats’ ability to block

What Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has meant for Russian students studying in Australia

Wed, 3 May 2023 05:58:58 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-14/russian-students-in-australia-ukraine-war/102172504>

'Russian student Ruslan fiercely opposes the invasion of Ukraine and was
threatened with arrest after attending three anti-war protests in Moscow.

Try Fedi Friday: Just One Day A Week, Experiment With Alternative Social Media

Wed, 3 May 2023 06:00:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/13/try-fedi-friday-just-one-day-a-week-experiment-with-alternative-social-media/>

"It’s not at all surprising why tons of people, including journalists, are
sticking around Twitter even if they shouldn’t. Part of it is inertia. People
were settled into what worked before, and change is difficult. Partly because

Unequal? Our analysis suggests Australia is a more equal society than has been thought

Wed, 3 May 2023 14:07:29 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/unequal-our-analysis-suggests-australia-is-a-more-equal-society-than-has-been-thought-202950>

"It has long been known that incomes in Australia are more evenly distributed
than in the United States.

‘I’m all for climate change’: Axel Springer CEO faces heat over leaked messages

Wed, 3 May 2023 14:09:00 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/13/axel-springer-ceo-mathias-dopfner-leaked-messages-reported>

"The German CEO of Europe’s largest media publisher tried to use his flagship
tabloid, Bild, to influence the outcome of Germany’s last election and fed
the newspaper his personal views attacking climate change activism, Covid

Friday essay: in an age of catastrophe is there still a place for utopian dreams? Or might our shared vulnerability be the key?

Wed, 3 May 2023 14:10:23 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-in-an-age-of-catastrophe-is-there-still-a-place-for-utopian-dreams-or-might-our-shared-vulnerability-be-the-key-199890>

As utopian oases dry up, a desert of banality, and bewilderment spreads …

– Jürgen Habermas (1986)

‘We need to break down their power’: why Australian music is facing an ‘existential threat’

Wed, 3 May 2023 14:11:46 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/14/we-need-to-break-down-their-power-why-australian-music-is-facing-an-existential-threat>

"In February, Australian TikTok users noticed a strange glitch: the app was
limiting the number of songs some users could post.

Ben Folds - "Exhausting Lover" (Official Music Video]

Wed, 3 May 2023 14:12:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6JA-4YgoCw

"From the new album 'What Matters Most’ out June 2nd"

Via Muse, who wrote "Ah Ben Folds! Funny new music video."

Australia needs a robust cybersecurity overhaul – not whack-a-mole bans on apps like TikTok

Thu, 4 May 2023 00:05:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australia-needs-a-robust-cybersecurity-overhaul-not-whack-a-mole-bans-on-apps-like-tiktok-203158>

"Australia has joined other countries in announcing a ban on the use of TikTok
on government devices, with some states and territories following suit. The
rationale was based on security fears and, in particular, the risk the platform

Conservatives weaponize autism in their fight against transgender

Thu, 4 May 2023 00:06:45 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://brandy-schillace.medium.com/conservatives-weaponize-autism-in-their-fight-against-transgender-cfc4632fc09a>

"Red states have been limiting transgender care through unfair legislation,
seeking to limit or eliminate affirming outlets for trans youth. That’s bad
enough. But recently, states like Alabama and Georgia have added additional

Connecting to culture: here’s what happened when elders gifted totemic species to school kids

Thu, 4 May 2023 00:07:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/connecting-to-culture-heres-what-happened-when-elders-gifted-totemic-species-to-school-kids-202386>

"In Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, a totem is a spiritual
emblem from the natural world, such as a plant or animal. The totem is gifted
to an individual by a parent or elder, usually around the time of their birth.

New Private Conservation Area in Peru Conserves High-Priority Dry Forests and Endemic Species

Thu, 4 May 2023 00:08:29 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.andesamazonfund.org/country/new-private-conservation-area-in-peru-protects-endemic-species-and-dry-forest/>

"Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the creation of the Utco Private Conservation
Area (PCA) in Peru’s Cajamarca region. The conservation area was established in
perpetuity, and protects 7,562 acres (3,060 hectares) of Amazonian dry forest,

Gas can’t compete with wind, solar and storage, even in world’s biggest market

Thu, 4 May 2023 00:09:46 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/gas-cant-compete-with-wind-solar-and-storage-even-in-worlds-biggest-market/>

"The latest levellised cost of energy assessment has been released by global
investment bank Lazard, confirming – as CSIRO and the market operator have done
in Australia – that wind and solar, even “firmed” by battery storage, still

The Tiny Electric Car “Designed For Women”…

Thu, 4 May 2023 06:08:14 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv6H7QZIUtc

"Elliot takes a spin in the new Wuling Bingo: the latest small, affordable
electric car from the company behind the adorable Mini EV. But while the Mini
was a hit in China only, this slightly bigger brother has its sights firmly set

‘Build back better’ requires a framework that focuses on the full life of a house – from materials to its end of life

Thu, 4 May 2023 06:08:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/build-back-better-requires-a-framework-that-focuses-on-the-full-life-of-a-house-from-materials-to-its-end-of-life-203325>

"In the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand is again talking about “building
back better”. But how do we build back better when we don’t necessarily
understand what “better” means? Or how to achieve this across a country with

In Search Of Wikipedia’s Shrug Guy

Thu, 4 May 2023 06:10:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://defector.com/in-search-of-wikipedias-shrug-guy

"I really love traveling into Wikipedia’s obscure depths. So much so that I
post Wikipedia-sourced trivia pretty much every day on social media. Wikipedia
gets a lot of credit for its unequaled breadth—its comically specific accounts

Macquarie solar breakthrough gives Aussie researchers unexpected recycling win

Thu, 4 May 2023 06:11:50 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/macquarie-solar-breakthrough-gives-aussie-researchers-unexpected-recycling-win/>

"Microwave technology invented at Australia’s Macquarie University promises to
deliver “massive savings of energy” in the manufacture of solar cells, while
also making them easier to recycle at the other end of their life cycle.

Arenillas Municipal Conservation Area in Ecuador will Protect Key Dry Forest and Mangrove Ecosystems

Thu, 4 May 2023 06:13:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.andesamazonfund.org/country/arenillas-municipal-conservation-area-ecuador/>

"The Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the creation of the Municipal Conservation
and Sustainable Use Area of Arenillas, finalized on December 8th, 2022. Located
on the Southern coast of Ecuador in the El Oro province, this new conservation

Flu, COVID-19 jabs encouraged before a ‘triple pandemic’ arrives

Thu, 4 May 2023 13:39:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/flu-covid-19-jabs-encouraged-before-a-triple-pandemic-arrives-20230411-p5czmj>

"People at greatest risk of severe illness if they get influenza or COVID-19
are being urged to get vaccinated amid fears a range of flu-like viruses could
create a “perfect storm” this winter.

Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks Intag Valley copper mine

Thu, 4 May 2023 13:40:07 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/ecuador-court-upholds-rights-of-nature-blocks-intag-valley-copper-mine/>

"Communities in the Intag Valley of Ecuador have won a significant legal
victory after a court ruled to halt copper mining in one of the world’s most
biodiverse forests.

“Mask off at the door” policies undermine our rights as disabled people

Thu, 4 May 2023 13:42:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/04/09/mask-off-at-the-door-policies-undermine-our-rights-as-disabled-people/>

"In early March, as the third anniversary of Covid-19 passed unnoticed by many,
comments by New York City Mayor Eric Adams rang out like an ominous warning,
signaling further erosion of our few remaining pandemic protections. “We are

Critically-Endangered West African Lion Going from Strength to Strength in Niokolo Koba, Senegal

Thu, 4 May 2023 13:44:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/critically-endangered-west-african-lion-going-from-strength-to-strength-in-niokolo-koba-senegal/>

"In a thrilling sign of recovery for the Critically-Endangered West African
lion, camera trap footage and photos of a West African lioness and her three
cubs playing, nursing, and feeding in Senegal’s Niokolo Koba National Park

500 baby sharks to be released: An exclusive look at an unprecedented mission

Thu, 4 May 2023 13:45:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/2Ol1l

"A new organization with partners in 15 countries—including 44 aquariums—is
raising endangered zebra sharks in captivity and aims to release 500 of them in
Indonesia to try bringing back a self-sustaining wild population that has been

Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain

Thu, 4 May 2023 22:25:21 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2023/4/11/scholastic-and-a-faustian-bargain>

"Recently, I got an email with an offer from Scholastic’s Educational Division
to license Love in the Library for an AANHPI narratives collection, I was
thrilled. If you’ve been in kids’ books for more than ten minutes then you are

Inside Australia’s university wage theft machine

Thu, 4 May 2023 22:27:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/inside-australia-s-university-wage-theft-machine-20230411-p5czn6.html>

"Australia’s universities are blighted by insecure work and wage theft. The
sector has already repaid thousands of current and former staff about $100
million. It is expected that figure will balloon in the coming years.

A record of Australia's suburban history lives in this archive — and it was nearly lost

Thu, 4 May 2023 22:28:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-16/melbourne-box-hill-history-photos-archive/102147004>

'A historical society in Melbourne's east is racing to preserve thousands of
photographs that were almost destroyed in a freak accident.

Plastic wet wipes ban planned in England to tackle pollution

Thu, 4 May 2023 22:29:38 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65166859

"Wet wipes containing plastic will be banned in England under plans to tackle
water pollution, environment minister Therese Coffey has told BBC News.

Ottawa says it's making Canada's largest ever investment in protecting fresh water

Thu, 4 May 2023 22:31:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/fresh-water-great-lakes-guilbeault-1.6800069>

'The federal government says it's making Canada's largest investment ever in
protecting the nation's sources of fresh water — including the Great Lakes.

U.S. to restore more bison herds on tribal lands by tapping Indigenous knowledge

Fri, 5 May 2023 06:25:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-to-restore-more-bison-herds-on-tribal-lands-by-tapping-indigenous-knowledge>

"DENVER (AP) — U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to
Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland
that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts

Unpapering the cracks: sugar, slavery and the Sydney Morning Herald

Fri, 5 May 2023 06:27:31 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/unpapering-the-cracks-sugar-slavery-and-the-sydney-morning-herald-202828>

"In a splash of articles published over the past two weeks, the British
Guardian has acknowledged and apologised for its historical links with
slavery. The Scott Trust, owners of the newspaper that became a global news

Living With Miyazaki, Part 6— PORCO ROSSO

Fri, 5 May 2023 06:31:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://cinapse.co/2023/04/living-with-miyazaki-part-6-porco-rosso/

"Welcome back to our continuing series on “Living With Miyazaki,” as we examine
the lessons one can take from his films through their recurring motifs and
varied approaches. After the back-to-back blockbuster success of My Neighbor

Reading the bones of the dead: the painstaking, painful process of returning genocide victims to their families

Fri, 5 May 2023 06:33:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/reading-the-bones-of-the-dead-the-painstaking-painful-process-of-returning-genocide-victims-to-their-families-202631>

Review: Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics and What Remains – Alexa
Hagerty (Penguin Random House)

US neo-Nazi accused of sniper plot appears to have shared instructions with Australian far-right figures

Fri, 5 May 2023 06:35:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/17/us-neo-nazi-accused-of-sniper-plot-appears-to-have-shared-instructions-with-australian-far-right-figures>

"Brandon Russell, a US neo-Nazi who was charged this year with conspiring to
attack the Maryland power grid, appears to have shared instructions on how to
carry out such an attack months earlier in an Australian far-right channel on

Dutton’s ‘no’ vote reflects 40 years of Coalition partisanship on the Voice

Fri, 5 May 2023 14:33:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/duttons-no-vote-reflects-40-years-of-coalition-partisanship-on-the-voice-203660>

"Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s hope for a bipartisan approach on the Voice
to parliament referendum has crumbled.

Some ‘nicotine-free’ vapes high in addictive substances, tests reveal

Fri, 5 May 2023 14:36:54 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/16/some-nicotine-free-vapes-high-addictive-substances-tests-show>

"Some high street vapes claiming to be nicotine-free actually contain the same
level of addictive substances as full-strength e-cigarettes, tests shows.

Cyclone Ilsa: how disasters, the housing crisis and underinsurance can conspire to worsen inequality

Fri, 5 May 2023 14:37:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/cyclone-ilsa-how-disasters-the-housing-crisis-and-underinsurance-can-conspire-to-worsen-inequality-203753>

"Most communities along the northwest coast of Western Australia appear to have
dodged a bullet after Cyclone Ilsa made landfall overnight. While some
structures, such as the Pardoo Roadhouse, were damaged, the destruction was

‘I stopped sleeping’: the sometimes difficult path off antidepressants

Fri, 5 May 2023 14:38:29 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/17/i-stopped-sleeping-the-sometimes-difficult-path-off-antidepressants>

"Six weeks after my doctor advised me to stop taking the lowest dose of
desvenlafaxine, an antidepressant I had used for seven years, I returned to my
GP.

“States haven’t delivered:” Report finds just 0.2 pct of Australia’s buses are electric

Fri, 5 May 2023 14:39:13 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2023/04/12/the-states-havent-delivered-report-finds-just-0-2-of-australias-buses-are-electric/>

"A new report has found Australia remains a laggard when it comes to
electrifying the nation’s bus fleet – despite grand promises from a variety of
state governments – with just 200 out of 100,000 buses being electric.

Fairtrade: study finds premium label does not always benefit workers on South African wine farms

Fri, 5 May 2023 23:08:04 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/fairtrade-study-finds-premium-label-does-not-always-benefit-workers-on-south-african-wine-farms-201680>

"Wine was first produced in South Africa as far back as the mid-1600s by Dutch
colonisers who sold it to passing ships. The industry developed further during
the colonial and apartheid eras and wine became an important part of the South

Melbourne tops Sydney as Australia’s biggest city – on a technicality

Fri, 5 May 2023 23:09:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.smh.com.au/national/melbourne-tops-sydney-as-australia-s-biggest-city-on-a-technicality-20230413-p5d04g.html>

"For more than a century, Sydney has been Australia’s biggest city, but
Melbourne has snatched that mantle on one key population measure thanks to a
boundary change.

Military violence in Myanmar is worsening amid fierce resistance and international ambivalence

Fri, 5 May 2023 23:13:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/military-violence-in-myanmar-is-worsening-amid-fierce-resistance-and-international-ambivalence-203646>

"In the early days of a brutal 2021 military crackdown on anti-coup protesters
in Myanmar, members of the nascent resistance movement began asking “how many
dead bodies” it would take for the world community to act.

The AI Doomers’ Playbook

Fri, 5 May 2023 23:14:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/14/the-ai-doomers-playbook/

"AI Doomerism is becoming mainstream thanks to mass media, which drives our
discussion about Generative AI from bad to worse, or from slightly insane to
batshit crazy. Instead of out-of-control AI, we have out-of-control panic.

US firm to bid to turn DRC oil permits in Virunga park into conservation projects

Fri, 5 May 2023 23:15:26 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/01/us-firm-bid-turn-drc-oil-concessions-virunga-park-into-conservation-projects-aoe>

"A New York investment firm is to launch a $400m (£334m) bid for oil
concessions in the Congo basin rainforest and Virunga national park with plans
to turn them into conservation projects, the Guardian can reveal.

Oysters back from the brink thanks to novel restoration

Sat, 6 May 2023 07:12:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-oysters-brink.html

'New scientific findings show that 3 million new oysters are living on oyster
baskets built by volunteers along Brisbane's coastline.

Environmental advocates lodge ACCC complaint over 'ocean plastic' products

Sat, 6 May 2023 07:13:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/ocean-plastics-accc-complaint/102223208>

'Environmental advocates have lodged a complaint with Australia's competition
watchdog about the terms "ocean plastics" and "ocean-bound plastics", alleging
they are a greenwashing marketing tactic.

Antarctica’s heart of ice has skipped a beat. Time to take our medicine

Sat, 6 May 2023 07:14:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/antarcticas-heart-of-ice-has-skipped-a-beat-time-to-take-our-medicine-202729>

"The rhythmic expansion and contraction of Antarctic sea ice is like a
heartbeat.

SVB bailouts for everyone — except affordable housing projects

Sat, 6 May 2023 07:15:46 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://doctorow.medium.com/svb-bailouts-for-everyone-except-affordable-housing-projects-60a106329199>

"For the apologists, the SVB bailout was merely prudent: a bunch of innocent
bystanders stood in harm’s way — from the rank-and-file employees at startups
to the scholarship kids at elite private schools that trusted their endowment

Poorer countries must be compensated for climate damage. But how exactly do we crunch the numbers?

Sat, 6 May 2023 07:16:31 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/poorer-countries-must-be-compensated-for-climate-damage-but-how-exactly-do-we-crunch-the-numbers-202387>

"As the planet warms, a key concern in international climate negotiations is to
compensate developing nations for the damage they suffer. But which nations
should receive money? And which extreme weather events were influenced by

Renewable energy growth must double to meet Australia’s emission goals, Clean Energy Council says

Sat, 6 May 2023 15:10:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/18/renewable-energy-growth-must-double-to-meet-australias-emission-goals-clean-energy-council-says>

"Australia’s renewable energy industry is growing at half the pace needed for
the sector to meet the Albanese government’s emissions reduction goals, despite
the sector having one of its best years, the Clean Energy Council said in its

35 Humorous Food Art That This Artist Made By Adding Funny Faces On Top Of Her Creations

Sat, 6 May 2023 15:11:38 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.boredpanda.com/artist-uses-food-to-make-art-with-funny-faces-ghoul-mom/>

"Corinne (otherwise known as _ghoul_mom_ on social media) is a talented and
creative food artist from DC. As a mother of two children, she found herself
passionate about creating whimsical, fun food art at the start of the pandemic.

A newly uncovered ancient Roman winery featured marble tiling, fountains of grape juice and an extreme sense of luxury

Sat, 6 May 2023 15:12:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/a-newly-uncovered-ancient-roman-winery-featured-marble-tiling-fountains-of-grape-juice-and-an-extreme-sense-of-luxury-199670>

"Recent excavations at the Villa of the Quintilii uncovered the remains of a
unique winery just outside Rome.

Flu cases are on the rise across Australia. Do I need a winter vaccination?

Sat, 6 May 2023 15:13:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/18/flu-cases-are-on-the-rise-across-australia-do-i-need-a-winter-vaccination>

"Experts are urging Australians to be proactive about getting winter
vaccinations amid warnings that flu infections are already on the rise.

The social determinants of justice: 8 factors that increase your risk of imprisonment

Sat, 6 May 2023 15:14:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-social-determinants-of-justice-8-factors-that-increase-your-risk-of-imprisonment-203661>

"You might have heard the phrase “social determinants of health”. It’s the idea
that social factors – such as poverty, access to education, where you live and
whether you face discrimination – have a huge influence on your health and life

FBI arrests two New Yorkers accused of running covert Chinese police station

Sat, 6 May 2023 23:19:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/17/chinese-police-station-china-dissidents-fbi-arrests>

"The FBI has arrested two men accused of running a covert station for China’s
police force in New York, and using it as a base to track Chinese dissidents
living in the US.

If you buy it, why can’t you fix it? Here’s why we still don’t have the ‘right to repair’

Sat, 6 May 2023 23:19:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/if-you-buy-it-why-cant-you-fix-it-heres-why-we-still-dont-have-the-right-to-repair-203236>

"When you buy a product, you expect to be able to repair it. The problem is,
many modern products are designed so that you can’t fix them. Vital parts are
inaccessible. Or you have to go through the manufacturer, which may well just

Like Captain Planet with marsupials: First Dog on the Moon steps on stage

Sat, 6 May 2023 23:22:20 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/18/like-captain-planet-with-marsupials-first-dog-on-the-moon-steps-on-stage>

"With characters including a vain and villainous plastic bag named Brendan and
a sourdough starter named Beverly, a play having its world premiere in Hobart
on Wednesday could only have been written by one man: the Guardian

Podcast Episode: Safer Sex Work Makes a Safer Internet

Sat, 6 May 2023 23:23:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/podcast-episode-safer-sex-work-makes-safer-internet>

"An internet that is safe for sex workers is an internet that is safer for
everyone. Though the effects of stigmatization and criminalization run deep,
the sex worker community exemplifies how technology can help people reduce

Plastic action or distraction? As climate change bears down, calls to reduce plastic pollution are not wasted

Sat, 6 May 2023 23:24:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/plastic-action-or-distraction-as-climate-change-bears-down-calls-to-reduce-plastic-pollution-are-not-wasted-202780>

"Climate change, pollution and overfishing are just a few problems that need
addressing to maintain a healthy blue planet. Everyone must get involved – but
it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and unsure where to start.

Warming oceans are disrupting the entire global weather ecosystem

Sun, 7 May 2023 06:19:49 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/technicity/warming-oceans-are-disrupting-the-entire-global-weather-ecosystem-581408d38db5>

"Climate change is not a vague and distant threat anymore, it is happening now,
and its consequences are becoming more severe and frequent with each passing
day. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and natural disasters have

Made in Australia? The electric vehicle revolution gives us a chance to revive an industry

Sun, 7 May 2023 06:20:49 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/made-in-australia-the-electric-vehicle-revolution-gives-us-a-chance-to-revive-an-industry-203909>

"Electric vehicle sales are surging. Australian sales doubled in 2022 to 3.8%
of all new vehicle purchases, and were up 780% in the first two months of 2023
compared to a year ago.

Environmental message as plastic bottle survives for decade after being dropped in ocean off Portland

Sun, 7 May 2023 06:22:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/message-plastic-bottle-portland-10-years-environmental-message/102230076>

'"I found a message in a bottle!"

These are the words every beachcomber hopes to one day yell, and this

The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist, says Brendan Keogh

Sun, 7 May 2023 06:23:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.gameshub.com/news/features/the-videogame-industry-does-not-exist-brendan-keogh-interview-2613595/>

"Brisbane-based academic researcher Brendan Keogh is challenging perceptions
surrounding the mainstream video game industry in his newest book, The
Videogame Industry Does Not Exist: Why We Should Think Beyond Commercial Game

French publisher arrested in London on terrorism charge

Sun, 7 May 2023 06:25:42 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/18/french-publisher-arrested-london-counter-terrorism-police-ernest-moret>

"A French publisher has been arrested on terror charges in London after being
questioned by UK police about participating in anti-government protests in
France.

Cory Doctorow: Red Team Blues — a medium-boiled forensic accountant detective novel, with crypto and gangsters

Sun, 7 May 2023 14:30:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2023/04/18/cory-doctorow-red-team-blues-a-medium-boiled-forensic-accountant-detective-novel/>

"This is a medium-boiled detective novel. Martin Hench is a freelance forensic
accountant and old-school cryptography guy who lives quite well from his
occasional jobs recovering stolen cash. Marty is sixty-seven and more than

What is essentialism? And how does it shape attitudes to transgender people and sexual diversity?

Sun, 7 May 2023 14:31:09 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/what-is-essentialism-and-how-does-it-shape-attitudes-to-transgender-people-and-sexual-diversity-203577>

"Recent debates around transgender people and sexual diversity have been marked
by essentialism, a profoundly conservative mindset with deep links to religious
and metaphysical dogmatism. It is a stance through which conservative thinkers

Does No-Resumé, No-Interview Hiring Work? New Data Say Yes

Sun, 7 May 2023 14:32:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/body-shop-open-hiring-no-resume-interview/>

"Nobody responded to Catherine Bayoudhi when she applied for jobs in late 2022.
She had been a hairdresser for 35 years and had no experience in other
vocations. After she was forced to leave her job during the pandemic, she

When did you have your last tetanus vaccine? A booster dose may save your life

Sun, 7 May 2023 14:33:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/when-did-you-have-your-last-tetanus-vaccine-a-booster-dose-may-save-your-life-203763>

"NSW Health recently reported three cases of tetanus and the tragic death of a
woman in her 80s – the first tetanus fatality in the state in 30 years.

Students left with $13 a day as youth allowance falls behind rent rises, analysis finds

Sun, 7 May 2023 14:34:07 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/19/students-left-with-13-a-day-as-youth-allowance-falls-behind-rent-rises-analysis-finds>

"Students are being left with as little as $13 a day to live on as the youth
allowance fails to keep pace with soaring rents, a new analysis from
Homelessness Australia shows.

A forgotten and neglected ecosystem covers a third of Earth’s coastlines, with a collective value of $500 billion

Sun, 7 May 2023 22:23:16 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/a-forgotten-and-neglected-ecosystem-covers-a-third-of-earths-coastlines-with-a-collective-value-of-500-billion-203908>

"Underwater forests known as kelp have been sustaining people and cultures for
millennia. However, most of us are only vaguely aware of the vibrant masses of
seaweed hugging the ocean shores around Earth. Furthermore, we don’t realise

We need a National Energy Transition Authority to help fossil fuel workers adjust

Sun, 7 May 2023 22:27:44 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/we-need-a-national-energy-transition-authority-to-help-fossil-fuel-workers-adjust-203333>

"Australia’s coal-fired power stations are exiting the grid. This transition is
already well underway, as cheaper renewables displace coal and older generators
close. Australia’s oldest coal plant, Liddell, is about to close. Eleven

Over 2,000 Companies Buy and Sell Recycled Plastic at This Online Marketplace

Sun, 7 May 2023 22:29:11 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/cirplus-plastic-recycling-online-marketplace/>

"After establishing the world’s biggest online platform for long-distance
carpooling, BlaBlaCar, in Germany, Christian Schiller took a year off to travel
around the world. He was sailing between Colombia and Panama when the boat hit

From the basement to the big screen: how Dungeons & Dragons evolved from a game to a multi-media franchise

Sun, 7 May 2023 22:31:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/from-the-basement-to-the-big-screen-how-dungeons-and-dragons-evolved-from-a-game-to-a-multi-media-franchise-203552>

"Death, dramatic diversions and dark wizards: the new Dungeons & Dragons film
successfully adapts aspects of the famous tabletop game of the same name to the
big screen.

Hike the Stairizona Trail in Globe

Mon, 8 May 2023 06:07:23 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/road-trips/2023/03/09/globe-az-things-to-do/69977694007/>

"They call it the Stairizona Trail and it's one of the most unusual, most
unexpected hiking options in a state filled with them.

Letters from an American: April 18, 2023

Mon, 8 May 2023 06:08:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-18-2023

"“I love Northern Ireland. I love the people. I love the place. They’ve been
extraordinarily generous and hospitable to me and my wife, my family,” former
senator George Mitchell of Maine told Jill Lawless of the Associated Press

Diseases gave us the rise of Christianity, the end of the Aztecs and public sanitation. How might future plagues change human history?

Mon, 8 May 2023 06:09:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/diseases-gave-us-the-rise-of-christianity-the-end-of-the-aztecs-and-public-sanitation-how-might-future-plagues-change-human-history-201569>

"Book review: Pathogenesis: How germs made history – by Jonathan Kennedy
(Torva)

El Soncoyo, the community that traded burning for reforestation

Mon, 8 May 2023 06:11:23 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://vozdeguanacaste.com/en/el-soncoyo-the-community-that-traded-burning-for-reforestation/>

"The community of El Soncoyo is on the main highway that runs from Santa Cruz
to Tamarindo. It’s just a row of houses along the road where some families that
are related to each other live.

Farmers ‘crippled’ by satellite failure as GPS-guided tractors grind to a halt

Mon, 8 May 2023 06:12:26 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.smh.com.au/national/farmers-crippled-by-satellite-failure-as-gps-guided-tractors-grind-to-a-halt-20230418-p5d1de.html>

"Tractors have ground to a halt in paddocks across Australia and New Zealand
because of a signal failure in the satellite farmers use to guide their
GPS-enabled machinery, stopping them from planting their winter crop.

Beaver families thriving in the West Country after unofficial reintroductions

Mon, 8 May 2023 14:14:23 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2023/march/beaver-families-thriving-west-country-after-unofficial-reintroductions.html>

"As many as 50 beavers could be living in the West Country, Natural England
has revealed.

As India’s Project Tiger turns 50, hope for the big cat

Mon, 8 May 2023 14:15:29 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/vdzMu

"On a misty winter morning in a central Indian forest, a soft caw-caw
punctuates the silence. Dozens of grazing deer perk up their ears, then join in
the staccato warning screeches of the langur monkeys and birds high up in the

EV advocates frustrated as vehicle emissions can kicked down the road again

Mon, 8 May 2023 14:16:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2023/04/19/ev-advocates-frustrated-as-vehicle-emissions-can-kicked-down-the-road-again/>

"Electric vehicle advocates have welcomed the federal government’s renewed
commitment to vehicle emissions standards, but expressed frustration at the
further delays, saying Australia remains a dumping ground for dirty cars and EV

The photographer documenting Tokyo's homeless teens

Mon, 8 May 2023 14:17:26 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.huckmag.com/article/yusuke-nagata-photographer-documenting-homeless-teeagers-in-tokyo>

"Tokyo-based street photographer Yusuke Nagata is known for his spontaneous
street portraits, often spotted around the city with his trusty Leica. From
2019-2021, he spent time photographing the "Toyoko Kids" (トー横キッズ), a group of

Australia finally has an electric vehicle strategy. How does it stack up?

Mon, 8 May 2023 14:18:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australia-finally-has-an-electric-vehicle-strategy-how-does-it-stack-up-203897>

"Australia’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy, released today, details
the government’s long-awaited plans to accelerate the adoption of these
vehicles.

Labor’s electric vehicle strategy promises new fuel efficiency standard and battery recycling

Mon, 8 May 2023 22:10:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/19/labor-electric-vehicle-strategy-ev-cars-australia-new-fuel-efficiency-standard-battery-recycling>

"The Albanese government will impose a fuel efficiency standard on new cars and
encourage electric vehicle uptake in an attempt to cut 3m tonnes of carbon
emissions by 2030.

Cranberry juice can prevent recurrent UTIs, but only for some people

Mon, 8 May 2023 22:11:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/cranberry-juice-can-prevent-recurrent-utis-but-only-for-some-people-203926>

"Many of us know cranberries as a tasty condiment to have with our Christmas
turkey, or the juice that accompanies vodka in a cosmopolitan cocktail. You
might have also heard cranberries prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Labor’s electric vehicle policy drives Australia forward – but not far

Mon, 8 May 2023 22:12:40 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/20/labors-electric-vehicle-policy-drives-australia-forward-but-not-far>

"Exciting news! After years of promises and reports recommending swift action,
Australia’s national electric vehicle policy … remains a plan to eventually
have a policy.

Live art exists only while it is being performed, and then it disappears. How do we create an archive of the ephemeral?

Mon, 8 May 2023 22:13:58 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/live-art-exists-only-while-it-is-being-performed-and-then-it-disappears-how-do-we-create-an-archive-of-the-ephemeral-201939>

"Live performance exists only in the moment it is being performed. Its
ephemeral nature means it is transient and impermanent, and cannot be
experienced again in precisely the same way.

‘They are despairing’: climate crisis weighs heavy on mental health of young Australians

Mon, 8 May 2023 22:15:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/20/they-are-despairing-climate-crisis-weighs-heavy-on-mental-health-of-young-australians>

"Ruby Bron feels “helpless” and “anxiety-ridden” when she thinks about the
future and the irreversible damage occurring because of the climate emergency.

ACMI’s Goddess asks us rethink our gaze – and the bias it contains – when we look upon women on the screen

Tue, 9 May 2023 05:48:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/acmis-goddess-asks-us-rethink-our-gaze-and-the-bias-it-contains-when-we-look-upon-women-on-the-screen-203930>

"The most fascinating aspect of screen museum ACMI’s new exhibition Goddess:
Power, Glamour, Rebellion, and the major contribution it makes, is the way it
generates fresh understandings of women on screen, including in relation to

Volcanic microbe eats CO2 ‘astonishingly quickly’, say scientists

Tue, 9 May 2023 05:49:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/19/volcanic-microbe-eats-co2-astonishingly-quickly-say-scientists>

"A microbe discovered in a volcanic hot spring gobbles up carbon dioxide
“astonishingly quickly”, according to the scientists who found it.

Solarge Debuts Lightweight Fully Recyclable Solar Panels

Tue, 9 May 2023 05:52:23 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/19/solarge-debuts-lightweight-fully-recyclable-solar-panels/>

"Solarge, a Netherlands-based manufacturer, has introduced what it calls the
world’s first 100% recyclable solar panel.

How can art respond to stories on institutional child sexual abuse?

Tue, 9 May 2023 05:53:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-can-art-respond-to-stories-on-institutional-child-sexual-abuse-203914>

"On entry to Newcastle’s The Lock-Up contemporary art space is a textile
artwork by institutional child sexual abuse survivor and artist Elizabeth
Seysener.

Severe heatwave engulfs Asia causing deaths and forcing schools to close

Tue, 9 May 2023 05:55:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/weather/2023/apr/19/severe-heatwave-asia-deaths-schools-close-india-china>

"A severe heatwave has swept across much of Asia, causing deaths and school
closures in India and record-breaking temperatures in China.

El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals

Tue, 9 May 2023 14:15:21 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/el-nino-is-coming-and-ocean-temps-are-already-at-record-highs-that-can-spell-disaster-for-fish-and-corals-202424>

"It’s coming. Winds are weakening along the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Heat is
building beneath the ocean surface. By July, most forecast models agree that
the climate system’s biggest player – El Niño – will return for the first time

WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic still volatile

Tue, 9 May 2023 14:16:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/who-warns-covid-19-pandemic-still-volatile>

"GENEVA - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday warned that the
Covid-19 pandemic is still volatile, saying there could be further trouble
before the virus settles into a predictable pattern.

The US is about to blow up a fake warship in the South China Sea – but naval rivalry with Beijing is very real and growing

Tue, 9 May 2023 14:17:00 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-us-is-about-to-blow-up-a-fake-warship-in-the-south-china-sea-but-naval-rivalry-with-beijing-is-very-real-and-growing-198651>

"As part of a joint military exercise with the Philippines, the U.S. Navy is
slated to sink a mock warship on April 26, 2023, in the South China Sea.

Podcasting "How To Make a Child-Safe TikTok"

Tue, 9 May 2023 14:18:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/17/have-you-tried-not-spying/#coppa

'This week on my podcast, I read my recent Medium column, "How To Make a
Child-Safe TikTok: Have you tried not spying on kids?" The column was inspired
by one of the most bizarre exchanges during the Congressional grilling of

Fast Fashion: Why garment workers’ lives are still in danger 10 years after Rana Plaza — Podcast

Tue, 9 May 2023 14:19:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/fast-fashion-why-garment-workers-lives-are-still-in-danger-10-years-after-rana-plaza-podcast-203122>

"Fast fashion is that ever-changing need to have the latest beautiful thing at
a bargain price — that club-ready piece of clothing, that status symbol shoe or
that must-have top you just found at the mall.

‘Lovejoy’s Law’ And Tech Moral Panics

Tue, 9 May 2023 22:37:21 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/19/lovejoys-law-and-tech-moral-panics/

"One of the central arguments for a recent rash of age verification laws across
the country is to “protect the children.” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called his
signing of controversial social media laws a means for “protecting our kids

Every Sci-Fi Movie in the 50s

Tue, 9 May 2023 22:38:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb6OckmgLUc

"Oh brave new world, that has such butts in't!
(This isn't Star Trek.)"

Crisis on the Colorado: The Indigenous fight for water rights

Tue, 9 May 2023 22:39:55 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2023/colorado-river-climate-indigenous-communities/>

"The wind kicks up in the heart of Fort Mojave territory, sending orange sand
across well-worn roads. Rain clouds threaten overhead.

Riven by Deceit: The crash of Partnair flight 394

Tue, 9 May 2023 22:40:38 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/riven-by-deceit-the-crash-of-partnair-flight-394-f8a752f663f8>

"On the 8th of September 1989, a Norwegian charter flight carrying employees of
shipping company Wilhelmsen Lines abruptly plunged from the sky off the coast
of Denmark, plummeting 22,000 feet in a matter of moments as the pilots engaged

Whale-watching guidelines don’t include boat noise. It’s time they did

Tue, 9 May 2023 22:41:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/whale-watching-guidelines-dont-include-boat-noise-its-time-they-did-199977>

"Imagine … eco-tourists enjoying views of undisturbed whales and dolphins,
watching them doing what comes naturally.

Emissions from WA gas project with world’s largest industrial carbon capture system rise by more than 50%

Wed, 10 May 2023 06:33:04 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/21/emissions-wa-gas-project-chevron-carbon-capture-system-pilbara-coast>

"Emissions from Chevron’s Gorgon gas development off Western Australia have
increased by more than 50% despite it being home to the world’s largest
industrial carbon capture and storage system.

Less than illustrious: remembering the Anzacs means also not forgetting some committed war crimes

Wed, 10 May 2023 06:34:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/less-than-illustrious-remembering-the-anzacs-means-also-not-forgetting-some-committed-war-crimes-203043>

It was observed […] that the English had slain wounded and captured German
prisoners.

Get inspired by the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments, the world’s largest photo contest

Wed, 10 May 2023 06:35:23 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/get-inspired-by-the-winners-of-wiki-loves-monuments-the-worlds-largest-photo-contest-978f937ee66c>

"If you are searching for inspiration for your next trip, look no further: The
winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 were announced today.

Friday essay: ‘I trained to be an engineer … now I am a pickle seller’. What does migration do to a wife?

Wed, 10 May 2023 06:37:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-i-trained-to-be-an-engineer-now-i-am-a-pickle-seller-what-does-migration-do-to-a-wife-203546>

But you know what’s funny? All my life, I have been trained to be an
engineer. Look at me now, I am a pickle seller!

Research on 2,400 languages shows nearly half the world’s language diversity is at risk

Wed, 10 May 2023 06:38:14 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/research-on-2-400-languages-shows-nearly-half-the-worlds-language-diversity-is-at-risk-204014>

"There are more than 7,000 languages in the world, and their grammar can vary a
lot. Linguists are interested in these differences because of what they tell us
about our history, our cognitive abilities and what it means to be human.

Bluesky Plans Decentralized Composable Moderation

Wed, 10 May 2023 14:34:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/20/bluesky-plans-decentralized-composable-moderation/>

"We just wrote about Substack’s issue with content moderation and the Nazi bar
problem. As I highlighted in that piece, any centralized service is going to be
defined by their moderation choices. If you cater to terrible, abusive people,

Study: Climate change causing more ‘heat stress’ in Europe

Wed, 10 May 2023 14:36:00 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://apnews.com/article/europe-climate-change-heat-stress-record-summer-4f67bd40457272072f57cae942647317>

"BERLIN (AP) — Europeans, particularly in the south of the continent, are being
subjected to more heat stress during the summer months as climate change causes
longer periods of extreme weather, a study published Thursday shows.

Victoria’s plans for engineered wetlands on the Murray are environmentally dubious. Here’s a better option

Wed, 10 May 2023 14:36:45 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/victorias-plans-for-engineered-wetlands-on-the-murray-are-environmentally-dubious-heres-a-better-option-204116>

"Governments love the idea of a win-win – even when it doesn’t exist. That’s
why Victoria has been spending millions on planning “red gum irrigation ponds”
– essentially, engineered wetlands along the River Murray. These wetlands are

Europe’s Energy Crisis That Isn’t

Wed, 10 May 2023 14:38:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/RgTaW

"Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has led to a reassertion of
national security concerns in every facet of Western countries’ policy. The
most obvious aspect is military security, with the United States and the

Why We Are Here: The Past and Its Link to the Present

Wed, 10 May 2023 14:39:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://nadinbrzezinski.medium.com/why-we-are-here-the-past-and-its-link-to-the-present-8861d44899c6>

"I admit I should have paid more attention to Eastern Europe before Ukraine was
invaded on February 22, 2022. Excuses, excuses, and I hate to say it, we all
missed why this happened. It was not about Ukraine in 2014. No, it’s not that.

Solar and Wind Are Growing Faster Than Fledgling Nuclear and LNG Once Did

Wed, 10 May 2023 22:38:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/nxh7O

"Shell Plc recently published two energy security scenarios, its latest in a
long series of thorough and (at least to energy analysts) memorable views into
energy’s possible futures. The first, called Archipelagos, is an extension of

Tesla and EV Expert Sandy Munro: Solid State Batteries are "Kiss of Death" for Gas Cars

Wed, 10 May 2023 22:39:38 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.motortrend.com/news/sandy-munro-tesla-ev-solid-state-sodium-ion-battery/>

'"Teardown Titan" Sandy Munro went viral for criticizing certain aspects of
early Teslas he tore down, with some of those criticisms potentially helping
inspire the gigacastings in use today. More recently he's made no secret of his

Space Elevator

Wed, 10 May 2023 22:40:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://neal.fun/space-elevator/

Via Joyce Donahue, who wrote "This is fun - a website that takes you on an
elevator to space"

Anime Confronts a New Apocalypse

Wed, 10 May 2023 22:42:40 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/anime-confronts-a-new-apocalypse>

"The death of the manga artist and animator Leiji Matsumoto in February, at the
age of eighty-five, marked a sad moment for his fans around the world. His
œuvre ran the gamut from teen romances and erotic comedies to the iconic

How to Make Dungeons & Dragons a $1 Billion Brand

Wed, 10 May 2023 22:46:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-future-wizards-of-the-coast-letter-1850359605>

"Ben Riggs is a D&D historian and author of the book Slaying the Dragon: A
Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons.

Fully Charged Live confirms return to Australia in 2024, but at bigger venue

Thu, 11 May 2023 06:13:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2023/04/20/fully-charged-live-confirms-return-to-australia-in-2024-but-at-bigger-venue/>

"After its hugely successful inaugural event in Sydney last month, Fully
Charged Live says it will be back in 2024, this time as a three day event at
the Sydney Showgrounds to allow it to offer more EV test drives.

Indigenous Ryukyuans say it’s time for US military to leave

Thu, 11 May 2023 06:14:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://ictnews.org/news/indigenous-ryukyuans-say-its-time-for-us-military-to-leave>

"In April 2020, a barbecue held at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa,
a small Japanese island just east of Taiwan, accidentally triggered the release
of 60,000 gallons of firefighting foam. There was no fire, but much of the foam

Parrots taught to video call each other become less lonely, finds research

Thu, 11 May 2023 06:15:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/21/parrots-taught-to-video-call-each-other-become-less-lonely-finds-research>

"Pet parrots that are allowed to make video calls to other birds show signs of
feeling less isolated, according to scientists.

We’re Still Getting Our Pandemic Preparation Horribly Wrong

Thu, 11 May 2023 06:17:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.thenation.com/article/society/pandemic-preparation-social-conditions/>

"When a single flame fell to the floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on
March 25, 1911, it found the ideal conditions to spread: crowded rows of
garment workers feverishly stitching flammable fabric in poorly ventilated

Sparks of AGI: early experiments with GPT-4

Thu, 11 May 2023 06:19:17 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbIk7-JPB2c

"The new wave of AI systems, ChatGPT and its more powerful successors, exhibit
extraordinary capabilities across a broad swath of domains. In light of this,
we discuss whether artificial INTELLIGENCE has arrived.

Chromebook Churn Could Sink School Budgets

Thu, 11 May 2023 18:11:11 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.ifixit.com/News/74694/chromebook-churn-could-sink-school-budgets>

"The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed school districts across the world
into a massive, uncontrolled experiment in distance learning. With in-person
gathering discouraged, school districts rushed to purchase computers for their

Australians lost more than $3bn to scammers in 2022. Here are 5 emerging scams to look out for

Thu, 11 May 2023 18:11:57 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australians-lost-more-than-3bn-to-scammers-in-2022-here-are-5-emerging-scams-to-look-out-for-204018>

"The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest Targeting Scams
report indicates Australians reported more than A$3 billion lost to fraud in
2022. This is about a $1 billion increase on reported losses from 2021.

The Making Of The Sonic Murder Game That Took The Internet By Storm

Thu, 11 May 2023 18:13:39 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://kotaku.com/murder-of-sonic-the-hedgehog-mystery-game-free-steam-1850344140>

"The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, a murder mystery visual novel starring the
core cast of Sega’s long-running platformer-series-turned-multimedia-franchise
that debuted as an April Fools surprise, has gone on to become one of the

Game theory explains why the four day work week is stalled in America

Thu, 11 May 2023 18:14:20 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/@andersentda/game-theory-explains-why-the-four-day-work-week-is-stalled-in-america-d93068ecae95>

"Although the average American works 8.8 hours per day, productive hours is
estimated at being only 2–3 hours with the remaining 6 or so hours being wasted
on procrastination or other non-productive activities. The ideal number of work

Battery Makers Plow $31 Billion Into Remaking Korean Steel Hub

Thu, 11 May 2023 18:15:17 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/zkl7S

"A South Korean city home to one of the world’s biggest steelmakers is betting
its manufacturing expertise, billions of dollars in investments and government
incentives can help it dominate a 21st century industry: electric vehicle

Power of social media in a health crisis: Real-life stories

Fri, 12 May 2023 00:34:54 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://socmedawards.com/2023/post/14/power-of-social-media-in-a-health-crisis-real-life-stories/>

"While the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, we found ourselves in
uncharted territory. From navigating lockdowns and remote work to keeping up
with ever-evolving health guidelines, it seemed like we were treading water in

The U.S. is on track to close half of its coal-fired generation capacity by 2026

Fri, 12 May 2023 00:35:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://ieefa.org/articles/us-track-close-half-its-coal-fired-generation-capacity-2026>

"April 3, 2023 (IEEFA) — The United States is quickly approaching an
electricity sector milestone: in 2026, half of the coal-fired generation
capacity will have closed since it peaked in 2011, according to a new report

Long COVID Is Being Erased—Again

Fri, 12 May 2023 00:37:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/04/long-covid-symptoms-invisible-disability-chronic-illness/673773/>

"Charlie McCone has been struggling with the symptoms of long COVID since he
was first infected, in March 2020. Most of the time, he is stuck on his couch
or in his bed, unable to stand for more than 10 minutes without fatigue,

The EPA proposes tighter limits on toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants

Fri, 12 May 2023 00:38:17 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168216664/epa-mercury-emissions-coal-power-plants>

'WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that
limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power
plants, updating standards imposed more than a decade ago.

Decline in insect populations

Fri, 12 May 2023 00:39:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_in_insect_populations

'An increasing number of scientific studies are reporting substantial declines
in insect populations worldwide. Most commonly, the declines involve reductions
in abundance, though in some cases entire species are going extinct. The

Imgur Is About to Break the World Wide Web

Fri, 12 May 2023 06:16:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.howtogeek.com/887420/imgur-is-about-to-break-the-world-wide-web/>

"The hot take on popular image-sharing service Imgur’s upcoming Terms of
Service change is that it’s all about banning porn. But it’s more than that,
and it’s poised to significantly disrupt your experience using the web. Here’s

Boom and Bust Coal 2023: Tracking the Global Coal Plant Pipeline

Fri, 12 May 2023 06:17:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://globalenergymonitor.org/report/boom-and-bust-coal-2023/

"The amount of operating and planned coal plants fell in 2022 both in developed
and developing countries excluding China, as plants were retired and new
projects cancelled, according to Global Energy Monitor’s ninth annual survey of

Australia’s boom in record shops: ‘Our regulars are high school kids who can stream stuff for free!’

Fri, 12 May 2023 06:19:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/22/australia-boom-record-shops-vinyl>

"Joshua Hodson-Smith spent much of the pandemic listening to an obscure record
called Panther Phobia, by Memphis band Tav Falco. It was the mix of swampy
blues and dark poetry on tracks like Cockroach that seemed to capture the

Five SF Stories Set in Eco-Friendly Futures

Fri, 12 May 2023 06:20:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.tor.com/2023/04/19/five-sf-stories-set-in-eco-friendly-futures/>

"These days it’s easy to imagine a world transformed by human ingenuity from
the verdant wildernesses that preceded human civilization to lifeless deserts
surrounded by anoxic oceans, a world well on its way to become a runaway hot,

Australia ends ‘wasted decade’ with emissions reduction law, leader says

Fri, 12 May 2023 06:25:56 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/gU9yH

"MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Parliament took its most meaningful step
in years toward addressing global warming Thursday, passing an emissions
reduction bill that will compel the country’s biggest industrial polluters to

EU strikes ‘ground-breaking’ deal to cut maritime emissions

Fri, 12 May 2023 14:28:40 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.euractiv.com/section/maritime/news/eu-strikes-ground-breaking-deal-to-cut-maritime-emissions/>

"The European Parliament and EU ministers struck a deal in the early hours of
Thursday morning (23 March) on the bloc’s flagship law to cut emissions in the
maritime sector, marking a major step forward for the bloc’s plans to reach

Some thoughts about ongoing “Trans Genocide” narratives

Fri, 12 May 2023 14:29:31 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://chican3ry.medium.com/some-thoughts-about-ongoing-trans-genocide-narratives-43d7152c6e3>

"Genocide is a terrifying prospect. Fascism and totalitarianism are very real
risks of escalating conflict for which it is important that we as a society
remain vigilant. Over the last year or two there has been an increase in alarm

Legacy auto faces disaster in China with unsellable cars as pollution crunch looms

Fri, 12 May 2023 14:31:49 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2023/03/30/legacy-auto-faces-disaster-in-china-with-unsellable-cars-as-pollution-crunch-looms/>

"We are currently witnessing a major disruption in the world’s largest car
market, that will have massive implications for the biggest carmakers as they
seek to manage the switch from fossil fuel vehicles to electric.

The Internet Twenty-Five Years Later

Fri, 12 May 2023 14:32:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2023-04/25y.html

Geoff Huston’s overview of the last 25 years of the Internet:

"The Internet not quite as young and spritely as you might’ve thought. Apple’s

California to require half of all heavy trucks sales to be electric by 2035

Fri, 12 May 2023 14:34:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/31/california-requires-half-of-heavy-trucks-sales-to-be-electric-by-2035.html>

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said it’s granting California
the legal authority to require that half of all heavy-duty truck sales in the
state be fully electric by 2035, an ambitious standard that will go beyond

A Fossil Fuel Economy Requires 535x More Mining Than a Clean Energy Economy

Fri, 12 May 2023 23:24:16 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.distilled.earth/p/a-fossil-fuel-economy-requires-535x

"Decarbonizing the world’s economy will require an enormous amount of minerals
like copper, lithium, nickel and cobalt. Everything from electric vehicles to
solar panels to transmission lines will require these raw materials.

UE5 Environment Art "Cliffwood Village"

Fri, 12 May 2023 23:25:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qeeX5z

"This is my graduation project, a personal project created using Unreal Engine
5.1 with a production period of approximately 8 months. The camera was created
using VirtualCamera, and simulations using Houdini were used for the rivers and

I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory

Fri, 12 May 2023 23:27:07 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/9U8YL

"I arrive in Taiwan brooding morbidly on the fate of democracy. My luggage is
lost. This is my pilgrimage to the Sacred Mountain of Protection. The Sacred
Mountain is reckoned to protect the whole island of Taiwan—and even, by the

Quiet and Efficient – New Propeller Advance Paves Way for Electric Planes

Fri, 12 May 2023 23:28:00 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://scitechdaily.com/quiet-and-efficient-new-propeller-advance-paves-way-for-electric-planes/>

"The electrification of aviation is viewed as a crucial component in the
creation of a fossil fuel-free future. However, electric aviation is faced with
a challenge: the more energy-efficient the aircraft, the louder it becomes.

The four astronauts NASA picked for the first crewed moon mission in 50 years

Fri, 12 May 2023 23:29:13 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/03/world/artemis-2-astronaut-crew-scn/

"Astronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were
revealed on Monday, queuing up the quartet to begin training for the historic
Artemis II lunar flyby that is set to take off in November 2024.

Service of women veterans still challenged ahead of Anzac Day commemorations

Sat, 13 May 2023 07:29:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-24/women-veterans-service-challenged-as-prepare-to-mark-anzac-day/102254722>

'Women now make up 20 per cent of Australia's armed forces but ex-servicewomen
marching on Anzac Day say they are routinely asked who they are marching for.

Most people already think climate change is ‘here and now’, despite what we’ve been told

Sat, 13 May 2023 07:30:11 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/most-people-already-think-climate-change-is-here-and-now-despite-what-weve-been-told-203425>

"A quick search on the internet for “climate change images” readily yields the
familiar photograph of a lone polar bear on a shrinking block of ice. Despite
signifying an impending crisis, such images make climate change seem abstract –

Flu or COVID? You can now test for both at home with a single swab. Here’s what you need to know

Sat, 13 May 2023 07:30:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/flu-or-covid-you-can-now-test-for-both-at-home-with-a-single-swab-heres-what-you-need-to-know-204119>

"If you have respiratory symptoms as we head towards winter and flu season,
could it be COVID or the flu? Or something else entirely?

Pilot Program

Sat, 13 May 2023 07:31:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://airandspace.si.edu/air-and-space-quarterly/spring-2023/pilot-program>

"Forty years ago, a software engineer with a passion for aviation taught
desktop computers how to fly.

Autistic people often feel they’re ‘doing love wrong’ – but there’s another side of the story

Sat, 13 May 2023 07:32:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/autistic-people-often-feel-theyre-doing-love-wrong-but-theres-another-side-of-the-story-199200>

"“Love has always intrigued me,” writes autistic author Kay Kerr, “in part
because I have carried for a long time a feeling that I am doing love wrong.”

Tiny hybrid robot can identify, capture a single cell

Sat, 13 May 2023 15:09:21 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://newatlas.com/robotics/tiny-hybrid-robot-identify-capture-single-cell/>

"Researchers from Tel Aviv University, Israel, have created a micro-robot the
size of a single biological cell that navigates using both electricity and
magnetic fields and can identify and capture a single cell, opening the door to

Plagues, poisons and magical thinking – how COVID lab leak hysteria could be straight from the Middle Ages

Sat, 13 May 2023 15:10:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/plagues-poisons-and-magical-thinking-how-covid-lab-leak-hysteria-could-be-straight-from-the-middle-ages-204025>

"The COVID “lab leak” story clearly isn’t going away soon. The theory that the
pandemic began with an accidental release of the virus from a lab in Wuhan
recurs like clockwork – most recently in a report from Senate Republicans in

'Nature prescriptions' can improve physical and mental health: study

Sat, 13 May 2023 15:11:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/nature-prescriptions-can-improve-physical-and-mental-health-study>

"Imagine that your doctor prescribes you a new treatment. It’s pleasant and
enjoyable, and you can have as much as you want. Potential side effects include
spontaneous euphoria and being in a good mood. Not to mention, it’s free and

The IPCC’s calls for emissions cuts have gone unheeded for too long – should it change the way it reports on climate change?

Sat, 13 May 2023 15:12:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-ipccs-calls-for-emissions-cuts-have-gone-unheeded-for-too-long-should-it-change-the-way-it-reports-on-climate-change-202837>

Emissions from human activities are substantially increasing the atmospheric
concentrations of the greenhouse gases CO₂, methane, CFCs and nitrous oxide.
These increases will enhance the greenhouse effect, resulting on average in

Alexander Rybak feat. Grace Kelly - 1000 Views (Official Video)

Sat, 13 May 2023 15:13:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl5Gk91o-54

Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***

Australia’s adoption of electric vehicles has been maddeningly slow, but we’re well placed to catch up fast

Sat, 13 May 2023 22:32:55 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australias-adoption-of-electric-vehicles-has-been-maddeningly-slow-but-were-well-placed-to-catch-up-fast-203923>

"Australia has long had a love affair with the internal combustion engine. Its
first petrol-powered car was developed in 1901. (Admittedly, the engine was
imported from Germany.)

ChatGPT is going to change education, not destroy it

Sat, 13 May 2023 22:34:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/Ea6ZU

"The response from schools and universities was swift and decisive.
Just days after OpenAI dropped ChatGPT in late November 2022, the chatbot was
widely denounced as a free essay-writing, test-taking tool that made it

Australian unis could not function without casual staff: it is time to treat them as ‘real’ employees

Sat, 13 May 2023 22:35:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australian-unis-could-not-function-without-casual-staff-it-is-time-to-treat-them-as-real-employees-203053>

"University working life may conjure up images of professors with book-lined
offices, built up over a decades-long career in the one institution. But the
reality is precarity has become the norm in Australian higher education

This element is critical to human flourishing — yet missing from the news

Sat, 13 May 2023 22:36:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/JAXJ6

"At a cocktail party in a crowded Washington living room some years ago, I met
a magazine editor who was working on a high-profile new book. It would
transport the reader into the future, he told me, describing in vivid,

‘We may be looking at the end of capitalism’: One of the world’s oldest and largest investment banks warns ‘Greedflation’ has gone too far

Sat, 13 May 2023 22:38:30 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://fortune.com/2023/04/05/end-of-capitalism-inflation-greedflation-societe-generale-corporate-profits/>

"When costs go up, so do profits? That’s not how capitalism is supposed to
work, but that is the recent trend. For over a year now, consumers and
businesses, both in the U.S. and worldwide, have struggled with stubborn

Suzume builds on a long line of Japanese art exploring the impacts of trauma on the individual and the collective

Sun, 14 May 2023 06:15:11 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/suzume-builds-on-a-long-line-of-japanese-art-exploring-the-impacts-of-trauma-on-the-individual-and-the-collective-203920>

"Makoto Shinkai has found a winning formula with the release of his newest
anime Suzume, already the fourth-highest-grossing anime film of all time.

One-of-a-kind power plant has a mind-blowing hidden feature on its roof: ‘More enjoyable for the lives of its citizens’

Sun, 14 May 2023 06:16:58 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/copenhill-waste-to-energy-power-plant-ski-slope/>

"In 2019, Copenhagen completed construction on CopenHill, a one-of-a-kind
“waste-to-energy” power plant with a beautiful ski slope on its roof, Dezeen
reports.

Ghetto Kids: what’s behind the moves of the Ugandan dance troupe that stormed the world

Sun, 14 May 2023 06:19:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/ghetto-kids-whats-behind-the-moves-of-the-ugandan-dance-troupe-that-stormed-the-world-204130>

"A group of young dancers from Uganda, Triplets Ghetto Kids, went viral across
the world when they earned the “golden buzzer” mid-performance on the TV show
Britain’s Got Talent. The golden buzzer sends a shower of gold confetti onto

Chad picks a fight with Germany – what’s behind it and what the consequences are

Sun, 14 May 2023 06:19:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/chad-picks-a-fight-with-germany-whats-behind-it-and-what-the-consequences-are-203946>

"Chad recently ordered the German ambassador to the country, Dr Gordon Kricke,
to leave within 48 hours, accusing him of disrespectful behaviour and disregard
for diplomatic protocol. In retaliation, Berlin expelled the Chadian ambassador

‘Stand your ground’ laws empower armed citizens to defend property with violence – a simple mistake can get you shot, or killed

Sun, 14 May 2023 06:21:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/stand-your-ground-laws-empower-armed-citizens-to-defend-property-with-violence-a-simple-mistake-can-get-you-shot-or-killed-204012>

"In one key respect, Ralph Yarl was fortunate. The wounds the 16-year-old
suffered after being shot twice on April 13, 2023, by the owner of the house
whose doorbell he rang, thinking it was where he was due to pick up his two

Climate isn’t a distraction from the military’s job of war fighting. It’s front and centre

Sun, 14 May 2023 14:36:38 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/climate-isnt-a-distraction-from-the-militarys-job-of-war-fighting-its-front-and-centre-204362>

"It was pitched as the “most significant” shift in Australia’s armed forces in
decades. And among the headline announcements, climate change was recognised as
an issue of national security.

Spying, sabotage, subversion, people-smuggling: the brave women who resisted the Nazis through non-violence

Sun, 14 May 2023 14:37:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/spying-sabotage-subversion-people-smuggling-the-brave-women-who-resisted-the-nazis-through-non-violence-199863>

"Many people think Nazi Germany was beaten only through military violence, and
mainly by men. As Barack Obama said in 2009: “Nonviolence could not have halted
Hitler’s armies”. In fact, non-violent action was widely used in resisting

Much wow, very meme: what the revival of the ancient doge meme tells us about the lifecycle of the internet

Sun, 14 May 2023 14:38:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/much-wow-very-meme-what-the-revival-of-the-ancient-doge-meme-tells-us-about-the-lifecycle-of-the-internet-203560>

"In early April, when Elon Musk randomly and very briefly replaced the Twitter
bird logo with the face of the “doge” meme, the value of the dogecoin both rose
and fell by a matter of billions of dollars in value on the cryptomarket.

We want more climate ambition in our foreign policy – here’s how we can do it

Sun, 14 May 2023 14:39:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/we-want-more-climate-ambition-in-our-foreign-policy-heres-how-we-can-do-it-204124>

"Last week, foreign minister Penny Wong laid out the strategic challenges
facing Australia in a major speech.

The Board of Lockheed Martin Has Spoken: Climate Change May Proceed

Sun, 14 May 2023 14:40:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://jacobin.com/2023/04/lockheed-martin-climate-change-shareholder-meeting-emissions>

"Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest military contractor, will have its
shareholder meeting on April 27. There, shareholders are slated to vote on a
resolution to require a company report “disclosing how the Company intends to

The UK Faces a Steep Climb Out of a Deep Hole

Sun, 14 May 2023 22:36:21 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/britain-in-crisis-the-uk-faces-a-steep-climb-out-of-a-deep-hole-a-6b61dc6f-e33f-46f3-bd27-743364dd675c>

"Food shortages, moldy apartments, a lack of medical workers: The United
Kingdom is facing a perfect storm of struggle, and millions are sliding into
poverty. There is little to suggest that improvement will come anytime soon."

Businesses rush to install electric vehicle charging to keep tourists coming back

Sun, 14 May 2023 22:37:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-26/businesses-rush-to-install-electric-vehicle-charging/102246716>

'With more than 10 per cent of new cars sold in the ACT now running on
electricity, popular coastal getaway towns are struggling with the
infrastructure needed to keep the tourism trade fully charged.

These Countries Are Most Vulnerable to Dangerous Heat Waves This Century

Sun, 14 May 2023 22:38:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.thedailybeast.com/these-countries-are-most-vulnerable-to-dangerous-heat-waves-this-century>

"Rising global temperatures have meant an onslaught of dangerous heat waves for
much of the world during the last decade. As climate change continues to wreak
havoc, there is no end in sight—and could even get worse. A new study now shows

Exclusive: Putin's plans to keep the Baltics in check

Sun, 14 May 2023 22:40:38 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-putins-plans-to-keep-the-baltics-in-check-220033457.html>

"Yahoo News has obtained confidential strategy documents drawn up by the
Kremlin that reveal Russia’s ambitious plans to exert its influence in the
Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Dozens of woodland bird species are threatened, and we still don’t know what works best to bring them back

Sun, 14 May 2023 22:41:29 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/dozens-of-woodland-bird-species-are-threatened-and-we-still-dont-know-what-works-best-to-bring-them-back-203332>

"Australia’s woodland birds include colourful parrots, flitting honeyeaters,
bright blue fairywrens and the unassuming “little brown birds”. Some, such as
willie wagtails, laughing kookaburras and rosellas are found in urban gardens.

Revealed: the ‘buried’ Powerhouse Museum report that could have stopped $500m redevelopment

Mon, 15 May 2023 06:13:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/25/revealed-the-buried-powerhouse-museum-report-that-could-have-stopped-500m-redevelopment>

"A heritage architect hired by the previous New South Wales government to
consult on major redevelopments at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum is alleging that
his research was buried. He alleges this was because it would have scuppered

A shift to coastal shipping and rail could cut NZ’s freight transport emissions – why aren’t we doing it?

Mon, 15 May 2023 06:14:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/a-shift-to-coastal-shipping-and-rail-could-cut-nzs-freight-transport-emissions-why-arent-we-doing-it-204023>

"According to a recent study, coastal shipping produces a fifth of the carbon
emissions (well-to-wheel) of road freight. Rail also performed well, with about
a quarter of trucking emissions.

Is there a fundamental problem with the definition of long COVID?

Mon, 15 May 2023 06:15:59 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.smh.com.au/national/is-there-a-fundamental-problem-with-the-definition-of-long-covid-20230419-p5d1jc.html>

"Karren Hill was among the first Australians to catch COVID-19 when she fell
sick in April 2020. And she was one of the first to discover they weren’t
getting better.

As Fox News settles its lawsuit with Dominion, will it make any difference to how it reports?

Mon, 15 May 2023 06:17:31 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/as-fox-news-settles-its-lawsuit-with-dominion-will-it-make-any-difference-to-how-it-reports-204360>

"The jurors were chosen. The packed court room was waiting for the lawyers’
opening statements in the defamation case launched more than two years earlier
by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News.

It Is Ludicrous That a Canadian Oil Company Wants To Drill For Oil Near the Okavango Delta

Mon, 15 May 2023 06:19:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/globetrotters/it-is-ludicrous-that-a-canadian-oil-company-wants-to-drill-for-oil-near-the-okavango-delta-42b449301f16>

"This morning an article in Rolling Stone Magazine, Will an Oil Racket
Destroy One of Africa’s Most Sacred Places?, crossed my feed. It immediately
caught my eye because it was written about an issue that has caused me great

Ex-New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is chosen for Harvard fellowships

Mon, 15 May 2023 14:35:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1172110709/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-harvard>

'Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been chosen for multiple
fellowships at Harvard University, the school announced Tuesday.

This Revolutionary Technology Could Unlock The World’s Cleanest Energy

Mon, 15 May 2023 14:36:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/predict/this-revolutionary-technology-could-unlock-the-worlds-cleanest-energy-beb187d3f997>

"The world is waning under the immense weight of our vast carbon emissions and
rife ecological crimes. If we carry on in this way, then Earth will no longer
be our bountiful garden of Eden and instead resemble something far closer to

Wind Farms and Birds Are Learning to Coexist

Mon, 15 May 2023 14:37:07 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/wind-farms-safe-for-birds-ai-technology/>

"The Fryslan wind farm in the Netherlands is a sprawling array of 109-meter
turbines situated in the deep blue waters of Lake Ijssel, north of Amsterdam.
Capable of powering 500,000 homes, its sustainability bona fides are obvious.

America’s Green Boom Needs More Electricians, and Women Are Stepping Up

Mon, 15 May 2023 14:38:16 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/americas-green-boom-demands-more-electricians-and-women-are-stepping-up/>

"As a child, Cora Saxton liked to make things: forts, whittled wood carvings, a
flying saucer even, so when she became an electrician, at 49, it felt like a
perfect fit.

How the Dutch Mastered Bike Parking at Train Stations

Mon, 15 May 2023 14:39:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-20/how-the-dutch-investment-in-bike-parking-paid-off>

"If there’s such a thing as “bike parking porn,” the Netherlands seems to
inspire the bulk of it. On YouTube, fans of cycling infrastructure can marvel
at a broad selection of video tours through cavernous bike garages in places

Greenpeace Stands Up Against SLAPPs And Wins

Mon, 15 May 2023 22:49:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/greenpeace-stands-against-slapps-and-wins>

"The U.S. litigation system is meant to resolve serious disputes.
Unfortunately, the high cost of litigation can be weaponized as a means of
harassment and censorship. That’s become all too common, and the last few

Download Free Coloring Books from Nearly 100 Museums & Libraries

Mon, 15 May 2023 22:50:45 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.openculture.com/2023/04/download-free-coloring-books-from-nearly-100-museums-libraries.html>

"We here at Open Culture heartily endorse the practice of viewing art, whether
in a physical museum, in the pages of a book, or online. For some, however, it
tends to have one serious shortcoming: all the colors are already filled in. If

Migration review warns against Australia becoming nation of ‘permanently temporary’ residents

Mon, 15 May 2023 22:52:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/migration-review-warns-against-australia-becoming-nation-of-permanently-temporary-residents-204553>

"Australia’s migration system is broken in key parts, often seen as unfair, and
fails to properly serve either migrants or business, according to a scathing
assessment by the Albanese government’s migration review.

Australia’s ‘broken’ migration system leaves 1.8m workers ‘permanently temporary’, review finds

Mon, 15 May 2023 22:52:45 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/26/australias-broken-migration-system-leaves-18-million-workers-permanently-temporary-review-finds>

"Australia’s “broken” migration system encourages 1.8 million guest workers to
be “permanently temporary” due to strict caps on permanent migration, a
landmark review has found.

Literal Star-Crossed Lovers: A Reading List of Space Operas with Romance Subplots

Mon, 15 May 2023 22:53:59 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://lithub.com/literal-star-crossed-lovers-a-reading-list-of-space-operas-with-romance-subplots/>

"I have loved reading science fiction since age ten, when my school librarian
handed me a copy of Jill Patton Walsh’s The Green Book. I fell in love with
romance after reading Jane Eyre, which my uncle gave me. When I became a

Surviving Germany’s Neo-Nazi Resurgence

Tue, 16 May 2023 06:32:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://newrepublic.com/article/171675/surviving-germanys-neo-nazi-resurgence>

"Ferat Koçak barely made it out alive. At 3 a.m. one February night in 2018,
while at his parents’ house in Berlin with his family, he woke up by chance. It
was too bright for that time of night, he noticed. When he looked out the

We need a ‘lemon law’ to make all the homes we buy and rent more energy-efficient

Tue, 16 May 2023 06:33:55 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/we-need-a-lemon-law-to-make-all-the-homes-we-buy-and-rent-more-energy-efficient-204369>

"A long-awaited increase in energy-efficiency requirements for new homes is
part of revised Australian construction standards taking effect on May 1. All
new homes must achieve a minimum 7-star whole-of-home energy rating from

In hot water: here’s why ocean temperatures are the hottest on record

Tue, 16 May 2023 06:34:45 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/in-hot-water-heres-why-ocean-temperatures-are-the-hottest-on-record-204534>

"Large swathes of the world’s oceans are warm. Unusually warm. The heat this
year is likely to break records. Since mid-March, the global average sea
surface temperature is over 21℃ – the highest since satellite records began.

Can Americans Escape Sugar Culture?

Tue, 16 May 2023 06:35:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.zocdoc.com/blog/can-americans-escape-sugar-culture/

"It’s no secret that Americans have a sweet tooth. Each day in the US, the
average kid and adult consumes about 17 teaspoons of “added” sugar, which
includes sucrose, dextrose, syrups and any other sugars put into food and

New exposé of Australia’s exotic pet trade shows an alarming proliferation of alien, threatened and illegal species

Tue, 16 May 2023 06:36:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/new-expose-of-australias-exotic-pet-trade-shows-an-alarming-proliferation-of-alien-threatened-and-illegal-species-203354>

"Australia has a global reputation for being tough on biosecurity. There are
strict rules around the import and export of both native and exotic species.
Security is tight, and advanced screening technology commonplace at ports of

Sydney Powerhouse ‘a half-empty neglected mess’ amid redevelopment, museum staff claim

Tue, 16 May 2023 14:42:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/apr/26/sydney-powerhouse-a-half-empty-neglected-mess-amid-redevelopment-museum-staff-claim>

"Staff and former board members at Sydney’s Powerhouse allege the museum’s
collections have been neglected and put at risk of damage, as Australia’s
flagship science and technology museum undergoes a controversial $500m

Netflix and other streaming giants pay to get branded buttons on your remote control. Local TV services can’t afford to keep up

Tue, 16 May 2023 14:43:40 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/netflix-and-other-streaming-giants-pay-to-get-branded-buttons-on-your-remote-control-local-tv-services-cant-afford-to-keep-up-203927>

"If you’ve bought a new smart TV in the past few years, you’ll likely have a
remote with pre-programmed app shortcuts, such as the now ubiquitous “Netflix
button”.

‘Paedophiles’: Protesters opposed to drag queen event hurl abuse at councillors

Tue, 16 May 2023 14:45:32 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/protesters-descend-on-council-meeting-to-oppose-drag-queen-event-20230426-p5d3bo.html>

"Protesters opposing a planned drag story time event have called councillors
paedophiles and derailed a Monash City Council meeting on Wednesday after the
south-eastern Melbourne council refused to give in to abuse and pressure to

For some workers, low-paying jobs might be more of a dead end than a stepping stone

Tue, 16 May 2023 14:49:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/for-some-workers-low-paying-jobs-might-be-more-of-a-dead-end-than-a-stepping-stone-202031>

"The most recent rise in Aotearoa New Zealand’s minimum wage has again put the
spotlight on low-wage jobs and the established belief that low wages are a
starting point for workers who are quickly able to transition into higher-paid

Sudan’s conflict has its roots in three decades of elites fighting over oil and energy

Tue, 16 May 2023 14:50:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/sudans-conflict-has-its-roots-in-three-decades-of-elites-fighting-over-oil-and-energy-204389>

"Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by the deadly
confrontation between the Sudan Armed Forces of General Abdelfatah El-Burhan
and the Rapid Support Forces of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”).

Tucker Carlson’s departure and Fox News’ expensive legal woes show the problem with faking ‘authenticity’

Tue, 16 May 2023 22:34:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/the-conversation/tucker-carlsons-departure-and-fox-news-expensive-legal-woes-show-the-problem-with-faking-f7687546a4a>

"For decades, Fox News thrived because the people behind it understood what
their audience wanted and were more than willing to deliver: television news —
or what Fox called news — from a populist perspective.

Unravelling DNA’s structure: a landmark achievement whose authors were not fairly credited

Tue, 16 May 2023 22:35:13 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/unravelling-dnas-structure-a-landmark-achievement-whose-authors-were-not-fairly-credited-200404>

"Seventy years ago, two male scientists, Francis Crick and James Watson,
proclaimed they had discovered the secret of life: the structure of DNA. Since
then, history has acknowledged how Rosalind Franklin was sidelined. But new

Tucker Is Gone, but the Hate Remains

Tue, 16 May 2023 22:36:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/@wajahatmali/tucker-is-gone-but-the-hate-remains-7d3688a2143b>

"For the first time in his miserable, privileged life, Tucker Carlson — the
greatest modern ally of white nationalists, bigots, bowties, and conspiracy
theorists — can’t whine against immigrants, Black people, feminists, or Muslims

South Africans are fed up with their prospects, and their democracy, according to latest social attitudes survey

Tue, 16 May 2023 22:37:21 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/south-africans-are-fed-up-with-their-prospects-and-their-democracy-according-to-latest-social-attitudes-survey-204566>

"The mood among South Africans has soured. The latest findings from the
representative survey that’s done every year by the country’s Human Sciences
Research Council (HSRC) shows some disturbing new trends.

Why We Forget That Most People Are Good

Tue, 16 May 2023 22:39:40 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://markmanson.medium.com/why-we-forget-that-most-people-are-good-1b3aa2a2d4d0>

"It seems everyone thinks the world is full of terrible, horrible, no good,
very bad people.

‘Statistically impossible’ heat extremes are here – we identified the regions most at risk

Wed, 17 May 2023 06:08:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/statistically-impossible-heat-extremes-are-here-we-identified-the-regions-most-at-risk-204480>

"In the summer of 2021, Canada’s all-time temperature record was smashed by
almost 5℃. Its new record of 49.6℃ is hotter than anything ever recorded in
Spain, Turkey or indeed anywhere in Europe.

A user's guide for the people API

Wed, 17 May 2023 06:18:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://lwn.net/Articles/930169/

'Longtime Pythonista Ned Batchelder gave the first of four keynotes at PyCon's
20th-anniversary edition, PyCon 2023, which was held April 19-27 in Salt Lake
City, Utah. In fact, it is still being held at the time of this writing; the

Saving broadcasting’s past for the future – archivists are working to capture not just tapes of TV and radio but the experience of tuning in together

Wed, 17 May 2023 06:20:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/saving-broadcastings-past-for-the-future-archivists-are-working-to-capture-not-just-tapes-of-tv-and-radio-but-the-experience-of-tuning-in-together-204509>

"We’ve lived with broadcasting for more than a century. Starting with radio in
the 1920s, then television in the 1950s, Americans by the millions began
purchasing boxes designed to receive electromagnetic signals transmitted from

The Jackhammer Parents Are Here and They’re Destroying School

Wed, 17 May 2023 06:21:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.weareteachers.com/jackhammer-parents/

"While I was on maternity leave from my teaching job this past fall, my
long-term sub texted me with a concern. A small group of sixth grade parents
were upset about Warriors Don’t Cry, a book on my syllabus by one of the

No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off

Wed, 17 May 2023 06:22:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/no-vapes-arent-95-less-harmful-than-cigarettes-heres-how-this-decade-old-myth-took-off-203039>

"It’s 2013. The Harlem Shake is on the radio and e-cigarettes are becoming a
thing. A group of researchers convene to discuss these and other products
containing nicotine.

Record renewables help bring down Australia’s energy prices and emissions

Wed, 17 May 2023 14:20:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/28/record-levels-of-renewable-energy-help-bring-down-australias-energy-prices-says-aemo>

"Australia’s record levels of renewable energy helped extend the slide in
wholesale power prices in the first three months of 2023, displacing fossil
fuels and sending carbon emissions from the sector to new lows for the first

Photographer's decade-long, 600,000-mile journey shows Indigenous life in new book

Wed, 17 May 2023 14:22:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2023/04/28/1172138168/native-american-tribes-photographs-matika-wilbur>

"Photographer Matika Wilbur was tired of seeing one-dimensional, insipid,
degrading depictions of Native Americans in mainstream media and popular
culture. So in 2012, Wilbur, who is of Swinomish and Tulalip descent, decided

Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice

Wed, 17 May 2023 14:24:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/harry-belafonte-leveraged-stardom-for-social-change-his-powerful-voice-always-singing-a-song-for-justice-204500>

"In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham,
Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the
then-attorney general of the United States.

AI to Aid Democracy

Wed, 17 May 2023 14:25:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/04/ai-to-aid-democracy.html

"There’s good reason to fear that AI systems like ChatGPT and GPT4 will harm
democracy. Public debate may be overwhelmed by industrial quantities of
autogenerated argument. People might fall down political rabbit holes, taken in

AI will increase inequality and raise tough questions about humanity, economists warn

Wed, 17 May 2023 14:26:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/ai-will-increase-inequality-and-raise-tough-questions-about-humanity-economists-warn-203056>

"On November 30 2022, OpenAI launched the AI chatbot ChatGPT, making the latest
generation of AI technologies widely available. In the few months since then,
we have seen Italy ban ChatGPT over privacy concerns, leading technology

A.I. Will Not Displace Everyone, Everywhere, All at Once. It Will Rapidly Transform the Labor Market, Exacerbating Inequality, Insecurity, and Poverty.

Wed, 17 May 2023 22:28:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.scottsantens.com/ai-will-rapidly-transform-the-labor-market-exacerbating-inequality-insecurity-and-poverty/>

'There is no simple way of discussing the economic impact of artificial
intelligence. As someone who has been warning about the impacts of automation
for a decade now, and trying to get people to understand that automation has

The public history, climate change present, and possible future of Australia’s botanic gardens

Wed, 17 May 2023 22:29:14 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-public-history-climate-change-present-and-possible-future-of-australias-botanic-gardens-198864>

"Can we justify maintaining water-hungry botanic gardens in an age of climate
change and rising water prices?

‘Endless record heat’ in Asia as highest April temperatures recorded

Wed, 17 May 2023 22:30:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/27/endless-record-heat-asia-highest-april-temperatures>

"Asia is experiencing weeks of “endless record heat”, with sweltering
temperatures causing school closures and surges in energy use.

Here's how the data we feed AI determines the results

Wed, 17 May 2023 22:32:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/28/column/

'A year ago, AI was big news… if you were a data science geek or deeply
concerned with protein folding. Otherwise? Not so much. But, then along came
generative AI, you know it as ChatGPT, and now everybody is psyched about AI.

Dungeon Map Doodler

Wed, 17 May 2023 22:43:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://dungeonmapdoodler.com/

"Dungeon Map Doodler is a new, free to use drawing tool accessible from any web
browser. Easily create maps for your favourite tabletop RPGs in minutes!"

Sky News Australia’s Outsiders breached industry code for accuracy on climate science, media watchdog finds

Thu, 18 May 2023 06:33:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/apr/27/sky-news-australias-outsiders-breached-industry-code-for-accuracy-on-climate-science-media-watchdog-finds>

"Four segments on a Sky News Australia show that tried to undermine climate
science and play down the threat of global heating on the Great Barrier Reef
breached industry codes, an investigation by Australia’s media watchdog has

Restoring forests often falls to landholders. Here’s how to do it cheaply and well

Thu, 18 May 2023 06:33:49 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/restoring-forests-often-falls-to-landholders-heres-how-to-do-it-cheaply-and-well-204123>

"From the outside, planting trees seems simple. Seedlings want to grow – pop
them in the soil, water them and walk away.

Spain braced for record April temperature of 39C as extreme heat causes misery

Thu, 18 May 2023 06:34:32 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/27/spain-braced-for-record-april-temperature-of-39c-as-heatwave-causes-misery>

"The Spanish government has advised people to take extra care as the
drought-stricken country experiences record-breaking temperatures that could
result in an unprecedented April temperature of 39C (102F) in parts of

Why green ammonia may not be that green

Thu, 18 May 2023 06:35:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/why-green-ammonia-may-not-be-that-green-204363>

"Ammonia has been in the news because of its suitability as a hydrogen carrier
and fuel, in addition to being a vital ingredient in fertiliser. Existing
distribution networks and the ease of turning ammonia gas into a liquid make

How Refugee Applications Are Being Lost In (Machine) Translation

Thu, 18 May 2023 06:36:44 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/27/how-refugee-applications-are-being-lost-in-machine-translation/>

"As you may have noticed, headlines are full of the wonders of chatbots and
generative AI these days. Although often presented as huge breakthroughs, in
many ways they build on machine learning techniques that have been around for

Australia’s first-ever electric passenger car is a forgotten pioneer

Thu, 18 May 2023 14:52:11 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/australias-first-ever-electric-passenger-car-is-a-forgotten-pioneer/>

"The history of electric vehicles in Australia isn’t exactly long. While the
list of locally available EVs continues to grow, there is a forgotten pioneer
of electric cars in Australia.

‘Couples’ to include siblings and friends under expansion of Australia’s first home guarantee

Thu, 18 May 2023 14:56:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/30/couples-to-include-siblings-and-friends-under-expansion-of-australias-first-home-guarantee>

"Friends and family members looking to buy their first home together will be
among many more Australians set to benefit from an expansion of three
government housing schemes.

10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki

Thu, 18 May 2023 14:57:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Ep. 3 Go Ahead - Threaten Me:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/3004593/

'An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the genius of legendary Japanese
animator and director Hayao Miyazaki. For a decade, he allowed a single

Bed Bath & Beyond, Toys ‘R’ Us and RadioShack all shut down for the same reason

Thu, 18 May 2023 14:59:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/29/business/bed-bath-beyond-toys-r-us-category-killer-retail/>

"The stores’ powerhouse business model was aimed at giving shoppers access to
every different size, style and color of a product imaginable – all in one
place and at reduced prices.

Brazil's Lula recognises six new indigenous reserves

Thu, 18 May 2023 15:02:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65433284

'Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has decreed six new indigenous
reserves, banning mining and restricting commercial farming there.

A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

Thu, 18 May 2023 22:16:08 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Tokyo: Lucky Cats
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/6045003/

"Tokyo is home to many lucky cats called maneki-neko! Get your kitty fix at a
public bath, a lantern shop and a classical theater. Then, meet them after

A Towering, Terrifying Demon Horse Isn’t Even the Weirdest Part

Thu, 18 May 2023 22:18:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/business/media/denver-airport.html

"Equine art lives in many airports: Seattle and San Francisco have bronze
horses shaped like driftwood, Central Illinois has wire horses suspended from
the ceiling, Tucson has a winged horse and Barcelona has a burly horse.

The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets

Thu, 18 May 2023 22:20:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/29/gedankenexperimentwahn/#high-on-your-own-supply>

"This week, John Scalzi was kind enough to let me write a guest-editorial for
his Whatever blog about the themes in my new crime technothriller, Red Team
Blues; specifically, about the ways that spreadsheets embody the power and the

Proving the wealthiest New Zealanders pay low tax rates is a good start – now comes the hard part

Thu, 18 May 2023 22:21:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/proving-the-wealthiest-new-zealanders-pay-low-tax-rates-is-a-good-start-now-comes-the-hard-part-204532>

"If nothing else, the just released Inland Revenue study of the tax rates paid
by the wealthiest New Zealanders should put to rest the notion we have a
progressive tax system. We don’t.

Japan’s Government Wants a Baby Boom — What Am I Missing?

Thu, 18 May 2023 22:22:49 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/the-new-climate/japans-government-wants-a-baby-boom-what-am-i-missing-1f07354a3909>

"When I read about the “population crisis” occurring in Japan and elsewhere, I
wonder: what am I missing?

The Videogame Industry Does Not Exist: Why We Should Think Beyond Commercial Game Production

Fri, 19 May 2023 06:10:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5572/The-Videogame-Industry-Does-Not-ExistWhy-We-Should>

"The precarious reality of videogame production beyond the corporate
blockbuster studios of North America.

Are repeat COVID infections dangerous? What the science says

Fri, 19 May 2023 06:11:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01371-9

"When the coronavirus pandemic began in early 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was a
strange and terrifying adversary that plunged the world into chaos. More than
three years later, the infection’s symptoms are all too familiar and COVID-19

Crypto: My Part In Its Downfall

Fri, 19 May 2023 06:12:55 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://blog.dshr.org/2023/04/crypto-my-part-in-its-downfall.html

'I was asked to talk about cryptocurrencies to the 49th Asilomar Microcomputer
Workshop. I decided that my talk would take the form of a chronology, so I
based the title on a book by the late, great comic Spike Milligan. It became

We asked, you answered: What's your secret to staying optimistic in gloomy times?

Fri, 19 May 2023 06:13:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/04/30/1172453921/we-asked-you-answered-whats-your-secret-to-staying-optimistic-in-gloomy-times>

"A few weeks ago, we published the thoughts of a few global advocates and
activists on how they find the hope when things seem hopeless. We asked our
readers to share their optimistic strategies and they really, really did —

Long COVID: The health and economic impacts in Australia

Fri, 19 May 2023 06:15:30 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theage.com.au/national/long-covid-the-health-and-economic-impacts-in-australia-20230424-p5d2r2.html>

"We examine long COVID’s impact on our health, lives and livelihoods."

7 stories:

Long COVID research pledge prompts push to consider mystery links to other illness

Fri, 19 May 2023 14:12:50 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-25/long-covid-report-sparks-push-for-research-into-linked-illnesses/102262582>

'Byron McIntosh first began to wonder if something was wrong with him when no
amount of water would quench his insatiable thirst.

When Tackling Homelessness, Prevention is Often the Best Medicine

Fri, 19 May 2023 14:13:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/portland-path-home-homelessness-prevention/>

"Like many nonprofits that help people experiencing homelessness in the US,
Path Home in Portland, Oregon provides temporary shelter and meals to those in
need. But five years ago, the organization launched a separate program with

When George W. Bush Was a Hero

Fri, 19 May 2023 14:15:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/yapBo

"This is a tough column for a liberal to write. You may recall that I spent
eight years hammering President George W. Bush for just about everything he did
(and he deserved it!), yet one more thing must be said: Bush started the single

These Farmers Recharged Groundwater by Catching Atmospheric Rivers

Fri, 19 May 2023 14:16:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://civileats.com/2023/04/17/these-farmers-recharged-groundwater-by-catching-atmospheric-rivers/>

"After the first of California’s winter storms, Michael Naito went out into his
dormant fields to open his water valves, intentionally flooding the land. The
fields filled up like a bathtub over the next three days. The water rose until

How Ukraine’s Power Grid Survived So Many Russian Bombings

Fri, 19 May 2023 14:18:20 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/0WNN4

"Electric trams are running again in Kyiv, and electric scooters dot the
sidewalks. With curfew extended to midnight, the streets are bright and
buzzing. Portable generators, nearly impossible to find as they flew off the

This Nigerian school accepts plastic bottles as school fees

Fri, 19 May 2023 22:55:32 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://qz.com/nigerian-school-accepts-plastic-bottles-as-school-fees-1850302101>

"When a neighbor recommended Morit International School to Ijeoma Obiora three
years ago and told her tuition fee was not paid in cash but through plastic
bottles, she found it hard to believe. She had never heard of such a thing.

Drone seeding and E-seeds sound exciting, but ecosystem restoration needs practical solutions

Fri, 19 May 2023 22:56:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/drone-seeding-and-e-seeds-sound-exciting-but-ecosystem-restoration-needs-practical-solutions-204274>

"A drone drops a small wooden projectile with three spiral tails and a seed
mounted on the tip. It gently lands on the bare ground and sits there, exposed
to the elements, until it rains. Then, the moisture penetrates the wood fibres,

Australia poorly prepared for deadly avian flu that kills millions of wild birds, experts warn

Fri, 19 May 2023 22:57:07 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/01/australia-wild-birds-deadly-form-of-avian-flu-influenza-hpai-subtype-h5>

"Conservationists have warned Australia is poorly prepared for the potential
arrival of a deadly form of avian influenza that has killed millions of birds
and thousands of mammals overseas.

Won’t somebody please think of the children? Their agency is ignored in the moral panic around drag storytime

Fri, 19 May 2023 22:57:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/wont-somebody-please-think-of-the-children-their-agency-is-ignored-in-the-moral-panic-around-drag-storytime-204182>

"Protesters derailed a Monash City Council meeting on Wednesday, demanding the
cancellation of a sold-out drag storytime event at Oakleigh Library in
Melbourne’s south-east.

All Aboard: Passenger Rail Is Rolling Along the Atlantic Coast

Fri, 19 May 2023 22:58:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2023/03/all-aboard-passenger-rail-rolling-along-atlantic-coast/384481/>

"There’s a passenger rail boom happening on the Eastern Seaboard, and it’s not
where you might think.

‘Life changing’ – what 50 years of community-controlled housing at Yumba-Meta tells us about home and health

Sat, 20 May 2023 06:33:42 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/life-changing-what-50-years-of-community-controlled-housing-at-yumba-meta-tells-us-about-home-and-health-203907>

"How does having a safe, reliable place to call “home” affect the health of
people and communities across generations? We spoke to staff and families at
Yumba-Meta Ltd in Townsville, Queensland to find out.

The Cook Islands have decriminalized homosexuality

Sat, 20 May 2023 06:35:16 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/04/the-cook-islands-have-decriminalized-homosexuality/>

"After years of attempts, the Cook Islands have officially decriminalized
homosexuality.

The mysterious inner life of the octopus

Sat, 20 May 2023 06:36:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220720-do-octopuses-feel-pain

"It was a big night for Inky the octopus. The day's visitors had been and gone,
and now his room in the aquarium was deserted. In a rare oversight, the lid of
his tank had been left ajar. The common New Zealand octopus had been without

How to buy authentic First Nations designs that benefit creators and communities

Sat, 20 May 2023 06:37:26 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-to-buy-authentic-first-nations-designs-that-benefit-creators-and-communities-196290>

"From souvenir shops to art galleries, First Nations designs are big business.
Australia’s Productivity Commission estimates about $250 million of
Indigenous-style art and consumer products are sold annually. But just 16% of

How dirty old used cars from the US and Europe carry on polluting … in Africa – podcast

Sat, 20 May 2023 06:38:13 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-dirty-old-used-cars-from-the-us-and-europe-carry-on-polluting-in-africa-podcast-204153>

"The typical car will go for its last drive sometime between its 10th and 15th
year on Earth. At this point, the vast majority are sent to be recycled or sold
for parts. But for a few autos, a second lease on life awaits, as a significant

Poland has changed beyond recognition – and so has its place in Europe’s pecking order

Sat, 20 May 2023 14:31:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/25/poland-change-europe-high-achievers-country>

"When the iron curtain was swept away on that miraculous night of 9 November
1989, it exposed some of the deepest differences between geographical
neighbours the world has ever recorded. The 13:1 GDP per capita gap between

A forgotten peace petition started after WWI has resurfaced and is inspiring hope

Sat, 20 May 2023 14:32:59 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1171794048/war-peace-petition-wales-women-anniversary>

'Dreams of world peace are as old as wars. But as the women of Wales were
recovering from World War I, they demanded peace in droves.

Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality – new research

Sat, 20 May 2023 14:33:59 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/deadly-heatwaves-threaten-to-reverse-indias-progress-on-poverty-and-inequality-new-research-204502>

"Record-breaking heatwaves in April 2022 put 90% of people in India at
increased risk of going hungry, losing income or premature death, according to
our new study.

Global shipping is under pressure to stop its heavy fuel oil use fast – that’s not simple, but changes are coming

Sat, 20 May 2023 14:34:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/global-shipping-is-under-pressure-to-stop-its-heavy-fuel-oil-use-fast-thats-not-simple-but-changes-are-coming-204271>

"Most of the clothing and gadgets you buy in stores today were once in shipping
containers, sailing across the ocean. Ships carry over 80% of the world’s
traded goods. But they have a problem – the majority of them burn heavy sulfur

Washington Becomes 10th State To Give Fleeing Trans People Protection From Other States

Sat, 20 May 2023 14:35:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/washington-becomes-10th-state-to

"Amid the surge of anti-trans legislation in 2023, some states have taken steps
to safeguard their transgender residents. Recently, a number of states have
passed measures to protect transgender individuals seeking care. This

New UBC water treatment zaps ‘forever chemicals’ for good

Sat, 20 May 2023 23:19:20 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://news.ubc.ca/2023/03/22/new-ubc-water-treatment-zaps-forever-chemicals-for-good/>

"Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new water
treatment that removes “forever chemicals” from drinking water safely,
efficiently – and for good.

Here’s what happened when we endowed volunteers with a sixth finger

Sat, 20 May 2023 23:20:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/heres-what-happened-when-we-endowed-volunteers-with-a-sixth-finger-204439>

"Have you spotted what distinguishes this hand from those you see usually?
Count the number of fingers…

AI Chatbots Have Been Used to Create Dozens of News Content Farms

Sat, 20 May 2023 23:22:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-01/ai-chatbots-have-been-used-to-create-dozens-of-news-content-farms>

"The news-rating group NewsGuard has found dozens of news websites generated by
AI chatbots proliferating online, according to a report published Monday,
raising questions about how the technology may supercharge established fraud

This Adventure Game's Characters Were All Embroidery First

Sat, 20 May 2023 23:23:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://kotaku.com/scarlet-deer-inn-embroidered-game-twitter-steam-switch-1850392432>

"Just glancing at her, you’d never be able to tell that Elise—the red-haired
protagonist in Czech-based indie studio Attu Games’ forthcoming adventure game,
Scarlet Deer Inn—is made entirely of real, tangible thread. In fact, every

One Big Thing I Learned About The Industry By Helping Start An EV Conversion Business

Sat, 20 May 2023 23:25:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/30/one-big-thing-i-learned-about-the-industry-by-helping-start-an-ev-conversion-business/>

"A few months ago, I got a surprising phone call from my dad and brother. As
I’ve said here before, I grew up in a transmission shop, and I’ve had several
other family members growing up who worked in the automotive industry, but most

Why open-source generative AI models are an ethical way forward for science

Sun, 21 May 2023 06:17:55 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01295-4

"Every day, it seems, a new large language model (LLM) is announced with
breathless commentary — from both its creators and academics — on its
extraordinary abilities to respond to human prompts. It can fix code! It can

Making AI Less "Thirsty": Uncovering and Addressing the Secret Water Footprint of AI Models

Sun, 21 May 2023 06:18:55 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://paperswithcode.com/paper/making-ai-less-thirsty-uncovering-and

"The growing carbon footprint of artificial intelligence (AI) models,
especially large ones such as GPT-3 and GPT-4, has been undergoing public
scrutiny. Unfortunately, however, the equally important and enormous water

Of 16 Billion Mobile Phones Possessed Worldwide, 5.3 Billion will Become Waste in 2022

Sun, 21 May 2023 06:19:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://unitar.org/about/news-stories/news/16-billion-mobile-phones-possessed-worldwide-53-billion-will-become-waste-2022>

"14 October 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR scientist in cooperation with
the WEEE Forum expect roughly 5.3 billion mobile / smartphones will drop out of
use this year. Stacked flat atop one another at an average depth of 9 mm that

Chatting with a hacker

Sun, 21 May 2023 06:20:57 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-17/cybercrime-hacker-chats-about-medibank-revil-russia-ukraine/102179776>

"What would you say to the person who stole your personal data, held it ransom
and posted it on the dark web?

Student sentenced to 10 days in jail for peaceful protest of anti-trans policies

Sun, 21 May 2023 06:23:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://popular.info/p/student-sentenced-to-10-days-in-jail

'Alex Barnett, a junior at the University of Central Arkansas, was sentenced to
10 days behind bars for participating in a peaceful protest of anti-trans
policies imposed by a local school board.

Buzzfeed News: sad demise of a clever, innovative site that led the way in digital journalism

Sun, 21 May 2023 14:21:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/buzzfeed-news-sad-demise-of-a-clever-innovative-site-that-led-the-way-in-digital-journalism-201801>

"Buzzfeed News, once a shining star of digital journalism, has announced it
will shut its award-winning news division for good, laying off about 60
journalists in a move its founding editor, Ben Smith, described as “the end of

Australia to ban non-prescription vapes in biggest smoking reforms in a decade

Sun, 21 May 2023 14:22:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/01/australia-to-ban-non-prescription-vapes-in-biggest-smoking-reforms-in-a-decade>

"The Australian government will ban the importation of nonprescription vaping
products – including those that do not contain nicotine – in the most
significant tobacco and vaping control measures in the country in a decade.

Podcast Episode: Dr. Seuss Warned Us

Sun, 21 May 2023 14:24:42 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/podcast-episode-dr-seuss-warned-us

"Dr. Seuss wrote a story about a Hawtch-Hawtcher Bee-Watcher whose job it is to
watch his town’s one lazy bee, because “a bee that is watched will work harder,
you see.” But that doesn’t seem to work, so another Hawtch-Hawtcher is assigned

In ‘Air,’ Michael Jordan’s silence speaks volumes about the marketing of Black athletes

Sun, 21 May 2023 14:25:40 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/in-air-michael-jordans-silence-speaks-volumes-about-the-marketing-of-black-athletes-203824>

"The film “Air,” which tells the story of Nike’s signing of Michael Jordan,
isn’t actually about Michael Jordan at all.

Albanese government launches war on vaping, declaring it the ‘number-one behavioural issue in high schools’

Sun, 21 May 2023 14:28:09 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/albanese-government-launches-war-on-vaping-declaring-it-the-number-one-behavioural-issue-in-high-schools-204760>

"The federal government is declaring war on vaping, announcing measures to
stamp out its recreational use – especially among the young – including by
stronger legislation and enforcement action.

Private jet sales likely to reach highest ever level this year, report says

Sun, 21 May 2023 22:32:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/01/private-jet-sales-likely-to-reach-highest-ever-level-this-year-report-says>

"Sales of private jets are likely to reach their highest ever level this year,
placing an increasing burden on the planet, while many of the owners escape
aviation taxes, and there are few curbs on the greenhouse gases emitted,

Journalists reporting on the Voice to Parliament do voters a disservice with ‘he said, she said’ approach

Sun, 21 May 2023 22:33:49 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/journalists-reporting-on-the-voice-to-parliament-do-voters-a-disservice-with-he-said-she-said-approach-204361>

"For much of the past two decades, polarisation and hyper-partisanship have
weakened Western democracies, most notably in the United States and Britain.
Australia has not escaped, although the consequences here have been nothing as

Three Big Questions We Face in the Age of Extinction

Sun, 21 May 2023 22:34:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://eand.co/three-big-questions-we-face-in-the-age-of-extinction-e695d7316096>

"It’s not looking good out there. And these days, like many, you might feel
confused, baffled, even bewildered. You have a lot of questions, circling
through your head — and answers are thin on the ground. Is the economy ever

Wild-caught seafood is often untraceable – and some industry players don’t want that to change. Here’s why

Sun, 21 May 2023 22:35:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/wild-caught-seafood-is-often-untraceable-and-some-industry-players-dont-want-that-to-change-heres-why-204195>

"The wild-caught fish you buy was landed far away from cameras or scrutiny. So
how do you know it really is what the label says? How do you know it was caught
in a sustainable fishery? Even in regulated fisheries like Australia’s, the

The Other Big Reason To Decarbonize The Way We Drive

Sun, 21 May 2023 22:35:57 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-other-big-reason-to-decarbonize-the-way-we-drive-dc42c4aaa23d>

"When we talk about the need to electrify vehicles, it’s often posed as a very
global issue. We need to power cars and trucks with renewable energy so we
can curtail greenhouse gases, right?

An epic global study of moss reveals it is far more vital to Earth’s ecosystems than we knew

Mon, 22 May 2023 06:18:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/an-epic-global-study-of-moss-reveals-it-is-far-more-vital-to-earths-ecosystems-than-we-knew-203141>

"Mosses are some of the oldest land plants. They are found all over the world,
from lush tropical rainforests to the driest deserts, and even the wind-swept
hills of Antarctica.

What makes a good parent? Is acting on climate change as important as love and bedtime stories?

Mon, 22 May 2023 06:20:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/what-makes-a-good-parent-is-acting-on-climate-change-as-important-as-love-and-bedtime-stories-202349>

"Review: Parenting on Earth: A Philosopher’s Guide to Doing Right by Your
Kids – and Everyone Else – Elizabeth Cripps (The MIT Press)

Why We Need More Than Solarpunk

Mon, 22 May 2023 06:21:39 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fxbDhoYlh8

"In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at the
importance of speculative climate fiction, sci-fi, and utopias for political
movements. Specifically, I look at various short stories, films, and books that

How close are we to reading minds? A new study decodes language and meaning from brain scans

Mon, 22 May 2023 06:22:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-close-are-we-to-reading-minds-a-new-study-decodes-language-and-meaning-from-brain-scans-204691>

"The technology to decode our thoughts is drawing ever closer. Neuroscientists
at the University of Texas have for the first time decoded data from
non-invasive brain scans and used them to reconstruct language and meaning from

Building Human Intelligence at Scale, to Save the Next Generation from ChatGPT

Mon, 22 May 2023 06:24:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO-akX66i24

"The scale of global societal problems looks daunting. One person, or even a
small team, is minuscule relative to the number of people who need help. For
example, since ChatGPT has exploded onto the scene, our children's future

Fair representation in news makes multicultural Australians feel more at home: new research

Mon, 22 May 2023 15:24:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/fair-representation-in-news-makes-multicultural-australians-feel-more-at-home-new-research-204104>

"Belonging can be defined as a settled feeling. It is about feeling attached to
the community and society you live in. Not only does belonging make people feel
at home, but it can also help people participate in society.

1 in 4 households struggle to pay power bills. Here are 5 ways to tackle hidden energy poverty

Mon, 22 May 2023 15:25:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/1-in-4-households-struggle-to-pay-power-bills-here-are-5-ways-to-tackle-hidden-energy-poverty-204672>

"One in four Australian households are finding it hard to pay their gas and
electricity bills. As winter looms, energy price rises will make it even
harder. Cold homes and disconnections resulting from energy poverty threaten

BP’s profits labelled ‘heinous’ as calls grow for tougher windfall tax

Mon, 22 May 2023 15:25:50 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/02/bp-profits-energy-windfall-tax-oil-gas>

"Bumper profits at BP have been labelled “heinous” and sparked renewed calls
for a tougher windfall tax, after the oil and gas giant recorded one of its
best ever starts to the year while Britons struggled to pay high energy bills.

Abusive orphanages and forced adoption: delving into past child welfare practices that haunt the present

Mon, 22 May 2023 15:27:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/abusive-orphanages-and-forced-adoption-delving-into-past-child-welfare-practices-that-haunt-the-present-199414>

"Review: Ghosts of the Orphanage – Christine Kenneally (Hachette); Crazy
Bastard – Abraham Maddison (Wakefield Press)

China ‘barring thousands of citizens and foreigners from leaving country’

Mon, 22 May 2023 15:28:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/02/china-barring-thousands-of-citizens-and-foreigners-from-leaving-country>

"China is increasingly barring people, including foreign executives, from
leaving the country, according to a report and research.

Harvard Has Become a Tax Shelter for Billionaires as Public Education Languishes

Mon, 22 May 2023 22:31:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://truthout.org/articles/harvard-has-become-a-tax-shelter-for-billionaires-as-public-education-languishes/>

"On April 11, 2023, Harvard University announced that the billionaire hedge
fund CEO Kenneth C. Griffin is donating $300 million to Harvard’s Faculty of
Arts and Sciences to fund research and scholarship. Griffin will reduce his

Two trillion tonnes of greenhouse gases, 25 billion nukes of heat: are we pushing Earth out of the Goldilocks zone?

Mon, 22 May 2023 22:32:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/two-trillion-tonnes-of-greenhouse-gases-25-billion-nukes-of-heat-are-we-pushing-earth-out-of-the-goldilocks-zone-202619>

"Since the 18th century, humans have been taking fossil fuels out of their safe
storage deep underground and burning them to generate electricity or power
machinery.

NZ industry burns the equivalent of 108 litres of petrol every second – that has to reduce to meet our carbon targets

Mon, 22 May 2023 22:32:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/nz-industry-burns-the-equivalent-of-108-litres-of-petrol-every-second-that-has-to-reduce-to-meet-our-carbon-targets-204525>

"New Zealand burns the equivalent of 108 litres of petrol every second in coal
and natural gas to generate heat for industrial processes. This burning of
fossil fuels for industrial heat generates 28% of New Zealand’s energy-related

Emotional abuse is a pattern of hurtful messages – building parenting skills could help prevent it

Mon, 22 May 2023 22:33:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/emotional-abuse-is-a-pattern-of-hurtful-messages-building-parenting-skills-could-help-prevent-it-203556>

"When people think about child maltreatment, many think of physical or sexual
abuse. But a key finding of our Australian Child Maltreatment Study, published
last month, is that emotional abuse is widespread and associated with similar

How Ignorance of The World Gave White People a Superiority Complex

Mon, 22 May 2023 22:35:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://readcultured.com/how-ignorance-of-the-world-gave-white-people-a-superiority-complex-c913cabe42d3>

'While eating some beignets near Cafe Du Monde, I read a brown and gold plaque
that claimed New Orleans was "first sighted as an Indian portage to Lake
Pontchartrain and Gulf in 1699 by Bienville and Iberville" and that the city

‘Kidfluencer’ culture is harming kids in several ways – and there’s no meaningful regulation of it

Tue, 23 May 2023 06:30:14 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/kidfluencer-culture-is-harming-kids-in-several-ways-and-theres-no-meaningful-regulation-of-it-204277>

"Parents share content of their children for myriad reasons, including to
connect with friends and family, and to seek validation or support.

Weak Institutions

Tue, 23 May 2023 06:32:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://doctorow.medium.com/weak-institutions-a26a20927b27

I don’t care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.

— Boss Tweed.

Up-Close Ecotourism Is Nurturing Gray Whales in Mexico

Tue, 23 May 2023 06:33:20 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/up-close-ecotourism-is-bringing-back-mexicos-gray-whales/>

"The 40-ton gray whale stretches her massive head out of the murky water next
to our small boat so that we can bend over the railing and pet her chin. She
opens her mouth so we can scratch her tongue, which weighs about 3,000 pounds.

Three Indigenous Reserve Expansions in Colombia Protect Traditions and a Quarter Million Acres of Amazonian Biodiversity

Tue, 23 May 2023 06:34:14 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.andesamazonfund.org/country/three-indigenous-reserve-expansions-in-colombia-protect-traditions-and-a-quarter-million-acres-of-amazonian-biodiversity/>

"On February 14th, 2023, Colombia’s National Land Agency formalized the
expansions of the Huitorá, Coropoyá, and Jericó Consaya Indigenous Reserves in
the Colombian department of Caquetá by a total of 279,777 acres (113,222

The Accidental War Correspondent

Tue, 23 May 2023 06:35:26 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/05/ukraine-war-russia-journalism-news-journalism.html>

"Tim Mak, a former investigative correspondent for NPR, was among the 10
percent of the organization’s staff who were laid off in March following budget
shortfalls. He had been covering the war in Ukraine, beginning with a report on

How India’s First ‘Green Village’ Turned Hunters Into Conservationists

Tue, 23 May 2023 14:29:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/india-khonoma-sustainability-ecotourism/>

"Between the immaculate trash-free streets and lush backdrop of paddy fields
and dense forests, Khonoma, a picturesque village in northeast India at an
altitude of 5,300 feet, only gives a few clues to its bloodthirsty past.

India’s endangered tiger population is rebounding in triumph for conservationists

Tue, 23 May 2023 14:31:44 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/10/india/india-project-tiger-census-2022-intl-hnk-scn/index.html>

"Tigers once roamed across Asia, their numbers as high as 100,000 at the start
of the 20th century, before the species plummeted to the brink of extinction.

Migrating birds could bring lethal avian flu to Australia’s vulnerable birds

Tue, 23 May 2023 14:32:44 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/migrating-birds-could-bring-lethal-avian-flu-to-australias-vulnerable-birds-204793>

"In 2021, avian influenza evolved into a new form – a new and remarkably lethal
variant first found in Europe.

Australia warned of ‘over-mining’ risk in race to secure minerals needed for clean energy

Tue, 23 May 2023 14:33:32 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/04/australia-warned-of-over-mining-risk-in-race-to-secure-minerals-needed-for-clean-energy>

"In the high-stakes quest to break China’s grip over minerals crucial to clean
energy technology, Australia risks over-mining while ignoring alternatives such
as improved battery recycling, according to a new report.

Electrifying commercial delivery vehicles is the fastest way to decarbonise, report finds

Tue, 23 May 2023 14:34:29 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-05-04/electrifying-commercial-vehicles-fastest-way-decarbonise-report/102296868>

"When it comes to decarbonising transport, most of the discussion has been
about electrifying light vehicles, such as passenger cars.

Can vaping help people quit smoking? It’s unlikely

Tue, 23 May 2023 22:05:07 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/can-vaping-help-people-quit-smoking-its-unlikely-204812>

"Australian Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a major policy shift on
vaping. Its two primary objectives are to make it harder for children and
non-smokers to access vapes and to allow people trying to quit smoking to

AI has potential to revolutionise health care – but we must first confront the risk of algorithmic bias

Tue, 23 May 2023 22:06:09 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/ai-has-potential-to-revolutionise-health-care-but-we-must-first-confront-the-risk-of-algorithmic-bias-204112>

"Artificial Intelligence (AI) is moving fast and will become an important
support tool in clinical care. Research suggests AI algorithms can accurately
detect melanomas and predict future breast cancers.

Australia’s air pollution hotspots hit disadvantaged people harder

Tue, 23 May 2023 22:07:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/04/australia-air-pollution-socioeconomic-disadvantage-local-government-areas-suburbs-hotspots>

"Kerry-Ann Weirick’s asthma took a turn for the worse when she moved to the
western Sydney suburb of St Marys.

Teaching and research are the core functions of universities. But in Australia, we don’t value teaching

Tue, 23 May 2023 22:08:16 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/teaching-and-research-are-the-core-functions-of-universities-but-in-australia-we-dont-value-teaching-203657>

"Teaching and research are the two core functions of Australian universities.

But teaching has long been treated as the poor cousin of higher education. It

Air pollution: how bad is particulate matter for your health?

Tue, 23 May 2023 22:09:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/04/air-pollution-in-australia-how-bad-is-particulate-matter-health-effects-particles-facts>

"Many types of air pollutants are harmful to human health. These include gases
– such as carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides and sulphur dioxide – and
particulates.

The Sacred Balance: blending Western science with Indigenous knowledges, David Suzuki’s influential book has been updated for this moment

Wed, 24 May 2023 06:27:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-sacred-balance-blending-western-science-with-indigenous-knowledges-david-suzukis-influential-book-has-been-updated-for-this-moment-202355>

"Canadian scientist, author, and environmental activist David Suzuki knows
firsthand the power of books. Speaking in Adelaide in 2016, he testified to the
life-changing effects of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, saying it “impelled”

Cannibal KFC chickens, Cleo’s nude dudes and Whitlam’s fax: the 10 weirdest Australian commercials

Wed, 24 May 2023 06:28:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/may/03/the-10-weirdest-australian-tv-commercials-ads-cannibal-kfc-chickens-cleos-nude-dudes-whitlams-fax>

"Remember videotapes? Back before broadband internet and streaming services, if
you wanted to watch a TV show but couldn’t be there when it was airing, your
only option was to pop a tape into your VCR and hit record. And if you didn’t

Thirsty tomatoes emit ultrasonic sounds – and other plants may be listening

Wed, 24 May 2023 06:29:20 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/thirsty-tomatoes-emit-ultrasonic-sounds-and-other-plants-may-be-listening-204637>

"Plants may appear silent, indifferent organisms to us, but recent research has
found they make high-pitched clicking sounds when they are struggling to find
water. In principle, neighbouring plants could pick up on and react to these

Meet America’s Newest Red State: Britain

Wed, 24 May 2023 06:30:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://eand.co/meet-americas-newest-red-state-britain-1a5e39852b1d

"Hold on, I’m about to make you choke on your coffee. Imagine I told you that
there’s a country in the world which just rolled out the red carpet for…Ron
DeSantis. Ron DeSantis — one of the most odious figures in American politics. A

Perovskite: new type of solar technology paves the way for abundant, cheap and printable cells

Wed, 24 May 2023 06:31:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/perovskite-new-type-of-solar-technology-paves-the-way-for-abundant-cheap-and-printable-cells-202579>

"Silicon solar cells are an established technology for the generation of
electricity from the sun. But they take a lot of energy to produce, are rigid
and can be fragile.

The Trailblazing First Generation Computer the World Forgot

Wed, 24 May 2023 14:28:49 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/predict/the-trailblazing-first-generation-computer-the-world-forgot-998362ff62d4>

"IN NOVEMBER 1949, CSIRO scientists in Sydney independently created what is now
recognised as only the fourth digital stored program computer in the world:
CSIRAC. It came hot on the heels of other first-generation computers created in

Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain known toxic chemicals, study finds

Wed, 24 May 2023 14:29:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/body-lotions-mothballs-cleaning-fluids-and-other-widely-used-products-contain-known-toxic-chemicals-study-finds-204732>

"Consumer products released more than 5,000 tons of chemicals in 2020 inside
California homes and workplaces that are known to cause cancer, adversely
affect sexual function and fertility in adults or harm developing fetuses,

The ‘Barefoot College’ Reinventing Rural Education

Wed, 24 May 2023 14:30:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-barefoot-college-reinventing-rural-education/>

"It is a hot, dusty morning in Tilonia, a tiny village in the Indian state of
Rajasthan. Under a brilliant pink flowering bougainvillea, a 77-year-old
stands, a little tired, a little old, but resolutely barefoot. This is Sanjit

US rolls out funding for wildlife crossings along busy roads

Wed, 24 May 2023 14:31:29 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://apnews.com/article/wildlife-highways-collisions-infrastructure-ab02e06fda340d87a22e85132d0a503c>

"SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — Native American tribes, as well as state and
local governments, will be able to tap into $350 million in infrastructure
funds to build wildlife corridors along busy roads and add warning signs for

Homelessness today sees workers and families with nowhere stable to live. No wonder their health is suffering

Wed, 24 May 2023 14:33:16 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<theconversation.com/homelessness-today-sees-workers-and-families-with-nowhere-stable-to-live-no-wonder-their-health-is-suffering-202955>

"During the current housing affordability crisis, we’re seeing people who work
and families with children becoming homeless or living in unstable housing.

Belize likely to become republic, says PM as he criticises Rishi Sunak

Wed, 24 May 2023 22:44:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/04/belize-likely-to-become-republic-says-pm-johnny-briceno-as-he-criticises-rishi-sunak>

"The prime minister of Belize, Johnny Briceño, has sharply criticised Rishi
Sunak’s refusal to apologise for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave
trade, and said it was “quite likely” Belize would be the next member of the

Watch This: The Longest Cycle Tunnel in the World is Opening Next Month

Wed, 24 May 2023 22:45:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.bicycling.com/news/a43249948/longest-cycle-tunnel-in-the-world/>

"Answer us this: what’s cooler than riding your bike through a mountain in a
car-free tunnel? Not much if you ask us! Well, soon this will actually be
possible.

God save us all: Britain is about to get the king it deserves

Wed, 24 May 2023 22:46:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/03/king-charles-iii-coronation-canada-britain>

"Say it out loud and try not to snicker: “The coronation of Charles the Third.”

In a time of post-post-colonialism, of anti-racist iconoclasm, a time in which

Imaging Neuroscience: An open access non-profit journal of brain imaging

Wed, 24 May 2023 22:49:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://janeway.imaging-neuroscience.org/

"Prior to the formation of Imaging Neuroscience, NeuroImage had long been
the leading journal focusing on imaging neuroscience, with both the highest
impact factor and the largest number of papers published annually. The

Ed Sheeran cleared of infringing copyright in Marvin Gaye lawsuit

Wed, 24 May 2023 22:50:44 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/04/ed-sheeran-verdict-not-liable-copyright-lawsuit-marvin-gaye>

"A jury in New York has ruled that British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is not
liable for copyright infringement in a case that has been closely watched by
the global entertainment industry.

This is how a 3-year-old sees a city—and it’s not very pleasant

Thu, 25 May 2023 06:20:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.fastcompany.com/90879787/design-child-friendly-cities

"VR95 is new virtual reality experience that transports users to a world many
rarely see or consider. It’s not some fantasy land or extraordinary metaverse.
Instead, VR95 (as the name suggests) shrinks users to see a typical city scene

E-fuels: how big a niche can they carve out for cars?

Thu, 25 May 2023 06:22:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/05/e-fuels-cars-aviation

"Most bright red sports cars do not make much of their green credentials. Yet a
test run in Bicester, Oxfordshire, by the startup Zero Petroleum last month
gave a glimpse of a future in which combustion engines did not add new carbon

This Is The World’s CHEAPEST Solar Powered Car

Thu, 25 May 2023 06:23:31 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYroDMTLVt4

"Jack heads to Breda to drive a prototype of the latest innovative
solar-powered electric car to come out of the Netherlands: The Squad Solar. The
brainchild of two former Lightyear employees, is this tiny, cheap and allegedly

RedSands and Roev to make Australia’s first fully electric 4WD camper

Thu, 25 May 2023 06:24:30 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://thedriven.io/2023/05/02/redsands-and-roev-to-make-australias-first-fully-electric-4wd-camper/>

"RedSands Campers and EV conversion company Roev have announced a partnership
to develop Australia’s first fully electric 4WD camper for the recreational
hire market.

Why I'm on strike

Thu, 25 May 2023 06:25:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://maxread.substack.com/p/why-im-on-strike

"The stakes are relatively simple. For the last few decades, hiring and
compensation in screenwriting has been structured to encourage (if not ensure)
some level of financial and career stability for working screenwriters. Jobs

‘It is so beautiful’: rare inland rainforest in B.C. declared Indigenous protected area

Thu, 25 May 2023 14:15:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-raush-indigenous-protected-area/

"In the heart of B.C.’s Cariboo region lies an old-growth rainforest valley
untouched by industrial logging or road building. Salmon and trout spawn in a
glacier-fed river bounded by wetlands. Caribou, grizzly bears and wolverines

Leonardo Imagination Fellowship

Thu, 25 May 2023 14:17:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://leonardo.asu.edu/content/leonardo-imagination-fellowship

"Leonardo and the Center for Science and the Imagination are proud to announce
our second Imagination Fellowship, starting in August 2023. In this virtual,
global program, fellows will develop experimental media projects exploring

Oklahoma City Museum's Resident Cat Is Stealing Guests' Hearts

Thu, 25 May 2023 14:18:58 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://pethelpful.com/pet-news/museum-of-osteology-cat

"The Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma City has one of the cutest mascots ever, a
black cat named Sir Indiana Bones who stalks the bone museum and greets
visitors. He is also an official museum employee.

This ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Episode is Suddenly Very Relevant

Thu, 25 May 2023 14:25:29 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2023/05/this-star-trek-deep-space-nine-episode-is-suddenly-very-relevant.html>

"There’s a WGA strike happening. Now is the perfect time to watch the Deep
Space Nine‘s episode about union organizing “Bar Association”.

Giga-scale desert region solar plants may have positive climate impact

Thu, 25 May 2023 14:27:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/giga-scale-desert-region-solar-plants-may-have-positive-climate-impact/>

"Big gigawatt-scale solar PV projects planned for China’s Gobi Desert and other
arid regions could have significant positive climate impacts such as reducing
evaporation and wind speeds, according to Chinese scientists.

Humanity’s tipping point? How the Queen’s death stole a climate warning’s thunder

Thu, 25 May 2023 22:15:09 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/humanitys-tipping-point-how-the-queens-death-stole-a-climate-warnings-thunder-203143>

"Think back to September last year. What happened early that month? What news
shook the world and reverberated for weeks, if not months?

Is Christian Nationalism “Proto-Fascism?” Research Says Yes.

Thu, 25 May 2023 22:15:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://medium.com/backyard-theology/is-christian-nationalism-proto-fascism-research-says-yes-49b53fc8a25b>

"Christian Nationalism is remarkably similar to fascism, but it is just
respectable enough to fly under most people’s “fascism radars.”

What the Fight Against HIV Can Teach Us About Surviving the COVID Era

Thu, 25 May 2023 22:16:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxvqy/hiv-covid-survival

"This year marks 40 years since the discovery of the HIV virus, an anniversary
that rings a little different during the COVID-19 pandemic. While they come
from different virus families and are transmitted differently, the impacts of

Mix of pride and pain as Queen Liliʻuokalani's portrait debuts in Washington, D.C.

Thu, 25 May 2023 22:18:44 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2023-05-04/queen-liliuokalani-portrait-debuts-in-washington>

"Six months ago, an oil portrait of Hawaiʻi’s last reigning monarch, Queen
Liliʻuokalani, left ʻIolani Palace to travel across the Pacific Ocean to the
nation’s capital.

Only the Emergency Has Ended

Thu, 25 May 2023 22:19:59 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/05/who-covid-global-health-emergency-officially-over/673976/>

"Emergency responses—being, well, emergency responses—aren’t designed to last
forever, and this morning, the World Health Organization declared the one
that’s been in place for the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020 officially

Dungeons And Dragons Was Honestly Great, And It's Infuriating Its Box Office Might Cost Us A Sequel

Fri, 26 May 2023 06:36:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/dungeons-and-dragons-was-honestly-great-and-its-infuriating-its-box-office-might-cost-us-a-sequel>

"Up until a new Marvel movie that people will be checking out this weekend, my
favorite movie of 2023 was, without question, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among
Thieves. I simply couldn’t remember the last time I had so much fun in a movie

Dam fine work: record number of barrier removals helps restore rivers across Europe

Fri, 26 May 2023 06:37:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/25/record-number-of-dam-barrier-removals-helps-restore-rivers-across-europe-aoe>

"A record number of river barriers, including dams and weirs, were removed
across Europe in 2022, with at least 325 taken down in 16 countries, allowing
rivers to flow freely and migratory fish to reach breeding areas.

As Projects Decline, the Era of Building Big Dams Draws to a Close

Fri, 26 May 2023 06:38:24 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://e360.yale.edu/features/hydropower-dams-energy-decline

"The end of the big dam era is approaching.

Numerous recently published reports reflect this planet-altering fact. One

Not My King: it’s not a crime to say it

Fri, 26 May 2023 06:39:40 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://r.ippl.es/abolish-the-monarchy/

"Protest organisers at King Charles’ coronation have been arrested, and
placards confiscated.

A chapter ends for this historic Asian American bookstore, but its story continues

Fri, 26 May 2023 06:40:44 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2023/05/06/1174259106/eastwind-books-asian-american-activisim-rights-berkeley>

'The narrow storefront on University Avenue that once housed Eastwind Books of
Berkeley now sits empty. The bookshelves are gone, dusty shadows on the pale
yellow walls the only reminder of how tall they once stood.

Calling in the Seabirds

Fri, 26 May 2023 14:31:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/calling-in-the-seabirds/

"Scientists are rebuilding a seabird paradise on Lehua Island, a small,
crescent-shaped volcanic cone 35 kilometers west of Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i. Before the
arrival of European explorers in the 1800s, the island’s steep headlands teemed

Look at all the great stuff we lost because of inflation scare-talk

Fri, 26 May 2023 14:32:20 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://doctorow.medium.com/look-at-all-the-great-stuff-we-lost-because-of-inflation-scare-talk-98b98b1ed2fe>

"Call me a conspiratorialist if you must. But when CEOs get on earnings calls
and brag about how covid, war, and scare-stories about inflation let them hike
their prices and rake in never-before-seen profit margins, I think it’s

Deep in Florida, an ‘ecological disaster’ has been reversed—and wildlife is thriving

Fri, 26 May 2023 14:33:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/kissimmee-biggest-river-restoration-ever-completed>

"If you’ve been to Disney World in Orlando, you’ve been to the Northern
Everglades. Much of the water within the famous “river of grass” originates in
Central Florida and flows south via the Kissimmee River—one of the more

Beyond ‘Sesame Street’: African kids’ shows go local

Fri, 26 May 2023 14:34:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2023/0426/Beyond-Sesame-Street-African-kids-shows-go-local>

"As a child in London in the 1980s, Agnes Soyode-Johnson spent her weekend
mornings with her siblings, watching cartoons like “Scooby Doo,” “Dennis the
Menace,” and “Inspector Gadget.”

Westminster Abbey isn't actually an abbey... and it hasn't been for 464 years

Fri, 26 May 2023 14:37:49 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1654733645310046208.html

"It also has a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. and is home to Britain's oldest
door.

The petrol engine looks doomed, but should we ban the SUV instead?

Fri, 26 May 2023 23:27:55 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/the-petrol-engine-looks-doomed-but-should-we-ban-the-suv-instead-radical-change-is-coming>

"It’s been an eventful few weeks for the global car industry with some notable
episodes that look set to shape what we’ll be driving in the years to come.

Leaders of Japan and South Korea Vow to Deepen Ties

Fri, 26 May 2023 23:29:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/world/asia/south-korea-japan-summit-apology.html>

"The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed on Sunday to press ahead with
joint efforts to improve bilateral ties despite skeptics at home, declaring
that historical differences should not prevent the two nations from working

Lisbon Bars Cars From Driving Through City Center

Fri, 26 May 2023 23:32:30 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/knhbz

"This month, Lisbon will become the latest European city to bar through-traffic
from its city center.

Dutch Police Arrest 154 Soccer Fans Over Antisemitic Chants

Fri, 26 May 2023 23:33:38 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/world/europe/netherlands-ajax-antisemitism.html>

"The police in Amsterdam arrested 154 soccer fans for singing antisemitic
chants on the train while on the way to a match on Saturday, the authorities
said, the latest in a series of bigoted public displays in the country.

'Really encouraging': Plastic bag bans work, say campaigners. Where is Europe lagging behind?

Sat, 27 May 2023 06:46:50 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/04/05/really-encouraging-plastic-bag-bans-work-say-campaigners-where-is-europe-lagging-behind>

"Plastic bags are everywhere - littering our streets, clogging up our rivers,
and choking wildlife in the ocean.

Australia finally has a Net Zero Authority – here’s what should top its agenda

Sat, 27 May 2023 06:47:58 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australia-finally-has-a-net-zero-authority-heres-what-should-top-its-agenda-205029>

"The Albanese government has announced a Net Zero Authority to reduce national
emissions and help industry, communities and workers manage the shift to a
low-carbon economy.

Feral horses an ‘imminent threat’ that could cause extinction of several endangered Australian species, inquiry warned

Sat, 27 May 2023 06:49:38 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/08/feral-horses-an-imminent-threat-that-could-cause-extinction-of-several-endangered-australian-species-inquiry-warned>

"Feral horses in the Australian alps pose an imminent threat to the Albanese
government’s zero extinctions target, a scientific committee that advises the
government on endangered species has told a parliamentary inquiry.

Yet another problem with recycling: It spews microplastics

Sat, 27 May 2023 06:51:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/yet-another-problem-with-recycling-it-spews-microplastics/>

"The plastics industry has long hyped recycling, even though it is well aware
that it’s been a failure. Worldwide, only 9 percent of plastic waste actually
gets recycled. In the United States, the rate is now 5 percent. Most used

Arrested for wearing a T-shirt? The coronation heralded a frightening slide towards authoritarianism

Sat, 27 May 2023 06:53:09 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/07/coronation-just-stop-oil-republic-activists-peaceful-protests>

"On Saturday morning at 5am, about 18 Just Stop Oil supporters set off to
attend the coronation. Underneath their raincoats they were wearing Just Stop
Oil T-shirts, and they carried small orange flags emblazoned with the logo and

Ukrainian NGO has developed #NoMoreGringe inclusive thinking game for teens

Sat, 27 May 2023 14:35:14 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://rubryka.com/en/2023/05/07/zapustyly-igrovyj-trenazher-inklyuzyvnogo-myslennya-dlya-pidlitkiv-dlya-chogo-tse-rishennya/>

'Chatbot NoMoreGringe.Powerbank has been launched on the Telegram messaging
app, which explains to teenagers stereotypes related to gender, discrimination,
equality, and more.

Montana rabbi removed from state House prayer schedule

Sat, 27 May 2023 14:36:52 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.rawstory.com/montana-rabbi-removed-from-state-house-prayer-schedule/>

"The Montana Jewish Project asked Speaker of the House Matt Regier this week if
he could help the nonprofit understand the reason Rep. Ed Stafman, a rabbi, was
denied the opportunity to lead prayer at the end of the legislative session.

How removing parenting payments when children turned 8 harmed rather than helped single mothers

Sat, 27 May 2023 14:38:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-removing-parenting-payments-when-children-turned-8-harmed-rather-than-helped-single-mothers-204927>

"As the government weighs up whether to extend single parenting payments to
parents of children older than the present cutoff age of eight in this week’s
budget, new information has come to light about what happened when the rules

Anti-coronation protest leader hits out at police over arrests

Sat, 27 May 2023 14:39:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/07/police-right-to-arrest-coronation-protesters-as-uk-on-global-stage-says-minister>

"Police who arrested anti-monarchy protesters before King Charles III’s
coronation have “destroyed whatever trust might have existed between peaceful
protesters and the Metropolitan police,” the chief executive of the campaign

Creating artificial skin | Anna Maria Coclite | TEDxVienna

Sat, 27 May 2023 14:41:08 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_JYRoQwycA

"In this talk Anna shares the latest innovation in bionics from her lab."

Via Wayne Radinsky, who wrote: "Artificial skin with 3 senses: touch (force),

We need 100 million new electric machines, and we’ve got 17 budgets to get it right

Sat, 27 May 2023 22:51:50 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-need-100-million-new-electric-machines-and-weve-got-17-budgets-to-get-it-right/>

"Australia has 10 million households, and these households are likely buy 100
million machines over the next two decades – cars, heaters, and cookers. If the
country is to have any chance of reaching zero emissions by 2040, the new

The case for boosting JobSeeker for all: younger people report greater financial hardship

Sat, 27 May 2023 22:52:31 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-case-for-boosting-jobseeker-for-all-younger-people-report-greater-financial-hardship-205015>

"In response to calls to raise the JobSeeker payment, the Albanese government
is expected to announce an increase in Tuesday’s budget only be for recipients
aged 55 and over.

Inspiration, influence and theft: what the Ed Sheeran case can tell us about 70 years of pop music

Sat, 27 May 2023 22:54:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/inspiration-influence-and-theft-what-the-ed-sheeran-case-can-tell-us-about-70-years-of-pop-music-204747>

"Earlier today, a US court ruled in favour of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran,
agreeing his song Thinking Out Loud did not breach musical copyright.

‘Still in the stone age’: movie world in shock as Germany’s MeToo moment arrives

Sat, 27 May 2023 22:55:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/07/still-in-the-stone-age-movie-world-in-shock-as-germanys-metoo-moment-arrives>

"Germany’s culture minister has been forced to intervene over reports of a
“climate of fear” dominating the country’s film sets after numerous allegations
of bullying and abuse were made against one of the industry’s biggest stars.

Tail first and making an early splash, some whales just can’t wait to be born

Sat, 27 May 2023 22:55:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/tail-first-and-making-an-early-splash-some-whales-just-cant-wait-to-be-born-204620>

"Did you know whales are born tail first? They enter their water world being
able to swim from day dot. From the moment they’re born, their first instinct
is to swim to the surface for air.

Are you a mosquito magnet? Help may be at hand

Sun, 28 May 2023 06:25:44 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/07/mosquitoes-repellant-bite-summer-science-medical-research>

"The earliest signs of summer herald my annual metamorphosis – from woman to
lifesize pincushion. Whether at home or abroad, when mosquitoes begin their
hunt for blood I am reminded, via a blanket of red blotches that have more than

Bus rapid transit can avoid traffic chaos for the AFL’s new stadium and transform Hobart – and other cities too

Sun, 28 May 2023 06:26:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/bus-rapid-transit-can-avoid-traffic-chaos-for-the-afls-new-stadium-and-transform-hobart-and-other-cities-too-204920>

"Following a decision to fund an AFL stadium on Hobart’s waterfront, the
Tasmanian premier announced plans for a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system and
ferry services to avoid traffic congestion. These plans are linked to Hobart’s

Queueing for food, sleeping in cars: at the coalface of Sydney’s cost of living crisis

Sun, 28 May 2023 06:27:23 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/queueing-for-food-sleeping-in-cars-at-the-coalface-of-sydney-s-cost-of-living-crisis-20230505-p5d61j.html>

"When Kirsty Parkes opened her Community Café outreach service in August, about
20 or 30 people would rock up each day for free bread, produce, meat and pantry
items.

Record low Antarctic sea ice is another alarming sign the ocean’s role as climate regulator is changing

Sun, 28 May 2023 06:28:09 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/record-low-antarctic-sea-ice-is-another-alarming-sign-the-oceans-role-as-climate-regulator-is-changing-204680>

"A changing climate is upon us, with more frequent land and marine heatwaves,
forest fires, atmospheric rivers and floods. For some, it is the backdrop to
day-to-day life, but for a growing number of people it is a life-changing

The clean energy milestone the world is set to pass in 2023

Sun, 28 May 2023 06:29:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230414-climate-change-why-2023-is-a-clean-energy-milestone>

'This year, the world is predicted to pass a critical turning point in
renewable energy.

The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the ‘dark universe’

Sun, 28 May 2023 14:41:32 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-euclid-spacecraft-will-transform-how-we-view-the-dark-universe-204245>

"The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid satellite completed the first part of
its long journey into space on May 1 2023, when it arrived in Florida on a boat
from Italy. It is scheduled to lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket, built by SpaceX,

Clean energy is moving faster than you think

Sun, 28 May 2023 14:42:31 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/s9SCO

"Inertia is a powerful force in energy systems — and a key challenge for
efforts to transition economies to clean energy and tackle climate change. Why
install a heat pump when your gas boiler works fine or buy an electric car when

How archaeologists can help us live with wild animals

Sun, 28 May 2023 14:43:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/how-archaeologists-can-help-us-live-with-wild-animals-204652>

"For thousands of years, people in the British Isles lived with and depended on
wild animals for food and clothes. The land teemed with species such as deer,
boar, wolves, lynx and beavers. Then came farming, population growth and

Australia’s housing crisis is deepening. Here are 10 policies to get us out of it

Sun, 28 May 2023 14:45:00 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australias-housing-crisis-is-deepening-here-are-10-policies-to-get-us-out-of-it-204026>

"As Australia’s housing crisis deepens, governments at all levels are being
called on to help. The federal budget will be handed down today, and housing
will be a key talking point.

‘Unique’ frogs in NSW rainforests feared locally extinct after black summer bushfires

Sun, 28 May 2023 14:46:30 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/09/unique-frogs-in-nsw-rainforests-feared-locally-extinct-after-black-summer-bushfires>

"Several frog species are feared to be locally extinct in parts of New South
Wales after the black summer bushfires, a survey of amphibian populations has
found.

RWDS: A Massacre in Texas and a Warning to Us All

Sun, 28 May 2023 22:10:27 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/rwds-a-massacre-in-texas-and-a-warning

"Another horrific mass shooting in Texas over the weekend added to the grim
tally of some 200 nationwide so far this year. As with other massacres, the
shooter wielded an AR-15 and gunned down people in a public place, this time an

Welcome to May 9 – the true Australia Day

Sun, 28 May 2023 22:11:17 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/welcome-to-may-9-the-true-australia-day-204555>

"We missed out on a holiday for the king’s coronation.

Early next month we are about to get one for his birthday in most states of

Met police ‘regret’ arrest of anti-monarchy protesters at coronation

Sun, 28 May 2023 22:12:11 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/08/arrests-coronation-protesters-premeditated-republic-chief-police>

"The Metropolitan police have defended the arrest of anti-monarchy protesters
during the coronation despite announcing that no charges will be brought
against them.

The end of offshore oil and gas exploration in NZ was hard won – but it remains politically fragile

Sun, 28 May 2023 22:13:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploration-in-nz-was-hard-won-but-it-remains-politically-fragile-203396>

"Recent news that the New Zealand government has granted an offshore oil and
gas exploration permit it had earlier declined demonstrates how fragile the
current ban on such activity still is.

Asia’s ‘thirst’ for Indigenous Australian art on full display in South Korea

Sun, 28 May 2023 22:15:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/may/08/gwangju-biennale-2023-14th-south-korea-indigenous-australian-art>

"In 1997, Judy Watson exhibited alongside Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Yvonne
Koolmatrie at the Venice Biennale’s Australian pavilion. That three Indigenous
female artists were selected to be shown at the prestigious event was

A cancer centre is the latest victim of cyber attacks. Why health data hacks keep happening

Mon, 29 May 2023 06:30:07 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/a-cancer-centre-is-the-latest-victim-of-cyber-attacks-why-health-data-hacks-keep-happening-205131>

"It seems hardly a day goes by without another report of a cyber crime
incident. With Medibank still fresh in our minds, the latest attack is on a
Sydney-based cancer treatment facility, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre in

Hollywood is the single best example of mature labor power in America

Mon, 29 May 2023 06:31:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://doctorow.medium.com/hollywood-is-the-single-best-example-of-mature-labor-power-in-america-2f691e6bad08>

"The Writers Guild is on strike. Hollywood is closed for business. The union’s
bargaining documents reveal a cartel of studios that refused to negotiate on a
single position. This could go on for a long-ass time:

Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?

Mon, 29 May 2023 06:32:45 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/our-tropical-fruits-are-vulnerable-to-climate-change-can-we-make-them-resilient-in-time-199978>

"Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat
and corn make civilisation possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains,
fruit and vegetable varieties to get larger harvests and plants better able to

Ed Sheeran, Once Again, Demonstrates How Modern Copyright Is Destroying, Rather Than Helping Musicians

Mon, 29 May 2023 06:34:07 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/08/ed-sheeran-once-again-demonstrates-how-modern-copyright-is-destroying-rather-than-helping-musicians/>

"To hear the recording industry tell the story, copyright is the only thing
protecting musicians from poverty and despair. Of course, that’s always been
a myth. Copyright was designed to benefit the middlemen and gatekeepers, such

Almost Half The Planet Predicted to Enter New Climate Zones by 2100

Mon, 29 May 2023 06:35:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.sciencealert.com/almost-half-the-planet-predicted-to-enter-new-climate-zones-by-2100>

'Our planet is teetering on the edge of several tipping points that once
passed, will topple into a cascade of ecological changes.

Australia now has its own grand mosque: a brief history of how these buildings fold into the urban landscape

Mon, 29 May 2023 14:27:11 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/australia-now-has-its-own-grand-mosque-a-brief-history-of-how-these-buildings-fold-into-the-urban-landscape-189554>

"A referee’s whistle pierces the air. A player dribbles a ball across a court;
goal! Cheers erupt.

Suddenly, the US is a climate policy trendsetter

Mon, 29 May 2023 14:28:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy-manufacturing/suddenly-the-us-is-a-climate-policy-trendsetter>

"It wasn’t long ago that Europeans were lamenting the United States’ lack of
progress on climate. Now they’re racing to keep up.

As Platforms Decay, Let’s Put Users First

Mon, 29 May 2023 14:30:23 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/platforms-decay-lets-put-users-first>

"The net’s long decline into “five giant websites, each filled with screenshots
of the other four” isn’t a mystery. Nor was it by any means a forgone
conclusion. Instead, we got here through a series of conscious actions by big

Don't replace your people with ChatGPT or other AI services

Mon, 29 May 2023 14:31:54 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.computerworld.com/article/3695734/dont-replace-your-people-with-chatgpt-or-other-a-i-services.html>

'Goldman Sachs predicts generative A.I. will replace 300 million full-time jobs
because it can "generate content that is indistinguishable from human-created
output." Meanwhile, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has paused hiring because A.I.

Harlan Crow Sure Isn’t Paying for Your Kid’s School

Mon, 29 May 2023 14:33:48 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/harlan-crow-school-payments-insult-injury.html>

"In 1969, Justice Abe Fortas resigned his seat at the Supreme Court for
accepting $15,000 in exchange for a series of paid lectures at American
University. Part of the Fortas scandal also involved news of him accepting a

With independence off the table for now, what’s next for New Caledonia’s push for self-determination?

Mon, 29 May 2023 22:42:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/with-independence-off-the-table-for-now-whats-next-for-new-caledonias-push-for-self-determination-204536>

"Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s visit to New Caledonia a few weeks
ago made few headlines. In fact, it barely made the news.

From a 30sqm house to a slice of urban parkland: Australia’s most sustainable homes of 2023 – in pictures

Mon, 29 May 2023 22:44:00 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2023/may/10/from-a-30sqm-house-to-a-slice-of-urban-parkland-australias-most-sustainable-homes-of-2023-in-pictures>

"The sustainability shortlist in Architecture Australia’s annual Houses Awards
demonstrates new ways of thinking about the places we call home, whether it be
replacing a large garage with a place to “stare up at the stars”, or the first

HECS for farmers? Nature repair loans could help biodiversity recover – and boost farm productivity

Mon, 29 May 2023 22:44:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/hecs-for-farmers-nature-repair-loans-could-help-biodiversity-recover-and-boost-farm-productivity-204040>

"Almost three billion hectares of farmland is in poor condition worldwide – an
area the size of Russia. Biodiversity is in freefall. Extinctions are rising.
Wild animal populations have fallen almost 70% since 1970.

Narrative over numbers: Andreessen Horowitz's State of Crypto report

Mon, 29 May 2023 22:46:36 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/andreessen-horowitzs-state-of-crypto

"Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”) has invested billions in
crypto, raising four separate crypto funds: $350 million in 2018, $515 million
in 2020, $2.2 billion in 2021, and $4.5 billion in 2022. Needless to say, they

Review: ‘KHAN!!!: The Musical’ Is A Loving Send-Up Of Star Trek And Broadway

Mon, 29 May 2023 22:48:36 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://trekmovie.com/2023/05/09/review-khan-the-musical-is-a-loving-send-up-of-star-trek-and-broadway/>

"The setup: Pursuing his study of what it means to be human, Lt. Commander Data
forces himself to watch 1000 hours of 20th Century Earth musicals, and
generates a new musical based on the events of the infamous Khan incident.

‘Regenerative agriculture’ is all the rage – but it’s not going to fix our food system

Tue, 30 May 2023 06:21:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/regenerative-agriculture-is-all-the-rage-but-its-not-going-to-fix-our-food-system-203922>

"Decades of industrial agriculture have caused environmental and social damage
across the globe. Soils have deteriorated and plant and animal species are
disappearing. Landscapes are degraded and small-scale farmers are struggling.

Wikipedia Tells UK Government It Won’t Comply With Proposed Age Verification Mandates

Tue, 30 May 2023 06:25:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/09/wikipedia-tells-uk-government-it-wont-comply-with-proposed-age-verification-mandates/>

"The UK government still hopes to bend the internet to its will, but it’s
constantly finding out it won’t be as easy as just declaring a bunch of stuff
illegal. Tech companies from all over the world would be affected by its

European countries pledge huge expansion of North Sea wind farms

Tue, 30 May 2023 06:26:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/24/european-countries-pledge-huge-expansion-of-north-sea-wind-farms>

"Nine European countries have pledged to multiply the capacity of offshore wind
farms in the North Sea by eight times current levels before 2050, turning it
into what Belgium’s energy minister called “Europe’s biggest green power

Germany to ban new gas and oil heating from next year

Tue, 30 May 2023 06:27:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/PDEpC

"The German government has approved a bill banning new oil and gas heating
systems from 2024 that opposition parties claimed would impose “incalculable
costs” on homeowners.

China's green leap forward is a nightmare for Saudi Arabia and Russia

Tue, 30 May 2023 06:28:47 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/04/07/chinas-green-leap-forward-is-a-nightmare-for-saudi-arabia-a/>

"The existential threat to Saudi Arabia and the OPEC cartel comes from China,
not from net zero or from green deals in the West.

Electric vehicle sales in Australia overtake petrol-driven cars in medium category for first time

Tue, 30 May 2023 15:21:08 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/electric-vehicle-sales-australia-overtake-petrol-cars-medium-category>

"Electric vehicle sales in Australia have overtaken petrol-driven vehicles in
the medium-sized car category for the first time on record, according to the
peak motoring body.

China tests a Stirling engine in orbit

Tue, 30 May 2023 15:22:33 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-china-stirling-orbit.html

"The China National Space Agency (CNSA) has made considerable progress in
recent years with the development of its Long March 5 (CZ-5) rocket and the
completion of its Tiangong-3 space station. The agency also turned heads when

State governments forced to indemnify church bodies for child abuse due to insurance ‘market failure’

Tue, 30 May 2023 15:23:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/11/state-governments-forced-to-indemnify-church-bodies-for-child-abuse-due-to-insurance-market-failure>

"State governments are being forced to strike confidential deals granting
taxpayer-funded indemnity to church bodies for child abuse after an inundation
of survivors’ claims led commercial insurers to abandon religious institutions

Animated Babylon 5 Film Has A Name And Will See the Return Of Many An Original Cast Member

Tue, 30 May 2023 15:25:39 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.tor.com/2023/05/10/animated-babylon-5-film-has-a-name-many-cast-members-returning/>

"Last week, Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski revealed that an
animated movie set in the original show’s universe existed and that we’d find
out the title and the cast would be revealed next week. Well, it’s one week

Elton, Sting, Lizzo, Miley: The wild collaborations on Dolly Parton's first ever rock album

Tue, 30 May 2023 15:28:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/300875584/elton-sting-lizzo-miley-the-wild-collaborations-on-dolly-partons-first-ever-rock-album>

"For her very first entry into rock ‘n’ roll music, Dolly Parton pulled out all
the stops, thumbing through her rhinestone-studded Rolodex for collaborators.

If the budget ditched the Stage 3 tax cuts, Australia could save every threatened species – and lots more

Tue, 30 May 2023 22:51:20 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/if-the-budget-ditched-the-stage-3-tax-cuts-australia-could-save-every-threatened-species-and-lots-more-205305>

"The Albanese government has made bold environmental promises over the last
year. Given the parlous state of nature in Australia, these commitments are
important.

Millions of people have long COVID brain fog — and there's a shortage of answers

Tue, 30 May 2023 22:52:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/10/1175018383/long-covid-clearing-the-fog-james-jackson>

"As the Biden administration ends the COVID-19 public health emergency,
millions of Americans who contracted the disease continue to suffer from
symptoms associated with long COVID.

Smoke from the Black Summer fires could have made the triple La Niña more likely

Tue, 30 May 2023 22:53:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/smoke-from-the-black-summer-fires-could-have-made-the-triple-la-nina-more-likely-205292>

"The 2019-2020 bushfire season was devastating. Vast areas of pristine forest
burned, many for the first time in memory. By some estimates, a billion native
animals died up and down Australia’s east coast. Dozens of people died.

Almost half of tobacco lobbyists in Australia have held positions in government, study finds

Tue, 30 May 2023 22:54:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/10/almost-half-of-tobacco-lobbyists-in-australia-have-held-positions-in-government-study-finds>

"Understanding the links between tobacco companies, their lobbyists and
Australian politics “was like doing a complex, 5,000-piece jigsaw with many
missing or blank pieces”, Cancer Council NSW researcher Melissa Jones says.

How a leaked USB stick became the Nauru files – a tale of brutality and despair told in 160,000 words

Tue, 30 May 2023 22:55:54 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/may/10/how-a-leaked-usb-stick-became-the-nauru-files-a-tale-of-brutality-and-despair-told-in-160000-words>

"It was March 2016 and Paul Farrell, then a reporter at Guardian Australia,
had agreed to meet an anonymous source.

Sudan’s people toppled a dictator – despite the war they’re still working to bring about democratic change

Wed, 31 May 2023 07:29:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/sudans-people-toppled-a-dictator-despite-the-war-theyre-still-working-to-bring-about-democratic-change-205236>

"While Sudan’s generals have unleashed indiscriminate destruction and
occupation on wide swaths of the capital, Khartoum, neighbourhood resistance
committees and pro-democracy activists have stepped up to respond to the needs

The Once Unthinkable Revolution Coming to Figure Skating

Wed, 31 May 2023 07:30:51 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://slate.com/culture/2023/04/figure-skating-2023-same-sex-gender-pairs-rules.html>

"It was spring 2022, and the Winter Olympics season had finally come to a
close. Under the glare of fluorescent lights in a nearly empty arena in London,
Ontario, two of figure skating’s most decorated athletes circled each other

How to Not Get Arrested After Killing Someone in Public

Wed, 31 May 2023 07:31:57 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://theintercept.com/2023/05/03/nypd-jordan-neely-strangled-subway/

"Typically, when dozens of people witness someone killing another person in a
public space, one of two things happens: The killer is arrested or they flee.
The tabloids might dub them “subway killer.”

The Pandemic Is Over. What Does That Even Mean?

Wed, 31 May 2023 07:33:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/09/pandemic-covid-who-epidemic-aids/

"In early 2020, I widely predicted that the then-new COVID-19 pandemic would be
a 36-month battle. I added at that time that choices made by governments in the
first weeks of the pandemic would decide whether the 36-month point marked

Research reveals majority of gig economy workers are earning below minimum wage

Wed, 31 May 2023 07:34:38 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/may/gig-economy-worker-research.html

'As the cost of living continues to spiral, a new report shows more than half
of gig economy workers in the UK are paid below the minimum wage.

Ajay Bhatt and the Universal Serial Bus

Wed, 31 May 2023 14:20:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.sparkfun.com/news/6774

"Ajay Bhatt is a computer engineer who is widely recognized as one of the key
inventors of the Universal Serial Bus (USB). His work has had a profound impact
on the electronics industry in countless ways; including the standardization of

The real reason why open source software is better

Wed, 31 May 2023 14:21:11 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-real-reason-why-open-source.html>

"The prevailing consensus at the current time seems to be that open source
software is of higher quality than corresponding proprietary ones. Several
reasons have been put forth on why this is. One main reason given is that with

Here’s why The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is big news – even among those who don’t see themselves as ‘gamers’

Wed, 31 May 2023 14:22:04 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/heres-why-the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-is-big-news-even-among-those-who-dont-see-themselves-as-gamers-205229>

"Early this morning, millions of people around the world rushed to their
Nintendo Switch to play The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and immerse
themselves anew in this game’s vast, mythical kingdom of Hyrule.

Herd the news? Australian alpaca numbers near 400,000 after baby boom

Wed, 31 May 2023 14:24:50 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/12/australian-alpaca-numbers-near-400000-after-baby-boom>

"Australia has the second-largest alpaca herd in the world behind Peru, but
most still view the leggy camelids as the stuff of hobby farms.

Why is everyone buying truckzillas that are too big for our streets?

Wed, 31 May 2023 14:25:49 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.smh.com.au/national/why-is-everyone-buying-truckzillas-that-are-too-big-for-our-streets-20230511-p5d7iy.html>

"While driving recently, you may have noticed some huge vehicles on the road.
Perhaps you’ve seen an enormous, shiny SUV too wide to fit in a turning lane,
or maybe you’ve held your breath overtaking a vehicle that feels more like a

Whales are dying, but it’s not because of wind farms

Wed, 31 May 2023 23:12:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/11/23718523/whale-beachings-east-coast-offshore-wind-shipping>

"Beaches have become makeshift necropsy labs along the shores of New York and
New Jersey. An alarming number of whales are washing up along the east coast of
the US. And when they do, a team of researchers arrives at the scene to hunt

Five Worlds of AI (a joint post with Boaz Barak)

Wed, 31 May 2023 23:13:55 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=7266

"Artificial intelligence has made incredible progress in the last decade, but
in one crucial aspect, it still lags behind the theoretical computer science of
the 1990s: namely, there is no essay describing five potential worlds that we

How AI Could Save (Not Destroy) Education | Sal Khan | TED

Wed, 31 May 2023 23:14:58 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJP5GqnTrNo

"Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, thinks artificial intelligence
could spark the greatest positive transformation education has ever seen. He
shares the opportunities he sees for students and educators to collaborate with

Friday essay: cancellation or conflicted joy – grappling with the work of our ‘art monsters’

Wed, 31 May 2023 23:16:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-cancellation-or-conflicted-joy-grappling-with-the-work-of-our-art-monsters-202748>

"Author Claire Dederer started off writing a book about the film director Roman
Polanski. Forty-five years ago, Polanski fled the United States after pleading
guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.

Unprecedented €2.2bn drought response plan approved in Spain

Wed, 31 May 2023 23:17:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/11/spain-approves-unprecedented-drought-recovery-plan>

"The Spanish government has approved a €2.2bn (£1.9bn) plan to help farmers and
consumers cope with an enduring drought that has been exacerbated by the
hottest and driest April on record.

Louie Zong: Sing a Note

Thu, 1 Jun 2023 06:55:56 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpmYHPQdIs0

"i asked people to sing a note! then i made something with it. this could've
been a bit more GRAND but i'm happy to have finished it at all lol"

Despairing about climate change? These 4 charts on the unstoppable growth of solar may change your mind

Thu, 1 Jun 2023 06:59:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/despairing-about-climate-change-these-4-charts-on-the-unstoppable-growth-of-solar-may-change-your-mind-204901>

"Last year, the world built more new solar capacity than every other power
source combined.

To get to net zero, policymakers need to listen to communities. Here’s what they can learn from places like Geelong

Thu, 1 Jun 2023 07:01:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://theconversation.com/to-get-to-net-zero-policymakers-need-to-listen-to-communities-heres-what-they-can-learn-from-places-like-geelong-205122>

"While the federal government was announcing its flagship Net Zero Authority,
in the Victorian city of Geelong hundreds of people – including community
groups, unions, faith organisations and business representatives – were

Moderator Mayhem: A Mobile Game To See How Well YOU Can Handle Content Moderation

Thu, 1 Jun 2023 07:02:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/11/moderator-mayhem-a-mobile-game-to-see-how-well-you-can-handle-content-moderation/>

"Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of our newest game in partnership
with Engine. Moderator Mayhem is a mobile, browser-based game that lets you
see how good a job you would do as a front line content moderator for a growing

Glass Wings Blog: May 2023

Bhutan becomes open defecation free country

Mon, 1 May 2023 12:01:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Can folate ease symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?

Mon, 1 May 2023 12:02:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Florida Department of Health altered data to make vaccines look dangerous

Mon, 1 May 2023 12:04:34 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Here’s Why You’re Seeing Gross Viral Recipes on Your Subway Commute

Mon, 1 May 2023 12:06:03 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Malawi emerges as a leader in family planning

Mon, 1 May 2023 12:07:43 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Floor796

Mon, 1 May 2023 21:55:04 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Why reading books is good for society, wellbeing and your career

Mon, 1 May 2023 21:56:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

ACCC boss wants new powers to crack down on online businesses that make it hard to cancel subscriptions

Mon, 1 May 2023 21:57:17 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Searching for an elusive orchid pollinator

Mon, 1 May 2023 21:58:06 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

This Evolving 3,000-Mile-Long Park Is Already Improving Cities Along Its Path

Mon, 1 May 2023 21:59:00 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

LLMs and Phishing

Tue, 2 May 2023 06:05:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Amsterdam’s ‘Smart’ Blue-Green Roofs Reduce Urban Flooding

Tue, 2 May 2023 06:06:00 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Evan Gershkovich: Wall Street Journal reporter latest in long line of journalists punished for doing their job

Tue, 2 May 2023 06:07:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes

Tue, 2 May 2023 06:08:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

‘It’s like you’re a criminal, but I am not a criminal.’ First-hand accounts of the trauma of being stuck in the UK asylum system

Tue, 2 May 2023 06:10:04 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Cancer Council praises sun safety in schools as melanoma rates decrease in under-40s

Tue, 2 May 2023 13:40:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Covid has left thousands of US children orphans. Few states are addressing the crisis

Tue, 2 May 2023 13:41:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

‘Goldilocks’ of Latin America democracy? Uruguay’s model of stability.

Tue, 2 May 2023 13:43:30 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Maki-e: A Sumptuous World of Gold and Black - Core Kyoto mini

Tue, 2 May 2023 13:45:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

100 visualizations from a single dataset with 6 data points

Tue, 2 May 2023 13:48:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

How Bookshop.org Survives—and Thrives—in Amazon’s World

Tue, 2 May 2023 21:52:15 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

New MPA Tic-Toc Golfo Corcovado a safe haven for blue whales in Chile

Tue, 2 May 2023 21:53:54 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Three Years Later, Covid-19 Is Still a Health Threat. Journalism Needs to Reflect That

Tue, 2 May 2023 21:55:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Chinese investors call for mandatory translation of property rules, as fallout at one of Australia's largest apartment buildings continues

Tue, 2 May 2023 21:57:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Why arts degrees and other generalist programs are the future of Australian higher education

Tue, 2 May 2023 21:58:11 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

RBA accused of ‘dereliction of duty’ for dismissing corporate profiteering as a cause of inflation

Wed, 3 May 2023 05:52:26 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Anatomy of monster storm: how Cyclone Ilsa is shaping up to devastate the WA coast