Glass Wings Blog: September 2024
Cosmos Magazine publishes AI-generated articles, drawing criticism from journalists, co-founders
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 12:13:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-08-08/csiro-cosmos-magazine-generating-articles-using-ai/104186330>
'A decision by popular Australian science magazine
Cosmos to publish articles
generated by artificial intelligence (AI) has drawn criticism from its own
contributors and former editors, including two co-founders.
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Thailand: Constitutional Court Dissolves Opposition Party
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 12:14:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/07/thailand-constitutional-court-dissolves-opposition-party>
"(Bangkok) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court dissolved the opposition Move
Forward Party on August 7, 2024, based on politically motivated allegations,
seriously damaging the country’s return to genuine democratic rule, Human
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Ocado starts trial selling everyday products in refillable packaging
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 12:15:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/08/ocado-starts-trial-selling-everyday-products-in-refillable-packaging>
"Ocado is testing offering everyday products such as pasta, rice and washing
liquid in refillable packaging in a first by an online supermarket.
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Six months of wins for human rights
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 12:16:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/impact/2024/07/six-months-of-wins-for-human-rights/>
"Even though we’re only mid-way through the year, Amnesty International has
contributed to a series of human rights wins, with people released from prison,
laws changed, and justice served!
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The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 12:17:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/oct/06/the-100-greatest-bbc-music-performances-ranked>
"As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop
moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob
Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions"
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Most high-income countries ban direct advertising of prescription drugs – why does NZ still allow it?
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 12:18:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/most-high-income-countries-ban-direct-advertising-of-prescription-drugs-why-does-nz-still-allow-it-231688>
"New Zealand and the United States are the only high-income countries to allow
unrestricted direct-to-consumer advertising of branded medicines, including the
name of the drug and the condition for which it is prescribed.
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Modern clothes, ancient stories: From Country to Couture 2024 – in pictures
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 19:30:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2024/aug/08/darwin-aboriginal-art-fair-2024-from-country-to-couture>
"More than 20 collections were shown across two 75-minute runway shows at this
year’s From Country to Couture presentations held on Larrakia country in
Darwin, celebrating Indigenous fashion designers from around Australia as part
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What lies beneath: the growing threat to the hidden network of cables that power the internet
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 19:31:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/09/what-lies-beneath-the-growing-threat-to-the-hidden-network-of-cables-that-power-the-internet>
"It was the opening days of 2022, in the aftermath of a huge volcanic eruption,
when Tonga went dark. The underwater eruption – 1,000 times more powerful than
the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima – sent tsunami waves across Tonga’s
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Study Links Permian Blowouts With Wastewater Injection
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 19:32:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07082024/permian-basin-oil-well-blowouts-linked-with-wastewater-injection/>
"Fracking wastewater, injected underground for permanent disposal, traveled 12
miles through geological faults before bursting to the surface through a
previously plugged West Texas oil well in 2022, according to a new study from
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Australia needs permanent supportive housing to end homelessness – and it will pay for itself
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 19:34:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/australia-needs-permanent-supportive-housing-to-end-homelessness-and-it-will-pay-for-itself-235411>
"Australia needs to provide permanent supportive housing for many reasons. The
most compelling reason is simple: it permanently ends homelessness for our most
marginalised citizens.
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“Good luck with your EV in outback WA!” On the slow road to stunning Karijini
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 19:35:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://thedriven.io/2024/08/08/good-luck-with-your-ev-in-outback-wa-on-the-slow-road-to-stunning-karijini/>
"We are in Karijini, Western Australia’s second largest National Park: the sun
is a smudged vermilion marriage mark on the earth’s forehead – my Bengali
iconography evokes a bride’s shyly sweet morning after the wedding night
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Healthy Country, healthy people: how shared knowledge is helping to restore a World Heritage area
Sun, 1 Sep 2024 19:36:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/healthy-country-healthy-people-how-shared-knowledge-is-helping-to-restore-a-world-heritage-area-235776>
"Our journey began in 2018 at Bush Heritage Australia’s Hamelin Station, a
relaxed setting on Malgana Country for knowledge sharing and storytelling. An
inspirational weekend under the stars sowed the seeds for a partnership to heal
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Germany may take another 50 years to find final repository for waste from shuttered nuclear power
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 05:31:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/germany-may-take-another-50-years-to-find-final-repository-for-waste-from-shuttered-nuclear-power/>
"Germany’s ongoing hunt for a final repository for highly radioactive nuclear
waste could last until the 2070s, a report has warned.
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Huge gas fields – under a coral reef. Will a rejection on environmental grounds stop Woodside’s Browse project?
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 05:32:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/huge-gas-fields-under-a-coral-reef-will-a-rejection-on-environmental-grounds-stop-woodsides-browse-project-236145>
"For decades, Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company, Woodside,
has eyed off a prize: the largest known unconventional gas fields in the
nation.
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The Street Medicine Team Bringing Care to L.A.’s Homeless
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 05:33:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/california-homelessness-health-care/
"They distribute GPS devices so they can track their homeless patients. They
stock their street kits with glass pipes used to smoke meth, crack or fentanyl.
They keep company credit cards on hand in case a patient needs emergency food
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How do 4,500 people become 250? The stark reality of life on Japan’s rapidly depopulating Gotō Islands
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 05:34:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/how-do-4-500-people-become-250-the-stark-reality-of-life-on-japans-rapidly-depopulating-goto-islands-235778>
"Japan’s population crisis isn’t letting up, despite ongoing efforts by its
government to boost fertility rates. According to data released in June, birth
rates fell for the eighth consecutive year in 2023, reaching a record low.
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When the Doctor Prescribes a Warmer Home
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 05:36:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/warm-home-prescription-health-benefits/>
"Jackie Spenceley paid £79 toward the gas and electric bill every month for
years, even in summer, to build up credit to heat her three-bedroom home in
Middlesbrough in northwestern England through the raw winter months. Then, a
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The Unshakeable Resilience of Lahaina, One Year After the Wildfires
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 05:37:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://time.com/7009538/maui-wildfires-resilience-essay/
'At the elder’s call of "Kani Ka Pū," the sound of the conch shell echoes
across Hanakaʻōʻō Beach Park, summoning hundreds of surfers and outrigger canoe
paddlers to the water. They paddle out, their silhouettes stark against the
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How Anti-Racist Demonstrators Overwhelmed Far-Right Riots in Britain
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:32:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://time.com/7009238/anti-racist-far-right-riots-britain/
"Britain was braced for a long night of violent rioting on Wednesday, after a
tense week of anti-migrant uprisings swept across the nation.
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Tricky conversations with kids - we’ve all had them.
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:33:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-Z4w4LNwhk/
"Tricky conversations with kids - we’ve all had them. Luckily, when it comes to
climate, @parentsforfuture_uk can help. Our members support each other by
sharing the facts – and tried and tested ways to discuss them with our
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When Oil companies say they're going green
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:34:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Clive Hamilton says dreams of a safe climate are ‘wishful thinking’ – but the young and the vulnerable will keep fighting
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:35:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/clive-hamilton-says-dreams-of-a-safe-climate-are-wishful-thinking-but-the-young-and-the-vulnerable-will-keep-fighting-236335>
"The deep complexities of climate change raise a myriad of challenges for
humanity – not least of which is how best to respond. Should we throw ourselves
into slashing carbon emissions and stabilising Earth’s climate as soon as
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‘It shouldn’t be a bucket list place’: these people went to Antarctica. They hope you don’t
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:38:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/hobartica-antarctica-beaker-street-festival-hobart>
"“If Antarctica were music, it would be Mozart,” the Australian broadcaster
Andrew Denton once wrote, after one of his many (at least seven) trips to the
continent. “Art, and it would be Michelangelo. Literature, and it would be
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Singapore’s Public Housing Gets Open-Plan Makeover as Design Tastes Shift
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:40:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-22/singapore-s-hdb-white-flats-give-public-housing-an-open-concept-makeover>
"For six decades, Singapore’s public housing system has delivered standardized,
affordable housing to millions of citizens. But in the face of changing social
trends and rising affluence, the country is now allowing homebuyers to have
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COVID-19 situation update - WHO - 06 August 2024
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 19:22:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.unognewsroom.org/story/en/2284/covid-19-situation-update-who-06aug2024/0/Jxbo2QBagw>
"COVID-19 infections are surging globally, including at the Paris Olympics, and
are unlikely to decline anytime soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
The UN health agency is also warning that more severe variants of the
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Here's how $4 billion in government money is being spent to reduce climate pollution
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 19:23:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.npr.org/2024/07/23/nx-s1-5046808/heres-how-4-billion-in-government-money-is-being-spent-to-reduce-climate-pollution>
"After Hurricane Ida struck in 2021, the city of New Orleans went dark. The
electric grid failed, spurring calls for more energy independence through
measures like rooftop solar.
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The Paris Olympics Are a Lesson in Greenwashing
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 19:25:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-paris-olympics-are-a-lesson-in-greenwashing/>
"The Summer Olympics will soon begin in Paris against the backdrop of heat
waves and drought throughout much of Southern Europe.
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Doggy bags packed with seeds to help rewild nature reserve in England
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 19:27:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Brazil led the way. Now the UK should get behind the assault on hunger and poverty
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 19:28:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/aug/01/brazil-led-the-way-now-the-uk-should-get-behind-the-assault-on-hunger-and-poverty>
"Last week the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, shattered the
mould of G20 meetings. In using the annual summit as a launchpad for a new
effort to tackle hunger and extreme poverty, he has provided the world with a
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Barcelona records lowest nitrogen dioxide levels in 25 years
Mon, 2 Sep 2024 19:29:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.catalannews.com/society-science/item/barcelona-records-lowest-nitrogen-dioxide-levels-in-25-years>
'Barcelona's air quality improved significantly in 2023, reaching the lowest
levels of nitrogen dioxide since records began 25 years ago.
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A Vast Wetland Park Seeks to Slake a Thirsty Megacity
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 03:42:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-02/in-mexico-city-a-vast-wetland-park-rises-from-a-dead-airport>
"Early morning, it’s eerily quiet on the shores of Lake Nabor Carrillo. Just 30
minutes from the clamor of downtown Mexico City, this placid water body has
languished for decades with few visitors and little love.
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These are the 13 books now banned statewide from Utah schools
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 03:45:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.kuer.org/education/2024-08-02/these-are-the-13-books-now-banned-statewide-from-utah-schools>
"Thirteen books are now banned from all Utah public schools per a list released
Friday afternoon, Aug. 2, by the Utah State Board of Education. Utah’s first
statewide removal list was also emailed to the appointed representative in each
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Improved Forest and Landscape Management in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 03:46:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/07/31/improved-forest-and-landscape-management-afe-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-drc>
"Welcome to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a land of vast
opportunity and constant challenges. Home to mighty rivers, mountain gorillas,
and mineral mining; Soukous music, crippling poverty, and localized unrest;
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Mountain Bikers Are Rewilding Land by Paying the Government to Do It
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 03:47:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.wired.com/story/bike-park-wales-rewilding-private-sector-finance/>
"The dark spaces beneath the conifers make it feel as if the mountain bikers
are emerging from nowhere. Racing down the hill, they slalom perilously close
to the trees, bouncing over roots, rocks, and purpose-built jumps, their
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Agroforestry offers Thai rubber farmers a pathway to profit and sustainability
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 03:48:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/agroforestry-offers-thai-rubber-farmers-a-pathway-to-profit-and-sustainability/>
"BANGKOK — Little by little, the canopy of branches and interlocking leaves
closes overhead as our vehicle rollicks deeper into the plantation. Pakamart
Tongkam points from the driver’s seat into the stark thicket of rubber trees
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Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 03:50:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://apnews.com/article/glacier-ice-snow-melt-climate-change-alaska-58d77cbec294be705504b73da3003309>
"The melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is
accelerating. The snow covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it
was in the 1980s, according to a new study.
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A Forest for the Next Generations
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 12:00:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.nature.org/en-us/magazine/magazine-articles/forest-restoration-alaska-youth-stewards/>
"As part of their summer jobs, three teenagers—members of the Prince of Wales
Alaska Youth Stewards work crew—are being asked by Quinn Aboudara to become
time travelers. Stay with him here.
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Tramstertram
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 12:02:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://mattstark.itch.io/tramstertram
"A minimalist Amsterdam-inspired town builder with trams."
Play in your browser!
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China’s Cement Boom Is Over. We Can All Breathe Easier
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 12:03:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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mechanical tales, some of my wood automata toys
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 12:04:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vRKfIH8S4k
"Some of the automatons I make in my small carpentry and wood sculpture
workshop. At the moment these pieces have all been sold, so I had to recover
the footage from some old videos I made for instagram, so they are vertical and
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The Melbourne women diverting tonnes of clothes from landfill
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 12:05:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Time to Retire ‘Hard to Abate’ as Climate Solutions Become More Affordable
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 18:57:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/wm2uM
"Jargon often gets in the way of clearly understanding the climate challenge.
While some technical terms such as “net zero” are useful and continue to gain
wider acceptance, others aren’t so helpful. Take the phrase “hard to abate.”
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‘A symbol of change’: Historic buildings keep their charm thanks to cleverly installed solar panels
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 18:58:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/08/03/a-symbol-of-change-historic-buildings-keep-their-charm-thanks-to-cleverly-installed-solar->
"The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, has just installed 300 solar panels on
its roof - part of its commitment to be climate neutral by 2030.
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The evolving art and science of agrivoltaics
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 18:59:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2024/07/31/the-evolving-art-and-science-of-agrivoltaics/>
"At Bluewave, integrating solar technology with traditional farming practices
isn’t just a concept, it’s the new standard. Jesse Robertson-DuBois, director
of sustainable solar development, shares insights on the transformative journey
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Solid-state batteries are finally making their way out of the lab
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 19:00:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.freethink.com/hard-tech/future-of-solid-state-batteries
"The discovery of electricity changed the world, giving birth to inventions
that made our lives safer, healthier, more productive, and more enjoyable.
Batteries took the discovery to the next level, giving us a way to store
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Virus Behind COVID-19 Now Rampant in Wild Animals, Study Finds
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 19:02:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.sciencealert.com/virus-behind-covid-19-now-rampant-in-wild-animals-study-finds>
'The virus responsible for COVID-19 is now widespread in wildlife. A new study
in the US identified exposure rates of up to 60 percent in some species.
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Liked to death? The social media race for nature photos can trash ecosystems – or trigger rapid extinction
Tue, 3 Sep 2024 19:03:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/liked-to-death-the-social-media-race-for-nature-photos-can-trash-ecosystems-or-trigger-rapid-extinction-235951>
"Have you ever liked or shared a social media post about nature? It could have
been a photo of a rare orchid or an unusual bird. Or you might share a stunning
photo of an “undiscovered” natural place.
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Making workers return to the office might not make them any more productive, despite what the NSW premier says
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 03:57:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/making-workers-return-to-the-office-might-not-make-them-any-more-productive-despite-what-the-nsw-premier-says-236310>
"Announcing the directive to work “primarily in an approved office”, NSW
Premier Chris Minns said overseas studies showed people were less productive
when working from home.
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World must confront Maduro’s ‘campaign of terror’, Venezuelan opposition leader says
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 03:58:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/11/world-must-confront-maduro-campaign-of-terror-maria-corina-machado>
"Venezuela’s main opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has accused the
country’s strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, of unleashing a horrific
“campaign of terror” in an attempt to cling on to power.
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Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second only to Russia for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 03:59:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/12/australian-fossil-fuel-exports-ranked-second-globally-for-climate-damage-with-no-plan-for-reduction>
"Australia’s coal and gas exports cause more climate damage than those from any
other country bar Russia, according to a new study that argues the country is
undermining a global agreement to transition away from fossil fuels.
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Chinese rocket breaks apart after megaconstellation launch, creating cloud of space junk
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 04:00:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.space.com/china-megaconstellation-launch-space-junk
'The first launch for a coming Chinese internet megaconstellation turned out to
be quite messy.
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The Paris Olympics horse-whipping scandal shows the dangers of ‘Disneyfication’ in horse sports
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 04:01:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/the-paris-olympics-horse-whipping-scandal-shows-the-dangers-of-disneyfication-in-horse-sports-235672>
"Over the course of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Charlotte Dujardin went from being
Great Britain’s most successful Olympics dressage rider to one of the most
digitally shamed athletes in the history of the internet.
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Only 100 years ago the Milky Way was visible from central Paris. Here’s how we can get the night sky back
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 04:03:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/only-100-years-ago-the-milky-way-was-visible-from-central-paris-heres-how-we-can-get-the-night-sky-back-236221>
"For the more than 100,000 years humans have been on Earth, we have looked up
at night and seen the stars and our celestial home, the Milky Way galaxy.
Cultures all around the world have stories and records incorporating this
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Not just for the rich: Why Australia might be great place for electric flying taxis
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 11:26:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://thedriven.io/2024/08/12/not-just-for-the-rich-why-australia-might-be-great-place-for-electric-flying-taxis/>
"Most other vehicles in Melbourne’s exhibition hall have four wheels, but one
has eight propellers, doors that open skywards, two seats for passengers, and
no space for a pilot.
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‘Everything, everywhere, all at once’: Australia’s survival in a warmer world will be a mammoth multi-tasking effort
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 11:27:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-australias-survival-in-a-warmer-world-will-be-a-mammoth-multi-tasking-effort-236337>
"Much of the climate conversation in Australia to date has centred on actions
to limit global warming, recognising that each increment of warming contributes
to worsening climate extremes.
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One of Australia’s oldest wind farms could nearly double capacity by “repowering” with bigger turbines
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 11:28:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/one-of-australias-oldest-wind-farms-could-nearly-double-capacity-by-repowering-with-bigger-turbines/>
"Plans to “repower” an ageing wind farm in north-western Tasmania, almost
doubling its energy generating capacity in the process, are seeking the
all-clear from the federal environment minister, paving the way for what would
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Urban growth is leading to more intense droughts for most of the world’s cities – and Sydney is a case study for areas at risk
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 11:28:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/urban-growth-is-leading-to-more-intense-droughts-for-most-of-the-worlds-cities-and-sydney-is-a-case-study-for-areas-at-risk-236315>
"The growth of cities worldwide is contributing to more intense drought
conditions in many cities, including Sydney, a new Chinese study has found.
This is adding to urban heat and water stress. These important findings point
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Australian solar team beats perovskite efficiency milestone, joins elite global club
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 11:29:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-solar-team-beats-perovskite-efficiency-milestone-joins-elite-global-club/>
"Australian scientists have joined an elite club of just eight around the
world, making a perovskite solar cell that can hit 30 per cent efficiency.
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Dug up in Australia, burned around the world – exporting fossil fuels undermines climate targets
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 11:30:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/dug-up-in-australia-burned-around-the-world-exporting-fossil-fuels-undermines-climate-targets-236248>
"Australia is one of the world’s largest exporters of fossil fuels. While this
coal and gas is burned beyond our borders, the climate-warming carbon dioxide
(CO₂) emissions affect us all.
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“One household at a time:” 50,000 homes with batteries could displace a gas peaker plant
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 18:34:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/one-household-at-a-time-50000-homes-with-batteries-could-displace-a-gas-peaker-plant/>
"Four years ago Mark Purcell sat in a Canberra café and watched as his diesel
BMW was trashed by golf ball sized hailstones in a massive storm.
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Australia is doubling down on fossil fuel exports, and helping to blow global carbon budgets
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 18:36:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-is-doubling-down-on-fossil-fuel-exports-and-helping-to-blow-global-carbon-budgets/>
"Australia is one of the world’s largest exporters of fossil fuels. While this
coal and gas is burned beyond our borders, the climate-warming carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions affect us all.
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Desertification was supposed to be the ‘greatest environmental challenge of our time.’ Why are experts now worried about greening?
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 18:38:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thebulletin.org/2024/08/desertification-was-supposed-to-be-the-greatest-environmental-challenge-of-our-time-why-are-experts-now-worried-about-greening/>
"Southeast Australia has been getting hotter and drier. Droughts have
lengthened, and temperatures regularly soar above 95 degrees F (35 degrees C).
Bush fires abound. But somehow, its woodlands keep growing. One of the more
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University of Houston researchers make nasal vaccine that prevents COVID from spreading
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 18:39:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.is/3RMp1
"A team of researchers from the University of Houston have developed a new
vaccine to treat and prevent the spread of flu and multiple coronavirus
strains.
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New solar farms can benefit nature – here’s how
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 18:40:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-solar-farms-can-benefit-nature-heres-how-235991>
"If you were told solar farms could take up to 0.3% of the total land area in
the UK by 2035, would you take up a banner and march to parliament in protest?
It’s hard to imagine anyone feeling troubled by such a perceptibly small
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John Chowning, Computer Music, DX7 & FM Discovery
Wed, 4 Sep 2024 18:41:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu8lHX-xuSg
"It was an honor for me to interview John Chowning who is directly responsible
for the way we create music today in every genre! His visionary ideas have
profoundly shaped contemporary music creation, including the integration of
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The Geneva Conventions at 75: do the laws of war still have a fighting chance in today’s bloody world?
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 04:28:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-geneva-conventions-at-75-do-the-laws-of-war-still-have-a-fighting-chance-in-todays-bloody-world-235882>
"Today marks 75 years since the adoption of the Geneva Conventions on August 12
1949. In theory, these rules of war are universally agreed by every nation. In
practice, they are routinely violated everywhere.
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Three plant species and the humpback whale are back from the brink of extinction
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 04:31:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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A galactic ‘comet’ called Terzan 5 just illuminated a 100-year-old puzzle about cosmic rays
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 04:37:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-galactic-comet-called-terzan-5-just-illuminated-a-100-year-old-puzzle-about-cosmic-rays-236575>
"When my colleagues and I set to work on a century-old cosmic mystery, we found
an unexpected celestial laboratory in Terzan 5, a dense star cluster currently
plunging through our galaxy at breakneck speed.
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Australian battery hopeful to test its five-hour vanadium flow technology at remote mine site
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 04:39:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-battery-hopeful-to-test-its-five-hour-vanadium-flow-technology-at-remote-mine-site/>
"Perth-based based energy storage hopeful Avess Energy is firming up plans to
demonstrate its first vanadium redox flow battery, in a deal that could see its
long duration technology used to help power an off-grid mine site.
(More...)
Do artists have a duty to speak truth to power? Jordan Prosser’s "Big Time" believes the future is ours to make
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 04:41:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Heavy-lift cargo drones are now being used at offshore wind farm in world first
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 04:42:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/heavy-lift-cargo-drones-are-now-being-used-at-offshore-wind-farm-in-world-first/>
"In a world first, Danish wind energy giant Ørsted is deploying heavy-lift
cargo drones to transport cargo at the 752MW Borssele wind project in the North
Sea.
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From jellyfish to basking shark, we’re developing 100 new signs to deepen deaf people’s connection with the ocean
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 11:49:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/from-jellyfish-to-basking-shark-were-developing-100-new-signs-to-deepen-deaf-peoples-connection-with-the-ocean-234417>
"For deaf people including schoolchildren, teachers and scientists, talking
about marine species like the shortfin mako shark, loggerhead turtle and tiny
phytoplankton usually means spelling out each term letter by letter. The lack
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Can neighbourhood batteries really deliver benefits to all consumers?
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 11:50:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/can-neighbourhood-batteries-really-deliver-benefits-to-all-consumers/>
"If there is one form of energy storage that resonates with the collective it
is neighbourhood batteries.
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UK riots: five essential reads on what triggered a week of violence
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 11:51:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/uk-riots-five-essential-reads-on-what-triggered-a-week-of-violence-236536>
"The UK has experienced more than a week of violent rioting, during which white
nationalists have marauded through towns and cities, fighting with police and
calling for borders to be closed to keep out immigrants. Gangs have intimidated
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Inside Karijini: A perfect electric drive through an ancient land
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 11:52:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/08/13/inside-karijini-a-perfect-electric-drive-through-an-ancient-land/>
"In 2015, a headline in Conde Nast, perhaps the trendiest of travel magazines,
said ‘Electric Car Road Trips are the next big thing’. Ten years later, here in
outback Western Australia, my fellow grey nomads still look quizzical or
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Watch Devo play NPR's Tiny Desk
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 11:53:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://boingboing.net/2024/08/09/watch-devo-play-nprs-tiny-desk.html
"Fifty one years since their formation in Akron, Ohio, everyone's favorite
spuds Devo took over NPR's Tiny Desk for a rousing four-song set. Watch below."
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Amazon countries are stepping-up measures to counter illicit financing of nature crime
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 11:54:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/amazon-countries-are-stepping-up-measures-to-counter-illicit-financing-of-nature-crime-236043>
"With the announcement by the US of a new initiative to counter the illicit
financing of environment crime in the Amazon, there are signs the issue is
finally an international priority. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen launched
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Variety kicks off “Big Electric Adventure” with 10,000 km EV drive through outback
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 18:40:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/08/13/variety-kicks-off-big-electric-adventure-with-10000-km-ev-drive-through-outback/>
"Australian children’s charity Variety has kicked off its ‘Big Electric
Adventure’ which will feature two Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) travelling more
than 10,000 kilometres through regional towns in Western Australia, Northern
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Football Fans Are Organising Against the Far Right
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 18:41:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://novaramedia.com/2024/08/13/football-fans-are-organising-against-the-far-right/>
"In mid July, Paul Chadwick and Dave Kelly spent an evening at Liverpool’s
Abdullah Quilliam mosque, which had opened its doors to the city’s football
fans for the Euros 2024 final.
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The biggest-ever sample of core material from Earth’s mantle could have valuable clues into the origins of life
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 18:43:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-biggest-ever-sample-of-core-material-from-earths-mantle-could-have-valuable-clues-into-the-origins-of-life-236562>
"If you were to slice through it, you would see the Earth is divided into
distinct layers. On top is the relatively thin crust where we live. Beneath
that is the 2,900 km thick mantle layer. Then, enclosed within the mantle is
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‘What goes up, must come down:’ Junk satellites are a looming hazard
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 18:45:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.popsci.com/science/space-junk-satellites/
"Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its competitors are making reliable, and decently-fast
satellite internet services a reality thanks to a growing armada of shimmering
satellites orbiting overhead. Through its constellation of over 6,000,
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Parents are waiting more than 30 years for an Australian visa. The new home affairs minister needs to act
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 18:45:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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From net zero to Indigenous knowledge, Australia has finally set new science priorities. How can we meet them?
Thu, 5 Sep 2024 18:47:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/from-net-zero-to-indigenous-knowledge-australia-has-finally-set-new-science-priorities-how-can-we-meet-them-236573>
"The Australian government has updated the nation’s science and research
priorities, and released a National Science Statement. This marks the first
wholesale update on Australia’s vision and plan for the future of science and
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Men On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 04:36:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://defector.com/men-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown
'"Tim Walz is not trans," the reactionary influencer Christopher Rufo tweeted
on Tuesday. "But he knows about cross-sex hormones. He's familiar with breast
binders. He has a soft spot for tucking." Rufo's post goes on like that for a
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NASA just shut down a planetary defence mission that tracks asteroids. Now what?
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 04:37:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nasa-just-shut-down-a-planetary-defence-mission-that-tracks-asteroids-now-what-236515>
"Launched in 2011, NASA’s NEOWISE mission operated in Earth’s orbit until late
last week. It detected more than 3,000 near-Earth objects or NEOs – asteroids
or comets whose orbits can bring them close to Earth, even with the possibility
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The plight of the pig-nosed turtle, one of the unlucky 13 added to Australia’s threatened species list
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 04:38:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-plight-of-the-pig-nosed-turtle-one-of-the-unlucky-13-added-to-australias-threatened-species-list-236411>
"Australia’s unique biodiversity is under siege. The national list of species
threatened with extinction is growing, with eight animals and five plants added
just last month.
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‘It doesn’t reflect us’: Global mockery of Raygun’s Paris Olympics performance affecting Australian scene, local B-girls say
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 04:39:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/14/raygun-breaking-paris-olympics-australian-dance-industry>
"For Australia’s B-girls, it’s been a tough 72 hours. As Rachael “Raygun” Gunn
went viral after her performance at the Paris Olympics, the tight-knit breaking
community at home has been dealing with the fallout.
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‘The dream is to reform Bangladesh’: can a new leader steer the country towards democracy?
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 04:39:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-dream-is-to-reform-bangladesh-can-a-new-leader-steer-the-country-towards-democracy-236678>
"When Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled in the face of a mass
uprising last week, a power vacuum was left in the 170 million-person country.
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Toyota hybrid among cars found to guzzle more petrol than advertised, study finds
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 04:40:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/14/toyota-hybrid-among-cars-found-to-guzzle-more-petrol-than-advertised-study-finds>
"Australians are buying cars that consume more petrol than the fuel
efficiencies marketed to them, repeated investigations have found, while many
vehicles also emit more toxic fumes than manufacturers advertise.
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Thousands of doctors sound alarm on health risks linked to fossil fuel pollution
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 15:41:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-14/fossil-fuels-report-health-risks-doctors-for-the-environment/104222818>
'A new report released by a group of doctors has found fossil fuel pollution is
killing more people globally than smoking, and is increasing rates of heart
disease, cancer and poor pregnancy outcomes.
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Refugees in Australia are miles behind in health and wellbeing outcomes. Here’s why
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 15:43:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/refugees-in-australia-are-miles-behind-in-health-and-wellbeing-outcomes-heres-why-235652>
"Health outcomes for refugees and people with humanitarian visas are far worse
than the general Australian population. They are more likely to self-report
long-term conditions, including diabetes (80% higher), kidney disease (80%),
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The gambling industry is pulling out all the stops to prevent an ad ban, but the evidence is against it
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 15:44:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
‘Fierce repression’ of Venezuela election protests must end, UN rights team says
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 15:46:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/13/venezuela-un-human-rights-election-protest>
"United Nations human rights investigators have urged Venezuela’s authoritarian
leader, Nicolás Maduro, to halt the “fierce repression” being perpetrated by
his security forces after last month’s allegedly stolen presidential election.
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Why are child carers still paid less than retail workers? And how can we help fix it?
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 15:49:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-are-child-carers-still-paid-less-than-retail-workers-and-how-can-we-help-fix-it-236563>
"So certain is the Australian government that childcare workers are being
poorly paid that it is handing them an extra 15% – 10% this December, followed
by a further 5% in December 2025 – and speaking as if there’s more to come.
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Ex-Twitter worker wins £470,000 for unfair dismissal over Musk ‘hardcore’ email
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 15:50:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/13/musk-ordered-to-pay-x-employee-470000-for-unfair-dismissal>
"Twitter has been ordered to pay a record fine of more than €550,000 (£470,000)
to a former senior employee at its European headquarters in Ireland, after it
was found to have dismissed him unfairly when he failed to respond to an email
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Wild genes in domestic species: how we can supercharge our crops using their distant relatives
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:30:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/wild-genes-in-domestic-species-how-we-can-supercharge-our-crops-using-their-distant-relatives-233437>
"Food security is shaping up as one of the biggest challenges we face globally.
In some places, access to food has steadily deteriorated in recent years, due
to wars, inflation and climate-driven extreme weather. The cost of basic foods
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compassion for the computer scientists
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:33:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://areenaakhter.medium.com/compassion-for-the-computer-scientists-be207afdf426>
"This piece is the first in a series of reflections on what I’ve learnt so far
from studying and working on ‘human-centred’ algorithm development. My thesis
across these narratives will probably become evident: that we are facing an
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Indigenous science can help solve some of the great problems of our time. Here’s how
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:34:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/indigenous-science-can-help-solve-some-of-the-great-problems-of-our-time-heres-how-236597>
"Australia has committed to elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
knowledge as one of five national priorities in science and research.
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The future of solar could be over our highways and up our walls
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:36:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-future-of-solar-could-be-over-our-highways-and-up-our-walls/>
"Rooftop solar installations continue to soar across the globe, and
utility-scale solar installations remain a dominant source of new energy
generation, but two new studies have posited new options for expanding solar
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“But it’s just a joke!”: why comedy’s right to offend doesn’t include the right to harm
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:38:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/08/but-its-just-a-joke-why-comedys-right-to-offend-doesnt-include-the-right-to-harm/>
"Keeping your epistemological toolkit up to date is vitally important, but
amongst the meticulous intellectual minutiae, a pearl of wisdom from over half
a century ago is frequently forgotten. Thankfully, there’s a song to help you
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The Neighborliness Option
Fri, 6 Sep 2024 22:42:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://prospect.org/politics/2024-08-14-neighborliness-option-chicago-migrants-dnc/>
"The sharpest illustration of the Republican Party’s slide into fascism came
during a presidential primary debate in late 2023. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
held up a map he claimed documented every time someone defecated in the streets
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Air New Zealand won’t be the last company to miss its climate goals – here’s why
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 04:52:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/air-new-zealand-wont-be-the-last-company-to-miss-its-climate-goals-heres-why-236420>
"Air New Zealand’s recent decision to abandon its short-term climate target
raises the question of how many other businesses might follow.
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Half of crypto ads on Facebook are scams or violate Meta’s policies, consumer regulator alleges
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 04:53:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/15/crypto-ad-scams-facebook-meta-accc-court-case>
"More than half of cryptocurrency-related ads on Facebook analysed by
Australia’s consumer regulator were scams or violated Meta’s policies, a court
has heard.
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A world-first law in Europe is targeting artificial intelligence. Other countries can learn from it
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 04:54:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-world-first-law-in-europe-is-targeting-artificial-intelligence-other-countries-can-learn-from-it-236587>
"Around the world, governments are grappling with how best to manage the
increasingly unruly beast that is artificial intelligence (AI).
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Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency, declares WHO
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 04:56:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/14/mpox-outbreak-africa-public-health-emergency-declares-who>
"An outbreak in Africa of mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox,
resembles the early days of HIV, scientists have said, as the World Health
Organization declared it a public health emergency.
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Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures are poised to be climate change winners – and the repercussions could be huge
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 04:57:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/earths-oldest-tiniest-creatures-are-poised-to-be-climate-change-winners-and-the-repercussions-could-be-huge-235115>
"The world’s oceans are home to microscopic organisms invisible to the human
eye. The tiny creatures, known as “prokaryotes”, comprise 30% of life in the
world’s oceans.
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Prince Harry Pines For Fictional, Pre-Social Media, Olden Days When Parents Had Full Control Over Their Children
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 05:01:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/14/prince-harry-pines-for-fictional-pre-social-media-olden-days-when-parents-had-full-control-over-their-children/>
"Over the last year especially, there’s been a lot of talk about kid safety
online and the role (if any) of social media in all of that. It’s a complicated
topic that requires nuance, not unproven claims of social media being the
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Is Australia ‘giving away’ its natural resources?
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 12:39:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/is-australia-giving-away-its-natural-resources-236784>
"Speaking on ABC’s
Q&A on Monday night, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph
Stiglitz claimed Australia was “giving away its natural resources”, something
he found “mind-boggling”.
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Radical change needed to upgrade system to handle tidal effect of renewables, EVs and rooftop solar
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 12:41:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/radical-change-needed-to-upgrade-system-to-handle-tidal-effect-of-renewables-evs-and-rooftop-solar/>
"Turning Australia’s energy system today into one that can handle the expected
influx of electric vehicles (EVs), PV rooftops and big wind and solar requires
an equally massive change in the way we plan for it, says Energy Catalyst
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Bernie Sanders: America Must Confront Its Long COVID Crisis
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 12:43:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-america-must-confront-its-long-covid-crisis?ref=home>
"As the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
(HELP Committee), I have heard from Americans of all ages about their struggles
with Long COVID and the challenges they face are absolutely heartbreaking.
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In Japan’s ageing countryside, some villages face extinction
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 12:45:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/15/in-japans-ageing-countryside-communities-are-facing-extinction>
"Nanmoku, Japan – Like all bakers, their day starts before dawn.
Hours later, as the mid-afternoon light streams through the windows of their
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When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 12:46:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.propublica.org/article/plastics-industry-redefine-recyclable-ftc-grocery-bags>
"Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag?
They rip and tear. They float away in the slightest breeze. Left in the wild,
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If we want more solar and wind farms, we need to get locals on board by ensuring they all benefit too
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 12:48:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/if-we-want-more-solar-and-wind-farms-we-need-to-get-locals-on-board-by-ensuring-they-all-benefit-too-236226>
"The race is on to transition to clean energy. Solar and wind farm developers
are inundating regional communities in the hope they will host generation and
transmission infrastructure. This extra capacity is needed to achieve the
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Public.Work Is an Amazing Visual Resource for Public Domain Content
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 20:27:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://mossandfog.com/public-work-is-an-amazing-visual-resource-for-public-domain-content/>
"Finding public domain (copyright free) imagery has always been a challenge,
especially when seeking content themes. It’s a hunt and peck process, and
rarely easy or fun.
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Solar farms can benefit nature and boost biodiversity. Here’s how
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 20:28:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-farms-can-benefit-nature-and-boost-biodiversity-heres-how/>
"If you were told solar farms could take up to 0.3% of the total land area in
the UK by 2035, would you take up a banner and march to parliament in protest?
It’s hard to imagine anyone feeling troubled by such a perceptibly small
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Kids in France Are Pedaling Toward Two-Wheeled Equality
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 20:30:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/kids-in-france-are-pedaling-toward-two-wheeled-equality/>
"On a scorching hot afternoon in northeast Paris, the playground at Robert
Doisneau elementary school is in the process of rolling out an entirely new
part of the curriculum for its students: learning how to cycle.
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Long COVID is a $1 trillion problem with no cure. Experts plead for governments to wake up
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 20:32:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://fortune.com/well/article/long-covid-cost-1-trillion-treatment-cure/>
"For months, governmental officials around the world have appeared to want to
forgo discussing the specter of long COVID. As a new review makes clear, that
is wishful thinking—and the latest COVID variants may well kick long COVID into
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COVID 'is an all-year round virus' expert warns amid summer wave
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 20:34:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/covid-all-year-virus-summer-wave-uk-cases-105241355.html>
'The UK is experiencing a "summer COVID wave", a UCL professor has said,
warning: "If you have cold or flu symptoms, it's probably COVID."
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How Architecture Can Make Indigenous Traditions Visible
Sat, 7 Sep 2024 20:36:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/how-architecture-can-make-indigenous-traditions-visible/>
"When you walk into the Indigenous Outdoor Gathering space at Lambton College
in Sarnia, Ontario, it’s hard to know whether you have landed in the past or in
the future. One might wonder if the round building is a traditional healing
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3 years after the Taliban’s return, Afghanistan is a broken country swarming with terrorists again
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 05:08:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Mpox: Sweden confirms first case of ‘more grave’ variant outside Africa
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 05:09:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/15/mpox-variant-clade-i-case-sweden>
"Sweden confirmed its first case of the more contagious variant of mpox, a
viral infection that spreads through close contact, marking the first time it
has been found outside Africa.
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Commonwealth Bank to stop financing fossil fuel companies that don’t comply with Paris climate goals
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 05:11:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/aug/14/commonwealth-bank-paris-climate-agreement-fossil-fuel-companies>
"The Commonwealth Bank, Australia’s largest lender, has broken ranks with
rivals and will stop financing fossil fuel companies that aren’t compliant with
the Paris climate goals by the end of this year.
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How does today’s extreme heat compare with Earth’s past climate?
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 05:12:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/14/how-does-today-extreme-heat-compare-with-earth-past-climate>
"Climate records are tumbling at a galloping pace. The world has just
experienced its hottest ever single day on record, amid a string of
record-breaking months that followed the planet’s hottest recorded year. But
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Islands in the sky: could steep-sided hilltops offer safe haven to our threatened species?
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 05:13:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/islands-in-the-sky-could-steep-sided-hilltops-offer-safe-haven-to-our-threatened-species-234925>
"Species are disappearing at an alarming rate around the world. But Australia’s
extinction crisis is especially severe – since European colonisation, we have
lost about 100 species of animals and plants. The loss of 33 mammal species is
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EVs are easy to fall in love with, but only once you’re in one
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 05:14:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/08/16/evs-are-easy-to-fall-in-love-with-but-only-once-youre-in-one/>
"There is no doubt electric vehicle (EV) owners in Australia fall in love with
their EVs and rarely take a step back into the past. But getting drivers into
an EV in the first place is the tricky bit, a new report shows.
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The making of Australia’s first Dark Sky Community at Carrickalinga
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 12:24:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-making-of-australias-first-dark-sky-community-at-carrickalinga-228002>
"In a world increasingly illuminated by artificial light, the beautiful night
skies of a small coastal town in South Australia have attracted international
recognition. Carrickalinga on the Fleurieu Peninsula is Australia’s first
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Climate group creates satellite to track methane “super emitters” from space
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 12:25:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/climate-group-creates-satellite-to-track-methane-super-emitters-from-space/>
"The world’s biggest methane producers could be identified from space after a
climate group created a satellite to detect and track greenhouse gas “super
emitters”.
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Satellites are making the night sky brighter – as a launch site, NZ has a duty to combat light pollution
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 12:27:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/satellites-are-making-the-night-sky-brighter-as-a-launch-site-nz-has-a-duty-to-combat-light-pollution-233784>
"New Zealand’s space sector has been developing rapidly since the first rocket
lifted off in 2017. It now contributes about NZ$1.7 billion in revenue, with
plans to grow to $10 billion by 2030.
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The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 12:28:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The World's First All Electric Tugboat!
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 12:29:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu9XZIpOTcw>
"In this episode, we jump aboard the world's first fully electric tugboat from
Hai-Sea Marine to explore how this innovative vessel is revolutionising harbour
operations and contributing to a cleaner, quieter marine environment. From
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Ukraine war: Kursk offensive has taken the war into Russia and put Putin on the back foot – for now
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 12:31:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ukraine-war-kursk-offensive-has-taken-the-war-into-russia-and-put-putin-on-the-back-foot-for-now-236663>
"The Ukrainian advance into Russia’s Kursk oblast took almost everyone by
surprise. Perhaps not the Russians stationed on the border, who reportedly
tried to warn of a Ukrainian troop buildup, but the rest of us who watch the
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Ukraine’s cross-border incursion challenges Moscow’s war narrative – but will it shift Russian opinion?
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 19:36:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ukraines-cross-border-incursion-challenges-moscows-war-narrative-but-will-it-shift-russian-opinion-236445>
"On Aug. 6, 2024, Ukrainian soldiers crossed the border into Kursk province,
marking the first invasion of foreign troops into Russian territory since World
War II. In the days since, Russian television viewers and social media users
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Bright Green Futures Ep 17: Diversity in Climate Storytelling
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 19:39:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/ep-17-diversity-in-climate-storytelling>
"The obvious reason for diverse storytelling is simply that all kinds of people
exist and deserve to have representation in our culture, of which stories are
an important part. The slightly less obvious reason is that climate
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Big alcohol and tobacco are the aces of strategic marketing. The gambling industry has adopted the playbook
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 19:41:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/big-alcohol-and-tobacco-are-the-aces-of-strategic-marketing-the-gambling-industry-has-adopted-the-playbook-236777>
"The federal government has been under significant pressure all week as it
works to finalise proposed regulation to restrict gambling advertising.
Currently, a partial ban is on the table.
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Ancient Tracking Skills and New Tech Are Protecting Namibia’s Endangered Pangolins
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 19:44:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/namibia-endangered-pangolins-ancient-tracking-skills/>
"A subtle rustle from a nearby bush is enough to prompt Cwi and his group to
halt in their steps. The rangers have spent nearly a week trekking through the
treacherous community forest, located 36 kilometers from the Nyae Nyae
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Was Ukraine’s incursion of Russia a tactical stroke of genius? It sent a strong message to Putin – and the West
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 19:45:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/was-ukraines-incursion-of-russia-a-tactical-stroke-of-genius-it-sent-a-strong-message-to-putin-and-the-west-236864>
"Ukrainians have long become used to grim news reports from their besieged
lands. But that’s suddenly changed. Following its remarkably successful
incursion of Russia’s Kursk region, cheerful Ukrainian journalists are now
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Air pollution in South Africa: affordable new devices use AI to monitor hotspots in real time
Sun, 8 Sep 2024 19:47:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/air-pollution-in-south-africa-affordable-new-devices-use-ai-to-monitor-hotspots-in-real-time-235897>
"Air quality has become one of the most important public health issues in
Africa. Poor air quality kills more people globally every year than HIV, TB and
malaria combined. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Air pollution makes
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Raising the retirement age won’t defuse China’s demographic time bomb – but mass immigration might
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 03:31:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/raising-the-retirement-age-wont-defuse-chinas-demographic-time-bomb-but-mass-immigration-might-236041>
"Chinese workers may soon have to work just a little bit longer.
In late July 2024, China’s ruling Communist Party adopted a resolution that
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Maui celebrates recovery of 151-year-old banyan tree after 2023 wildfire damage
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 03:33:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/07/banyan-tree-recovery-wildfire-lahaina-maui>
"When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of
flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town’s Front
Street. But the sprawling tree survived the blaze, and thanks to the efforts of
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Australian-made insulated beehives are modernising beekeeping and boosting honey production
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 03:34:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-17/australian-made-insulated-beehive-modernising-beekeeping/103931862>
"Victor Croker and Dave Leemhuis were dropping off their daughters at ballet
class in Canberra when they struck up a conversation about beekeeping.
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You Don’t Really Need DC Fast Charging
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 03:36:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://insideevs.com/features/730299/hyundai-kona-dc-fast-charging-test/>
"It’s Sunday, and I’m at my local Kroger grocery store in downtown Columbus
seeking to get a few odds and ends before I start my work week. I’m a young
single person who can’t figure out how to grocery shop efficiently, so I visit
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Week in wildlife in pictures: a hunting osprey, a golf-loving snake and a hedgehog in a war zone
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 03:37:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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In praise of the weird
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 03:38:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/in-praise-of-the-weird-236370>
"Republicans, as you’ve probably heard, are being called “weird.”
In a quip that launched a million memes, Minnesota governor-turned-VP candidate
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FDA approves first nasal spray to treat dangerous allergic reactions
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:48:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://apnews.com/article/epipen-nasal-spray-allergic-reaction-fda-32ef474cbe0a14bc854691ec44bbaf10>
"U.S. health officials on Friday approved a nasal spray to treat severe
allergic reactions, the first needle-free alternative to shots like EpiPen.
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Thailand’s conservative elites oust prime minister and ban opposition
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:52:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/thailands-conservative-elites-oust-prime-minister-and-ban-opposition-236887>
"Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dissolved the country’s largest opposition
party and official winner of the 2023 general election, Move Forward. The same
court has now dismissed Thailand’s prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, in an
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Bangladesh protests are not the first time student uprisings have helped bring about radical change
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:54:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-student-protests-sheikh-hasina-25fe38b620fc9529ef25733aa9c2bfce>
"BANGKOK (AP) — In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for
government jobs turned into a broad uprising that forced the prime minister to
flee the country and resign.
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Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:56:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/mpox-outbreak-in-africa-was-neglected-it-could-now-turn-into-the-next-global-pandemic-236893>
"The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases
perceived to be “someone else’s problem”, and affecting mainly poor, developing
countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats.
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Chair of Nuclear for Australia denies that calling CO₂ ‘plant food’ means he is a climate denier
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:59:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/17/dr-adi-paterson-nuclear-for-australia-climate-change>
"The chair of a leading Australian nuclear advocacy group has called concerns
that carbon dioxide emissions are driving a climate crisis an “irrational fear
of a trace gas which is plant food” and has rejected links between worsening
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Why Melbourne’s e-scooter ban is a wrong turn away from safe, sustainable transport
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 10:01:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-melbournes-e-scooter-ban-is-a-wrong-turn-away-from-safe-sustainable-transport-236781>
"Melbourne City Council voted to break its contracts with operators of shared
e‑scooter schemes this week, citing safety concerns. It seems these concerns
have usurped the long-term transport and environmental gains from moving
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Turkey parliament descends into chaos as dozens of MPs take part in fistfight
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 17:09:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/17/turkey-parliament-descends-into-chaos-as-dozens-of-mps-take-part-in-fistfight>
"Dozens of lawmakers became embroiled in a fisticuffs brawl in Turkey’s
parliament on Friday as they argued over a jailed opposition deputy stripped of
his parliamentary immunity this year.
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Revealed: Shell oil non-profit donated to anti-climate groups behind Project 2025
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 17:11:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/15/shell-oil-project-2025-climate-crisis>
"A US foundation associated with the oil company Shell has donated hundreds of
thousands of dollars to religious right and conservative organizations, many of
which deny that climate change is a crisis, tax records reveal.
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Russian court jails US-Russian woman for 12 years over $50 charity donation
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 17:14:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/15/russian-court-jails-us-russian-woman-for-12-years-over-50-charity-donation>
"A Russian court on Thursday sentenced the US-Russian dual national Ksenia
Khavana to 12 years in prison on a treason conviction for allegedly raising
money for the Ukrainian military.
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It’s too hard to make business decisions in the face of climate uncertainty – here’s how ‘storylines’ could help
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 17:15:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/its-too-hard-to-make-business-decisions-in-the-face-of-climate-uncertainty-heres-how-storylines-could-help-236588>
"What will our climate look like in the future? It is hard to overstate not
only the importance of answering this question, but also the challenges
involved in doing so.
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Letters from an American: August 16, 2024
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 17:16:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-16-2024
"The complaint of Republican vice presidential candidate Senator J.D. Vance
(R-OH) last weekend on CNN that Democrats are bullying him by calling him weird
has stuck with me. As I wrote at the time, Republicans have made punching down
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Acid Pattern Generator
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 17:18:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://drakh.github.io/acid-generator/
"Web implementation of acid pattern generator heavily inspired by STING by
SKINNERBOX M4L device."
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6,000 sheep will soon be grazing on 10,000 acres of Texas solar fields
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 02:47:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/6-000-sheep-will-soon-be-grazing-on-10-00-acres-of-texas-solar-fields>
"JR Howard of Texas Solar Sheep can’t buy sheep fast enough. He supplies them
to solar farms, where their grazing keeps grass short for less than the cost of
mowing it. Demand for his animals has skyrocketed over the past few years as
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Chinese social media users hilariously mock AI video fails
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 02:50:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/08/viral-trend-sees-humans-simulating-bizarre-ai-video-glitches/>
'It's no secret that despite significant investment from companies like OpenAI
and Runway, AI-generated videos still struggle to achieve convincing realism at
times. Some of the most amusing fails end up on social media, which has led to
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Friday essay: is ‘wokeness’ killing comedy – or are ageing comedians crying wolf?
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 02:52:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-is-wokeness-killing-comedy-or-are-ageing-comedians-crying-wolf-234364>
"In late April, comedian Jerry Seinfeld went on the
New Yorker Radio Hour and
re-opened the debate that refuses to die. While spruiking his debut film,
Unfrosted, Seinfeld went on a tangent about how, he believes, political
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‘Nobody ever saw anything like this before’: how methane emissions are pushing the Amazon towards environmental catastrophe
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 02:54:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/17/methane-climate-crisis-amazon-peat-permafrost-vegan-heat-pumps>
"Controlling methane provides our best, and perhaps only, lever for shaving
peak global temperatures over the next few decades. This is because it’s
cleansed from the air naturally only a decade or so after release. Therefore if
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Oil prices will whipsaw as we move to net zero, which could be disastrous for low-income producer countries
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 02:56:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/oil-prices-will-whipsaw-as-we-move-to-net-zero-which-could-be-disastrous-for-low-income-producer-countries-236889>
"One huge question for the future of the global economy is how oil will be
affected by the transition to net zero. Any energy economist will tell you that
predicting oil prices is something of a fool’s errand, given all the
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An exposé of whatever-it-takes culture, Eric Beecher’s The Men Who Killed the News is an idealistic book for the times
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 03:00:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The International Correspondent: Saving Yolo Art Center
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:55:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.theinternationalcorrespondent.com/p/saving-yolo-art-center
"The Yolo Art Center is more than just a building; it is a home away from home
for many. Comprising three floors, the Center includes a welcoming café on the
ground floor where social events like light shows, jam sessions, and karaoke
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Baby beavers born in urban London for the first time in over 400 years
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:58:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/environment/baby-beavers-born-in-urban-london-for-the-first-time-in-over-400-years/>
"
At least two kits have appeared just eight months after the pioneering
reintroduction of a beaver family to west London
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"You Have to Live Your Life:" Responses to Common COVID Minimizing Phrases
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:53:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.oliviabelknaptherapy.com/post/you-have-to-live-your-life-responses-to-common-covid-minimizing-phrases>
'If you're still COVIDing, you've likely heard phrases, like "it's mild now,"
or "you have to live your life," repeated over and over. You might be
wondering, "what do I even say here? How do I respond to this?" I've listed
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The art of healing: how creativity is changing NHS mental health wards
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:54:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/the-art-of-healing-how-creativity-is-changing-nhs-mental-health-wards/>
"It was nearly 10 years ago that Tim A Shaw and his partner, Niamh White, found
themselves visiting a close friend who had been admitted as an inpatient to a
mental health unit.
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Arts and crafts give greater life satisfaction than work, survey suggests
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:07:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/16/arts-and-crafts-give-greater-life-satisfaction-than-work-survey-suggests>
"Winston Churchill had painting, Judi Dench is famous for her rude embroidery
and Tom Daley has been known to knit at the Olympics. Now researchers say we
could all benefit from creative endeavours and that such pursuits have a bigger
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The US Government Has Abandoned Us to Endless COVID. We Can Do Better.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:08:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-government-has-abandoned-us-to-endless-covid-we-can-do-better/>
"This week, Nassau County, New York, passed a mask ban. Those wearing face
masks will now face the possibility of up to a year in jail or a $1,000 fine.
Angry at the power of anti-genocide protests, lawmakers banned one of the most
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These zigzag walls help keep buildings cool during heat waves
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:09:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.fastcompany.com/91173849/these-zigzag-walls-help-keep-buildings-cool-during-heat-waves>
"Extreme heat is probably costing you money: In one recent survey, seven out of
10 Americans said their electricity bills had gone up as heat waves get longer
and more intense. But better design can help buildings stay cooler without
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What's in your Covid Emergency Kit?
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:10:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.patreon.com/posts/whats-in-your-110263473
"With a nonexistent covid response from leadership and healthcare systems,
we’ve been tossed into the churn to fend for ourselves. It’s a brutal time for
all of us. We’re on our own, scrabbling for accurate information, comparing
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Florida is building the world's largest environmental restoration project
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:11:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20240815-floridas-everglades-reservoir-will-clean-the-states-water>
'In February 2023, a large digger broke ground on a multi-billion dollar
project that has been decades in the making: building a reservoir the size of
Manhattan Island.
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"Disenshittify or Die"
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:13:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/17/hack-the-planet/#how-about-a-nice-game-of-chess>
"What the fuck
happened to the old, good internet?
I mean, sure, our bosses were a little surveillance-happy, and they were
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Long COVID has cost the Australian economy billions in lost work hours, new research says
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:49:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-19/long-covid-billions-economic-loss-australia/104234434>
"Long COVID cost the Australian economy almost $10 billion in lost labour hours
in 2022, according to new research.
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Push to allow pets into Australian workplaces, as report shows human benefits to office companion animals
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:50:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Some New Zealand homes are becoming uninsurable because of natural disasters – but all may not be lost
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:51:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/some-new-zealand-homes-are-becoming-uninsurable-because-of-natural-disasters-but-all-may-not-be-lost-235771>
"After a series of natural disasters – from the Canterbury earthquakes to
Cyclone Gabrielle – real doubt hangs over the insurance options available to
some New Zealand homeowners.
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The great Australian water grab
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:53:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-19/northern-territory-water-cotton-mataranka-springs-four-corners/104187666>
"At the desert oasis of Bitter Springs, tourists float lazily through water so
clear it reflects the piercing blue sky.
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Crashes, blackouts and climate tipping points: how can we tell when a system is close to the edge?
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:54:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/crashes-blackouts-and-climate-tipping-points-how-can-we-tell-when-a-system-is-close-to-the-edge-236683>
"According to the infamous myth, groups of lemmings sometimes run off cliffs to
their collective doom. Imagine you are one of these rodents: on a sunny day you
join your companions in a joyous climb up a mountain beneath clear skies,
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Supermoons are boring – here are 5 things in the sky worth your time
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:54:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/supermoons-are-boring-here-are-5-things-in-the-sky-worth-your-time-236416>
"A supermoon may sound exciting, but it’s a modest coincidence.
As the Moon orbits Earth, its distance from us varies from 357,000 to 407,000
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Aristotle, Aelian and the giant octopus: the earliest ‘citizen science’ goes back more than 2,000 years
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:28:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/aristotle-aelian-and-the-giant-octopus-the-earliest-citizen-science-goes-back-more-than-2-000-years-236709>
"If we want to research a subject, how do we do it? We could read about it in
books or do experiments in a lab. Or another way is to find people who know
something about it and ask them.
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This Fatal Flaw Could Kill The AI Industry
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:29:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/predict/this-fatal-flaw-could-kill-the-ai-industry-5085548cc717>
"AI will revolutionise the world and, in doing so, displace vast swathes of the
economy and create some of the most profitable and valuable companies ever. Or
at least, that's the line we have been sold. Over the past few years, this
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Meta just closed a vital online research tool. It’s bad news for the fight against misinformation
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:30:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/meta-just-closed-a-vital-online-research-tool-its-bad-news-for-the-fight-against-misinformation-236785>
"For more than a decade, researchers and journalists have relied on a digital
tool called CrowdTangle to track and fight the spread of viral falsehoods
online.
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BNEF says $2.4 trillion needed for Australia’s net zero target, but window to safe climate closing fast
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:30:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/bnef-says-2-4-trillion-needed-for-australias-net-zero-target-but-window-to-safe-climate-closing-fast/>
"Bloomberg NEF has warned that Australia’s window to achieving its 2050 net
zero targets is closing fast, and the “heavy lifting” in investment in new
wind, solar and storage must be done this decade. Coal, and unabated fossil gas
(More...)
4 ways to cut down on meat when dining out – and still make healthy choices
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:31:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/4-ways-to-cut-down-on-meat-when-dining-out-and-still-make-healthy-choices-236505>
"Many of us are looking for ways to eat a healthier and more sustainable diet.
And one way to do this is by reducing the amount of meat we eat.
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“Gas Trojan horse:” Coalition nuclear push slammed as fossil wedge aimed at renewables
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:32:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/gas-trojan-horse-coalition-nuclear-push-slammed-as-fossil-wedge-aimed-at-renewables/>
"The chair of Australia’s largest group of clean energy investors has described
the federal Coalition’s push for nuclear power as a “gas Trojan horse,” and a
political wedge intended to douse investment in renewables and prolong the use
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Most Australians are worried about artificial intelligence, new survey shows. Improved media literacy is vital
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:24:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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New Zealand’s biggest solar farm secures finance to go ahead at Christchurch Airport
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:25:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-zealands-biggest-solar-farm-secures-finance-to-go-ahead-at-christchurch-airport/>
"Leading global renewable energy developer Lightsource BP has secured $NZ267
million in financing for its 168MW Kōwhai Park solar project planned to be
built at the Christchurch Airport, which will be – for a time – the largest in
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Generative AI hype is ending – and now the technology might actually become useful
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:26:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/generative-ai-hype-is-ending-and-now-the-technology-might-actually-become-useful-236940>
"Less than two years ago, the launch of ChatGPT started a generative AI frenzy.
Some said the technology would trigger a fourth industrial revolution,
completely reshaping the world as we know it.
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Scientists May Have Found a Way to Save The Banana From Extinction
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:27:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-found-a-way-to-save-the-banana-from-extinction>
"Did you know that the bananas you eat today are not the same type as the ones
people were eating a few generations ago?
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Australia’s nature is in deep crisis. These 3 easy steps would give our new environment laws teeth
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:28:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-nature-is-in-deep-crisis-these-3-easy-steps-would-give-our-new-environment-laws-teeth-236517>
"The Albanese government’s environmental reforms are likely to feature
prominently on federal parliament’s agenda this week. A Senate inquiry into the
long-awaited reforms is due to deliver its findings on Monday. Meanwhile, the
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In these new-build homes, no fossil fuels are allowed
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:29:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/in-these-new-build-homes-no-fossil-fuels-are-allowed/>
"A new all-electric and carbon-neutral housing development in New York State
forbids the use of fossil fuels anywhere in the community to heat homes or
water, cook food, or dry clothes.
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What makes Brisbane 2032 different from Paris and the rest? A ‘climate-positive’ Olympics plan for lasting benefits
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:11:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-makes-brisbane-2032-different-from-paris-and-the-rest-a-climate-positive-olympics-plan-for-lasting-benefits-236511>
"The Paris Olympics have put Brisbane back in the spotlight as host of the 2032
Olympic and Paralympic Games. The plans for 2032 make one thing clear: these
games will be different.
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The stunning photographs of Australian artist Anne Zahalka: remembering the past and recording the present
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:12:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-stunning-photographs-of-australian-artist-anne-zahalka-remembering-the-past-and-recording-the-present-235425>
"The first work I saw by the Australian photo-media artist Anne Zahalka was her
regendered version of Tom Roberts’
A Break Away! (1891). In Zahalka’s 1985
rendering, the heroic rider has been given a plait.
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What is ‘model collapse’? An expert explains the rumours about an impending AI doom
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:13:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-is-model-collapse-an-expert-explains-the-rumours-about-an-impending-ai-doom-236415>
"Artificial intelligence (AI) prophets and newsmongers are forecasting the end
of the generative AI hype, with talk of an impending catastrophic “model
collapse”.
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Israel perpetrating war crimes in plain sight in Gaza, says ex-UK diplomat
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:13:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/19/israel-perpetrating-war-crimes-in-plain-sight-in-gaza-says-ex-uk-diplomat>
"Israel is “flagrantly and regularly” committing war crimes in Gaza, according
to a former British diplomat who recently resigned over ministers’ failure to
ban arms sales to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
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Thailand’s democracy has taken another hit, but the country’s progressive forces won’t be stopped
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:14:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/thailands-democracy-has-taken-another-hit-but-the-countrys-progressive-forces-wont-be-stopped-236949>
"After two tumultuous weeks in Thai politics, the country has a new prime
minister and new opposition party in parliament. The sweeping changes have
demonstrated yet again the power of the Constitutional Court over Thailand’s
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Emily is dying. So why is she selling off her remaining time to strangers?
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:16:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/aug/20/emily-lahey-time-to-live-project-terminal-cancer>
"It’s sunny on Saturday morning when I enter Carriageworks in the Sydney suburb
of Eveleigh, and the farmers’ market is in full throttle outside. But I bypass
the stalls and crowds: I’m here to spend some time with a young woman named
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Long COVID cost the Australian economy almost $10 billion in 2022 – new research
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:30:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/long-covid-cost-the-australian-economy-almost-10-billion-in-2022-new-research-236948>
"The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 10–20% of people suffer from
long COVID after they recover from the initial COVID infection.
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New ABC show "The Assembly" highlights how neurodivergence can enhance jobs or study
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:31:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-abc-show-the-assembly-highlights-how-neurodivergence-can-enhance-jobs-or-study-235893>
"
The Assembly, a new ABC documentary series, introduces us to a diverse group
of autistic people who are interested in pursuing journalism careers.
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India’s alternative facts: how the government of Narendra Modi invents its own kind of ‘experts’ to legitimise its policies
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:33:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/indias-alternative-facts-how-the-government-of-narendra-modi-invents-its-own-kind-of-experts-to-legitimise-its-policies-232105>
"Narendra Modi was reelected as India’s prime minister in June for a historic
third term. Yet his Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) does not have the privilege of
an absolute majority for the first time in a decade. It will head a coalition
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How Russian gender-based disinformation could influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:34:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-russian-gender-based-disinformation-could-influence-the-2024-u-s-presidential-election-236473>
"Most people have a general understanding of disinformation — false information
that is intentionally created to cause harm. Disinformation becomes “gendered”
when deliberately false information draws on common understandings of issues
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A more varied diet would help the world’s economy as well as its health
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:35:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-more-varied-diet-would-help-the-worlds-economy-as-well-as-its-health-236815>
"More than 75% of the food consumed in the world today comes from just 12 plant
and five animal species. The over-dependence on this small selection, which
includes rice, maize and wheat, damages the environment and human health, and
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Handling Pandemic-Scale Cyber Threats: Lessons from COVID-19
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:19:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08417v1
"The devastating health, societal, and economic impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic illuminate potential dangers of unpreparedness for catastrophic
pandemic-scale cyber events. While the nature of these threats differs, the
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How to say a beautiful ‘hello’ – inspired by philosophy from non-English speaking cultures
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:21:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-to-say-a-beautiful-hello-inspired-by-philosophy-from-non-english-speaking-cultures-236913>
"Hi. Or should that be: hello? Or: hey? Or: yo? Or: ’sup? In English, there is
no shortage of ways to greet someone casually or informally – and most English
speakers will use one or more of these greetings every day.
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Kind of Bloop
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:24:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://kindofbloop.com/
"
Kind of Bloop is a chiptune tribute to Miles Davis'
Kind of Blue, a
track-by-track 8-bit reinterpretation of the bestselling jazz album of all
time.
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Archiving “The Famous Computer Cafe”
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:25:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://blog.archive.org/2024/08/19/archiving-the-famous-computer-cafe/
"A previously lost cache of celebrity and historical interviews from a
long-dormant radio show have been discovered, digitized, and made available for
all.
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Fantasy Map Brushes
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:26:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://kmalexander.com/free-stuff/fantasy-map-brushes/
"Welcome to a project I call #NoBadMaps. Here you will find brush sets and
tools to create fantasy maps that can add a touch of historical authenticity to
any project. All my brushes are released under a CC0 License and are free for
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Yayoi Kusama’s Largest Permanent Public Sculpture Arrives in London
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:27:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-reflective-sculpture-from-yayoi-kusama-arrives-at-a-tube-station-in-london-180984906/>
"A new sculpture by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has been unveiled at London’s
Liverpool Street station. Titled
Infinite Accumulation, it’s Kusama’s first
permanent public artwork in the United Kingdom—and her largest public sculpture
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2024 Winners | The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:49:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bulwer-lytton.com/2024
"Chosen from over 6300 submissions to the 42nd Annual Lyttonaid, Lawrence
Person of Austin, Texas has risen to the top of our (steaming) pile to take the
crown:
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Farewell to Tanaka Atsuko
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:51:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://mstdn.jp/@unseenjapan/112996489004136579
"Farewell to Tanaka Atsuko, the legendary voice actress who portrayed
Ghost in
the Shell's Major Kusanagi Motoko in almost every iteration of the character,
starting with the seminal 1995 film. She sadly passed away today at the age of
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Scammers target travellers with fake listings on accommodation platforms, including Booking.com
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:53:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-19/travellers-scammed-fake-accomodation-listings-booking-airbnb/104218806>
'When travellers arrived at a Sunshine Coast property claiming to have booked
accommodation, the owners didn't know what was happening.
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Solar above, batteries below: here’s how warehouses and shopping centres could produce 25% of Australia’s power
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:54:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Climate crisis fuelled storm that sank yacht in Sicily, say experts
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:55:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/20/climate-crisis-fuelled-storm-that-sank-yacht-in-sicily-say-experts>
"Record temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea this summer contributed to the
freak storm that sank a superyacht off the coast of Sicily, with similar
extreme events expected to increase in frequency and intensity as the climate
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Balkan Bass & Yug Modnar - Borscht Soup
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:47:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP1ugrVv_ew
"The Balkans is a kingdom of flavours, aromas, and fine cuisine. Yug Modnar,
our debut artist from the Balkans, has teamed up with Balkan Bass to create a
track telling the story of one of the most popular dishes from Eastern Europe -
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‘Well-placed for growth’: Booktopia has been saved by an online electronics store – which plans to invest millions
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:48:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/well-placed-for-growth-booktopia-has-been-saved-by-an-online-electronics-store-which-plans-to-invest-millions-237028>
"Australian online retailer Booktopia has been sold to Australian online
electronics store digiDirect – saving the business whose sales made up 54.7% of
Australia’s online bookselling market. (Booktopia’s closest competitor, Amazon,
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‘We basically live in the jungle’: how one couple cooled their home naturally
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:49:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/20/we-basically-live-in-the-jungle-how-one-couple-cooled-their-home-naturally>
"As soon as John Boland moved into his house in inner-city Adelaide he got rid
of the concrete and sheds and planted fruit trees. In the 30 years since, those
trees have provided him with a third of his food and cooled his home so well he
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What does family look like in Australia? It’s more diverse than you think
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:49:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-does-family-look-like-in-australia-its-more-diverse-than-you-think-236499>
"When we think of the concept of the family, a specific version often springs
to mind: a mother, a father and children, usually two or three. It’s the
version of society our policies and systems are built around.
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Age Verification Laws Are Just A Path Towards A Full Ban On Porn, Proponent Admits
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:51:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/20/age-verification-laws-are-just-a-path-towards-a-full-ban-on-porn-proponent-admits/>
"It’s never about the children. Supporters of age verification laws, book bans,
drag show bans, and abortion bans always claim they’re doing these things to
protect children. But it’s always just about themselves. They want to impose
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Neurotechnology is becoming widespread in workplaces – and our brain data needs to be protected
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:51:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/neurotechnology-is-becoming-widespread-in-workplaces-and-our-brain-data-needs-to-be-protected-236800>
"As remote work became standard around the world during the COVID pandemic,
employee surveillance rapidly intensified. Companies started deploying software
to electronically monitor their employees’ web browsing history, emails and
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Victoria lays out plan for 95 pct renewables, with no coal, not much gas and a big lift in demand
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:25:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-lays-out-plan-for-95-pct-renewables-with-no-coal-not-much-gas-and-a-big-lift-in-demand/>
"Victoria has laid out plans to reach its target of 95 per cent renewables by
2035, by which time it expects to close the last of its coal fired generators,
relegated gas to a minor support role, and built enough new renewables and
(More...)
We know parents shape their children’s reading – but so can aunts, uncles and grandparents, by sharing beloved books
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:26:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Australians want to work for firms that take climate change seriously, but few know if that is the case
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:27:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australians-want-to-work-for-firms-that-take-climate-change-seriously-but-few-know-if-that-is-the-case/>
"Australians want their workplaces to become more sustainable, but a lack of
awareness of what their companies are doing to decarbonise their operations and
combat global warming highlights a worrying gap for the climate transition.
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Humans can work with nature to solve big environmental problems – but there’s no quick fix
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:28:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/humans-can-work-with-nature-to-solve-big-environmental-problems-but-theres-no-quick-fix-235864>
"“Nature-based solutions” are gaining momentum in environmental policy,
including in Australia. They involve working with nature to protect, restore or
manage ecosystems in a way that benefits both people and the environment.
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The overshoot myth: you can’t keep burning fossil fuels and expect scientists of the future to get us back to 1.5°C
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:29:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-overshoot-myth-you-cant-keep-burning-fossil-fuels-and-expect-scientists-of-the-future-to-get-us-back-to-1-5-c-230814>
"Record breaking fossil fuel production, all time high greenhouse gas emissions
and extreme temperatures. Like the proverbial frog in the heating pan of water,
we refuse to respond to the climate and ecological crisis with any sense of
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Has the solid-state battery riddle been solved? This start-up thinks so
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:29:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/has-the-solid-state-battery-riddle-been-solved-this-start-up-thinks-so/>
"A battery cell maker in the US says is on the cusp of commercialising long
awaited solid state battery technology after claiming to solve two key problems
with its own savvy design.
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Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 04:24:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/microplastics-brain-pollution-health>
"A growing body of scientific evidence shows that microplastics are
accumulating in critical human organs, including the brain, leading researchers
to call for more urgent actions to rein in plastic pollution.
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NZ’s electricity market is a mess. Rolling out rooftop solar would change the game
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 04:26:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nzs-electricity-market-is-a-mess-rolling-out-rooftop-solar-would-change-the-game-236943>
"Wholesale prices in the New Zealand electricity market have soared over recent
weeks, climbing as high as NZ$1,000 per megawatt hour. North Island pulp and
paper plants have temporarily closed down because of the spike in costs.
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‘Not my boy.’ When teachers are harassed by students, some schools and parents fail to help
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 04:27:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/not-my-boy-when-teachers-are-harassed-by-students-some-schools-and-parents-fail-to-help-237122>
"Since the start of this school year, we have been surveying teachers in South
Australia about sexist views among students. This is part of our research into
how online worlds are shaping Australian schooling.
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Viennese Winemakers Are Using an Ancient Method to Make Climate-Resilient Wine
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 04:28:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/viennese-winemakers-ancient-method-gemischter-satz/>
"In August 2002 a devastating flood hit Austria. After days of relentless rain,
the Danube burst its banks, large swathes of the country were under water and
more than 10,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.
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Australia won’t have ‘green steel’ to itself. Africa is poised to become a global hub
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 04:30:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australia-wont-have-green-steel-to-itself-africa-is-poised-to-become-a-global-hub-233651>
"Australia is at the forefront of efforts to turn steelmaking green.
Earlier this year Australian iron ore producers Rio Tinto teamed up with
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How ‘Pollinator Pathmaker’ Can Help Us See Like a Bee
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 04:32:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/pollinator-pathmaker-alexandra-daisy-ginsberg-art/>
"Imagine for a moment you could perceive the world like a bee. Bees have the
fastest color vision in the animal world, about five times faster than humans’,
enabling them to navigate the world with extreme efficiency and speed. While
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A new ‘AI scientist’ can write science papers without any human input. Here’s why that’s a problem
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:17:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-new-ai-scientist-can-write-science-papers-without-any-human-input-heres-why-thats-a-problem-237029>
"Scientific discovery is one of the most sophisticated human activities. First,
scientists must understand the existing knowledge and identify a significant
gap. Next, they must formulate a research question and design and conduct an
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Hurricane Irma Inspired Engineers To Invent Self-Watering Planter
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:19:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marksparrow/2024/08/07/hurricane-irma-inspired-engineers-to-invent-self-watering-planter/>
"Most of the innovation and technology I write about involves audio, video or
computing products, but I’m always on the lookout for innovative products,
especially when they are the creations of young inventors. A pipeline of
(More...)
Poor compliance and broad exemptions mean land clearing continues apace in northern Australia – despite our laws and pledges
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:19:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The rest of the world is building subways like crazy. The U.S. has pretty much given up
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:21:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.fastcompany.com/91166562/us-transit-exceptionalism
"The most spectacular way to cross the Bosphorus is by boat, but the most
impressive way is by subway. Istanbul’s Marmaray Line, completed in 2013, links
Asia and Europe by way of an eight-and-a-half-mile undersea tunnel. The ride is
(More...)
Preparation, cooperation, adaptation: what Australia’s music festivals are thinking about in an era of climate change
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:22:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/preparation-cooperation-adaptation-what-australias-music-festivals-are-thinking-about-in-an-era-of-climate-change-237124>
"Cancellations of music festivals due to climate-related events have increased
dramatically in the last five years. The Black Summer 2019-20 bushfires drove
away Falls Festival (Lorne, Victoria), Lost Paradise (Glenworth, New South
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Los Angeles Has Promised a ‘Car-Free’ Olympics in 2028. Can It Do It?
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:23:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/los-angeles-olympics-traffic-transport.html>
"In their winning bid to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles leaders
pledged that the city’s version of the Games would be the greenest ever — a
goal they planned to achieve in large part by making access to the event
(More...)
AI ‘nudify’ sites are being sued for victimising people. How can we battle deepfake abuse?
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 22:09:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ai-nudify-sites-are-being-sued-for-victimising-people-how-can-we-battle-deepfake-abuse-237043>
"Last week, the office of the San Francisco City Attorney issued a landmark
lawsuit. It’s accusing 16 “nudify” websites of violating United States laws in
relation to non-consensual intimate images and child abuse material.
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“Purely phenomenal:” AEMO says world is watching as rooftop PV leads surge to 100pct renewables
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 22:10:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/purely-phenomenal-aemo-says-world-is-watching-as-rooftop-pv-leads-surge-to-100pct-renewables/>
"When Chris Davies, the head of future energy systems at the Australian Energy
Market Operator, was at university, he says there were just 100 rooftop solar
systems in the country. And even more recently, the idea that you could have
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Inquiry raises deep concerns over Labor’s $1.5 billion cash splash for new NT gas hub
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 22:11:13 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/inquiry-raises-deep-concerns-over-labors-1-5-billion-cash-splash-for-new-nt-gas-hub-236950>
"A Senate inquiry has failed to reach agreement on whether the federal
government should spend A$1.5 billion on a major industrial hub in Darwin –
spending critics say amounts to a huge fossil fuel subsidy.
(More...)
Tiny town in Victoria hits go on edgy community energy concept
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 22:12:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/tiny-town-in-victoria-hits-go-on-edgy-community-energy-concept/>
"It’s only taken 16 years but Newstead, a tiny town in the bougie triangle of
central Victoria’s spa district, finally has its community solar and battery.
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NT election: promises for Indigenous people buckle under history’s weight
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 22:12:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/nt-election-promises-for-indigenous-people-buckle-under-historys-weight-236409>
"Earlier this month on the Bungul ceremonial ground at Gulkula in Arnhem Land,
Northern Territory Police Commissioner Michael Murphy apologised to First
Nations people for “past harms and injustices caused by members of the Northern
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“Just like a normal digger but quicker:” BHP switches on its first giant electric excavator
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 22:13:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/08/21/just-like-a-normal-digger-but-quicker-bhp-switches-on-its-first-giant-electric-excavator/>
"Mining giant BHP has followed in the path of fellow iron ore major Fortescue
by deploying its first electric excavator, dumping a diesel engine and
replacing it with an electric motor fed by a trailing cable.
(More...)
What makes a city great for running and how can we promote ‘runnability’ in urban design?
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 04:13:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-makes-a-city-great-for-running-and-how-can-we-promote-runnability-in-urban-design-235420>
"If you’ve ever run a big marathon in your city, you’ll know the feeling can be
electric. Blocked off streets, cars temporarily banished from the road and a
sense of enormous freedom as you run.
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In Kenya, One Solution to Contaminated Water Comes From Above
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 04:14:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://undark.org/2024/08/13/kenya-clean-water-aerial-piping-system/
"Samuel Onyango’s office at Kibera Primary School is serene and spacious. His
table is neatly arranged, with an assortment of files and an array of books.
One side of his cream-colored office is decked with aggregate performance
(More...)
Major corporations sponsor "anti-woke" conference headlined by far-right activist
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 04:16:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://popular.info/p/major-corporations-sponsor-anti-woke
"Major corporations, including Mastercard, Meta, and Coca-Cola, are quietly
sponsoring a Canadian conference headlined by Christopher Rufo, a far-right
activist and crusader against diversity initiatives. Many of these same
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Australia Lost AU$9.6 Billion In 2022 Due To Long COVID's Impact On Workforce: Study
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 04:18:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.ibtimes.com.au/australia-lost-au96-billion-2022-due-long-covids-impact-workforce-study-1850716>
"Australia's economy reportedly suffered a loss of AU$9.6 billion in 2022 from
lost working hours, as up to 1.3 million people were affected by long COVID, a
new study has revealed.
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How Chile engineered the developing world’s fastest coal phaseout
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 04:19:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/08/07/how-chile-engineered-the-developing-worlds-fastest-coal-phaseout/>
"Chile is phasing out coal faster than any other developing nation thanks in
part to regulations that bolstered environmental standards and gave investors
the right signals, says former environment minister Marcelo Mena-Carrasco.
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Chinese White Dolphins: Expert says marine species remains stable thanks to environmental protection
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 04:21:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-08-16/VHJhbnNjcmlwdDgwMzE0/index.html
'The Chinese white dolphin is nicknamed the giant panda of the sea due to its
rarity. But in recent years, the population has seen steady growth, including
in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province. Reporter Guo Meiping is there,
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Which future? Japan’s net zero vision for the region boosts gas and threatens green exports in Australia
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:48:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/which-future-japans-net-zero-vision-for-the-region-boosts-gas-and-threatens-green-exports-in-australia-236486>
"Japan has a very clear vision of what the Asia-Pacific’s clean energy future
looks like – decarbonisation, but done slowly and with a longer role for coal,
oil and gas.
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Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:49:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/22/rapidly-urbanising-africa-to-have-six-cities-with-populations-above-10m-by-2035>
"Six African cities will have more than 10 million people by 2035, with the
continent’s booming young population making it the world’s fastest urbanising
region, according to a report.
(More...)
Australia’s privacy regulator just dropped its case against ‘troubling’ facial recognition company Clearview AI. Now what?
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:50:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/australias-privacy-regulator-just-dropped-its-case-against-troubling-facial-recognition-company-clearview-ai-now-what-237231>
"The office of the Australian Information Commissioner announced this week it
would be taking no further action against facial recognition company Clearview
AI. This marked a significant victory for one of the most controversial
(More...)
‘Heat engine’ fuelled by climate crisis bringing blast of summer weather to Australian winter
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:51:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/23/australia-weather-forecast-august-heat-records-bom-adelaide-brisbane-sydney-melbourne>
"Australia is on track to face its hottest August on record as a global
heating-fuelled “heat engine” brings spring and summer warmth to Australia’s
winter, experts forecast.
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Rafts of garbage, kelp and other debris could transport alien invaders to a warming Antarctica
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:52:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/rafts-of-garbage-kelp-and-other-debris-could-transport-alien-invaders-to-a-warming-antarctica-237226>
"The remote icy wilderness at the bottom of the world is exposed to pollution
and foreign organisms on floating ocean debris.
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Sikh separatist leader survives alleged assassination attempt in California
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:53:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/22/california-sikh-separatist-leader-shooting-assassination-attempt>
"A Sikh separatist leader was attacked on a California highway earlier this
month in a shooting that his organization has described as an assassination
attempt.
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Social media accelerates trolling – just look at Raygun. How can we stop viral moments from spiralling?
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:37:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/social-media-accelerates-trolling-just-look-at-raygun-how-can-we-stop-viral-moments-from-spiralling-237215>
"For Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, the 2024 Paris Olympics were
marred by an outpouring of online trolling. Gunn’s performance was met with a
savage backlash on social media.
(More...)
Future Made in Australia: A plan to super-charge renewables, or a stalking horse for gas expansion?
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:38:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/future-made-in-australia-a-plan-to-super-charge-renewables-or-a-stalking-horse-for-gas-expansion/>
"The Future Made in Australia policy is supposed to be about making Australia a
“renewable energy superpower” and forging new jobs, industries, and skills from
the shift to clean energy.
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Ecological art can bring us closer to understanding nature. How does this look in the era of climate change?
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:38:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ecological-art-can-bring-us-closer-to-understanding-nature-how-does-this-look-in-the-era-of-climate-change-236881>
"Ecology has always fascinated Australian artists. Think of landscape painters
like Arthur Boyd (1920–99), who was inspired by nature and committed his career
and legacy to protecting it.
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Bill passes to force big Australian companies to report on climate impacts and risks
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:39:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/bill-passes-to-force-big-australian-companies-to-report-on-climate-impacts-and-risks/>
"Compulsory climate reporting for businesses will bring Australia in line with
trading partners and support investment, experts say.
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Why North Korea may find the South’s new vision for unification provocative
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:41:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-north-korea-may-find-the-souths-new-vision-for-unification-provocative-236971>
"Every year, on August 15, there is a public holiday in South Korea to
commemorate the day the Korean peninsula was liberated from Japanese colonial
rule. On this day, there is a longstanding tradition whereby South Korean
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Custody ruling in same-sex case hailed as LGBTQ+ milestone in China
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:42:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/14/custody-ruling-in-same-sex-case-hailed-as-lgbt-milestone-in-china>
"A woman fighting a landmark LGBTQ+ custody battle in China said she “still has
faith for the future” after winning the right to make monthly visits to her
daughter.
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Sydney’s shiny new Metro service is great – now can we fix the city’s busted bus stops?
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:43:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/sydneys-shiny-new-metro-service-is-great-now-can-we-fix-the-citys-busted-bus-stops-237208>
"Multi-billion-dollar transport projects create headlines, and politicians love
to bask in the glow of a successfully completed project such as Sydney’s new
Metro. This service will change many people’s lives for the better.
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World-first wind turbine tech puts an 8-megawatt charger on an oil rig
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:45:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://newatlas.com/energy/parkwind-offshore-charging-station/
"In the Belgian North Sea, maintenance vessels are now able to tether to an
automatic cable at a wind farm to get their batteries topped up. The innovative
system is the first of its kind and a major step in keeping electric vessels as
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Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned in the book banning wars
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:46:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-08-22/la-et-that-librarian-book>
"Amanda Jones is a Louisiana middle-school librarian who sleeps with a shotgun
under her bed and carries a pistol when she travels the back roads.
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Is legal jargon actually a ‘magic spell’? Science says maybe
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:47:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/is-legal-jargon-actually-a-magic-spell-science-says-maybe-237134>
"Legal language, or “legalese”, is notoriously hard to understand. Legalese
contains more difficult linguistic structures and unusual word choices than
most other styles of writing, including non-fiction, news media and even
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Gender Decoder
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:49:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com/
"Without realising it, we all use language that is subtly ‘gender-coded’.
Society has certain expectations of what men and women are like, and how they
differ, and this seeps into the language we use. Think about “bossy” and
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Charging Past FUD: Chargefox CEO Shares Growth Stats
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:50:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://zecar.com/reviews/charging-past-fud-chargefox-ceo-shares-growth-stats>
"As the platform facilitating the most EV charging sessions in Australia, we
are witnessing significant growth in charging activity from both private
drivers and fleet operators.
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50 Years of Dungeons & Dragons: 10 Big Moments
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:39:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/01/50-years-of-dungeons-dragons-10-big-moments/>
"No one knows when the first game was invented, but you can easily point to
evolutionary leaps in the idea of gaming. Whether it’s the strategy of chess,
the capitalism of
Monopoly, or the electronic leap forward of
Pong, games
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Chinese game "Black Myth: Wukong" tops Steam charts. What does it signify for the rest of the gaming world?
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:41:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/chinese-game-black-myth-wukong-tops-steam-charts-what-does-it-signify-for-the-rest-of-the-gaming-world-237219>
"If asked to name the biggest video game company in the world, you might think
of icons such as Nintendo – the famed creator of
Mario,
Pokémon and the
Legend of Zelda – or maybe PlayStation, the brand associated with mega hits
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Australia’s ski season could melt away early as snowfall drops to nearly half the average
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:42:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/23/australias-ski-season-could-melt-away-early-as-snowfall-drops-to-nearly-half-the-average>
"Australia’s snow season has begun to melt away early as unseasonable warmth
cuts snowfalls to almost half the average for this time of year, experts say.
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Here’s why more Australian scientists should team up with authors on books about animals
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:43:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/heres-why-more-australian-scientists-should-team-up-with-authors-on-books-about-animals-230211>
"Few things are more wonderful than well-written and produced children’s books.
They captivate kids, families and classrooms, leaving lifelong impressions.
They shape our world. But for the most part, engaging and scientifically
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Great Barrier Reef on one-way path to decay thanks to climate change with no end in sight, report says
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:44:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-24/great-barrier-reef-continued-deterioration-climate-change/104265330>
'The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate as the impacts of global
warming are "locked in", a report on its status has found.
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The air travel issue no one wants to talk about
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:59:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/7Ka29
"I’m sick of getting sick on planes.
I got another case of COVID-19 last month, on a domestic flight, sitting near a
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Bright Green Futures Ep 18: The Power of Hope
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:55:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/p/ep-18-the-power-of-hope
"Hard times make despair and cynicism easy, and we’ve had no lack of hard times
for a lot of years. And all along,
the peddlers of hate and fear have been
openly championing the worst traits of humanity: bigotry, cruelty as the
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We Are Here (no matter how hard you try look away)
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:57:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://valeriefoley.substack.com/p/we-are-here
"I’ve written a lot over the last year or so about the lack of access to an
outer life that covid has wrought.
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A Compliment That Really Means Something
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:58:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/08/give-great-compliment-happiness/679447/>
"A few weeks ago, I wrote about how to give and take criticism well. As
important as that is for getting along with others, one skill does supersede
it: the ability to give compliments. The quality of our relationships, in fact,
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Fluoride in drinking water at twice safe limit linked to lower IQ in children
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:59:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/23/fluoride-water-study>
"A US government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in
drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in
children.
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How Libraries Are Becoming ‘Sustainable’
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:00:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/how-libraries-are-becoming-sustainable/>
"Libraries are having their day. They’re no longer the “best kept secret in
town”. They’re no longer whisper-quiet. They’re still about books, but also
about so much more. Libraries have come full-circle in a way, with today’s
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National Film and Sound Archive raises alarm that older video games are at risk of completely disappearing
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:01:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-23/nfsa-video-games-archive-challenges/104253050>
'The history of Australian-made video games is at risk of being lost if
technical and legal challenges can't be overcome, according to the National
Film and Sound Archive (NFSA).
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Philippines accuses Beijing of ‘dangerously’ firing flares near its aircraft in South China Sea
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:48:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/24/philippines-accuses-beijing-of-dangerously-firing-flares-near-its-aircraft-in-south-china-sea>
"The Philippine government accused China on Saturday of firing flares just
metres away from one of its aircraft as it flew patrols over the South China
Sea in the past week.
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This bold new space mission will intersect ‘incoming asteroid’ heading towards Earth
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:51:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/ramses-asteroid-space-mission
"In a bid to make sure we don’t go the same way as the dinosaurs, the European
Space Agency (ESA) has today announced its beginning work on a bold new
planetary defence mission, the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses).
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These Are the Drag Artists and Organizers Fighting to Make Queer Spaces More COVID Safe
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:52:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.them.us/story/drag-artists-organizers-vodi-safety-lgbtq-spaces>
"After becoming disabled by a COVID-19 infection they caught on tour in 2022,
Themme Fatale went from being a high-flying trapeze artist to being homebound.
Before developing Long COVID, much of the popular circus performer’s career had
(More...)
New Laser Network Could Make Space-to-Earth Contact 1,000X Faster
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:54:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-laser-network-could-make-space-to-earth-contact-1000x-faster>
'A new 'laser-powered' project being launched in the state of Western Australia
could revolutionize global communications.
(More...)
Study Finds Consumers Are Actively Turned Off by Products That Use AI
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:57:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://futurism.com/the-byte/study-consumers-turned-off-products-ai
'Researchers have found that including the words "artificial intelligence" in
product marketing is a major turn-off for consumers, suggesting a growing
backlash and disillusionment with the tech — and that startups trying to cram
(More...)
US to support global treaty aiming to reduce production of plastic
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:00:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.ft.com/content/3ac9d411-50f9-47f2-a847-f20609c0c4aa
"The US will support a global treaty calling for a reduction in how much
plastic is produced each year, according to US officials, signalling a policy
shift as countries race to reach a final agreement to curb the pollution
(More...)
South Korea recycles 98% of its food waste. What can it teach the world?
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:58:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/b370o
"DAEJEON, South Korea — Starting at 5 a.m. each day, dozens of trucks bring
more than 400 tons of stinky, sticky food waste from restaurants and homes to a
facility the size of two football fields — which transforms it into enough
(More...)
Heavenly heathers: nightjar and other rare species ‘flourish’ in south England’s heathland
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:00:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/nightjar-and-other-rare-species-flourish-in-south-englands-heathland/>
"Forming a vast carpet of purple and pink, the heathers of the South Downs
National Park shimmer under a blue late summer sky. Late August and early
September is when the magic of the heathland really unfolds, with the heather
(More...)
Jazamiti: Kenya’s Digital Leap Towards 15 Billion New Trees
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:05:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://en.reset.org/jazamiti-kenyas-digital-leap-towards-15-billion-new-trees/>
"In Kenya, digital technology is pivotal in enabling people’s involvement in
countrywide projects geared towards sustainability.
(More...)
‘Empowering and healing, people’s assemblies are the future of democracy’
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:08:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/opinion/galvanising-communities-to-confront-the-crises-of-our-age-the-potent-power-of-peoples-assemblies/>
"A wave of local democracy is sweeping across Europe, positioning humankind’s
basic goodness and common sense as the antidote to collapse. My own trust in
humanity, recently underlined by a unanimous jury acquittal, is now vindicated
(More...)
Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:10:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/93301-author-incomes-post-small-gains.html>
"A new author income study released by the Authors Guild provides a dizzying
array of numbers and breakdowns about how all types of authors—traditionally
published and self-published, full-time and part-time—fared financially in
(More...)
In Ecuador, a ‘milestone’ effort to protect mangroves — and people
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:14:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.conservation.org/blog/in-ecuador-a-milestone-effort-to-protect-mangroves-and-people>
'Once underappreciated, mangroves are having a moment.
From global initiatives to community-led efforts, work to conserve these
(More...)
2 Years of Action: Delivering on Belize’s Commitment to Ocean Conservation
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:06:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://caribbeannewsservice.com/2-years-of-action-delivering-on-belizes-commitment-to-ocean-conservation/>
"Beyond its incredible and undeniable beauty, Belize’s ocean space is an
important asset for our economic development. It contributes to the livelihoods
of thousands of Belizeans, but our coastal and marine environments face threats
(More...)
Could a £2-a-day basic income be the key to protecting rainforests?
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:07:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/22/indigenous-people-basic-income-protecting-rainforests-amazon-peru>
"“At the beginning, there was a lot of fear and disbelief,” said Ketty Marcelo.
“There was a perception from the communities that this was another scam, that
it was only looking to steal information or our integrity.”
(More...)
Much cagou about something: New Caledonia’s favourite bird thriving after conservation push
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:09:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/02/new-caledonia-cagou-bird-conservation>
"In the early hours of the morning, a powerful cry echoes through the
rainforest in Farino, in southern New Caledonia. What sounds like a dog barking
is actually the song of the cagou. The shy bird, with grey plumage and a
(More...)
The race to save our online lives from a digital dark age
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:10:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/19/1096284/data-archives-archeologists-tiktok-future-wayback-machine/>
"There is a photo of my daughter that I love. She is sitting, smiling, in our
old back garden, chubby hands grabbing at the cool grass. It was taken in 2013,
when she was almost one, on an aging Samsung digital camera. I originally
(More...)
Numbers of Yangtze finless porpoise increasing
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:12:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202408/13/WS66baae67a3104e74fddb9a63_1.html>
'In Jiangxi province's Hukou county, the waters of the Yangtze River converge
with the Poyang Lake. Here, a patrol team, led by Shu Yin'an, is witnessing
firsthand the resurgence of the elusive Yangtze finless porpoise.
(More...)
How New Mexico made child care free for most families
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:13:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-8/how-new-mexico-made-child-care-free-for-most-families/>
"After Geovanna Losito’s son was born in the spring of 2021, her mother took
care of him while Losito worked remotely. But as her son grew, so did Losito’s
worries.
(More...)
Court orders government to protect rare Gulf whales, sea turtles, and imperiled marine species from damaging effects of offshore drilling
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:33:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://foe.org/news/court-orders-govt-protect-gulf-whales/
"GREENBELT, MD — The United States District Court for the District of Maryland
yesterday struck down a flawed federal agency assessment that governs how
endangered and threatened marine species should be protected from Gulf of
(More...)
How Copenhagen cleaned up
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:34:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/how-copenhagen-cleaned-up/
"In 1990, Copenhagen’s harbour was a polluted industrial port, where
environmental toxins mixed with human waste in the deep sludge of its darkest
corners. You couldn’t see to the bottom, which was contaminated with mercury
(More...)
KayPitiShop
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:37:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://social.coop/@MichaelTBacon/113018857135500712
"This is my neighbor’s shop on Etsy. He makes these beautiful metal wall
hangings which are 22 inches wide. He and his family arrived last year from
Haiti and he is still settling in. He and his family could really use the
(More...)
‘It’s nice to help a life to live’: meet Sri Lanka’s turtle guardians
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:39:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/08/sri-lanka-sea-turtle-nesting-conservation-development-poaching-illegal-hatcheries-tourist-industry>
"It’s a sweltering night on the western coast of Sri Lanka, and on Mount
Lavinia beach there’s an unusual flurry of activity. Several young people in
orange hi-vis vests are squatting in a circle, digging in the sand in the
(More...)
Protect the Rare and Elusive “Asian Unicorn”
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:40:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.rainforesttrust.org/urgent-projects/expand-protection-for-the-asian-unicorn/>
"The lush Annamite Mountains spanning the Laos-Vietnam border in Southeast Asia
are rich in beauty and diversity. But this habitat, and the rare wildlife found
here, are imperiled by slash-and-burn agriculture, gold mining and illegal
(More...)
Rebecca Solnit: JD Vance is Just Another Know Nothing Nativist
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:43:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-jd-vance-is-just-another-know-nothing-nativist/>
"For a person who’s supposed to be smart, Republican vice-presidential
candidate JD Vance delivers a pretty high volume of stupid and unstrategic
remarks. It’s hard to tell if he is just used to operating within whatever
(More...)
Investigation reveals global fisheries are in far worse shape than we thought – and many have already collapsed
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:47:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/investigation-reveals-global-fisheries-are-in-far-worse-shape-than-we-thought-and-many-have-already-collapsed-237306>
"When fish are taken from our oceans faster than they can reproduce, their
population numbers decline. This over-fishing upsets marine ecosystems. It’s
also bad for human populations that rely on fish for protein in their diets.
(More...)
Roxanne Tickle’s win in the federal court is a historic victory for transgender women
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:48:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/roxanne-tickles-win-in-the-federal-court-is-a-historic-victory-for-transgender-women-237309>
"It’s been a case closely watched by the transgender community and legal minds
alike. Today in the Federal Court of Australia, a judge ruled in favour of
trans woman Roxanne Tickle in her anti-discrimination case against a social
(More...)
The largest campaign finance violation in US history
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:49:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/31/greater-fools/#coinbased
'Earlier this month, some of the richest men in Silicon Valley, led by Marc
Andreesen and Ben Horowitz (the billionaire VCs behind Andreesen-Horowitz)
announced that they would be backing Trump with endorsements and millions of
(More...)
How flat-pack homes could help solve the housing crisis
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:51:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/how-flat-pack-homes-could-help-solve-the-housing-crisis-20240823-p5k4xv.html>
"Does the solution to Australia’s housing crisis lie in a modest, 7000sqm
factory tucked away in an industrial zone in south-west Sydney?
(More...)
What exactly are ‘forever chemicals’ – and can we move beyond them?
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:51:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/what-exactly-are-forever-chemicals-and-can-we-move-beyond-them-237395>
"The Australian parliament will conduct a national inquiry into the dangers of
“forever chemicals”.
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‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:52:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/humanity-is-failing-official-report-warns-our-chance-to-save-the-great-barrier-reef-is-fast-closing-237441>
"The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely due to climate
change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the
sobering conclusion of a major new report into the state of the reef.
(More...)
Gas shortage that never was is over as government agrees to find out how polluting it really is
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:48:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/gas-shortage-that-never-was-is-over-as-government-agrees-to-find-out-how-polluting-it-really-is/>
"A potential gas shortage that was used by the fossil industry as a pretext to
drill for more fossil fuels has been declared over, just as the federal
government has agreed to consider new measurements that could confirm how
(More...)
40°C in August? A climate expert explains why Australia is ridiculously hot right now
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:49:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/40-c-in-august-a-climate-expert-explains-why-australia-is-ridiculously-hot-right-now-237398>
"It’s winter in Australia, but as you’ve probably noticed, the weather is
unusually warm. The top temperatures over large parts of the country this
weekend were well above average for this time of year.
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Massive offshore wind project to play host to floating seaweed farm
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:50:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/massive-offshore-wind-project-to-play-host-to-floating-seaweed-farm/>
"The first commercial scale seaweed farm to be built within an offshore wind
project is set to open later this year at the 1.5GW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ)
wind farm in the North Sea, an important milestone on the path towards
(More...)
Australia wakes up to the methane fire alarm, but its response is too slow
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:52:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-wakes-up-to-the-methane-fire-alarm-but-its-response-is-too-slow/>
"Today marks a historic day for how we measure the methane emissions spewing
out of our biggest coal and gas mines.
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Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjidda National Park Is a Beacon of Hope for the Lion in Central Africa
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:54:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/23373/Cameroons-Bouba-Ndjidda-National-Park-Is-a-Beacon-of-Hope-for-the-Lion-in-Central-Africa.aspx>
"CAMEROON, August 13, 2024—Ramping up protection efforts of Endangered Central
African lions, a team of Cameroonian rangers and biologists from the Ministry
of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has
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Solar power is booming in Brazil. Can it be a boom for all?
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:55:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://dialogue.earth/en/energy/solar-power-is-booming-in-brazil-can-it-be-a-boom-for-all/>
"Just three years ago, Brazil did not feature among the world’s top producers
of solar energy, but by 2023 it had risen to sixth place in the rankings. The
pace of growth has been notable: since 2022, the country has added, on average,
(More...)
EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:36:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/17/climate/ethiopia-evs-gas-car-ban-climate/>
"Long lines have been forming at gas stations in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis
Ababa, amid fuel shortages and a price spike in recent months.
(More...)
The internet makes it too easy to ‘fall down a rabbit hole of hate’. So, what works to curb online extremism?
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:37:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-internet-makes-it-too-easy-to-fall-down-a-rabbit-hole-of-hate-so-what-works-to-curb-online-extremism-236503>
"A suite of recent troubling events have once again shone a spotlight on
extremist violence, especially the kind involving online radicalisation of
young people.
(More...)
Australia records hottest ever winter temperature with some areas set to be 10C above average
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:38:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/26/winter-heat-records-broken-as-australia-set-for-more-temperatures-over-10c-above-average>
"Australia has recorded its hottest ever winter temperature, with Yampi Sound
in the Kimberley region of Western Australia reaching 41.6C on Tuesday.
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Researchers analysed 1,500 climate policies to find what works. These are the lessons for Australia
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:39:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/researchers-analysed-1-500-climate-policies-to-find-what-works-these-are-the-lessons-for-australia-237307>
"Almost 35 years have passed since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change released its first assessment report. It found human activities were
substantially increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and other gases
(More...)
‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:40:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/aug/26/taliban-bar-on-afghan-women-speaking-in-public-un-afghanistan>
"New Taliban laws that prohibit women from speaking or showing their faces
outside their homes have been condemned by the UN and met with horror by human
rights groups.
(More...)
Why is it so hard to cancel subscriptions or end ‘free’ trials? Report shows how companies trap you into paying
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:42:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/why-is-it-so-hard-to-cancel-subscriptions-or-end-free-trials-report-shows-how-companies-trap-you-into-paying-237236>
"Many businesses are trapping Australian consumers in paid subscriptions by
making them hard to cancel, hiding important details and offering “free” trials
that auto-renew with hefty charges. We need law reform to tackle this
(More...)
Australia’s early spring brings budding flowers, chirping birds – and climate alarm
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:18:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Coral bleaching is not only heartbreaking, it’s also bad economics
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:19:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
(More...)
Some People Seem Determined To Waste Everyone’s Time
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:20:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://notalwaysright.com/some-people-seem-determined-to-waste-everyones-time/341350/>
"I work for a Spanish company. It’s been seven or eight years, and we know each
other pretty well.
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A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne communications stations could change that
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:21:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/a-third-of-the-worlds-population-lacks-internet-connectivity-airborne-communications-stations-could-change-that-234986>
"About one-third of the global population, around 3 billion people, don’t have
access to the internet or have poor connections because of infrastructure
limitations, economic disparities and geographic isolation.
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US researchers identify new sugar-based resin for easily recyclable wind turbine blades
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:22:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/us-researchers-identify-new-sugar-based-resin-for-easily-recyclable-wind-turbine-blades/>
"Researchers from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) say they
have developed a new material for use in the construction of wind turbine
blades that is both bio-derivable and easily recyclable.
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UN chief issues climate SOS, warns of ‘unimaginable’ catastrophe
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:22:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/27/un-chief-issues-climate-sos-warns-of-unimaginable-catastrophe>
"United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued his latest
climate SOS, calling on countries to “Save Our Seas” as he warned of a crisis
of an “unimaginable scale” caused by greenhouse gases and rising sea levels.
(More...)
The deforestation on farms that ‘people don’t even know’ is happening
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:55:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-27/coles-woolworths-urged-to-dump-beef-linked-to-deforestation/104261314>
"There’s one industry that destroys more forests than any other — beef.
Forests around the world are cleared to make way for cattle destined for your
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Water utility completes switch to 100 per cent renewables
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:57:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/water-utility-completes-switch-to-100-per-cent-renewables/>
"Barwon Water, Victoria’s largest regional urban water corporation serving
residents in and around Geelong and Colac, announced on Tuesday that it has
completed the switch to 100 per cent renewables.
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Say It to My Face
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:59:14 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://prospect.org/politics/2024-08-26-say-it-to-my-face-democrats-truth/>
"A quiet revolution has been unfolding in how Democrats campaign, and it helps
explain why being a Democrat has suddenly felt so joyous these past five
weeks—and maybe why the Harris-Walz ticket is pulling ahead of the opposition.
(More...)
Women play a crucial role in agriculture – so why are they often locked out of owning land?
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:00:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Typing these four characters could crash your iPhone
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:01:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/21/typing-these-four-characters-could-crash-your-iphone/>
"A newly discovered bug causes iPhones and iPads to briefly crash. All you need
to trigger the bug are just four characters.
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Some short term fixes to grid constraints that are putting brakes on EV charger rollout
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:02:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/08/27/some-short-term-fixes-to-grid-constraints-that-are-putting-brakes-on-ev-charger-rollout/>
"As reported in the media, including in
The Driven, business groups
attempting to install DC charging stations throughout Australia are getting
further behind schedule – and much of this is due to grid connection
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NSA releases copy of internal lecture delivered by computing giant Rear Adm. Grace Hopper
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:35:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Press-Release-View/Article/3884041/nsa-releases-copy-of-internal-lecture-delivered-by-computing-giant-rear-adm-gra/>
"FORT MEADE, Md. — In one of the more unique public proactive transparency
record releases for the National Security Agency (NSA) to date, NSA has
released a digital copy of a lecture that then-Capt. Grace Hopper gave agency
(More...)
miku from different countries, states, and cultures ; a 🧵
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:36:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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New, portable antenna could help restore communication after disasters
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:43:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/01/new-portable-antenna-help-disasters>
"When an earthquake, flood, or other disaster strikes a region, existing
communication infrastructure such as cell phone and radio towers are often
damaged or destroyed. Restoring emergency communications as quickly as possible
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Jokowi wants to build a political dynasty in Indonesia. A once-pliant court and angry public are standing in the way
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:44:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/jokowi-wants-to-build-a-political-dynasty-in-indonesia-a-once-pliant-court-and-angry-public-are-standing-in-the-way-237555>
"Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, whose final term in office ends on
October 20, has presided over ten years of democratic regression in Indonesia.
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Should misogyny be treated as a form of extremism?
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:46:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/should-misogyny-be-treated-as-a-form-of-extremism-237229>
"The UK government has recently announced a review into their counter-terrorism
strategy, focussing on responses to “extremist ideologies”. This announcement
named misogyny as one of its extremist ideological trends of interest.
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New peregrine in town: female falcon becomes latest to nest atop Melbourne skyscraper
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:34:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Cities are trying to cut down on cars. Some states are standing in their way
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:35:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/08/28/cities-are-trying-to-cut-down-on-cars-some-states-are-standing-in-their-way/>
"Earlier this summer, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made headlines around the
world by canceling New York City’s long-planned congestion pricing program,
which had been hailed as a promising model for reducing cars’ domination of
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Solar giant inaugurates landmark agrivoltaic project combining modules with a yam crop in Japan
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:36:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-giant-inaugurates-landmark-agrivoltaic-project-combining-modules-with-a-yam-crop-in-japan/>
"Chinese solar PV giant Trina Solar has successfully begun commercial
operations at a new agri-voltaic solar project in Japan that combines solar
modules with a yam crop that thrives in the shade.
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Carbon Mapper Coalition launches Tanager-1 satellite to drive transparency of methane and CO₂ super-emitters and prompt global action
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:38:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carbon-mapper-coalition-launches-tanager-1-satellite-to-drive-transparency-of-methane-and-co2-super-emitters-and-prompt-global-action-302224666.html>
'VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2024
PRNewswire — Today, the
Carbon Mapper Coalition's first satellite, Tanager-1, was successfully launched
into orbit on the SpaceX Transporter-11 Rideshare mission. The satellite was
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Australia’s largest bank pulls plug on fossil fuel financing. Will other lenders follow suit?
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:39:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/08/15/australias-largest-bank-pulls-plug-on-fossil-fuel-financing-will-other-lenders-follow-suit>
"Australia’s largest lender has announced it will stop financing fossil fuel
companies that don’t comply with the Paris Agreement’s climate goals by the end
of 2024.
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Enel is deploying 6,000+ sheep to 8 Texas solar farms
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:42:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://electrek.co/2024/08/15/enel-is-sheep-texas-solar/
"Enel North America will deploy over 6,000 sheep at eight Texas solar farms in
the US’s largest announced agrivoltaics agreement.
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A 500 km conveyor belt road from Tokyo to Osaka could help Japan slash transport emissions
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:30:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Revealed: US airlines lobbied EU over its plan to monitor plane emissions
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:31:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/28/revealed-us-airlines-lobbied-eu-over-its-plan-to-monitor-plane-emissions>
"US airlines lobbied against plans to monitor the damage wrought by
planet-heating pollutants pumped out of planes in a previously undisclosed
meeting with the European Commission, the
Guardian can reveal.
(More...)
Dr Yunus seeks nation's support to build new Bangladesh
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:33:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/government-affairs/356099/dr-yunus-seeks-nation-s-support-to-build-new>
"Interim government Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has called upon the nation
for its support to build a new Bangladesh, emphasizing that the government will
seize the opportunity to create a new country—one that was won through the
(More...)
Federal Court recognises four-nation clan's 95,000-square-kilometre native title claim in Western NSW
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:35:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-14/native-title-decision-cobar-western-nsw-federal-court/104220378>
"In an open-air courtroom set up in a nature reserve in Western NSW, a
four-nation clan has secured one of the largest native title claims in the
region's history.
(More...)
Could Permeable Pavement Ease Flooding Woes in New York City?
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:36:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/permeable-pavement-stormwater-flooding-new-york-city/>
"Among the kosher markets, eateries and synagogues of Brooklyn’s Borough Park
neighborhood, a quiet transformation is underway. On a recent overcast
Saturday, the intersection of 37th Street and 12th Avenue looked like any other
(More...)
Mirrored keyboard for one-handed input
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:38:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://social.noleron.com/@clackups/113024501014864971
"Here's my new project, a keyboard for one-handed typing. Tens of thousands
Ukrainians have injured arms and hands during the war, and my goal is to make
an inexpensive keyboard for anyone to assemble at home."
(More...)
A.I. Is Helping Scholars Decipher the Epic of Gilgamesh
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:04:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ai-cuneiform-translation-epic-of-gilgamesh-2523735>
"The
Epic of Gilgamesh: It’s a tale some 4,000 years old, passed down only in
an extinct writing system of wedge-shaped characters on fragments of clay
tablets. And now, scholars are deciphering previously unknown parts of the
(More...)
Citizen scientists can help save Australia’s threatened species if we give them more direction
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:06:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/citizen-scientists-can-help-save-australias-threatened-species-if-we-give-them-more-direction-231606>
"Across Australia and around the world, citizen scientists are protecting
species by recording sightings, surveying landscapes and collecting samples. No
job is too big or too small. As wildlife ecologists, we are indebted to this
(More...)
With Goodbytz, the chef is a robot
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:07:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://delano.lu/article/goodbytz-the-chef-is-a-robot
"Robots are used for a wide range of tasks in the food industry. They can be
found in the fields planting, weeding, harvesting or scarifying, and then in
tasks linked to sorting, packaging, palletising, as well as in order picking
(More...)
Ocean heat is changing marine food webs – with far-reaching consequences for NZ fisheries and sea life
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:08:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/ocean-heat-is-changing-marine-food-webs-with-far-reaching-consequences-for-nz-fisheries-and-sea-life-236427>
"The global ocean continues to warm at a concerning rate.
Satellite measurements of average sea surface temperatures show February this
(More...)
EV forecasts slashed as new vehicle standards allow car makers room to push hybrids
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:10:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/08/29/ev-forecasts-slashed-as-new-vehicle-standards-allow-car-makers-room-to-push-hybrids/>
"Forecasts for the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia have been slashed
dramatically – and the impact of the federal government’s signature vehicle
emission standards, which allows car makers room to push hybrid options, have
(More...)
If something can happen once, it can happen again – Dennis Glover’s reading of history sounds an alarm about the present
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:12:31 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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During the referendum, I was a national scapegoat. I considered quitting but now I have hope
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:26:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/26/thomas-mayo-always-was-always-will-be-book>
"Politics is an eternal tug-o-war. Left and right. Right and wrong. Us and
them. Positive and negative. Negative, negative, negative. This is one of the
reasons that Australians tend to be disengaged from it.
(More...)
How low can we go? To cut the carbon that goes into buildings to net zero, we need radical change
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:26:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-low-can-we-go-to-cut-the-carbon-that-goes-into-buildings-to-net-zero-we-need-radical-change-236326>
"Buildings are one of our biggest contributors to global heating. They produce
37% of all greenhouse gas emissions from energy use and production processes.
Building emissions are made up of two parts: operational carbon (from energy
(More...)
Newly discovered protein stops DNA damage
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:29:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.lightsource.ca/public/news/2024-25-q2-jul-sept/newly-discovered-protein-stops-dna-damage.php>
"Researchers from Western University have discovered a protein that has the
never-before-seen ability to stop DNA damage in its tracks. The finding could
provide the foundation for developing everything from vaccines against cancer,
(More...)
Rescuer Uses Pineapple To Rescue Elephant Chained For 31 Years | The Dodo
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:30:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD1YaVHdUg8
"Guy frees an elephant who was in chains for 31 years — and guides her to
safety using a pineapple 💛"
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Three key reasons why the world is falling behind on its renewable energy targets: report
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:31:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/three-key-reasons-why-the-world-is-falling-behind-on-its-renewable-energy-targets-report/>
"Deployment of renewable energy technologies is falling behind what is needed
to reach global targets as investors hesitate to commit the necessary capital,
threatening hundreds of gigawatts of vital renewable energy capacity.
(More...)
World-first lung cancer vaccine trials launched across seven countries
Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:33:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/23/world-first-lung-cancer-vaccine-trials-launched-across-seven-countries>
"Doctors have begun trialling the world’s first mRNA lung cancer vaccine in
patients, as experts hailed its “groundbreaking” potential to save thousands of
lives.
(More...)
Why Joy is an Effective Anti-Authoritarian Strategy.
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 02:21:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://lucid.substack.com/p/why-joy-is-an-effective-anti-authoritarian
'Can "Joy and Hope," the slogan of the Harris-Walz campaign, help Democrats to
win the 2024 election? Patrick Healy, deputy opinion editor of the
New York
Times, is doubtful. "I cringed a little in the convention hall Tuesday night
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Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 02:24:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2703
"The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting in New Delhi (India), decided on
Wednesday to remove Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal from the List of
World Heritage in Danger, following the positive steps taken by the State
(More...)
Carnegie Hall Is Helping Young People of Color Explore the Music Industry
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 02:25:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/carnegie-hall-bside-music-industry-youth/>
"When Bri Bernard was invited to a training program at the legendary Carnegie
Hall in New York City last year, she was excited to finally visit “this
landmark of great music.” And not just to visit but to “work in the space where
(More...)
‘We’ve got baby owls again’: how farming policy is helping English wildlife
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 02:26:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Long COVID is a "public health crisis for kids," experts say
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 02:28:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.salon.com/2024/08/26/long-is-a-public-health-for-kids-experts-say/>
"For years, public health experts have said that COVID-19 infections in
children are “mild.” According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), the most common symptoms of COVID in kids are a fever and
(More...)
The rangers turning the DRC’s ‘triangle of death’ back into a thriving wildlife reserve
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 02:30:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/20/drc-wildlife-reserve-upemba>
"Ranger Sylvain Musimi had just risen from his morning coffee around the
campfire when the rebels opened fire. It was a chilly early morning in
mid-January, during rainy season in Upemba national park. Sixteen suspected
(More...)
The New Ghibli Park in Japan: Redefining Theme Parks Through Adaptive Reuse and Sustainability
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 10:57:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.archdaily.com/1020464/the-new-ghibli-park-in-japan-redefining-theme-parks-through-adaptive-reuse-and-sustainability>
'Studio Ghibli and its co-founder Hayao Miyazaki have become household names in
the West, thanks to their impressive body of work, which includes over 10
feature films, 2 Oscars, and more than 100 awards worldwide. Films such as
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Talk isn’t enough: Pacific nations say Australia must end new fossil fuel projects
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 10:58:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/talk-isnt-enough-pacific-nations-say-australia-must-end-new-fossil-fuel-projects-237749>
"This week, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel exporters went to a meeting
of island states strongly affected by human-induced climate change.
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Unregulated antibiotic use in animal research likely contributes to human drug resistance, study finds
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 10:59:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/30/unregulated-antibiotic-use-in-animal-research-likely-contributes-to-human-drug-resistance-study-finds>
"Chronic and unregulated use and disposal of antibiotics in animal research
facilities is contributing to the emergence of drug-resistant superbugs that
could pose a threat to human health, according to new research.
(More...)
Winter’s unseasonal warmth and clear skies are glorious – but a forbidding sign of danger to come
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 11:00:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/29/australia-winter-weather-august-heat-record-climate-change>
"These unseasonal late-winter days of warmth and clear skies, of the sudden
necessity of shorts and T-shirts for the morning dog walk, are at once glorious
and somewhat disconcerting.
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Cleaning up pollution and removing crumbling dams help to restore Michigan rivers
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 11:04:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://radio.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-08-26/dam-removal
"In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, building dams for electricity
generation was the big new thing. Those hydroelectric dams provided power to
nearby cities. But big companies found centralized coal-burning power plants
(More...)
Is ‘Africa’ a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 11:05:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/is-africa-a-racial-slur-and-should-the-continent-be-renamed-234740>
"Should African people be called black – or is the categorising of people by
skin colour a racist practice? How about Africa? Is the name of the continent a
racial slur because it was chosen by European exploiters and based on the
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Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2024 – in pictures
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:21:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/aug/30/australian-geographic-nature-photographer-of-the-year-2024-in-pictures>
"A drone image of two humpback whales ‘bubble-net feeding’ by Western
Australian photographer Scott Portelli has taken out the top prize in the 2024
Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year competition. This is a
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Dispatch from the long Covid frontline
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:23:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/2024/08/24/dispatch-the-long-covid-frontline>
"In September 2020, the United Kingdom government commissioned the British
Academy – the national academy for the humanities and social sciences – to
explore the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Healing Chile’s Huapi island
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:24:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.fao.org/newsroom/story/healing-chiles-huapi-island/
"On a remote Chilean island at the centre of Lake Ranco south of the Andes,
native trees are making a comeback thanks to the restoration efforts of
Indigenous Peoples, like Anita Neguimán Antillanca.
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In Bali, water temple priests guide a sustainable rice production system
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:26:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/in-bali-water-temple-priests-guide-a-sustainable-rice-production-system/>
"UBUD, Indonesia — Inside the small, open-air stone temple in the center of the
Lotudunduh rice fields, a farmer wraps a sarong and sash around his
mud-spattered work clothes. Suitably dressed in baju adat, or traditional
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Scientists discover plastic-eating fungi that could help clean up world’s oceans
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:27:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/plastic-eating-fungi-bacteria-ocean-pollution-b2593745.html>
"Scientists in Germany have identified a type of fungi that is capable of
breaking down synthetic plastics, offering a potential new weapon in the global
fight against plastic pollution.
(More...)
LLMs have a strong bias against use of African American English
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 17:28:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/08/llms-have-a-strong-bias-against-use-of-african-american-english/>
'As far back as 2016, work on AI-based chatbots revealed that they have a
disturbing tendency to reflect some of the worst biases of the society that
trained them. But as large language models have become ever larger and
(More...)
Crows Are Even Smarter Than We Thought
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 23:58:56 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://nautil.us/crows-are-even-smarter-than-we-thought-820066/
"Crows and ravens, which belong to the corvid family, are known for their high
intelligence, playful natures, and strong personalities. They hold grudges
against each other, do basic statistics, perform acrobatics, and even host
(More...)
Straight from the Strait review – a joyous musical inspired by a little-known Australian story
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/aug/30/straight-from-the-strait-theatre-review-qpac-brisbane>
"It is an epic tale, a source of pride for its people, yet a story little known
by Australia at large. On a single day in 1968, in the scorching Pilbara heat,
137 men – mostly from the Torres Strait – smashed a world record when they
(More...)
€1 Homes in Europe Are Fine, But There's A Better Option
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:01:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Vast ‘doughnut’ discovered in molten metal of Earth’s core
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:02:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/31/vast-doughnut-discovered-in-molten-metal-of-earth-core>
"By travelling to the centre of the Earth via seismic waves scientists have
discovered a ring-like structure within the swirling pool of molten metal known
as the outer core.
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EV battery myths (busted!)
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:02:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.chargefox.com/news/ev-battery-myths-busted
"At Chargefox we’ve heard them all. They catch fire, do greater damage to the
environment than petrol cars, and they start to degrade the moment you receive
the keys to your shiny new car… we know where some of these myths originated,
(More...)
A banned promoter of cancer ‘cures’ was hijacked by genAI. Now the internet is ‘flooded with garbage’
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:04:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/25/barbara-oneill-cancer-cure-promotion-ban-ai-ads-ntwnfb>
"Five years ago, Barbara O’Neill was permanently banned from providing any
health services in New South Wales or other Australian states.
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Will Japan Allow Circle-K to Acquire 7-Eleven?
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:11:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/japonica-publication/will-japan-allow-circle-k-to-acquire-7-eleven-fbde8d299e03>
"On August 19, Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese parent company of 7-Eleven
received an offer to acquire the business from Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT),
the Canadian owner of rival Circle-K convenience store chains.
(More...)
‘As long as we’re here, it’s ours’: the island fishing community on the frontline of South China Sea tensions
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:12:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/26/thitu-island-philippines-south-china-sea-tensions-pag-asa-fishing-community>
"From the sandy beaches of Thitu Island, blue waters stretch for as far as the
eye can see. It feels like a tranquil paradise: there’s no noisy road traffic,
air pollution or crowds. But Thitu is not a luxury retreat, it’s a tiny island
(More...)
Major work-from-home update impacting millions of Aussie workers: 'Disrupt push back to office'
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:13:43 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/major-work-from-home-update-impacting-millions-of-aussie-workers-disrupt-push-back-to-office-024610780.html>
'Millions of Aussie workers could soon have a major leg up to remain working
from home (WFH) amid a push for people to return to the office. The Fair Work
Commission announced an investigation into whether a WFH precedent should be
(More...)
Wondering how to get from Brisbane to Melbourne without wrecking the climate? Our transport choices make a huge difference
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:14:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/wondering-how-to-get-from-brisbane-to-melbourne-without-wrecking-the-climate-our-transport-choices-make-a-huge-difference-237396>
"Australian transport emissions are still growing. As a result, transport is
expected to be our biggest-emitting sector by 2030. So, cutting transport
emissions is crucial to Australia’s net-zero strategy.
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Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:16:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://apnews.com/article/japan-4day-work-week-campaign-f78a95a89d99e7b323f7554721088d66>
"TOKYO (AP) — Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for
literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor
shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day workweeks.
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‘I feel like I love everyone here’: Notting Hill carnival continues to defy division – photo essay
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:17:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/aug/27/i-feel-like-i-love-everyone-here-notting-hill-carnival-continues-to-defy-division-photo-essay>
"Notting Hill carnival returned this weekend, as raucous, joyous and vibrant as
ever, an embodiment of multicultural Britain at its finest. This was my 12th
time attending but my first as a journalist, and while part of me longed to
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This man saved his town from deadly floodwaters. So why did the US government try to stop him?
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:28:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/28/louisiana-bayou-levee-gulf>
"On 29 August 2021, as Hurricane Ida made landfall on Louisiana’s Gulf coast,
69-year-old Windell Curole sought refuge with others at the three-story Lady of
the Sea hospital in Galliano, located 90 minutes south-west of New Orleans.
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Pacific Islands Forum communique taken down after Chinese envoy calls Taiwan reference ‘unacceptable’
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:29:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/30/pacific-islands-forum-communique-taken-down-after-chinese-envoy-calls-taiwan-reference-unacceptable>
"A summit of Pacific leaders has ended in drama after China’s regional envoy
demanded the scrapping of language about Taiwan, with the communique later
republished without the offending paragraph.
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Japan Is Not the High-Tech Paradise You Think It Is
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:30:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.freedium.cfd/https://medium.com/japonica-publication/japan-is-not-high-tech-00db1003d2a7>
"
In Japan, people love paper.
Even in 2016, when I first moved to Tokyo to work at the headquarters of a
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How much microplastic are you drinking? New tool can tell you in minutes
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:32:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240827105019.htm
"Micro- and nanoplastics are in our food, water and the air we breathe. They
are showing up in our bodies, too. Now, researchers have developed a low-cost,
portable tool to accurately measure plastic released from everyday sources like
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Heat waves impair bumblebees' ability to detect floral scents, study finds
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:33:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-impair-bumblebees-ability-floral-scents.html>
'Climate change is affecting ecosystems in many different ways. One of its
consequences is increasingly longer and more intense periods of heat, which
affect essential natural processes—such as pollination. A team of researchers
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Streamline Moderne architecture was meant to capture the spirit of a society gliding into the future
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:35:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-01/streamline-moderne-architecture-melbourne/103619686>
'Mitchell House, in Melbourne's CBD, is a building. It doesn't move.
But its curved and aerodynamic lines give the impression that it could cut
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Can the ‘sand motor’ save West Africa’s eroding coast?
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:11:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://grist.org/solutions/sand-motor-erosion-beach-nourishment-netherlands-benin/>
"When governments find themselves fighting the threat of coastal erosion, their
default response tends to be pretty simple: If sand is disappearing from a
beach, they pump in more sand to replace it. This strategy, known as “beach
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Singapore approves 16 types of insects as food for humans, amid the sector’s growing buzz
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:12:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The lightbulb of the 21st century: The battery revolution illuminates a new era
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:15:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-08-25/the-lightbulb-of-the-21st-century-the-battery-revolution-illuminates-a-new-era.html>
"Thomas Alva Edison took all the credit in 1879, but the invention originated a
long time before that. Seventy years earlier, Humphry Davy, originally from
Cornwall in the United Kingdom, had managed to fix a thin strip of carbon
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This bird came back from extinction - now scientists in an aircraft are teaching it to migrate
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:18:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/28/northern-bald-ibis-bird-back-from-extinction-now-scientists-in-a-glider-are-teaching-it-to-migrate-aoe>
"The northern bald ibis was extinct in central Europe for 300 years. Now, it
has returned – and scientist “foster parents” aboard a tiny plane are teaching
the birds to fly their long-forgotten migration routes.
(More...)
The Secret Behind Germany’s Record Renewables Buildout
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:20:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Giant 'living tractors' are bringing nature back to post-industrial wastelands
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:21:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20240827-how-water-buffalo-can-bring-back-nature-to-abandoned-land>
"Each autumn, as tadpoles outgrow their tails, the Kizilirmak Delta on Turkey's
Black Sea erupts into chaotic commotion with the emergence of marsh frogs.
While the fist-sized frogs are at home in the delta's wetlands, dozens can be
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BYD surges past Honda and Nissan’s sales for the first time, targets Ford with low-cost EVs
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:37:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://electrek.co/2024/08/23/byd-tops-honda-first-time-targets-ford-low-cost-evs/>
"According to
MarkLines (via
Nikkei), BYD’s new vehicle sales climbed 40%
between April and June to 980,000. The growth was enough to overtake Japan’s
Honda and Nissan for the first time to become the seventh-largest automaker
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Chatbots offer cops the “ultimate out” to spin police reports, expert says
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:40:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Solar panels aid ecological restoration in Tengger Desert, NW China
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:41:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-08-22/Solar-panels-aid-ecological-restoration-in-Tengger-Desert-NW-China-1wgBldbP5Nm/p.html>
"A sea of photovoltaic panels generates green energy and drives ecological
restoration in the Tengger Desert, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous
Region. By planting vegetation beneath the panels, the once-barren desert now
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8.5M square feet of US self-storage rooftops are getting solar
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:42:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://electrek.co/2024/08/27/8-5m-square-feet-of-us-self-storage-rooftops-are-getting-solar/>
"National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), a major player in the self-storage
industry, has partnered with community solar developer Solar Landscape to roll
out 100 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity across 8.5 million square feet of
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Scottish scientist uncovers astonishing evidence that whales 'talk'
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:44:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/24554333.scottish-scientist-uncovers-astonishing-evidence-whales-talk/>
"SPERM whales in the Mediterranean all share one distinct ‘dialect’, different
from their cousins in oceans across the rest of the world.
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Universal basic income seems to improve employment and well-being
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:46:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242937-universal-basic-income-seems-to-improve-employment-and-well-being/>
"The world’s most robust study of universal basic income has concluded that it
boosts recipients’ mental and financial well-being, as well as modestly
improving employment.
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The Pentium as a Navajo weaving
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:34:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.righto.com/2024/08/pentium-navajo-fairchild-shiprock.html
"Hurrying through the National Gallery of Art five minutes before closing, I
passed a Navajo weaving with a complex abstract pattern. Suddenly, I realized
the pattern was strangely familiar, so I stopped and looked closely. The design
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Whatever: Hey, Look at That
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:36:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/09/01/hey-look-at-that/
"
Starter Villain won this year’s Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Neat!
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I’m committing $30 million to reforming the Supreme Court. It’s a small price to pay to protect our democracy
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:39:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://fortune.com/2024/08/30/supreme-court-reform-term-limits-ethics-standard/>
"The U.S. Supreme Court has changed from a once venerated institution and third
pillar of our democracy to an ideologically driven, partisan, and
intellectually dishonest creator of minority rule. Undisclosed gifts to Justice
(More...)
Seismic echoes reveal a mysterious ‘donut’ inside Earth’s core
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:40:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/seismic-echoes-reveal-a-mysterious-donut-inside-earths-core-237489>
"About 2,890 kilometres beneath our feet lies a gigantic ball of liquid metal:
our planet’s core. Scientists like me use the seismic waves created by
earthquakes as a kind of ultrasound to “see” the shape and structure of the
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Afghan women sing in defiance of Taliban laws silencing their voices
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:41:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/01/afghan-women-sing-in-defiance-of-taliban-laws-silencing-their-voices>
"Afghan women, both inside and outside the country, have posted videos of
themselves singing in protest against the Taliban’s laws banning women’s voices
in public.
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Without sanctions, making companies disclose their environmental and social impacts has limited effect
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:42:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/without-sanctions-making-companies-disclose-their-environmental-and-social-impacts-has-limited-effect-237656>
"As of last year, New Zealand’s largest companies and financial institutions
have been required to disclose their climate-related risks and opportunities in
their annual reports and regulatory filings.
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NSW urged to remove 51 shark nets after hundreds of dolphins and turtles caught last summer
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:59:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/02/shark-nets-removal-call-nsw>
"Experts, marine conservation groups and an MP are urging the New South Wales
government to ban anti-shark nets, which kill large numbers of turtles and
dolphins, after 51 nets were installed along the state’s coastline.
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How one company’s plan to help the planet went off the rails
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:01:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/08/24/carbon-credits-cook-stoves-africa/>
"SANSÃO MUTHEMBA, Mozambique — The simple stoves were being shipped out across
Africa by the millions, and few people here saw the downside. The stoves were
free. They were pitched as an upgrade to the charcoal grill and wood campfire
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‘It’s time to give up on normal’: what winter’s weird weather means for the warm months ahead
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:02:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/its-time-to-give-up-on-normal-what-winters-weird-weather-means-for-the-warm-months-ahead-237857>
"Heavy winds struck south-east Australia over the weekend as a series of cold
fronts moved across the continent. It followed a high fire danger in Sydney and
other parts of New South Wales last week, and a fire in south-west Sydney that
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Can electric motor-bikes save postal workers from dog attacks?
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:04:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/09/01/posties-hope-quiet-new-electric-motor-bikes-will-reduce-number-of-dog-attacks/>
"Posties are delivering billions of parcels and fewer letters, but Australia
Post is determined to deliver for another 200-plus years. And they hope that a
new delivery of quiet electric motor-bikes will reduce the number of attacks
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Dropped a clanger (PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION)
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:06:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsKdvzhLkM4
"Breaking away from the series of dance music history on my channel I have to
release this as I definitely dropped a clanger this last week [...]"
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Honest Government Ad | Japan vs Paul Watson 🐋🇯🇵
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 22:07:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqzOAyXSJMI
"The Government of Japan made an [announcement] about the arrest of Capt. Paul
Watson, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative 🇯🇵"
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The momentum of the solar energy transition
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:04:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41971-7
"Decarbonisation plans across the globe require zero-carbon energy sources to
be widely deployed by 2050 or 2060. Solar energy is the most widely available
energy resource on Earth, and its economic attractiveness is improving fast in
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"Coyote & Crow" RPG is a joyous, respectful celebration of Native American storytelling in a world without colonialism
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:07:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/coyote-and-crow/feature/coyote-and-crow-rpg-preview-impressions>
"Native American-built tabletop RPG
Coyote & Crow is a well-designed and
fascinating look into an alternate history where colonialism never occurred. In
that fictional interim, indigenous Americans bloomed into a technologically and
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Dana Cain Reaches for the Stars With a Rock Opera
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:08:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.westword.com/arts/denver-creative-dana-cain-reaches-for-the-stars-with-a-rock-opera-21793668>
"Teens dream big. Whether it was painting or drawing, writing prose or poetry,
or composing songs to strum on an acoustic guitar as we sang along, most of us
dabbled back in the day. Some of us may even have journaled, penning thoughts
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Climate adaptation funds sow seeds of resilience
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:09:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-climate-funds-seeds-resilience.html
'Beaming with smiles, Zambian farmer Mary Dimba points to a newly harvested
crop of maize on her silo. The mother-of-four from Mpande village in Zambia's
Lusaka Province tells how the beginning of the last cropping season was less
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Putin’s visit to Mongolia defies ICC warrant and tests neutral nation’s ‘third neighbor’ diplomacy
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:10:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/putins-visit-to-mongolia-defies-icc-warrant-and-tests-neutral-nations-third-neighbor-diplomacy-237942>
"Vladimir Putin arrived in Mongolia on Sept. 2, 2024, the first time the
Russian president has visited an International Criminal Court (ICC) member
country since the body issued a warrant for his arrest in 2023. While
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‘Room for everyone’: how Kīngi Tūheitia’s message of unity offered an alternative to divisive Treaty politics
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:12:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/room-for-everyone-how-kingi-tuheitias-message-of-unity-offered-an-alternative-to-divisive-treaty-politics-237852>
"The numbers attending the tangihanga for Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero
VII attest not only to the enduring significance of the Kīngitanga movement,
but also to its political relevance at this point in Aotearoa New Zealand’s
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Truth telling or economic development? To deliver for Indigenous people, the government must do both
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:27:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/truth-telling-or-economic-development-to-deliver-for-indigenous-people-the-government-must-do-both-236397>
"In August, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the Garma Festival and
announced the government’s new Indigenous policy direction. This agenda rises
from the ashes of the Voice to Parliament referendum, almost a year after it
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Batteries on wheels: If Australia really wants smart EVs with V2G, it will have to say so
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:28:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/09/03/batteries-on-wheels-if-australia-really-wants-smart-evs-with-v2g-it-will-have-to-say-so/>
"A new report is calling for Australia to get on the front foot in the shift to
electric cars by ensuring as many EVs as possible are enabled to act as
“batteries on wheels” and can soak up plentiful solar during the day and use it
(More...)
China reaps most of the benefits of its relationship with Africa: what’s behind the imbalance
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:29:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/china-reaps-most-of-the-benefits-of-its-relationship-with-africa-whats-behind-the-imbalance-237949>
"The ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing takes place under the
theme of “Joining hands to advance modernisation and build a high-level
China-Africa community with a shared future”. But how shared can that future be
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“Bad news for the energy transition:” Far-right extremists score big in German state elections
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:30:37 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/bad-news-for-the-energy-transition-far-right-extremists-score-big-in-german-state-elections/>
"The far-right, populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won big in two
eastern German state elections, where voters handed the parties that make up
the country’s federal government a resounding defeat.
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Islamic State remains a potent threat five years after its military defeat
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:31:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/islamic-state-remains-a-potent-threat-five-years-after-its-military-defeat-237599>
"Austrian authorities announced the arrest of two people on August 7 for
planning attacks on large events around Vienna, including Taylor Swift
concerts. The suspects, a 19-year-old who was known to security services and a
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“We’re making history:” Ørsted shuts last coal-fired heat and power plant
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:33:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/were-making-history-orsted-shuts-last-coal-fired-heat-and-power-plant/>
"Danish clean energy giant Ørsted has shuttered its last coal-fired combined
heat and power plant, the Esbjerg Power Station, located in the Western part of
Denmark.
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Remembering James Darren, 1936-2024
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:09:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.startrek.com/en-un/news/remembering-james-darren
"StarTrek.com is saddened to report the passing of James Darren, who played the
charismatic lounge singer, Vic Fontaine, across seven episodes for
Star Trek:
Deep Space Nine's last two seasons. He passed away on September 2, 2024, at
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Belief in alien visits to Earth is spiralling out of control – here’s why that’s so dangerous
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:10:30 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/belief-in-alien-visits-to-earth-is-spiralling-out-of-control-heres-why-thats-so-dangerous-237789>
"The idea that aliens may have visited the Earth is becoming increasingly
popular. Around a fifth of UK citizens believe Earth has been visited by
extraterrestrials, and an estimated 7% believe that they have seen a UFO.
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Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:11:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Sikh action figures aim to make children proud
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:13:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxjpqd992go
'The co-founder of a business which makes Sikh action figures said he wanted to
produce toys that made Sikh children proud of their appearance.
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The burning of the Library of Alexandria for fandoms
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:14:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://taylorlorenz.substack.com/p/the-burning-of-the-library-of-alexandria>
"Last night, dozens of major celebrity and pop culture stan accounts, meme
pages, and theme accounts related to television shows, movies, and animals said
goodbye to their millions of collective followers after a Brazilian judge
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Flu shots play an important role in protecting against bird flu. But not for the reason you might think
Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:15:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/flu-shots-play-an-important-role-in-protecting-against-bird-flu-but-not-for-the-reason-you-might-think-237859>
"A current strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird
flu, has become a global problem. The virus has affected many millions of
birds, some other animal species, and a small number of people.
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The secret inside "One Million Checkboxes"
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:07:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://eieio.games/essays/the-secret-in-one-million-checkboxes/
"A few days into making
One Million Checkboxes I thought I’d been hacked.
What was that doing in my database?
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Steve Silberman, who changed autistic lives with "Neurotribes", has died. He captured ‘a civil rights movement being born’
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:09:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/steve-silberman-who-changed-autistic-lives-with-neurotribes-has-died-he-captured-a-civil-rights-movement-being-born-237957>
"Steve Silberman, author of
NeuroTribes, a groundbreaking history of autism
that fundamentally changed how society understood autistic people, has died,
aged 66.
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Shiny New Technology, Same Old Funny Business
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:09:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/opinion/realpage-antitrust-landlords.html>
"Illegal price fixing used to require a lot of work. In the mid-1990s, to fix
the price of the animal feed additive lysine, executives of some of the world’s
biggest agribusinesses had to spend hours on airplanes flying to resorts where
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How do you make a giant gold nugget? Take a vein of quartz, add a few thousand earthquakes
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:11:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/how-do-you-make-a-giant-gold-nugget-take-a-vein-of-quartz-add-a-few-thousand-earthquakes-236694>
"Humanity’s fascination with gold stretches back thousands of years. Gold
mining is described in ancient Greek and Roman sources, and gold rushes –
especially in the 19th century – played a powerful role in shaping the modern
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‘A symbol of our nation’: waratah among 20 more species added to Australia’s threatened wildlife list
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:12:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/04/australian-threatened-wildlife-list-waratah-leaf-tailed-gecko-added>
"Twenty more plants and animals, including a type of waratah, have been added
to Australia’s list of threatened wildlife, bringing the total number of
endangered species and ecosystems to almost 2,250.
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Let’s be honest: Australia’s claim to have cut climate pollution isn’t as good as it seems
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:13:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/04/australia-climate-change-pollution-renewables>
"Australia has a problem with greenhouse gas emissions – a bigger problem than
the political debate concedes.
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‘The pāua that clings to the sea’: a new species of abalone found only in waters off a remote NZ island chain
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:48:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-paua-that-clings-to-the-sea-a-new-species-of-abalone-found-only-in-waters-off-a-remote-nz-island-chain-236568>
"It has long been suspected that a small pāua (known as abalone, ormers or
ear-shells overseas) found around a remote island chain north of Aotearoa New
Zealand differs from all other pāua.
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‘Typhoons have prevented me going to school’: The children behind South Korea’s landmark climate win
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:49:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/04/typhoons-have-prevented-me-going-to-school-the-children-behind-south-koreas-landmark-climate-win>
"Hannah Kim, eight, was just starting primary school when she joined the “baby
climate litigation” to force South Korea’s government to protect the rights of
future generations against the dangers of the climate crisis.
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Bold climate action benefits more than just the environment – it’s also great for business
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:50:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/bold-climate-action-benefits-more-than-just-the-environment-its-also-great-for-business-237771>
"As the world grapples with the intensifying challenges of climate change,
businesses are under increasing pressure to take action.
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Sex, plants and colonisation: reclaiming botany from the tendrils of empire
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:51:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/sex-plants-and-colonisation-reclaiming-botany-from-the-tendrils-of-empire-234679>
"
Review: Botany of Empire: Plant Worlds and the Scientific Legacies of
Colonialism – Banu Subramaniam (University of Washington Press)
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Perth bus depot to receive massive overhaul to charge 90 electric buses
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:52:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/09/04/perth-bus-depot-to-receive-massive-overhaul-to-charge-90-electric-buses/>
"Perth’s Malaga bus depot will soon undergo a massive electrification overhaul
after the state government awarded contracts to retrofit the depot to install
EV charging equipment capable of charging 90 buses overnight.
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Spinning its wheels: the new national transport plan steers NZ back to a car-dependent past
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:53:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/spinning-its-wheels-the-new-national-transport-plan-steers-nz-back-to-a-car-dependent-past-238066>
"The government’s new National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) could easily
have been renamed the “highway funding project”, given its intense focus on
road building.
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“There has to be a better way to do this:” The dawn of an Australian solar Maverick
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:16:47 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/there-has-to-be-a-better-way-to-do-this-the-dawn-of-an-australian-solar-maverick/>
"The launch this week of federal Labor’s Solar Sunshot program, inviting bids
for a share of $550 million to scale up commercial manufacturing of modules,
tracking and deployment technologies, has once again stirred debate.
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Seeing is believing: your neighbour’s choice to go solar might have influenced you more than you think
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:17:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/seeing-is-believing-your-neighbours-choice-to-go-solar-might-have-influenced-you-more-than-you-think-236586>
"What made you decide to go solar? Was it a sober assessment of the return on
investment? Did you want to cut your power bills? Did you want to do your bit
on climate change?
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Power from flower: Albanian farm plants suck EV battery metal from soil
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:18:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/nickel-accumulating-plants-for-ev>
"The growing popularity of electric vehicles has led to an increased demand for
nickel. While mining more ore is one way to meet this demand, many startups are
also turning to farming instead to address an industrial need with a much more
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Japan’s #MeToo, ominous guinea fowls and a grandma out for revenge: top 5 picks from the Melbourne International Film Festival
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:19:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/japans-metoo-ominous-guinea-fowls-and-a-grandma-out-for-revenge-top-5-picks-from-the-melbourne-international-film-festival-238067>
"Ever since I came to Melbourne as an international PhD student in film
studies, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has provided me with
a sense of home among a community of like-minded cinephiles. To quote Agnès
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The Greens want a super-profits tax. Labor and business used to like the idea too
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:23:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-greens-want-a-super-profits-tax-labor-and-business-used-to-like-the-idea-too-237984>
"When the Greens proposed an extra super-profits tax on the excessive part of
really excessive profits last week, business and the government acted as if the
sky was about to fall in.
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Robot Metalsmiths Are Resurrecting Toroidal Tanks for NASA
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:24:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://spectrum.ieee.org/metal-forming-robot
"In the 1960s and 1970s, NASA spent a lot of time thinking about whether
toroidal (donut-shaped) fuel tanks were the way to go with its spacecraft.
Toroidal tanks have a bunch of potential advantages over conventional spherical
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A Group Of Capybaras Adopted A Stray Cat At A Malaysian Zoo — And Now It’s Part Of Their Enclosure
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 03:37:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://allthatsinteresting.com/oyen-the-cat
"Amid the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a stray orange cat wandered into Zoo
Negara, Malaysia’s national zoo, and began living among a herd of capybaras.
Zoo officials aren’t entirely sure when, exactly, the cat moved in — but it
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If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, it must learn from Europe’s risky path
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 03:38:38 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Ladies Who Lab: Lesser-Known Women in Science, 1920–1970
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 03:40:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.sciencehistory.org/collections/blog/ladies-who-lab-lesser-known-women-in-science-1920-1970/>
"I recently read—and loved—
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Set in the
1960s, it tells the story of Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist who faces
discrimination in the workplace due to her gender. Zott inadvertently lands a
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Etran de L'Aïr - Imouha (Official Music Video)
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 03:41:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSHd5mm7qNI
'from "100% SAHARA GUITAR", the new album by Etran de L’Aïr'
Via Christoph S, who wrote "some nice #blues #rock"
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Record measles outbreak in Oregon blamed on vaccine exemptions
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 03:43:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/record-measles-outbreak-in-oregon-blamed-on-vaccine-exemptions/>
'With one of the highest vaccine exemption rates in the country, Oregon is
experiencing its largest measles outbreak in decades. This year's count is now
higher than anything seen since 2000, when the Centers for Disease Control and
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The Low Down on the Greatest Dictionary Collection in the World
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 03:46:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/biggest-dictionary-collection
"Madeline Kripke’s first dictionary was a copy of
Webster’s Collegiate that
her parents gave her when she was a fifth grader in Omaha in the early 1950s.
By the time of her death in 2020, at age 76, she had amassed a collection of
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City light pollution is shrinking spiders’ brains
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:35:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/city-light-pollution-is-shrinking-spiders-brains-238086>
"As darkness falls, the nocturnal half of the animal kingdom starts its day.
Nocturnal species are perfectly adapted to navigate and survive the dark of
night that has existed for countless millions of years.
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Grenfell report blames decades of government failure and ‘systematic dishonesty’ of companies
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:36:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/04/grenfell-report-blames-decades-of-government-failure-and-companies-systematic-dishonesty>
"The Grenfell Tower disaster was the result of “decades of failure” by central
government to stop the spread of combustible cladding combined with the
“systematic dishonesty” of multimillion-dollar companies whose products spread
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New laws to tackle technology-based abuse in NSW are welcome. But police and courts also need to step up
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:37:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/new-laws-to-tackle-technology-based-abuse-in-nsw-are-welcome-but-police-and-courts-also-need-to-step-up-238076>
"New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has committed to a range of reforms
strengthening legal responses to family violence across the state. These
reforms follow the alleged murder of 28-year-old Molly Ticehurst by her former
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By a nose: Australian science prize goes to team who use odours to distract predators from endangered species
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:38:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/04/eureka-australian-science-prize-endangered-species-odours>
"Peter Banks’ remarkable road to a prestigious Eureka prize began nearly two
decades ago as he watched rodents escape predators and wondered: why were the
mice peeing everywhere?
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Biochar doesn’t just store carbon – it stores water and boosts farmers’ drought resilience
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:39:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/biochar-doesnt-just-store-carbon-it-stores-water-and-boosts-farmers-drought-resilience-235765>
"As the climate changes, large parts of southern Australia are projected to get
drier. Extreme rains are also becoming more common.
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‘We are seeking to discriminate’: lesbian group wanting to exclude trans women compares itself to Melbourne gay bar
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:40:24 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/05/lesbian-action-group-trans-bisexual-women-ban-ahrc-ntwnfb>
"A lawyer for a Victorian lesbian group that wants to exclude transgender and
bisexual women from its public events has compared its request to a Melbourne
gay bar that was granted the right to refuse heterosexual people.
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Gambling is causing great harm. Here’s how to tip the odds back in the community’s favour
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:04:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/gambling-is-causing-great-harm-heres-how-to-tip-the-odds-back-in-the-communitys-favour-237973>
"Gambling harm dwells in the dark, often in the night hours, usually unspoken,
yet it casts long shadows across our communities. But the spotlight is finally
on gambling and the industry that pulls the strings.
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AI Checkers Forcing Kids To Write Like A Robot To Avoid Being Called A Robot
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:05:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/04/ai-checkers-forcing-kids-to-write-like-a-robot-to-avoid-being-called-a-robot/>
"Can the fear of students using generative AI and the rise of questionable AI
“checker” tools create a culture devoid of creativity? It’s a topic that is
curiously one worth delving into a bit more deeply, in part because of
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For decades, we’ve been told 80% of the world’s biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands – but it’s wrong
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:06:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/for-decades-weve-been-told-80-of-the-worlds-biodiversity-is-found-on-indigenous-lands-but-its-wrong-237811>
"Everyday people understandably rely on information quoted by scientists. But
when that information turns out to be incorrect, things get complicated.
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Victoria commits to 600 new battery electric buses by 2035
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:08:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/09/04/victoria-commits-to-600-new-battery-electric-buses-by-2035/>
"The Victorian Labor government has announced franchise contracts for a third
of Melbourne’s bus network which will fast-track the replacement of existing
diesel buses with 600 new battery electric buses by 2035.
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Dolphin friendly? New research shows vague environmental labelling is common on NZ seafood products
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:13:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/dolphin-friendly-new-research-shows-vague-environmental-labelling-is-common-on-nz-seafood-products-237954>
"Many seafood products sold in New Zealand make environmental claims, but our
new research shows most of them are too ambiguous and may serve as
greenwashing.
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Behind the Scenes: THIS is How Hollywood Flicks Fossil Fuels!
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:13:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o36DMoU3Uz0
"In this unusual episode of the
Everything Electric Show, we go behind the
scenes at Martini Film Studios just outside of Vancouver, to explore how to
make movies and television zero carbon. Productions, with their remote
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Is policing in Australia corrupt and abusive? An eye-opening new book investigates
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:31:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/is-policing-in-australia-corrupt-and-abusive-an-eye-opening-new-book-investigates-235898>
"
Review: When Cops are Criminals – edited by Veronica Gorrie (Scribe)
Edited by former Queensland police officer and Gunai/Kurnai woman Veronica
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Nuclear won’t cut it: CCA says Australia must go all in on renewables to meet climate targets
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:32:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/nuclear-wont-cut-it-cca-says-australia-must-go-all-in-on-renewables-to-meet-climate-targets/>
"Australia will not reach net zero emissions by 2050 under the federal
Coalition’s nuclear power plan, according to a comprehensive new report that
puts the shift to 100 per cent renewables at the centre of all plausible
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Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:33:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/wild-weather-is-costing-billions-of-dollars-and-putting-the-future-of-insurance-in-doubt-237983>
"Late winter and early spring has been marked by wild weather sweeping large
parts of Australia, damaging homes and businesses and causing power outages.
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Yes, we can reach net zero by 2050: New report maps path in more detail than ever before
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:34:39 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/yes-we-can-reach-net-zero-by-2050-new-report-maps-path-in-more-detail-than-ever-before/>
"A zero-carbon mindset must “become the new normal” in Australia, according to
a much-anticipated report from the federal government’s independent climate
advisory body.
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Volvo Cars dumps 2030 all-electric target, to ramp up hybrids as it weakens climate goals
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:35:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/09/05/volvo-cars-dumps-2030-all-electric-target-to-ramp-up-hybrids-as-it-weakens-climate-goals/>
"Swedish based Volvo Cars has abandoned its 2030 all electric target and has
replaced it with a new goal of using plug-in hybrids and even mild hybrids to
reach a diluted target of having only “electrified” cars on offer by the end of
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Volvo unveils heavy duty electric truck with 600km range
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 03:36:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/09/04/volvo-unveils-heavy-duty-electric-truck-with-600km-range/>
"Swedish truck company Volvo has unveiled the next generation of its FH
Electric heavy-duty electric truck which will now boast an electric range of up
to 600 kilometres, double that of its predecessor.
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Man wins $1.6 million for 'hidden' invention from the 1980s
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:27:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://au.news.yahoo.com/man-wins-16-million-for-hidden-invention-from-the-1980s-062635568.html>
"A man has been awarded a one million Euro (AU$1.65 million) prize for a
little-known invention he developed in the 1980s. Although its creator
describes the device as “hidden from the eyes of society” it’s used by millions
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Nature Cam
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:29:00 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://worldcam.vercel.app/
"The world is a beautiful place 🌍
A beautiful place with beautiful creatures 🦜🦚
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University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:30:07 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/05/universities-fossil-fuel-funding-green-energy>
"Fossil fuel companies’ funding of universities’ climate-focused efforts is
delaying the green transition, according to the most extensive peer-reviewed
study to date of the industry’s influence on academia.
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Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America’s climate and economic policies
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:31:08 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/oil-and-gas-communities-are-a-blind-spot-in-americas-climate-and-economic-policies-237947>
"On a recent visit to Rangely, a small town in northwest Colorado, my
colleagues and I met with the administrators of a highly regarded community
college to discuss the town’s economy. Leaving the scenic campus, we saw
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Work Is Under Way on NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:32:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/neo-surveyor/work-is-under-way-on-nasas-next-generation-asteroid-hunter/>
"NASA’s new asteroid-hunting spacecraft is taking shape at NASA’s Jet
Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Called NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth
Object Surveyor), this cutting-edge infrared space telescope will seek out the
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The Land Remembers: Why Farmers Are Bringing Back ‘Prairie Potholes’
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:33:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/prairie-potholes-restoration-canada/
"Switchgrass and foxtail provided the perfect camouflage for a heron slowly
wading through a prairie pond. Only the squawking of a Canada goose mother
scolding her offspring shattered the bucolic stillness of the wetland. It was
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Building homes with reused materials to reduce construction waste
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:59:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-06/building-homes-with-recycled-construction-materials/104227878>
'For some, the piles of used construction materials amassing on their property
might have been considered a hoarding issue.
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Witness 1.8 billion years of tectonic plates dance across Earth’s surface in a new animation
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 19:00:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/witness-1-8-billion-years-of-tectonic-plates-dance-across-earths-surface-in-a-new-animation-238209>
"Using information from inside the rocks on Earth’s surface, we have
reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the last 1.8 billion
years.
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Healthier, happier, fairer: new research shows major life benefits from decarbonising transport
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 19:01:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/healthier-happier-fairer-new-research-shows-major-life-benefits-from-decarbonising-transport-237660>
"With walking and cycling funding halved in the government’s recently released
National Land Transport Programme, and a weaker transport emissions reduction
plan, the potential health benefits of a low-carbon transport system have hit a
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Heavy truck drivers prefer electric, but roadblocks stand in their way
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 19:02:18 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://thedriven.io/2024/09/05/heavy-truck-drivers-prefer-electric-but-roadblocks-stand-in-their-way/>
"Heavy duty electric trucks had the potential to slash transport pollution in
Australia, an inquiry has heard, but regulatory roadblocks and high prices were
delaying their roll-out.
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Why has COVID been so much worse this summer? The health belief model has the answer
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 19:03:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Second Circuit Says Libraries Disincentivize Authors To Write Books By Lending Them For Free
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 19:04:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/05/second-circuit-says-libraries-disincentivize-authors-to-write-books-by-lending-them-for-free/>
"What would you think if an author told you they would have written a book, but
they wouldn’t bother because it would be available to be borrowed for free from
a library? You’d probably think they were delusional. Yet that argument has now
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Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:29:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/humans-infecting-animals-infecting-humans-from-covid-19-to-bird-flu-preventing-pandemics-requires-protecting-all-species-212679>
"When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11,
2020, humans had been the only species with reported cases of the disease.
While early genetic analyses pointed to horseshoe bats as the evolutionary
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Solar and battery microgrid saves Lord Howe Island $1.5m in diesel fuel costs in two years
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:30:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-battery-microgrid-saves-lord-howe-island-1-5m-in-diesel-fuel-costs-in-two-years/>
"A solar and battery-based microgrid installed on the World Heritage-listed
Lord Howe Island on the coast of Australia in the Tasman Sea delivered more
than $1.5 million in diesel fuel cost savings in its first two years of
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To save its tigers, India has relocated thousands of people – it could enlist their help instead
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:31:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/to-save-its-tigers-india-has-relocated-thousands-of-people-it-could-enlist-their-help-instead-238109>
"British colonialism turned India’s tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and
1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal
tiger, one of Earth’s biggest species of big cat, did not markedly improve
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Anything that can be built can be taken down': The largest dam removal in US history is complete – what happens next?
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:33:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240903-removing-the-klamath-river-dams-to-restore-the-river-what-happens-next>
'
The Klamath River is free of four huge dams for the first time in
generations. But for the Yurok tribe, the river's restoration is only just
beginning – starting with 18 billion seeds.
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As Malawi government struggles to protect a forest, communities show the way
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:34:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/as-malawi-government-struggles-to-protect-a-forest-communities-show-the-way/>
"ZOMBA PLATEAU, Malawi — The Zomba Forest Reserve is a tale of two faces. A
large part of the northern section of the plateau is stripped to its last
undergrowth by cultivation and charcoal production by communities. Meanwhile,
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Plastic pollution hotspots pinpointed in new research – India ranks top due to high levels of uncollected waste
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:35:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/plastic-pollution-hotspots-pinpointed-in-new-research-india-ranks-top-due-to-high-levels-of-uncollected-waste-237798>
"We have used machine learning to identify the biggest plastic pollution
hotspots across more than 50,000 towns, cities and rural areas worldwide. Our
new global model reveals the most detailed picture of plastic pollution ever
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Who Is Paying To Subsidize Oil Companies? You Are.
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 20:06:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/02/who-is-paying-to-subsidize-oil-companies-you-are/>
"On August 27, 2024, Oil Change International published a report that details
the amount of money being spent by various governments around the world to
promote carbon capture and various hydrogen schemes, technologies it claims are
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Race Movies and the Black-Owned Studios that Thrived Next to Hollywood
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 20:07:28 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.messynessychic.com/2019/02/06/race-movies-and-the-black-owned-studios-that-thrived-next-to-hollywood/>
"There was another Hollywood that thrived once upon a time. From the 1910s to
the 1950s, an independent Black American film industry was in full swing,
making movies specifically for an all-Black audience, with its own African
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‘Flight shame is dead’: concern grows over climate impact of tourism boom
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 20:08:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/sep/06/flight-shame-climate-impact-tourism-boom-covid-environment-net-zero>
"For some people, summer holidays are a relaxing break from daily life, a
blissful chance to hit the sunbed and lie flat for as long as humanly possible.
Other people are on the hunt for new places and adventure – plummeting down a
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Interactive: pick an Australian CEO and compare their salary with a childcare worker, nurse or teacher
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 20:09:45 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The government says more people need to use AI. Here’s why that’s wrong
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 20:10:40 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://theconversation.com/the-government-says-more-people-need-to-use-ai-heres-why-thats-wrong-238327>
"The Australian government this week released voluntary artificial intelligence
(AI) safety standards, alongside a proposals paper calling for greater
regulation of the use of the fast-growing technology in high-risk situations.
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Senator David Pocock creates AI deepfakes of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to call for ban ahead of election
Sun, 29 Sep 2024 20:12:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-07/david-pocock-creates-ai-deepfake-of-albanese/104323688>
'A video shared online has seemingly confirmed a total ban on gambling
advertising announced with the voice and face of Prime Minister Anthony
Albanese.
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Government test shows humans far outperforming AI because they understand the task better
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:07:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://the-riotact.com/government-test-shows-humans-far-outperforming-ai-because-they-understand-the-task-better/805612>
"A government trial of artificial intelligence has shown it was quite poor at
summarising public submissions when compared to how humans do the work.
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Australia’s first genetically modified fruit is ripe for a taste test. Could it avert a global banana apocalypse?
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:09:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/07/cavendish-banana-genetically-modified-qcav-4>
"When two biotechnologists fly from Brisbane to Darwin on Saturday, they will
drive the Kakadu road to Humpty Doo and eat what has the potential to become
one of the more consequential mouthfuls of banana in the history of the
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Letters from an American: September 6, 2024
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:10:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-6-2024
"One of the things that came to light on Wednesday, in the paperwork the
Justice Department unveiled to explain its seizure of 32 internet domains being
used by Russian agents in foreign malign influence campaigns, was that the six
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Super Typhoon Yagi hits China’s Hainan, killing two people and forcing 1 million to leave their homes
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:12:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/07/super-typhoon-yagi-hits-chinas-hainan-forcing-1-million-to-leave-their-homes>
"Asia’s strongest storm this year, Super Typhoon Yagi, made landfall in
northern Vietnam on Saturday, the meteorological agency said, killing at least
four people after tearing through China’s island of Hainan and the Philippines.
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Nearly 25% of European landscape could be rewilded, say researchers
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:14:35 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-european-landscape-rewilded.html
'Europe's abandoned farmlands could find new life through rewilding, a movement
to restore ravaged landscapes to their wilderness before human intervention. A
quarter of the European continent, 117 million hectares, is primed with
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Record number of breeding puffins recorded on island in Gulf of Maine
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:15:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/08/18/record-number-of-breeding-puffins-recorded-on-island-in-gulf-of-maine/>
"From a bird blind on Seal Island, I watched as puffins zoomed in from the sea
with a rainbow of fish drooping from their beaks.
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Goldmine’ of century-old wheat varieties could help to feed the world, scientists say
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:20:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/century-old-wheat-varieties-could-help-feed-the-world/>
"Researchers have unearthed a genetic ‘goldmine’ in a century-old collection of
lost wheat samples, which could help solve the conundrum of feeding our
increasingly populous planet.
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Partnerships delivering 400+ hectares for koalas in South East Queensland
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:21:20 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Read, swap, repeat: secondhand book recycling platform launches in the UK
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:22:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.positive.news/society/read-swap-repeat-secondhand-book-recycling-platform-launches-in-the-uk/>
"A buy-back scheme for used books has launched, via which readers can trade
their unwanted copies for online credit or more pre-loved novels.
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Nyamal Traditional Owners celebrate first new Pilbara conservation estate in more than a decade
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:23:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://nit.com.au/06-08-2024/12928/nyamal-traditional-owners-celebrate-first-new-pilbara-conservation-estate-in-more-than-a-decade>
"Nyamal Traditional Owners are celebrating the creation of Purungunya
Conservation Park and Purungunya National Park — the first new conservation
estate created in the Pilbara for more than ten years.
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‘Plus-size people face a lot of barriers’: the campaigners helping larger walkers to enjoy the great outdoors
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:24:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/sep/03/campaigners-helping-larger-walkers-to-enjoy-great-outdoors-peak-district>
"It is raining. Heavy drops hit so hard they bounce back into the air. Cloud
hangs over the highest peak, today’s destination. I gather with the small group
of women in larger bodies, all facing the same challenge as me, with similar
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Protecting just 0.7% of world's land could help save a third of unique and endangered species
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:25:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-world-unique-endangered-species.html
'Conservation efforts directed towards just 0.7% of the world's land mass could
help protect one third of the world's threatened and unique tetrapod
(four-limbed vertebrate) species, new research by Imperial College London, On
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Profits from community windfarm to fund a million native trees in Hebrides
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:40:53 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/31/profits-from-community-windfarm-to-fund-a-million-native-trees-in-hebrides>
"An ambitious plan to plant at least a million native trees on crofts in the
Outer Hebrides has taken root, its organisers say, with more than 200 small new
woods sprouting across the islands.
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National park innovations see humans, nature flourish together
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:43:26 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202409/02/WS66d4f6d7a3108f29c1fc975d_1.html>
'At dawn, Liu Hai'an puts on his work uniform, packs an electronic tablet,
climbing ropes and food, and then heads off with his colleague to patrol
Wuyishan National Park in Fujian province.
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Hope and disparity: a colorful new way to visualize air quality around the world
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:44:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/26/24228658/air-quality-pollution-art-data-visualization-stripes>
"A new tool shows how much air quality has changed since the Industrial
Revolution in cities across the world. It generates a single image made up of
different colored stripes representing pollution each year in each major city.
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$35m debt-for-nature deal aims to protect Indonesia’s coral reefs
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:47:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/35m-debt-for-nature-deal-aims-to-protect-indonesias-coral-reefs/>
"JAKARTA — A milestone debt-for-nature agreement to conserve coral reefs in
Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic country, has drawn a mix of
optimism and skepticism from environmentalists. While welcoming the flush of
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Indigenous leaders have long called self-determination the key to Closing the Gap — but what does it mean?
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:48:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-08/victoria-self-determination-indigenous-treaty-yoorrook/103918900>
'Many Aboriginal communities have long held self-determination as the key to
overcoming intergenerational disadvantages flowing from Australia's
colonisation.
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Ninth Circuit Decision Upholds Earlier Court Ruling Ordering Partial Removal of Washington’s Electron Dam
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:49:55 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://earthjustice.org/press/2024/ninth-circuit-decision-upholds-earlier-court-ruling-ordering-partial-removal-of-washingtons-electron-dam>
"Seattle, WA — In a vindication for the Puyallup Tribe, the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals today affirmed an earlier federal district court order requiring a
portion of the Electron dam to be removed from the Puyallup River because of
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Empowering farmers in Central Europe: the case for agri-PV
Tue, 1 Oct 2024 04:51:34 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://ember-climate.org/insights/in-brief/empowering-farmers-in-central-europe-a-case-for-agri-pv/>
"This report explains the key benefits of agri-PV and examines the agri-PV
potential in selected countries in Central Europe: Czechia, Hungary, Poland and
Slovakia. By analysing crop yield impacts and electricity generation
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Tens of thousands in South Korea protest lack of climate progress
Tue, 1 Oct 2024 04:52:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tens-thousands-south-korea-protest-lack-climate-progress-2024-09-07/>
'SEOUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) - More than 30,000 protesters gathered in South
Korea's capital in broiling heat on Saturday, demanding more aggressive action
by the government to combat global warming.
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Like running Hazelwood for 106 years: Labor says Dutton’s nuke plan will be akin to a carbon bomb
Tue, 1 Oct 2024 04:53:50 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://reneweconomy.com.au/like-running-hazelwood-for-106-years-labor-says-duttons-nuke-plan-will-be-akin-to-a-carbon-bomb/>
"Emissions from coal and gas could grow by 1.7 billion tonnes by 2050 if their
use is extended another 15 years, under the Coalition’s nuclear power plans, an
analysis from the federal government has found.
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‘The boomerang is returning’: life in Russia’s town with Ukrainian roots where Kyiv is now in charge
Tue, 1 Oct 2024 04:55:02 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/07/ukraine-sudzha-russian-town-kursk-region>
"One morning recently, historian Yevhen Murza and comedian Feliks Redka, both
from the city of Sumy in eastern Ukraine, hitched a lift into
Ukrainian-occupied Russia. Their mission on arrival in Sudzha, the town that
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The Wind Turbine Payback Period Myth
Tue, 1 Oct 2024 04:56:19 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.distilled.earth/p/this-anti-renewable-energy-meme-is
"As a part of my series on clean energy misinformation, I joined about 40
anti-renewable Facebook groups across the country. One of the most common posts
I saw was what I call the “coal-powered wind turbine” post.
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Australia’s cities are losing their colourful and melodious birds. We need to bring back this natural joy
Tue, 1 Oct 2024 04:57:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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