Near Term Human Extinction
T.A. Fave op Medium: Near-term human extinction is a real concern. It is not only possible, it is probable. We have already locked in several degrees over what has ever been experienced by the species homo. We are not yet experiencing the warming that is a result of carbon dioxide added in the last ten […]
#ThisIs18
Wat een prachtig verpakt online initiatief van The New York Times: What does life look like for girls turning 18 in 2018? We gave young women photographers around the world an assignment: Show us 18 in your community. This is 18 — through girls’ eyes.
How a Fortnite squad of scientists is hoping to defeat climate change
Geniaal idee. The Verge: Every Sunday for two hours, Drake jumps into Fortnite, bringing climate-themed guests — such as Dessler and Peter Griffith, the founding director of NASA’s Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office — with him. While they play (and stream to Twitch), they chat about climate change. The three-month-old squad has set out to […]
Growing Anti-Semitism in Germany – ‘We Are Facing a Monster’
Charlotte Knobloch in een interview in Der Spiegel. Wie is die vrouw? Charlotte Knobloch was born in Munich in 1932. She avoided deportation when a former family servant claimed she was her own daughter out of wedlock. Her father survived the war as a forced laborer. Knobloch has been president of the Israeli Cultural Union […]
Only Do It If You’re Willing To Do It 100 Times
Interessant concept van Josh Spector: What if we only worked on projects we’re willing to commit to doing 100 times?
Red de politieke journalistiek van de dood
De Nederlander Jan Kuitenbrouwer met een vlammend en terecht pleidooi: De politieke journalistiek zit op een dood spoor. Het is tijd voor een nieuwe rolverdeling. De politiek wil werkelijkheden creëren. De taak van de journalistiek is om werkelijkheden te beschrijven. Vandaar mijn suggestie: vergeet wat politici allemaal zeggen en kijk meer naar wat zij doen. […]
We Need Massive Change to Avoid Climate Hell
WIRED: “At the end of the day, what we’re talking about is millions of lives at stake,” Yakupitiyage adds. “We’re already seeing the ways in which people are impacted by heat waves, by rising sea levels, by wildfires, by hurricanes.”
Google Suppresses Memo Revealing Plans to Closely Track Search Users in China
The Intercept, enkele weken geleden: The Dragonfly memo reveals that a prototype of the censored search engine was being developed as an app for both Android and iOS devices, and would force users to sign in so they could use the service. The memo confirms, as The Intercept first reported last week, that users’ searches would be […]
Here’s the science behind the Brexit vote and Trump’s rise
The Guardian: Threats lead to a desire for stronger rules – and obedience to leaders who promise to deliver a tight social order. Our research confirms that the strongest Trump supporters, as well as the supporters of Marine Le Pen in France, believe their country is threatened, whether by terrorism, illegal immigration, natural disasters or disease. They felt their […]
We were Brett Kavanaugh’s drinking buddies. We don’t think he should be confirmed.
Opiniestuk bij The Washington Post met de beste argumentatie die ik deze week las: None of us condemned Brett for his frequent drunkenness. We drank too much in college as well. En vooral deze prachtige zinnen: For we each believe that telling the truth, no matter how difficult, is a moral obligation for our nation’s […]