FOUND THIS WEEK

ASCII Moon shows you the current phase of the moon using ASCII art.

Data Vis

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Seth's Note To Self

Seth Godin recently posted 65 of his notes to himself on his blog, each one being a wisdom bomb. One of my favourites is "Criticize ideas, not people".

Life

Motivation

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Agent.ai is a directory of AI agents that are designed to execute a specialist task, and that can also be chained together to build a workflow. Features on offer include image manipulation, research report creation, video script generation, among many other options.

AI & ML

Business

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Just Transition Commission Report

Ireland's Just Transition Commission released their first report that includes 7 recommendations to government on how an effective just transition can be enacted. Recommendations include establishment of just transition indicators that can be measured and tracked, building an understanding of the vulnerabilities associated with climate action, and to integrate just transition into climate action communication.

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Profit For Good Conference

The School of Moral Ambition had their Profit for Good conference, which included showcases of business that donate at least 10% of their profits to charities, as well a keynote talk from Rutger Bregman, co-founded of The School of Moral Ambition.

Business

Life

Motivation

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The Botanic Atlas

Google Arts & Culture launched the Botanic Atlas, an interactive site where the user can search and view botanical records across countries.

Data Vis

Science

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Viewing Hidden Objects With Wireless Signals

Researchers at MIT have developed a new technique to allow hidden objects to be viewed using wireless signals. This technology can be applied to manufacturing and shipping to ensure objects inside boxes are not broken or misplaced before being shipped.

Science

Tech

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EcoWeb Report 2025

Climate Action Tech released their EcoWeb report, showing that there is a 30x gap in the emissions from websites that optimise for emissions reduction versus those that do not. The ICT sector accounts for 4% of global emissions, and every visit to every website contributes to these emissions.

Web Dev

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Turn Plastic Into Paracetamol Using E.Coli

Engineering biologists at the University of Edinburgh have developed a method to turn plastic into paracetamol using a generically modified version of E.Coli that ferments the PET.

Science

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Net Zero Cheaper Than 3 Degrees Damage

The OBR in the UK released a report showing that reaching Net Zero by 2050 would cost 6% of GDP but not reaching it would cost 8% of GDP along with untold damage, trauma, starvation, and death. Sounds like a deal to me. Can someone tell Western governments please?