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One Minute Challenge

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Can you time a minute as it passes? Prove it.

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Inoculating Against Election Misinformation

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Science.org published a piece about how election misinformation can be address by inoculating the public against possible false information before it can take root.

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Saving The Most Lives

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Our World In Data published a graph showing the scientific advancements and discoveries that are estimated to have saved the most lives, along with the scientists responsible for each advancement.

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1 Million Syllabus

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The Open Syllabus Galaxy is an interactive graph showing 1 million books and articles clustered by topic and sized by importance.

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Create Your Own Bayeux Tapestry

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Ever want to create a meme in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry? You're in luck.

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Building A School Using Doughnut Economics

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The town of Tomelilla in Sweden is using Doughnut Economics to plan the management of the town, including building a new school that uses hemp grown locally as a building material, being powered by solar panels, and including a greenhouse at the centre of the school to teach children about growing food.

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Seth's Note To Self

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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".

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Profit For Good Conference

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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.

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Net Zero Cheaper Than 3 Degrees Damage

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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?

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Climate Action in London & Paris

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Mayors Anne Hidalgo and Sadiq Kahn published a joint piece about Climate Action they have taken in their cities of Paris and London, about the clean air figures the action has produced, and about the misinformation and disinformation they and their projects were subjected to. They suggest training on media literacy and climate science are taught to school-leavers to better help them spot falsehoods.

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