Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
07/29/2021
Capitalism, Morality, and the Dark Psychology of Social Networks — with Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at NYU’s Stern School of Business, joins the pod again for a conversation on how social media disrupts our democracy and the mental health of young people.
07/29/2021
Columbus officials praise pilot program that uses social workers instead of police for drug, mental health emergencies
The Alternative Response Pilot Program, a part-time pilot program in Columbus, Ohio, has been a large success for the city, leading officials to plan an expansion of the program, city officials announced Thursday.
07/21/2021
Turning Kenya’s problematic invasive plants into useful bioenergy
The shores of Lake Victoria are clogged with water hyacinth, a South American invasive plant that is hurting Kenya’s freshwater fishery, economy and people’s health. While manual removal is effective, it is labor intensive and can’t keep up with the spreading plant. Kenyans are innovating to find ways to reduce water hyacinth by finding practical uses for the invader.
07/27/2021
Employment in the energy sector will dramatically expand as economies decarbonize
A team calculated that a decarbonized world could lose 9.5 million fossil fuel jobs—and gain a whopping 17.4 million renewable jobs.
07/29/2021
What’s in the new infrastructure bill — and why it’s a big deal
The bill would genuinely impact many people’s lives.
07/30/2021
Australia reaches 30 per cent female mark on top company boards
Australia has become one of three countries to have female representation of more than 30 per cent on top company boards without gender quotas.
07/28/2021
Pandemic Aid Programs Spur a Record Drop in Poverty
The huge increase in government aid prompted by the coronavirus pandemic will cut poverty nearly in half this year from prepandemic levels and push the share of Americans in poverty to the lowest level on record, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet of a vast but temporary expansion of the safety net.
07/28/2021
New Jersey Pushes to Double Solar Power Over Next 5 Years
The Garden State, with 143,000 solar installations already producing 3,650 megawatts, wants to incentivize another 3,750 MW of the renewable energy through a new program approved Wednesday.
07/28/2021
Earth’s fiery interior is ‘swallowing up’ more carbon than thought
Scientists previously believed carbon subducted into the Earth’s mantle largely re-emerged through volcanoes.
07/28/2021
Washington state county is first in US to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure
Whatcom county’s council passed measure that bans new refineries, coal-fired power plants and other related infrastructure.
07/28/2021
FDA approves ‘game changing’ new breast cancer treatment
The federal health agency gave the nod to Merck’s immunotherapy Keytruda to treat an early form of aggressive breast cancer.
07/27/2021