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I write about climate change for
@opinion.bsky.social
and pursue the outdoors
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Leo Hickman
about 22 hours ago
"Ticeās comments came in a combative interview where he threatened to walk out when presented with information from the [IPCC]. Ticeā¦declined to name advisers who convinced him the scientific consensus was wrong." Extraordinary interview by
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Reform Deputy Leader Tice āFundamentallyā Rejects Climate Science
In an extensive interview about climate change and energy policy, Richard Tice dismissed the threat of global warming and doubled down on fossil fuels.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-20/reform-s-richard-tice-on-climate-science-and-renewable-energy
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Last year I wrote that it was a mistake for government policy in Britain to focus almost exclusively on making homes warmer rather than cooler (free link!)
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Brits Keep a Sweaty Upper Lip on Air Conditioning
Government policy in the UK has focused almost exclusively on making homes warmer. Itās far too hot for that.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-18/uk-heatwave-brits-keep-a-sweaty-upper-lip-on-air-conditioning?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTI2NTg5MCwiZXhwIjoxNzc5ODcwNjkwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWktUU0NHUTdMMTIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.9CJ1B7SIBOLJBHJeCHQj0keLL8XPGVTzlc_ejUdiniU
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Alexander C. Kaufman
3 days ago
This is a tragedy, and reminds me of a problem faced in journalism where fewer and fewer reporters actually physically go places far from home to observe things.
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Duncan Robinson
3 days ago
magnificent second mention for plumber: "local pipesman"
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Emma Jacobs
6 days ago
Andy Burnham cuts a dashing figure flaunting his legs as temperatures sizzle in leadership challenge
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Meade Krosby
8 days ago
Extremely niche surfer take, but for Surfer Magazine to run an article about the coming El NiƱo that doesn't salivate over the potential for monster surf but instead focuses almost entirely on risk to human life feels like a significant inflection point.
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Henry Mance
8 days ago
quick recap for anyone who hasn't followed news for a couple of centuries:
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Simon Pegg
9 days ago
When you've got Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Tilda Swinton and Jeff Goldblum lined up to star in a quirky film, and you're looking for a Director.
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Leo Hickman
9 days ago
I assume it tells us something profound about the UK public ā and the Westminster bubble ā that not a single one of the BBC's most-read articles at the moment are anything to do with Starmer and Labour
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enormous sense of well-being derived simply from imagining someone shouting: "can't park there mate"
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it's news stories like this that keep me from falling into a pit of despair
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Lorry gets stuck in hole it was sent to fix in Somerset
Lorry left at near 45-degree angle after ground gave way on road near Walton
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/12/lorry-gets-stuck-in-hole-walton-somerset
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13 days ago
My
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colleague
@lararhiannon.bsky.social
wrote a great piece on David Attenborough, 100 today. Attenborough embodies the good a life spent in the media can accomplish and as Williams points out: There will never be another David Attenborough
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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There Will Never Be Another David Attenborough
If you look up ānational treasureā in the dictionary, Iād half expect to find a picture of Sir David Attenborough. As he turns 100 on Friday, his remarkable career speaks to both our changing planet, ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-08/david-attenborough-100-birthday-there-won-t-be-another-like-him?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3ODI1NzIwMCwiZXhwIjoxNzc4ODYyMDAwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURVA5U0RLSVVQU1owMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI5RDEyRTg5QUNCMEE0MkEzOUEzNjM0M0IzNzA2NDVCMSJ9.OFHx5FUijNaUov-TW695MgC_78n4JLQ3bwazJ1fFNbk
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Oliver Morton, Eater of Sun
13 days ago
When I clicked and saw this flow chart I thought it was really cool
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/o...
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Happy birthday Sir David Attenborough! He's seen a huge amount of change to our planet, bringing us stories of despair -- and crucially, hope. free read via @opinion
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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There Will Never Be Another David Attenborough
If you look up ānational treasureā in the dictionary, Iād half expect to find a picture of Sir David Attenborough. As he turns 100 on Friday, his remarkable career speaks to both our changing planet, ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-08/david-attenborough-100-birthday-there-won-t-be-another-like-him?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3ODIyNzg0OSwiZXhwIjoxNzc4ODMyNjQ5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURVA5U0RLSVVQU1owMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.2DYVCfUmXsttQ5VVKm3Vdw9xCVaVgi5NEKOxilP9iVg
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Happy birthday Sir David Attenborough! He's seen a huge amount of change to our planet, bringing us stories of despair -- and crucially, hope. free read via @opinion
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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There Will Never Be Another David Attenborough
If you look up ānational treasureā in the dictionary, Iād half expect to find a picture of Sir David Attenborough. As he turns 100 on Friday, his remarkable career speaks to both our changing planet, ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-08/david-attenborough-100-birthday-there-won-t-be-another-like-him?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3ODIyNzg0OSwiZXhwIjoxNzc4ODMyNjQ5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURVA5U0RLSVVQU1owMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.2DYVCfUmXsttQ5VVKm3Vdw9xCVaVgi5NEKOxilP9iVg
13 days ago
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Evan Sutton
14 days ago
This has to be the funniest question AND response I've ever seen in a poll. Less than half of Republican men think they could beat Trump in a fight. What a bunch of pathetic losers.
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Scott Innes
14 days ago
āThanks, or just a voucher is fineā
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jamelle
15 days ago
horrible. this countryās turn away from science based medicine in the name of āwellnessā is killing children and will kill a lot more.
www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns
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On May 8, we will all be celebrating David Attenborough's 100th birthday. But we should also raise a toast to one of the greatest moments in British TV history
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/b...
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A Mistaken Guy: The 20-Year Legacy of a Live TV Blunder
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/media/bbc-guy-goma-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.gKKI.tAcmKQ8M03fi&smid=url-share
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Bloomberg Opinion
16 days ago
The Iran war is teaching the world an important lesson about clean energy.
@lararhiannon.bsky.social
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Eoghan Daltun š
21 days ago
Human-wildlife conflict is one of the biggest threats to African nature, but people like Moreangels Mbizah are finding solutions. Staggering that they manage (sometimes with great difficulty) to live with lions, buffalo and elephant, while we struggle with pine martens.
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Protecting lions and people: the biologist dedicated to tackling human-wildlife conflict
Moreangels Mbizah has blazed a trail in Zimbabwe as the first black African woman to found a conservation organisation in the country
https://share.google/D6tys14Lul1ZC6ye3
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And to the person that emailed me this morning to say: "Hi Lara, this is true as long as hydrocarbons are weaponized by thugs and kleptocratic regimes. Kind regards" Exactly!!!
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21 days ago
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Would you look at that! Fossil fuel dependence is no longer a reliable way to grow an economy! Free read via
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Fossil Fuels No Longer Offer Security. Clean Energy Can
Last year was a major step forward in the clean energy revolution, with installations of renewable sources such as solar panels and wind turbines hitting record highs not only in the developed world, ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-30/iran-war-shows-fossil-fuels-no-longer-offer-security-clean-energy-can?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NzU1MzI4MSwiZXhwIjoxNzc4MTU4MDgxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURUFHR0tLR0lGUFUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.dDXnU7hPm9INwSxY-pRRBz7Wp1ULrTgV52-AvianG3c
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Mark Gongloff
22 days ago
No, solar panels aren't constantly oozing toxins. These and other myths the fossil-fuel industry would like you to believe about solar are easily debunked. Gift link to my column for
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Relax. Solar Panels Wonāt Give You Cancer
We live in an age of both scientific miracles and superstition about science, increasing more or less in tandem. One year weāre creating novel vaccines that arrest a global pandemic, and four years la...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-29/no-solar-panels-won-t-give-you-cancer?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NzQ2NTM5NCwiZXhwIjoxNzc4MDcwMTk0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURTk2TUlLSVVQWkUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxMkE1QzVFRUNERDg0NUJEQjVFOTM1MUE0Mzk4QTAxNCJ9.mQykave85LX0ET9PeyXVOHa_qkwQwRwjkf7Fnzjwav8
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D. Earl Stephens
24 days ago
šBarack Obama was targeted 11 times in assassination attempts during this two terms. I bet you don't remember any of them because they were handled through proper channels, professionally, and he isn't a whiny bitch.
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Dr. Jonathan Foley
about 1 month ago
If you think BECCS (using wood as an electricity source, hoping to capture carbon) will save us, you should really read this paper.
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In which I argue that greenhushing is preventing us from seeing the climate crisis for what it is: an existential threat to our health free via
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Investorsā Ozempic Mania Could Be Bad for Our Health
When did climate change stop being the most important issue of our time? According to a bunch of investors, quite recently.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-16/esg-investors-trading-climate-for-glp-1s-is-bad-for-our-health?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NjQxNDQyNCwiZXhwIjoxNzc3MDE5MjI0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUREtKNENLSVAzSlYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.LN9HfYJx1u5qQ-kpgEXUj7OT7vbezAbgaIeFqo7JyOY
about 1 month ago
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Mark Gongloff
about 1 month ago
Investors now say they care more about health than climate change. Which is pretty maddening, because there's not much more detrimental to human health than the climate going to hell, notes
@lararhiannon.bsky.social
gift link:
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Investorsā Ozempic Mania Could Be Bad for Our Health
When did climate change stop being the most important issue of our time? According to a bunch of investors, quite recently.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-16/esg-investors-trading-climate-for-glp-1s-is-bad-for-our-health?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NjM0Mzg1OCwiZXhwIjoxNzc2OTQ4NjU4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUREtKNENLSVAzSlYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIxMkE1QzVFRUNERDg0NUJEQjVFOTM1MUE0Mzk4QTAxNCJ9._zifSjwrLOTkLEw3VRhQ_Zv1UR819iYBDOILJFo4l-Q
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good words
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...
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Opinion | Donāt Use A.I. to Do This
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/opinion/art-artificial-intelligence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bFA.WWTX.6vj44b0zT_p_&smid=url-share
about 1 month ago
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Simon Evans
about 1 month ago
That Iran "coal comeback" in full
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Torsten Bell
about 1 month ago
(4/5) Please encourage your club to make their voice heard. You can make the difference. Wales deserves a WRU that listens; brings everyone to the table; explores every option before making decisions that will have impact our regions, players, and communities for generations.
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Chris Ingraham
about 1 month ago
Current status of the Strait of Hormuz dispute
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Amos Posner
about 1 month ago
There is no McTry.
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Last summer, I wrote that Labour should have added a requirement for Drax to continue its BECCS investment as part of its subsidy deal... well well well
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Mark Gongloff
about 1 month ago
I'm old enough to remember when we couldn't have wind turbines, because whales
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
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Trumpās āGod Squadā Is Killing Whales Under the Guise of National Security
Under the pretense of national security, and amid a self-inflicted energy crisis of President Trumpās own making, the administrationās āGod Squadā has exempted all Gulf of Mexico oil and gas activitie...
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trumps-god-squad-is-killing-whales-under-the-guise-of-national-security/
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I'm a big cat believer ever since a half-eaten sheep carcass appeared on my brother-in-law's land and then slowly got dragged away up the side of a mountain. probably a fox but i choose to believe in welsh panthers
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Jack Tindale
about 1 month ago
A very British tradition this - the right to see a big cat, in the dark, on a cold winter's evening, not take a photograph, and claim it was an escaped jaguar is a firm right for all Godfearing Englishmen. It's probably in Magna Carta or something.
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The neatest element of Artemis II is its figure-eight trajectory, which means Orion is falling with style back home. This is so elegant it gives nerds like me goosebumps. Itās also really efficient, saving NASA the need to use a bunch of rocket fuel
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
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Astronauts Are Just Like Us: Concerned About Fuel
Artemis II used the moon's gravity to power itself home. Too bad American drivers can't do the same.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2026-04-07/artemis-ii-astronauts-are-just-like-us-concerned-about-fuel?srnd=phx-opinion
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Gabby HC
about 1 month ago
46yo Woman Waved At The Moon Last Night Because She Knew Some People Were Over There
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Harry Wallop
about 1 month ago
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Simon Evans
about 2 months ago
NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar generation saved UK from gas imports worth Ā£1bn in March 2026 šWind+solar were up 22% year-on-year in March to a record high for the month ā“ļøThis avoided the need for gas imports worth Ā£1bn at current high prices
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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CORSIA becomes mandatory next year, but there are serious doubts about its future (and I have serious doubts about how effective it is) free via
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Fuel Prices Arenāt Airlinesā Only Headache
The aviation industry has a lot on its plate right now. Not only is it coping with multiple geopolitical conflicts that are reducing route options and sending jet fuel prices sky high, but itās also n...
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-02/carbon-offsets-join-fuel-prices-as-airlines-latest-headaches?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NTEyMDYwOSwiZXhwIjoxNzc1NzI1NDA5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQ1VMU0NLSVVQVEQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.Wk-xnYLn6-DEE6nvouXj_tjXzPjIcb60LkFsnKN3vUI
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Exhibit A: The top official in charge of the federal governmentās disaster response has taken to social media to double down on his claim that heās experienced āteleportationā -- including one time to Waffle House
edition.cnn.com/2026/04/01/p...
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Reminder that it's April Fool's Day tomorrow which I'm guessing these days means we may see prank news that is less batshit than the actual news š
about 2 months ago
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This chart says a lot
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Alex Hern
about 2 months ago
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a) amazing investigation of something you won't have consciously noticed but immediately realise is true and b) brilliant example of how game design is interaction design is safety design
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Why So Many Control Rooms Were Seafoam Green
The Color Theory Behind Industrial Seafoam Green
https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/why-so-many-control-rooms-were-seafoam
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Tom Roberts
about 2 months ago
People have memory holed quite how skinny our jeans were.
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General Boles
about 2 months ago
There'll be no foreign holidays then I'll tell Jess Glynne
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Peter Flax
about 2 months ago
Minimum weight of a Toyota Tacoma over the past 30 years. 1995 2,560 lbs 2000 2,910 lbs 2005 3,140 lbs 2010 3,430 lbs 2015 3,645 lbs 2020 4,075 lbs 2025 4,145 lbs
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Financial Times
about 2 months ago
Opinion: The creation, communication and exploitation of knowledge are the defining abilities of human beings as social animals. These capacities, more than anything else, made them masters of the planet.
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