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Knowing the Gods, Knowing the Smalls

Microanimism • 19 implied HN points • 20 Jun 24
🔬 Science Nature Biology Ecology Climate Pollution
  1. The setting described is unique and surreal, with rose bushes and mysterious elements creating a vivid picture.
  2. The story delves into a narrative involving gods, non-gods, and their impact on a strange world, with themes of environmental change and conflict.
  3. An invitation to explore more by subscribing, offering a 7-day free trial to access additional content on Microanimism.

How does rain turn into floods? A chaos theory perspective.

Climate Water Project • 157 implied HN points • 07 Apr 23
🔬 Science Climate Chaos Theory
  1. Different landscapes affect how rain turns into floods, with vegetation leading to less correlated rates of runoff.
  2. Study of river runoff patterns suggests chaotic behavior, where small changes in rain amount could lead to significantly different runoff levels.
  3. River floods and earthquakes exhibit similar power scaling laws, suggesting fractal behavior in river flow sizes.
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The Wake-Up Call

Field Guide to the Anthropocene • 157 implied HN points • 09 Jun 23
🔬 Science Nature Research Climate Education
  1. Awe is important for our well-being and can lead to happiness, kindness, and connection with others and the natural world.
  2. Experiencing awe is about being aware and open-hearted to the mysteries of existence, it's about feeling connected to something greater.
  3. Awe can be found in everyday experiences and can have positive effects on mental and physical health, encouraging altruism and reducing egocentrism.

The Climate Justice of AI Safety

Daniel's Corner • 157 implied HN points • 13 Apr 23
🕹 Technology AI Climate Safety Ethics
  1. There are two main groups discussing AI safety: doomers and boomers.
  2. Debates on AI safety can be like theology discussions, but it's more productive to focus on specific concerns and solutions.
  3. It's important to move from vague terms to concrete benchmarks when addressing AI safety.

5 New Books on Cities, Climate, and More

The New Urban Order • 39 implied HN points • 18 Apr 24
📚 Literature Cities Climate Inequality Urbanism
  1. Cities play a crucial role in human happiness, dignity, and equality through sustainable urban design.
  2. The 15-Minute City concept promotes a lifestyle where daily necessities are accessible by walking or biking within a short time frame.
  3. Addressing climate change and inequality requires transforming transportation systems to be inclusive of all people, not just drivers.

Superbloom - Seattle Style

Street Smart Naturalist: Explorations of the Urban Kind • 239 implied HN points • 27 Apr 23
🎭️ Culture Nature Literature Botany Climate Art
  1. Even with less rain this spring, Seattle still sees some colorful wildflowers, like the skunk cabbage, popping up in wet spots.
  2. The skunk cabbage is known for its unique shape and strong smell, which helps attract insects for pollination.
  3. This flower is a sign that spring has arrived, bringing brightness and life back to the landscape after winter.

TechnoGlobalist Terrorism and the Criminalization of Human Life

DrV’s Newsletter, Notes, Essays, Articles, Videos, and Book Chapters • 78 implied HN points • 24 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Environment Climate Farming Healthy living
  1. Behaviors such as subsistence fishing and farming might be criminalized as ecocide, leading to severe penalties for a large part of the population.
  2. Eating for survival could be considered as a crime against the environment, labeled as ecocide.
  3. There is an agenda to guilt and make individuals pay for simple everyday actions like drinking coffee, hinting at a larger scheme from previous years.

News about DDoSecrets

Distributed Email of Secrets • 531 implied HN points • 11 May 23
🌍 World Politics Climate
  1. DDoSecrets data used in investigations revealed US teacher's pension fund involvement in land-grabbing in Brazil
  2. DDoSecrets data connected to investigations of war crimes in Ukraine involving Putin and Lvova-Belova
  3. DDoSecrets data highlighted investigations into the financial activities and assets of war criminals like Prigozhin

Links for 2024-01-19

Axis of Ordinary • 78 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
🔬 Science AI Technology Nuclear Climate Space
  1. Mark Zuckerberg aims to create artificial general intelligence with Meta having 600,000 GPUs by 2024
  2. Microsoft introduces new method to enhance LLM inference speed by 20 times
  3. Liquid-metal-based microelectrode arrays integrated with ultrathin retinal prosthesis for vision restoration

What's got my attention this week #11

The Shift With Sam Baker • 139 implied HN points • 21 Jul 23
🎭️ Culture Fashion Mental health Climate Sports Literature
  1. The post discusses various interesting topics to read, watch, and listen to over the weekend, from reflections on personal experiences to societal discussions like climate change and women's football.
  2. It highlights noteworthy articles on diverse subjects like sleep requirements, adult autism diagnosis, impact of Viagra on foreplay, packing advice, and climate change emotions.
  3. The content is tailored for paid subscribers, encouraging them to explore a range of thought-provoking and informative articles.

MARINE MAYHEM - Part 1

SCIENCE GODDESS • 98 implied HN points • 17 Nov 23
🔬 Science Climate AI Global Warming
  1. AI advancements are exciting, but the pressing issue of climate change and its impact on oceans must not be overlooked.
  2. With dangerously rising temperatures, coral reefs and ocean systems are facing critical threats that require urgent action.
  3. While AI may offer benefits, addressing climate change and protecting ocean ecosystems should be top priorities for the future.

Peter and the Basilisk

Banana Peel Pirouette • 118 implied HN points • 05 Jul 23
📖 Philosophy History Religion Technology Climate Politics
  1. Western cultures have a deep-rooted belief in prophecy, with expectations of history culminating in certain ways.
  2. Marx's economic theories remain relevant, but his prophetic visions of global communism are more an issue of faith than science.
  3. The clash between tech utopianism and eco-pessimism highlights how different ideologies shape views of the future, from Singularity to climate crisis.

What They’re Still Not Telling Us About the UFOs They Shot Down

theconnector • 117 implied HN points • 14 Feb 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Government Policy Space Regulation Climate
  1. The US government has limited information about UFOs shot down in American airspace, leading to various speculations.
  2. There is a focus on militarizing space and colonizing other planets instead of pursuing sustainable and peaceful initiatives.
  3. The push for corporate colonization of space, supported by massive government funding, is driven by destructive myths rather than practical priorities.

Possible states the earth can evolve to

Climate Water Project • 117 implied HN points • 27 Apr 23
🔬 Science Climate Ecosystems Physics
  1. There are different stable states that the ecosystem+hydrological system can evolve to, given large enough perturbations.
  2. Vegetation affects the climate and vice versa, leading to different stable states like forests or grasslands.
  3. The earth can have metastable states with ice or more vegetation, flipping between them due to factors like sunlight and noise in the climate system.

How to think about blowing up a pipeline

What's Left • 117 implied HN points • 27 Apr 23
🎭️ Culture Film Activism Politics Art Climate
  1. The movie 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline' challenges viewers with the question of whether property destruction is a justifiable tactic for climate activism.
  2. The film is inspired by a book advocating for radical climate action through sabotage to make mainstream advocacy seem more moderate by comparison.
  3. The director emphasizes the importance of storytelling in bringing academic discussions on climate activism to a broader audience.

Violence and Responsibility in 'Ministry for the Future'

God's Spies by Thomas Neuburger • 40 implied HN points • 22 Nov 24
📚 Literature Fiction Books Themes Climate Violence
  1. The book reveals how violence can be used for political change, which is a complex and often overlooked idea.
  2. It emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and understanding the responsibilities of those causing harm to others.
  3. These themes are not commonly discussed in regular conversations about climate change, but they are prevalent in climate fiction.

'War on drugs has failed': At UN, Colombia condemns 'addiction to money and oil'

Geopolitical Economy Report • 219 implied HN points • 27 Sep 22
🌍 World Politics Peace Climate Justice Capitalism
  1. Colombia's President declared 'The war on drugs has failed,' pointing out that drug addiction is a social issue linked to capitalism's 'addiction to money and oil.'
  2. Gustavo Petro emphasized that peace with the planet is necessary for peace between nations, condemning the Global North for its treatment of refugees and migrants.
  3. Petro warned that the focus on profit and irrational power is leading to environmental destruction and climate disaster, calling for an end to the war on drugs and all conflicts.

Announcing the Climate Money Podcast

Climate Money • 58 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
🎙 Podcasts Climate Business News
  1. A new podcast called Climate Money is launching focusing on climate business headlines and their implications
  2. The podcast will cover stories where climate and business intersect, beyond just climate venture capital
  3. Listeners can expect updates on topics like a new $30B climate fund in UAE, developments in carbon sequestration, and India's solar and wind progress

What We Can Know About This Winter

Think Future • 79 implied HN points • 16 Nov 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Government Legal Climate Electricity Weather
  1. Government shutdowns are looming as the GOP hardliners are pushing for their own agenda, potentially leading to legislative hurdles.
  2. Trump's legal battles might significantly impact his future, with his civil fraud case being a key factor to watch out for.
  3. The winter forecast indicates a snowier season, which could pose challenges to the power grid, so it's important to be prepared.

XGen, a 7B LLM trained on up to 8K sequence length from SalesForce

MLOps Newsletter • 78 implied HN points • 05 Aug 23
🕹 Technology AI/ML Weather Climate Models Libraries
  1. ClimaX is a deep learning model designed for weather and climate tasks like forecasting temperature and predicting extreme weather events.
  2. XGen is a 7B LLM trained on up to 8K sequence length, achieving state-of-the-art results in tasks like MMLU, QA, and HumanEval.
  3. GPT-4 API from OpenAI provides easy access to a powerful language model capable of generating text, translating languages, and answering questions.

Sustainable Papers, Printers, and How to Evaluate Climate Solutions

Green Graphic Design • 78 implied HN points • 06 Jun 23
🪑 Design Climate Packaging Creativity
  1. Canopy's Eco-Paper Database lists thousands of international stock options ranked by eco-friendly standards.
  2. Canopy ranks printers in North America, providing a starting point for finding a sustainable printer.
  3. A Better Source offers resources for sustainable packaging design, including experimental solutions and smaller-scale suppliers.

Driving A Tank Through Our Climate Budget

Surfing the Future • 39 implied HN points • 01 Feb 24
🌍 World Politics Climate Defense Security Conflict Peace
  1. Cutting climate spending to boost defense budgets can have negative consequences on addressing the climate and sustainability agenda.
  2. There is a growing concern about new levels of conflict fueled by cyberwarfare and genetic weapons, requiring more engagement with military and intelligence sectors.
  3. Future conflicts could harm the planet directly and shift focus away from crucial efforts to combat climate and biodiversity emergencies.

A Climate Science Textbook

David Friedman’s Substack • 251 implied HN points • 14 Mar 23
🔬 Science Climate Effects Consensus Consequences
  1. The book highlights the uncertainty and differing opinions around the net effects of climate change.
  2. An example of potential error in climate science education is presented through conflicting claims of heat-related mortality.
  3. The importance of considering both positive and negative impacts of climate change is emphasized, pointing out potential misconceptions from only focusing on negative effects.

Gavin Newsom is an admirer of China’s success, according to Beijing

Wenhao’s news blog • 58 implied HN points • 26 Oct 23
🌍 World Politics China U.S. Human Rights Diplomacy Climate
  1. Gavin Newsom admires China's success and has shown support for Xi Jinping's agenda.
  2. Newsom's visit to China signals a cooperative tone, focusing on climate issues, economic relationships, and cultural ties.
  3. China's state media portrays Newsom as a rare American politician who endorses China's success and engagement on China's terms.

Some thoughts on industrial policy and green energy

America in Crisis • 59 implied HN points • 26 Aug 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Policy Economy Climate Industrial Tax
  1. Shifting to green energy entails new products, manufacturing processes, and economic shifts.
  2. Industrial policy includes a range of government actions, such as subsidies, export support, and tariffs to promote specific industries.
  3. A carbon tax could drive a transition to green energy by making fossil fuels cost-prohibitive and encouraging the development of alternative energy sources like hydrogen and solar power.