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On the Move

The Snap Forward • 0 implied HN points • 19 Feb 24
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate change Migration Displacement Economic Impact Global impact
  1. Climate change is leading to massive human migration as people seek safety and opportunity in a planet facing crisis.
  2. The book 'On the Move' by Abrahm Lustgarten discusses the systemic threats caused by climate change and the impacts of displacement on millions of Americans.
  3. The implications of climate migration extend beyond America, affecting one in three people globally by 2070 and leading to economic, demographic, and societal transitions that must be addressed.

Open Science Hardware at GOSH 2018

Shubhi’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 17 Nov 18
🔬 Science Research Open Source Community Hardware Global impact
  1. Open Science Hardware focuses on creating accessible tools for research and experimentation, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing.
  2. Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) events bring together diverse professionals to discuss open hardware issues and solutions, aiming for global impact.
  3. GOSH 2018 resulted in action items like organizing regional open hardware movements, creating maps of makerspaces, and offering programs with local universities, all to support the open science community.

Endgame experiments

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 10 Jul 21
🏥 Health & Wellness Pandemic Management Vaccination rates Global impact
  1. The world is conducting experiments to understand how to manage the pandemic going forward, with examples like the UK, US, Ontario, NSW, and Japan.
  2. Some experiments, like those in NSW and Japan, may not be as informative due to factors like low vaccination rates and existing management tools.
  3. The US experiment is particularly valuable, as it can provide insights on how outbreaks in one state with low vaccination rates can affect other states with higher vaccination levels.

Take your Temperature

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 17 Apr 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Physical health Mental health Preventative measures Technology Global impact
  1. Taking your temperature is important to check for signs of illness like fever, which is a common symptom of coronavirus.
  2. Normal body temperature can vary throughout the day, but typically is considered around 98.6 F (37 C), and a fever is when temperatures rise above the standard range.
  3. Countries like China, South Korea, and Italy use various temperature-checking methods on a large scale, such as handheld thermometers, infrared imaging scanners, and even specialized glasses for detecting body temperatures.
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