Technically curious. Easily amused. Energy, Information Design and Public Safety.
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Unveiled! Billy Fiske Foundation President Kevin Billings, HGC, OBE and sculptor Jenna Gearing officially unveil the Billy Fiske statue at the US Embassy in London, UK. More images to follow.
#USAmbUK #BillyFiske #WW2
The state of science journalism is dire when I am relying on an employee owned sports website to get the inside story on what happened to @PopSci
Popular Science ends and science journalism keeps shrinking: defector.com/popular-science…
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As a prolific deep-ocean explorer, James Cameron has frequently visited the abyssal plains where #nodules are found. In a new @guardian interview he noted that ‘his time in rarely visited parts of the planet has swayed him in support of deep-sea mining.’
theguardian.com/environment/…
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JUST IN: Illinois is set to become the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail after the state Supreme Court justices ruled that a landmark criminal justice reform law did not violate the state’s constitution. trib.al/ZnMKFwV
Science journalism is critically important in an era of misinformation and fake news. It is quite encouraging to see one of the best journalists in the field tackle the issue of public fear. From vaccines, climate change, to radiation, there are still reliable ways of knowing. – at Walterswil (SO), Schweiz
Watch the radiation hype build around tritium releases both in Japan and in the Hudson River, where environmentalists have been quick to amplify public fears around Indian Point decommissioning releases rather than offer actual guidance. The shame there is that the same groups (@riverkeeper) signed on to the decommissioning plan. I still think Spencer Weart's History of #NuclearFear is a vital read archive.nytimes.com/dotearth…, as is @GeorgeMonbiot of course:
This is my third domestic United flight this week and this resonates. They seem to have lost any process to efficiently manage boarding and luggage. – at Boston, MA
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Serious FOMO as I leave the @ANS_org annual meeting early but I’m glad I made it out for two fantastic sessions with the great experts contributing to the Rapid Response Task Force. Thanks to great team @theboxindy for all the technical assistance and hospitality. – at Indianapolis, IN
Kudos to the team responsible for the full house at the #NuclearNowFilm DC premiere! @TheOliverStone & @GoldsteinJoshua thoughtfully capture its history and why we need nuclear - fission and fusion. Check it out in theaters nationwide – at District of Columbia, USA
Here are some interesting numbers on science fiction becoming science! @Fusion_Industry @FusionEnergyCA
There are now over 130 fusion devices in the world: public and private, operating, under construction or being planned! Plus 11 demonstration fusion power plants in the pipeline #fusion #energy @iaeaorg iaea.org/publications/15253/…
Live now - courtesy of @Filecoin and @CNBC - Oliver Stone on #nuclearnow based on the book a Bright Future! So great to see nuclear energy discussed during #wef2023
Great to see @RepGregoryMeeks celebrating investment in public-private partnerships @hubculture with the people who are making such partnerships meaningful to the planet! @ConservationOrg #davos2023
Laura Hermann retweeted
MyPOV: The Economics of Sustainability
Moderated by @Techonomy feat Susan Kenniston , VP & Head of Sustainability Consulting @Wipro; @Pure_Giancarlo CEO of @PureStorage & @RichMattison President @SPGlobal #wef23
Great calls-to-action by the @ArcticBasecamp team with a truly global perspective on the climate crisis #davosweek #wef2023
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It's #ThrowbackThursday!
In February 1885 the first Cresta Run took place in St. Moritz 🇨🇭!
It counts as the predecessor of todays #skeleton sport. ❄️
Lying head-first, the participants race down the ice channel at a maximum speed of 138 km/h. 😲
stmoritz.com/en/cresta-run/
Wishing all a new year filled with surprises as delightful as the #rubellmuseum - I enjoyed finishing 2022 with an inspiring visit to this old schoolhouse in SW DC
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German electricity market these days. Pink is consumption, oscillating in the 60-80 GW range. Yellow is the supply of solar energy,
coming from 65 GW worth of installed solar capacity.
This is a fascinating thread on the perils of fast fashion. In the mid Atlantic, moths seem to prefer @dieworkwear’s preferred Scottish wool so “heirloom quality” is laughable. I guess that leads to the conclusion for me: don’t by cashmere.
In case anyone doesn’t bother to read more, this headline is based on a sample of 12 people. But sure, safe to say exercise is always good for us.
A new study shows you can get the benefits of a high-intensity workout by doing five common exercises, no gym or equipment required. wapo.st/3UHlrWz
