I just read this working paper's introduction, and if these results hold, well... it's very bad.

We are almost halfway through 2024, and the scary claims about AI circulated at the beginning of the year by media and political actors (+those sellling tools) have not been borne out Claes de Vreese says at #EDMOeu , 'AI should not distract from more mundane issues'. Hard agree.

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¿Que sociedad queremos?
1-Una de un transporte público de calidad que baje las presas.
2-Donde se trabaje 40hrs y se paguen las horas extras.
3-Donde se garantice el agua y la luz a todas las personas sin importar su clase social.
¿Están de acuerdo? 🤔 Luchemos por eso!

Este hilo está para guardarlo y luego estudiarlo con cuaderno.

¿Y qué les pongo? Eso queda a criterio tuyo: cebolla, culantro o perejil, tomate, zanahoria rallada, aguacate, aceitunas, cebollín, apio, manzana en cuadritos. Combiná las cosas que se te antojen en un bowl, agregas el grano que te vas a comer y aderezas.

Lo que siempre habíamos temido: muertes por golpes de calor en México.

El cuerpo humano se estresa con más de sus 37 grados promedio. Valles ahora registra sensación térmica de 54.

Urge entender que en el calentamiento global nos jugamos la vida.

hmm será hora de reevaluar el valor de invertir en paneles solares?

Alberta plans to move its fixed election from May to October, after wildfires forced the evacuation of nearly 30,000 people as parties jostled on the campaign trail. Ellis says the change is needed b/c of the number of springtime natural disasters #ableg theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

The despair expressed by scientists this week isn't scaremongering - they are doing their job. Now it's up to the rest of us to decide what this moment requires of us and to radically change the direction of travel. My piece in The Guardian
#stubbornoptimism bit.ly/4bdo3DY

The Government says New Zealand must choose between gas and coal.

That's a false dichotomy.

It only serves to lock us into another half-century of dependence on expensive, dangerous and climate-destroying fossil fuels.
newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/10/gov…

This piece by OCJN alumna and Nation Africa reporter Hellen Shikandah has it all. It tells the human story of floods, makes the climate connection, addresses planning issues.

It's equal parts heart breaking and brilliant.

nation.africa/kenya/news/a-g…

Are governments forcing industry to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions at least 8% a year, every year, in order to limit heating to 1.5C?

No

But are they at least forcing them to *stop increasing emissions*?

Also no theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Diego Arguedas Ortiz Fin del mundo. Los jet privados seguirán volando a Liberia aunque medio país esté a oscuras y sin agua.

Uno de mis libros favoritos, de uno de mis autores favoritos.

Sus Diarios son también fantásticos.

A Carlos Alvarado le pedíamos reactivación económica.

A Rodrigo Chaves le pedimos agua para bañarnos y electricidad para cocinar.

Gringos gentrificando Guanacaste. ¿Hasta cuándo?