There was a time when the excitement surrounding the metaverse was at fever pitch. The company then known as Facebook’s 2014 acquisition of Oculus set the stage. Years-long rumors of Apple being “about to launch” an augmented reality (AR) headset of its own added more heat. The intervening years saw dramatic growth in VR headset […]
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Amidst the excitement of Climate Week in New York, Penta Partner Andy Whitehouse, along with Penta Managing Directors Cecilia Thorn and Alex Bluestone, discussed the latest in climate policy and the corporate race to meet ESG standards in the U.S. and in Europe. They shared insights into how businesses are preparing for decarbonization and navigating […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Susanne Neumann / Getty Black voters in Alabama could finally be getting the redistricting maps they’ve been asking for since last year. On Monday, an Alabama court-appointed special master submitted proposals for congressional districts that would create greater representation for Black voters. According to AP, court-appointed special master Richard Allen wrote […]
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One of the Inflation Reduction Act’s key provisions is a powerful tax credit to spark the development and adoption of clean, low-carbon aviation fuels. Climate pollution from aircraft is often overlooked, but if aviation were a country, it would be among the top 10 greenhouse gas emitters. The Biden administration is about to make a […]
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Two large studies in Sweden examined the outcomes of mammography-based breast cancer detection. One included more than 80,000 women, and the other nearly 56,000 women. In both cases, mammogram results for a control group were analyzed by two radiologists (the standard in Sweden), while results for the AI test group were analyzed by one radiologist […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Nicholas Klein / Getty We’re not even a month out from Halloween yet and already we have a blackface story to kick off the season. Of course, this event took place on a different holiday, Valentine’s Day, when, in 2017, Sherman Jaquess, a pastor at the Matoaka Baptist Church of Ochelata […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Racial trauma can cause feelings of isolation among Black people. Taiyou Nomachi/Getty Images Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and portrayed them as undesirable, violent and hypersexual. Originally, the intent of this demonization was to legitimize the conquest and sale of African people. One consequence of […]
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1. Reengineer Electric Motors To replace a gas engine car, you have to match or exceed it in power. The key to that, today, is motors built with rare-earth metals. With exotic names like neodymium, dysprosium, terbium, and praseodymium, rare earth elements go into so-called permanent magnets. They have persistent magnetic fields and are considered […]
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Fast forward to 2030, and the way we work has been irrevocably transformed. Automation, driven by AI, has freed humans from routine tasks, allowing them to focus on creativity and problem-solving. The gig economy will become a dominant economic force, offering individuals flexibility and career choices. A workforce where humans and AI collaborate harmoniously has […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: DenisTangneyJr / Getty Two Black Truckers were racially profiled in Sioux Falls, South Dakota last month after trying to get a meal at a local Denny’s. [embedded content] Civil Rights attorneys Harry Daniels and Erica Wilson, who were hired to represent Damon Whitfield and Hector Madera, say a waitress named Anne […]
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“Change happens slowly, then all at once,” according to Seth Godin, renowned author, entrepreneur, and marketer. Last year, he launched The Carbon Almanac, a quantified collection of facts, anecdotes, and trends marking the current state of climate change across the globe. Now he is back with Songs of Significance, a book that offers a blueprint for how […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Mariia Vitkovska / Getty In September 2020, I wrote an article for Colorlines.com on the various forces that Black women confront. I described these forces as an invisible hand contending with Black women, even as Black women break barriers. I noted that society tends to celebrate the ascension of Black women […]
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1. Even clean energy involves environmental harm. Midwestern residents may find land-based wind turbines (a prime green power source) to be a terrible eyesore. Native Americans are fighting plans for a vast lithium mine on sacred land. The conversion to more (ultimately cleaner) electric cars and households requires building more transmission lines through neighborhoods. Should these […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Some Republican lawmakers in Georgia are targeting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Black Democrat representing a majority Black district, for removal from office. These efforts come in the midst of Willis’ investigation and prosecution of former President Donald Trump and 18 others for their alleged […]
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For businesses, the carrots are even more significant. “This legislation can catalyze an entirely new set of climate-friendly industries,” says tech and climate journalist and Techonomy founder David Kirkpatrick. The Brookings Institution calculates that, by 2030, the IRA will help reduce U.S. CO2 emissions about 40 percent below 2005 levels. “This is a business-first approach to government climate action,” […]
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It’s been the accelerating pace of simultaneous climate events that has been largely missing from the coverage. Sixteen scientists, led by James Hansen, the prophetic NASA astrophysicist who first alerted Congress to the impending climate cataclysm in 1988, recently warned that the speed of climate change’s most disruptive impacts is blowing past the data in the climate […]
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During the Eisenhower administration, groups like Atoms for Peace were created with impetus from J. Robert Oppenheimer to acknowledge the risks and hopes and of nuclear energy and answer the public’s fears about atomic power as a force of destruction. With backing from the U.S. government, large (and costly) reactors were built in the 60s […]
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Incorporating biodiversity into large-scale farming could move agriculture away from this crisis. Here and there, some farmers are taking steps in this direction. But will their efforts become widespread — and what will happen if they don’t? Farms cover close to 40 percent of the planet’s land, according to a 2019 report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform […]
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Why Do Net-Zero Emissions Matter? Greenhouse gases trap heat near the Earth’s surface. When their concentrations get too high, they fuel global warming. In 2015, countries around the world agreed to limit global warming to well under 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 F) compared with preindustrial times, with a goal of 1.5 C (2.7 F). To keep […]
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Valuing and Protecting Our People Built on the foundation of providing equal opportunities for all employees, valuing and protecting our people is about fostering a safe, healthy and inclusive workplace. IGT recently added “Equity” to the official name of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) organization, ensuring a focus remains on providing all employees with […]
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Noorda still grows some alfalfa to supplement his feed. And in wet years, he’s able to sell the portion that his fodder has replaced. This has significantly lowered the water use of his Spring Creek Livestock and Feed, while boosting his bottom line. The water savings since he added the technology to his farm have been […]
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Sunil Potti, VP of Cloud Security at Google Cloud, shared insights into how Google utilizes generative AI in a bold and responsible way to help organizations proactively enhance their security posture and equip defenders to stay ahead of bad actors. Michael Frazee, the CISO of Lendlease, is tasked with securing his company against all cyber […]
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On the other side of the coin, the advent of AI modeling can also be viewed as controversial. This can be seen with the recent unveiling of a collaboration between the legendary denim company Levi’s and Lalaland.ai, one of the foremost digital fashion studios that specializes in the creation of AI models. In March 2023, Levi’s […]
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December 16, 2022 To celebrate a wonderful year of production on all of the shows in our network, we asked our staff to choose their favorite episode of the year. Lyric Bowditch, Production Associate“Why Do Doctors Have to Play Defense?” from Freakonomics, M.D.After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, my feeds were flooded with […]
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I’ve been thinking a lot about boundaries lately. First inspired by this podcast (and the guest’s book), I’ve been questioning my own boundaries a lot – and realizing just how few strict boundaries I implement. But I’m working on it, starting with tech boundaries. If you’re looking to do the same, here are some to […]
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This post was written by contributor Chelsea Becker. You know those books, full of so much information, that you read little by little? The books that are always relevant, no matter your season of life, and always give you something to think about? I call those my ‘return books’ and I have a small stack […]
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Hello to all of you and hello to 2022! Happy new year! After a pandemic-induced blogging hiatus, I’m back to where it all started and I’m so excited to be here! I’ve missed it. I’ve missed you! I’ve missed sharing on the Internet the good old-fashioned way. I’ve missed writing. I’ve missed the way the […]
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[embedded content]We left LA to try to do life differently in a quieter place called Santa Ynez. Here’s a tour, details on the renovation plans and a little bit more on pursuing this life long dream. Still can’t believe we did it! ALSO! I’m back on youtube! Subscribe here.
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October 9, 2017 It should surprise no one, and delight everyone, that Richard Thaler has won this year’s Nobel in economics. Congratulations! Thaler is a big reason I personally got interested in economics. (I’ve known him quite a bit longer than I’ve known Steve Levitt.) He is everything to be admired in a scholar and […]
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