“Entities such as #society, the #economy and #climate are everywhere and nowhere. They are the product of many #factors and must be observed indirectly via #proxies. There’s a reason Adam Smith’s ‘ #invisiblehand’ was invisible.” www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Lorraine Daston · Everywhere a...

How the Vancouver Whitecaps' woes highlight hurdles faced by all of Canada's major-league sports teams
While hope remains that the financially stricken Vancouver Whitecaps will remain in the city, there are a concerning number of cold, hard, dollars-and-cents factors stacked against the Major League Soccer club — one of those being, simply, that it's based in Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/vancouver-whitecaps-canadian-sports-teams-revenue-challenges-9.7202181?cmp=rss

How the Vancouver Whitecaps' woes highlight hurdles faced by all of Canada's major-league sports teams
While hope remains that the financially stricken Vancouver Whitecaps will remain in the city, there are a concerning number of cold, hard, dollars-and-cents factors stacked against the Major League Soccer club — one of those being, simply, that it's based in Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/vancouver-whitecaps-canadian-sports-teams-revenue-challenges-9.7202181?cmp=rss

How the Vancouver Whitecaps' woes highlight hurdles faced by all of Canada's major-league sports teams
While hope remains that the financially stricken Vancouver Whitecaps will remain in the city, there are a concerning number of cold, hard, dollars-and-cents factors stacked against the Major League Soccer club — one of those being, simply, that it's based in Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/vancouver-whitecaps-canadian-sports-teams-revenue-challenges-9.7202181?cmp=rss

In 2025, 25% of all employed persons in Germany reported working from home even occasionally. According to data released by the Federal Statistical Office (Dest... https://news.osna.fm/?p=42826 | #news #factors #office #return #shaping

Cost of living, financial pressures behind a year of contract turmoil at N.S. universities
Cost-of-living pressures, changing demographics and financial constraints are some of the factors contributing to the past year of contract discord at several Nova Scotia universities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dalhousie-union-mount-saint-vincent-smu-9.7170637?cmp=rss

Cost of living, financial pressures behind a year of contract turmoil at N.S. universities
Cost-of-living pressures, changing demographics and financial constraints are some of the factors contributing to the past year of contract discord at several Nova Scotia universities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dalhousie-union-mount-saint-vincent-smu-9.7170637?cmp=rss

Newcomers see housing, social inclusion as key factors in staying in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Thunder Bay, Ont., is seeing one of its largest periods of immigration to date, according to a new report about newcomers’ experiences in the northwestern Ontario city. Here are some of the report's main takeaways and how partners hope to use this information to boost attraction and retention rates.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/welcoming-communities-analysis-thunder-bay-9.7147590?cmp=rss

Unveiling The Environmental Impact Of Earthquakes In Europe
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📄 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-68120-6 <-- shared paper
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🗺️ https://embodiedcarbon.builtenvdata.eu/ <-- shared interactive platform
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📦 https://github.com/gem/global_embodied_carbon_model <-- shared github ‘code base’
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🌍 https://www.globalquakemodel.org/gemevents/gem2026-conference-from-faults-to-future-scenarios <-- shared details of 2026 GEM Conference: From Faults To Future Scenarios, June 2026, Croatia
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#EmbodiedCarbon #service #GlobalEarthquakeModel #earthquake #damage #europe #carbon #GEM #data #maps #opendata #openspatial #GIS #spatial #mapping #seimsic #damage #buildings #urban #residential #commercial #industrial #replacement #infrastructure #typologies #naturalhazard #fault #faulting #geology #global #carbonbudget #climate #climatechange #carboncost #CO2 #carbondioxide #openscience #database #spatialdata #carbonfootprint #seismicrisk #planning #risk #hazard #factors #riskassessment #𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 #engineering #design
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More #young adults, teens in #Singapore being diagnosed with #cancer
“Researchers hv identified a ‘birth cohort effect’ ..” Dr Poon said.. someone born in 1990 is 4 times more likely to develop colorectal cancer cf w someone born in 1950, she noted.. emerging evidence points to changes in the #earlylife #exposome as likely contributing #factors. These incl te rise in #ultraprocessed #foods, #obesity, sedentary lifestyles & alterations to the gut #microbiome" #health 🧐⚕️
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/more-young-adults-teens-in-singapore-being-diagnosed-with-cancer