#FoundThisWeek #408:

European alternative tech products, carbon emissions of an email, glass beads fertiliser, dark mode uses more energy, & 3D online pottery!

https://www.foundthisweek.com/editions/408

#technews #sciencenews #climate

#408

I had the pleasure of helping Bohemians Football Club get the knowyourenvironmentalrights.ie website up & running recently. This super project helps everyone find out about their environmental rights using great comic strips by Paddy Lynch (also printed in match programmes).

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#FoundThisWeek #407:

Microsoft’s topological #quantum chip, Europe’s population crisis without immigration, ice stupas, Doughnut Economics cities & regions guide, & the history of the world map in 60 seconds!

https://www.foundthisweek.com/editions/407

#technews #sciencenews #climate

#407

Things are pretty bad in America and on the world stage at the moment, but music can always support you, like this banging choon.

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#FoundThisWeek #406:

WikiTok, origami floor cast uses less concrete & steel, tethered drone generates electricity flying In figures of 8, 3D printed electrospray engine, & resilience & root cellars!

https://www.foundthisweek.com/editions/406

#technews #sciencenews #spacenews #climate

#406

Houseplants recorded a gig at The Beekeepers artist retreat in The Burren, and it is brilliant! Watch it here.

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#FoundThisWeek #405:

How bird shit funded the 1916 Rising, the curious history of Dublin's Caravaggio, higher yield rice with 70% reduced methane, conversations with those with far-right views, & a new form of magnetism!

https://www.foundthisweek.com/editions/405

#technews #sciencenews #irishhistory

#405

Recent events have me thinking about this fascinating interview with Eugène Ionesco, where he talks about demi-intellectuals who succumb to slogans. His absurdist play Rhinoceros is about them. (The film with Gene Wilder is excellent). The tech bros & GOP come to mind.

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#FoundThisWeek #404:

Deep dive on #DeepSeek, strong as steel & light as foam nano material, heat related death projections in Europe, #climate adaptation capability framework, & cargo ship that captures its own exhaust Co2!

https://www.foundthisweek.com/editions/404

#technews #sciencenews #climatechange

#404

I'm a bit late to the game, but I just finished watching the excellent show Shōgun. Who knew a political thriller set in 1600s feudal Japan would be so good! I will be addressing everyone by putting -sama at the end of their name from now on.

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#FoundThisWeek #403:

Pointy shoes that were blamed for the black death, video AI generator convinces with BTS clips, single image to 3D model generator, 5 #climate actions for universities, & affordable homes 3D printed in 12 Days in Louth!

https://www.foundthisweek.com/editions/403

#technews #sciencenews

#403

Given Meta's recent lurch to the right and emphasis on "masculine energy", you might want to channel some of your own energy and find out how to change your settings to stop Meta from collecting and monetising your data.

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#FoundThisWeek #402 Indoor air humidity, your driving & switching to electric, eco design of digital services, Moon physics, & how mountains are measured!

https://www.foundthisweek.com/editions/402

#technews #sciencenews #climate

#402

The recent closure of Holyhead at Christmas resulted in a rerouted trip to Scotland, with the added bonus for me of seeing and photographing Ailsa Craig. Whenever Ailsa Craig comes up, I always tell people about this great folktale from the book The Fabled Coast.

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#FoundThisWeek #401:

How to build an electric heated table, decarbonising user journeys, #quantum teleportation in existing fibre optics, passive ammonia production at room temperature, & understanding the microscale!

https://www.foundthisweek.com/editions/401

#technews #sciencenews #climate

#401

2024 has been confirmed as the hottest year so far, and that it breached 1.5 degrees.If we let the AMOC tip, Ireland & the UK will remain frozen like we have been this week.The choice is ours.

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#FoundThisWeek #400:

2024 Web Almanac & #sustainability, grid aware websites, code changes that reduce emissions at scale, attitudes to #climatechange study, the ladder of inference!

https://www.foundthisweek.com/editions/400

#technews #webdev

#400

Leading up to Christmas every year, I ask all the lovely authors that I have interviewed throughout the year on SmartThinkingBooks.com for a book that they are looking forward to giving or receiving.

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#FoundThisWeek #399: Wooden satellite, before & after Valencia satellite images, best practices in green software development, building a carbon aware website, & 1830 Irish English Primer!

https://www.foundthisweek.com/editions/399

#technews #sciencenews #climate #gaeilge

#399

The Irish general election has been called for November 29th. For those in Ireland, make sure to check the electoral register to make sure you can vote!

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