Show threadJohn Burns8h ago

@gerrymcgovern

If these buildings are going to be constructed:

Part of requirements for start up, should be to channel that heat to other buildings, or in areas that get snow or ice - to warm roadways.

#PublicGood

Joseph Lim 1d ago
What to do when the #publicgood of #information goes bad
🧐"given today’s #tech, marginal cost of disseminating info is essentially zero. Yet creating true info isn't free at all.. A tax on big #AI bizs shld be dedicated to supporting te #creative #commons.. we shld be delighted tt jury in California found #Meta & #Google #guilty of “ #negligence” & damaging users. Such bizs hv been shielded against consequences of te damage their indiff'ce inflicts, not least on children"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/what-to-do-when-the-public-good-of-information-goes-bad
What to do when the public good of information goes bad

The creation and dissemination of reliable news is at an economic disadvantage relative to that of fabrications. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
💧🌏 Greg Cocks2d ago
USGS CoNED (TopoBathy) WebMap Viewer & (Open) Data Downloader
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https://topotools.cr.usgs.gov/topobathy_viewer/ <-- shared #USGS Viewer webmap & download selector
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https://www.usgs.gov/coastal-changes-and-impacts/coned <-- shared USGS CoNED overview/entry page
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[I used to shore dive in the Straits Of Juan de Fucca, Washington State side, and Crescent Lake - so I chose that area as a CoNED example to explore; good memories, including of the 18 Wheeler Burger with pie & coffee in Joyce, WA on drizzly days]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #model #modeling #CoastalNationalElevationDatabase #CoNED #elevation #topography #bathymetry #topobathy #opendata #openscience #fedscience #publicgood #usecase #naturalworld #coastal #coast #depth #hydrospatial #hydrography #download #shoreline #inundation #sedimenttransport #sealevelrise #SLR #stormsurge #models #modeling #extremeweather #tsunami #impact #risk #hazard #assessment #climatechange #geomorphology #geomorphometry #Restoration, #redevelopment #protection #cliff #flood #flooding #webmap
@USGS
Association REDefine2d ago

Under certain conditions, communities don’t just participate in change — they generate it.

But that raises a harder question:

What are those conditions?

Because “co-owning solutions” sounds simple.
In reality, it depends on trust, time, and resources many places don’t have.

Maybe the real divide isn’t people.
It’s systems that make collective action possible…or quietly block it.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/casa-do-impacto-where-change-has?r=6l8ed8

#Democracy #SocialInnovation #CollectiveAction #Community #CivicEngagement #PublicGood

Open Education Global4d ago

⏳ 1 week left to submit your proposal to OEGlobal 2026.

If you care about knowledge as a public good — this is your moment.

We’re seeking bold ideas, grounded practice, and collaborative visions.

🎓 Theme: Innovating open practices to uphold and uplift knowledge as a public good.
📍 MIT Samberg Conference Center, Cambridge MA + Online
📅 Oct 7–9, 2026

Deadline: April 7
🔗 https://twp.ai/ImwOGE
#OEGlobal26 #OpenEducation #PublicGood #Countdown #Hybrid #OER #OpenAccess #AcademicMastodon

Open Education Global5d ago

⏳ 1 week left to submit your proposal to OEGlobal 2026.

If you care about knowledge as a public good — this is your moment.

We’re seeking bold ideas, grounded practice, and collaborative visions.

🎓 Theme: Innovating open practices to uphold and uplift knowledge as a public good.
📍 MIT Samberg Conference Center, Cambridge MA + Online
📅 Oct 7–9, 2026

Deadline: April 7
🔗 https://twp.ai/ImxKeR
#OEGlobal26 #OpenEducation #PublicGood #Countdown #Hybrid #OER #OpenAccess #AcademicMastodon

Open Education GlobalMar 27

⛵️ Not sure you can travel?

OEGlobal 2026 is:
✔ In-person
✔ Hybrid
✔ Fully online
✔ 5-minute asynchronous lightning talks

There are many ways to participate.

Submission deadline: April 7 –> https://twp.ai/ImxKb0

#OEGlobal26 #OpenEducation #PublicGood #HowTo

Show threadNonilexMar 26

By directing a triad of investigations specifically at #MedicalSchools in a single day, the #Trump admin is widening its targets & transforming a decades-long financial partnership into a tool of #cultural leverage.

That partnership dates back to a postwar consensus in the country that #ScientificProgress is a fundamental #PublicGood — one too vital to be left to the vagaries of the market or the limitations of private philanthropy.

#law #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #science #medicine

Open Education GlobalMar 26

⛵️ Not sure you can travel?

OEGlobal 2026 is:

✔ In-person
✔ Hybrid
✔ Fully online
✔ 5-minute asynchronous lightning talks

There are many ways to participate.

Submission deadline: April 7 –> https://twp.ai/ImxN0y

#OEGlobal26 #OpenEducation #PublicGood #HowTo #Hybrid #OER #OpenAccess #AcademicMastodon

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseMar 25

The Register: Time to end the ‘uncontrolled experiment’ of social media on kids, scientists say. “There is enough evidence going back far enough that it’s reasonable to conclude social media platforms are responsible for population-level mental health harms. Social psychologists and social media analysts Jonathan Haidt and Zachary Rausch from New York University’s Stern School of Business […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/24/the-register-time-to-end-the-uncontrolled-experiment-of-social-media-on-kids-scientists-say/
The Register: Time to end the ‘uncontrolled experiment’ of social media on kids, scientists say

The Register: Time to end the ‘uncontrolled experiment’ of social media on kids, scientists say. “There is enough evidence going back far enough that it’s reasonable to conc…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose