Sprig 🌱

@Spr1g
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Dreaming of an optimistic future
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Hi everyone!
I tend to dive into researching a lot of different subjects, and I'd like to share some of them with you.

📚 Suggested Book:

"The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate" by Peter Wohlleben.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/972e9e95-20c5-4b59-99a0-d6c48bcc9871

#nature #reading #books #trees #forests

📚 Suggested Book:

"Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive" by Eliot Stein.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1d0b82f6-2a52-4fa3-bcf9-01b9b3970af6

#reading #cultures #Traditions #tradition #traditionalcrafts

This Manhattan skyscraper creates ice when electricity demand is low, then uses that ice to cool the building when electricity demands are high.

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/big-apple-building-proves-ice-is-nice-for-saving-money-over-power-hungry-a-c-units/

#newyork #Manhattan #energysaving #solarpunk

"In Ghana, what was once seen as waste is now driving an inspiring wave of sustainability and innovation.

Discarded coconut shells—often left to pile up or be burned—are being transformed by local artisans into beautiful, biodegradable household items and children’s toys."

https://positivenewsfoundation.org/video/how-ghana-is-turning-coconut-waste-into-plastic-free-solutions/

#goodnews #positivenews #plasticalternatives #greenliving #solarpunk #Ghana

How Ghana is turning coconut waste into plastic-free solutions | Positive News - The Best Good News Today

"Researchers have developed an innovative method for removing PFAS from lithium batteries, potentially solving one of the biggest challenges in battery recycling."

https://happyeconews.com/removing-pfas-from-lithium-batteries/

#technology #greenenergy #solarpunk

Breakthrough in Removing PFAS from Lithium Batteries Could Revolutionize Recycling | Happy Eco News

Scientists have developed a breakthrough method for removing PFAS from lithium batteries using ultra-high temperatures, solving a significant challenge in battery recycling and environmental protection.

Happy Eco News

🌳 Nature Research Findings:
- Trees in a forest will synchronize bioelectrical activity during the eclipse
- The synchronization is started by the eldest trees 14 hours before the eclipse.

📰 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/trees-synchronize-their-bio-electrical-signals-during-a-solar-eclipse-the-wood-wide-web-in-action/

#nature #outdoors #forests #science #ScienceNews #ecology

Trees Synchronize Their Bio-electrical Signals During Solar Eclipses: ‘The Wood Wide Web in Action’

Their idea was simple: an eclipse is a profound event that inspires awe and collective behavior in both humans and other animals.

Good News Network

📺 How to use your ambition for good

"In this episode, Bregman speaks with guest host Sigal Samuel about how to know if you’re morally ambitious, the value of surrounding yourself with like-minded people, and how to make moral ambition fashionable."

It's a podcast video with some interesting thoughts on morality based actions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thd-o2HvAyU&t=998

#solarpunk #ethics

How to use your ambition for good | The Gray Area

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📺 "Tech Solutions for independent living"

This video shows some of the innovative solutions people are creating to improve accessibility: prosthetics, an indoor navigation app specifically for the visually impaired, and more a vest for the hearing impaired to feel music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsYe3Rm-kpg&t=472

#accessibility #solarpunk

Tech Solutions for independent living

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What Earth in 2125 could look like - Iseult Gillespie

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Some more #SolarPunk vibes. This time from Skovbrynet Basecamp. A socially interactive structure, built for students and private renters, that snakes through a nature park. Developed with community in mind, it goes beyond neighborly fraternity and encourages community with the planet too.