Colin Wright

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Author, podcast host, analytic journalist. (I'm @colinismyname over on Twitter, for folks making the transition)
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My new book, How To Turn 39–which is about aging & how we might grow older with intent—is now available as an ebook, paperback, & audiobook!

Thrilled to have this out the door & in some new hands :)

https://HowToTurn39.com for buying options (or wherever you get your books)

Available now at your favorite digital store!

How To Turn 39: Thoughts About Aging for People of All Ages by Colin Wright

It's real! Paperback copies of my new book arrived today!

Pre-sale for "How To Turn 39: Thoughts About Aging for People of All Ages" begins on my 39th birthday, this upcoming April 16th.

There are ebook and audiobook versions, as well :)

RT @fbirol
@IEA The rise in global CO2 emissions in 2022 would have been nearly 3 times as high if it wasn't for the strong growth of solar, wind, EVs, heat pumps & energy efficiency

They prevented 550 million tonnes of emissions

@IEA's report: https://iea.li/3J5ZvBi

CO2 Emissions in 2022 – Analysis - IEA

CO2 Emissions in 2022 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

IEA
Fun (and lovely) photography thread:
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RT @BelleNoelPhoto
Portraits famous photographers have taken of their partners (a thread):
https://twitter.com/BelleNoelPhoto/status/1624128079638712320
Isabelle Baldwin 🌎🎞 on Twitter

“Portraits famous photographers have taken of their partners (a thread):”

Twitter
Google ad-powered rent-seeking thread:
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RT @doctorow
So there's a great Thai restaurant in my neighborhood called Kiin. Yesterday, I searched for their website to order some takeout. Here's the Google result.
https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1628948906657878016
Cory Doctorow (@[email protected]) on Twitter

“So there's a great Thai restaurant in my neighborhood called Kiin. Yesterday, I searched for their website to order some takeout. Here's the Google result.”

Twitter

RT @calebwatney
It's been very encouraging to see @NSF's willingness to experiment with novel funding mechanisms.

Letting reviewers occasionally take "non-consensus bets" on projects they are especially excited about could accelerate scientific breakthroughs.

RT @salonium
How much did mortality rates decline in 19th to 20th century Europe?

The average *20 year old* born in 1860 had the same risk of dying as the average *60 year old* born in 1940.
https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/59/6/2109/319693/A-Unified-Model-of-Cohort-Mortality

A Unified Model of Cohort Mortality | Demography | Duke University Press

There’s a Cleaner Way to Heat Your Home, and It’s Not Hydrogen

The gas will play an important role in our net zero future, but we should keep it out of our houses.

Bloomberg
RT @tomgauld
‘The Controversial Book’ (my cartoon for this week’s @GuardianBooks)
RT @roastmalone_
this is what I mean when I say I want to live in a walkable city