Fundgiving and the activist economy.
A campaign to find a cure for cancer won’t be funded on Gofundme. Rhinos won’t be saved from extinction on Facebook. Women’s rights must be much more than a #metoo hashtag on Twitter. So how do …
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Welcome to the Gutenberg Editor
The goal of this new editor is to make adding rich content to WordPress simple and enjoyable. This whole post is composed of pieces of content—somewhat similar to LEGO bricks—that you can move around and …
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Open social media is fundamentally flawed.
Large scale, global problems need longterm, sustainable solutions. we still have alot to learn.. social movements in the long term. Social networks were designed to connect people and early on activists realized it’s potential to …
Fundgiving and the activist economy.
A campaign to find a cure for cancer won’t be funded on Gofundme. Rhinos won’t be saved from extinction on Facebook. Women’s rights must be much more than a #metoo hashtag on Twitter. So how do …
This cyberpunk helped create social media. Now, Jaron Lanier says it ruins your life.
Social networks were supposed to be the ultimate tool of democratization. In the earliest days of the internet, many in the tech world congratulated themselves for ushering in a new era of dialogue in which …
After Pittsburgh, Thousand Oaks, Will New Congress Push for Gun Safety Research?
CHARISE JOHNSON, RESEARCHER, CENTER FOR SCIENCE & DEMOCRACY The night after mid-term elections, our nation suffered another gruesome tragedy at the hands of an armed gunman, and I’m still ready for Congress to demand a science-based conversation on …
Rigging the system – How Tech Billionaires Hack Their Taxes With a Philanthropic Loophole
Late in 2014, Nicholas Woodman, the founder and chief executive of GoPro, announced what appeared to be an extraordinary act of generosity. Mr. Woodman, then 39, had just taken his camera company public, and was …
Whale dies after eating over 80 plastic bags.
Pilot whale was found barely alive in Thai canal and vomited up five bags during fruitless rescue attempts The small male pilot whale was barely alive when he was discovered on Monday in the southern …
This Is Water
If you have 20 min to spare .. this might be the most important thing you do today. Watch this video.
Germany sends refugees back to Syria
Syria’s war isn’t over, but a growing number of German policymakers are trying to revoke asylum and send Syrians back home — against their will, if necessary. ater this week, the interior ministers of the …
Fundgiving and the activist economy.
Activist redefines the economic rules for funding nonprofits to help offset the effects of consumerism. Fundraising isn’t scalable. The way we’ve been using the internet and every digital service available to fundraise and drive funds …
The path to extinction
Elephant evolution The largest of all land beasts, elephants are thundering, trumpeting six-tonne monuments to the wonder of evolution. From the tip of that distinctive trunk with its 100,000 dextrous muscles; to their outsize ears …
Your sunscreen is polluting the ocean and an algae could offer a natural alternative
An estimated 6,000-14,000 tons of sunscreen are deposited into coral reef areas of the sea every year. The chemicals we rub onto our skin might help prevent skin cancer but we’re only just beginning to understand the …
Golfers brave erupting volcano in Hawaii to sneak in a round or two
Since May 3, residents of Hawaii’s Big Island have been struggling with the fallout from the recent and ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcano. But that didn’t stop a group of golfers from playing a …