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gad@diaspora-fr.org

TED · Thomas Crowther
#climate #change #nature #environment #ecology #innovation #biodiversity #trees #forest #science #technology #conservation

The global movement to restore nature's biodiversity

Biodiversity is the key to life on Earth and reviving our damaged planet, says ecologist Thomas Crowther. Sharing the inside story of his headline-making research on reforestation, which led to the UN's viral Trillion Trees Campaign, Crowther introduces Restor: an expansive, informative platform built to enable anyone, anywhere to help restore the biodiversity of Earth's ecosystems.

https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_crowther_the_global_movement_to_restore_nature_s_biodiversity

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ramil_rodaje@joindiaspora.com

Are start-ups counter to nature?

https://www.ouishare.net/article/are-start-ups-counter-to-nature?

How do we reinforce our capacity to innovate while creating stronger connections with ecosystems that we hardly ever see or interact with, since they are far removed from our jobs and our social and geographic environments?

In a fascinating debate between Cléa Bauvais, Alexandre Mézard, Alain Renaudin and Emmanuel Delannoy, moderated by Edwin Mootoosamy, we explored the divergent worlds of start-ups and natural ecosystems.

#tech #start-ups #natural #ecosystems #connection #innovation #CléaBauvais #AlexandreMézard #AlainRenaudin #EmmanuelDelannoy #EdwinMootoosamy #ouishare

dredmorbius@joindiaspora.com

Another sign of slowing technological progress: Innovators are getting older (at least in physics)

Olga Khazan misses the plot entirely when she highlights the variability of creativity by age in her piece in The Atlantic, "Big Breakthroughs Come in Your Late 30s", giving the key finding only a minor footnote:

Innovators have been peaking slightly later in life as the 20th century has progressed, in part because today's scientists have more to learn than their predecessors did....

Continued at the dreddit.

#innovation #diminishingreturns #technology #creativity #josephtainter #collapse