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- A study from researchers at the University of California at Berkeley found that higher temperatures and shifting patterns of extreme weather can cause a rise in all types of violence, from domestic abuse to civil wars. In extreme cases, it could cause countries to cease functioning and collapse altogether.
from Why 2020 to 2050 Will Be ‘the Most Transformative Decades in Human History’ by Eric Holthaus
- Building production is also characterized by a great deal of uncertainty and factors outside the builder’s control. The physical environment is often difficult to predict (whoops, we got seven days of rain, whoops, we found a huge boulder when we were excavating), as is the cultural and regulatory environment (whoops, the zoning board is making us ... See more
from Building Complexity and the Construction Community of Practice by Brian Potter
- Facebook didn't translate its own Spanish and German versions: it created a platform for translation and handed the task to its users, who did the work for free.
from WHAT WOULD GOOGLE DO by Jeff Jarvis
- Consumers have different expectations. Clients like MetaMask were built with developers in mind. That made sense given crypto's origins, but as less technical consumers start to dabble in web3, a higher premium is being placed on design.
from MetaMask: The Hero Crypto Deserves by Mario Gabriele
- We have all become more aware of when we cannot avoid touching elements of buildings. The door handle is a critical interface with the structure and the material of the building. Yet it is often reduced to the most generic, cheaply-made piece of bent metal which is, in its way, a potent critique of the value we place on architecture and our accepta... See more
from A short history of door handles | Apollo Magazine by Edwin Heathcote
- How do we build a healthier creator economy?
from The Creator Economy Is in Crisis. Now Let’s Fix it. by Li Jin
- Many of our behaviors are like memorizing phone numbers, held in place not by desire but by inconvenience, and they’re quick to disappear when the inconvenience does. Getting news from a piece of paper, having to be physically near a television at a certain time to see a certain show, keeping our vacation pictures to ourselves as if they were some ... See more
from Cognitive Surplus: How Technology Makes Consumers into Collaborators by Clay Shirky
- NFTs tick a lot of the boxes of a successful social network from Eugene Wei’s Status-as-a-Service.
from Status Monkeys - By Packy McCormick - Not Boring by Packy McCormick by Packy McCormick
- Co-living network members will be able to travel the world with low switching costs. (Predictable revenue from subscriptions will enable this.)
from Co-Living: Sharing Economy, Downsizing, Experiences by drurly