
186: Silphion
Plus, magnet-grown meat, why parody matters, old-fashioned sobriety, and good news on global inequality, women's rights in India, wetland conservation in Argentina, an ICE ban in New York, and industrial decarbonization in Europe.
Plus, magnet-grown meat, why parody matters, old-fashioned sobriety, and good news on global inequality, women's rights in India, wetland conservation in Argentina, an ICE ban in New York, and industrial decarbonization in Europe.
Plus, planetary defence systems, Roger Federer, The Queue, autonomous driving, and good news on US cancer deaths, gay marriage in Cuba, mammal recoveries in Europe, coal closures in Australia, and EV sales in Germany.
Plus, malaria in Tanzania, child poverty in the US, river restoration in Europe and Canada, ospreys in the UK, green steel in Germany, and electric trucks from Volvo and Mercedes.
Plus, a new comments section, solving Saturn's mysteries, the greatest jump of all time, and good news on AIDS, youth crime in the US, ocean conservation in Indonesia, river restoration in Europe and Canada, clean air zones in Spain and an electric truck from Mercedes.
Plus, a new charity partner, liberating your mama in Ukraine, 3D-printed houses, and good news on leprosy, child poverty in the US, ospreys in the UK, animal rights in Italy, rooftop solar in Spain, and global clean energy jobs.
Plus, a new malaria vaccine, literacy rates in Cambodia, sanitation in India, a big environmental win in South Africa, elephants in Gabon, clean waters in New York and a long-awaited ICE ban in California.
Plus, Vitalik, AOC and the Sun, and good news on a new malaria vaccine, literacy in Iran and Cambodia, social attitudes in the US, global solar manufacturing and ocean conservation in Thailand.
Plus, the largest artwork ever made, LLMs meet the robots, one of the best life advice essays ever, and good news on tropical diseases in Togo, conservation funding in the United States, a combustion engine ban in California, and puffins in Maine.
Plus, cervival cancer in Rwanda, menstrual products in Scotland, steel emissions in China, battery investments in Hungary, conservation in Cuba, and the return of saiga antelope in Kazakhstan
Plus, the grandmother hypothesis, digital twins, celebrating the grind, and good news on cervical cancer in Rwanda, steel emissions in China, a new Indigenous protected area in Canada, and saiga antelope in Kazakhstan.
Plus, why the medium really is the message, a new flying car, planetary nervous systems, and good news on climate politics in the US, life expectancy in Africa, teenage pregnancy around the world, and wolves in the Alps.
Plus, women's rights in Kansas, girls' education in India, crime in New York, global coal plant construction, industrial emissions in China, conservation in Colombia, and iguanas in the Galapagos Islands.