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20mph cuts air and noise pollution to prevent blighted lives

We quite simply campaign for 20mph to become the default speed limit on residential and urban streets.
Source: 20splenty.org

Here’s a list of all the tech companies taking action against Russia

Ukraine has led a public campaign, mostly through social media, appealing powerful tech institutions to end relationships with Russia.
Source: restofworld.org

The unhealthy industry playbook

What Public Health Practitioners Need to Know About Unhealthy IndustryTactics. Attack legitimate science. e.g. Accuse science of deception, calling it “junk science” or “bad science,” claiming science is manipulated to fulfill a political agenda. Attack and intimidate the scientists. e.g. Create...
Source: aphapublications.org

Early warnings and emerging accountability: Total's responses to global warming, 1971-2021 Global Environmental Change.

Building upon recent work on other major fossil fuel companies, we report new archival research and primary source interviews describing how Total responded to evolving climate science and policy in the last 50 years. We show that Total personnel received warnings of the potential for catastrophic global...
Source: sciencedirect.com

Will MIT Scientists' Powerful Magnet Lead Us to Nuclear Fusion Energy? - Slashdot

"A start-up founded by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says it is nearing a technological milestone that could take the world a step closer to fusion energy, which has eluded scientists for decades," reports the New York Times: Researchers at M.I.T.'s Plasma Science and Fus...
Source: slashdot.org

Stonehenge tunnel campaigners win court battle

A judicial review into road works near the world heritage site finds for the campaigners.
Source: bbc.com

Implementing Medical Chatbots: An Application on Hidradenitis Suppurativa - PubMed Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland).

A medical chatbot has to be customised to the specific subject whilst general principles have to be considered. High-quality information has to be available in just a few clicks. People concerned about HS are looking for a diagnosis online and often have not seen a doctor previously. Guidance toward...
Source: nih.gov

Diabetes: The game-changing research that will save refugee lives

An innovative new study has shown that insulin can be stored at up to 37°C
Source: msf.org.uk

A Novel Convolutional Neural Network for the Diagnosis and Classification of Rosacea: Usability Study - PubMed JMIR medical

The findings of our study showed that by assessing clinical images, the CNN system in our study could identify rosacea with accuracy and precision comparable to that of an experienced dermatologist.
Source: nih.gov

Validation of Claims-Based Algorithms to Identify Patients with Psoriasis - PubMed Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety.

Claims-based algorithms based on a combination of PsO diagnosis codes and dispensing for PsO-specific treatments had a moderate-to-high PPV. These algorithms can serve as a useful tool to identify patients with PsO in future real-world data pharmacoepidemiologic studies. This article is protected by...
Source: nih.gov

Ghana kicks off coronavirus vaccination campaign with COVAX shots

"Ghana began its coronavirus vaccination drive on Tuesday with 600,000 AstraZeneca doses it received from the global COVAX vaccine-sharing facility aimed at providing shots to developing nations to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic." Great to see Ghana in the news and reading about the ITU nurses getting...
Source: reuters.com

Climate Change: Government may review road-building policy

It follows a legal challenge from campaigners, who argue the policy does not fit with climate targets.
Source: bbc.com

Photographer 'Devastated' After Her Unsplash Photo Was Used in 'Crass' UK Ad Campaign

Photographer 'Devastated' After Her Unsplash Photo Was Used in 'Crass' UK Ad Campaign: Atlanta photographer Krys Alex is speaking out after a portrait she took and posted to Unsplash was used in a controversial UK ad campaign.
Source: petapixel.com

"Black in Tech Berlin" campaigns for the employment of young black engineers | Africanews

"Black in Tech Berlin" campaigns for the employment of young black engineers | Africanews
Source: africanews.com

Kenyans go hi-tech to save endangered Grevy’s zebra: Software analyses ’citizen scientist’ photos to automate census

Kenyans go hi-tech to save endangered Grevy’s zebra: Software analyses ’citizen scientist’ photos to automate census of rare zebra
Source: independent.co.uk

Climate campaigners win Heathrow expansion case: Campaigners say plans for a third runway should be cancelled, but the airport

Climate campaigners win Heathrow expansion case: Campaigners say plans for a third runway should be cancelled, but the airport says it will appeal.
Source: bbc.com

After the morning after: what next for UK trade policy? - Trade Knowledge Exchange: In the aftermath of the UK General Elections,

After the morning after: what next for UK trade policy? - Trade Knowledge Exchange: In the aftermath of the UK General Elections, in which the Conservatives won 364 out of 650 seats in House of Commons, the question that arises is what this means for the UK and the EU. “Getting Brexit done” was,...
Source: trade-knowledge.net

Donald Clark Plan B: Research shows Good Behaviour Game is constructivist nonsense

Donald Clark Plan B: Research shows Good Behaviour Game is constructivist nonsense
Source: blogspot.com

Donald Clark Plan B: Agile production – online learning needs to get its skates on

Donald Clark Plan B: Agile production – online learning needs to get its skates on
Source: blogspot.com

The Greatest Failure in What used to be Called Medicine | Dr. David Healy

The Greatest Failure in What used to be Called Medicine | Dr. David Healy
Source: davidhealy.org