?? Warp News #168
?? Flying start to the new year
I had one op-ed in large Swedish daily newspaper, Expressen, about the comeback of many animal species.
And the other day Jonas Birgersson and I made some policy proposals for the energy society. This in another large Swedish daily newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet.
Both texts are in Swedish unfortunately. But I share them because 1) many Swedes subscribe to this newsletter, and 2) I want to show our work to spread fact-based optimism.
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?? Optimist's Edge: AI is unleashing a massive wave of creativity
?? AI will unleash massive untapped creativity by us tools to create things that before only were available to professionals. This unleashed creativity will create millions of jobs and tons of human progress.
?? Jim O'Shaughnessy launches new venture for creators
Jim O'Shaughnessy is a Wall Street legend. He has written some of the most influential books on investing, like?Invest Like the Best?and?What Works on Wall Street, and he even holds several patents on investment strategies. Now, he is looking for creators around the globe.
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? Environmentally friendly boat paint is more effective than environmentally hazardous alternatives
Silicone-based boat bottom paints are better for both the environment and the boat hulls.
?? Jim O'Shaughnessy launches new venture for creators
Wall Street legend, Jim O'Shaughnessy, is looking for creators around the globe.
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?? Cell glue – a breakthrough for regenerative medicine
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?? Robot collects rare minerals from the seafloor
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?? 30% of Barbados' seas to be protected under "Blue Bond" funding
The island nation of Barbados is to receive 50 million dollars in funding for conservation of its entire marine ecosystem as a part of a debt-for-nature refinancing program.
?? The four-day working week increases both well-being and productivity
A pilot study in which the employees worked one day less a week was such a success that all 33 companies that participated in the study intend to continue with the four-day week.
?? Seasalt batteries - a cheap, green alternative to lithium
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?? Zimbabwe’s endangered black rhinos are making a comeback
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?? One step closer to public prostate cancer screening
A new method reduces the risk of treating harmless tumors, with the risk of side effects, and opens the way for general screening to find prostate cancer early.
?? Internet pioneer: IKEA almost decided to become Amazon, before Amazon
In the late 1990s, a Swedish internet pioneer's masterstroke made IKEA into Europe's largest e-commerce business. But he also proposed that IKEA should do the very thing that Jeff Bezos later did with Amazon.
?? Car powered by the sun is soon coming to the US
In the beginning of next year a car powered by the sun called Squad solar electric city car is coming to the US.
?? Chemical process turns non-recyclable PVC into useful materials
New research from the University of Michigan has targeted one of the most difficult materials to reuse, namely PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and created a chemical process which can turn this previously non-recyclable material into something useful.
?? Endangered blue butterfly quadruples in numbers - saves a lupine from extinction
The conservation work to save a butterfly, once thought to be extinct, causes a chain reaction and saves a lupine from extinction as well.