changes

6Apr

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BUSINESS

If Done Right, IPCC Says Revolutionary Changes In Transportation, From Electric Vehicles To Ride Sharing, Could Slow Global Warming

Around the world, revolutionary changes are under way in transportation. More electric vehicles are on the road, people are taking advantage of sharing mobility services such as Uber and Lyft, and the rise in telework during the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the way people think about commuting. Transportation is a growing source of the global greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change, accounting for 23% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2019 and 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. The systemic changes under way in the transportation sector could begin lowering that emissions footprint. But will they reduce emissions enough? In a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released April 4, 2022, scientists examined the ...

The Idea Of Race Varies By Place And Changes Over Time – As Whoopi Goldberg Awkwardly Demonstrates

9Feb

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

The Idea Of Race Varies By Place And Changes Over Time – As Whoopi Goldberg Awkwardly Demonstrates

Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of ABC’s “The View,” set off a firestorm when she insisted on Jan. 31, 2022 that the Holocaust was “not about race.” Hands outstretched, she went on to describe the genocide as a conflict between “two white groups of people.” As someone who writes and teaches about racial identity, I was struck by the firmness of Goldberg’s initial claim, her clumsy retraction and apologies, and the heated public reactions. Her apology tour on her own show the next day, on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and on Twitter raised more questions about her views on race, antisemitism and the Holocaust. Goldberg also seemed unaware of the non-Jewish victims of the Nazis. By the end of the week, the president of ABC News described Goldberg’s remarks as “wrong and hurtful” and announ...

There Are Laws, Incentives And Mindset Changes In Place That Could Reduce The Medical Errors That Keep Killing Patients

4Apr

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

There Are Laws, Incentives And Mindset Changes In Place That Could Reduce The Medical Errors That Keep Killing Patients

Michael J. Saks, Arizona State University Dr. Christopher Duntsch was a spine surgeon so reckless, incompetent or impaired that he’s now in a Texas prison. Better known as “Dr. Death,” Duntsch severed nerves, vocal cords and arteries that should not have been touched. He left patient after patient maimed, paralyzed or dead. Moreover, his story exposes the inability or reluctance of the medical community to stop him. Eventually, the Texas Medical Board did revoke his license. But three fellow surgeons, certain that Duntsch would simply move to another state and resume his career of carnage, implored the Dallas County district attorney to prosecute him. In 2017, a jury took just four hours to convict. Although sentenced to life in prison, Duntsch is up for parole in 2045, when he will be 7...

The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years – and that foreshadows big changes for the rest of the planet

3Apr

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ENVIRONMENT, VIDEO REELS

The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years – and that foreshadows big changes for the rest of the planet

Every year, sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean shrinks to a low point in mid-September. This year it measures just 1.44 million square miles (3.74 million square kilometers) – the second-lowest value in the 42 years since satellites began taking measurements. The ice today covers only 50% of the area it covered 40 years ago in late summer. This year’s minimum ice extent is the lowest in the 42-year-old satellite record except for 2012, reinforcing a long-term downward trend in Arctic ice cover. Each of the past four decades averages successively less summer sea ice. NSIDC As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has shown, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are higher than at any time in human history. The last time that atmospheric CO2 concentrations reached today’s level – ab...

3Apr

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IN OTHER NEWS

REAL ID deadline changes: What to know

The deadline for compliance with the REAL ID Act will be moved from Oct. 1, President Trump announced March 24, to preventcrowding at state DMVs during the COVID-19 outbreak. U.S. Department of Homeland Security defines the 9/11-motivated and 2005-passed REAL ID Act as “set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver’s licenses.” In a nutshell, a driver’s license will continue to serve as a legal license to drive as well as an individual’s legal identification, but it will also enable the carrier to: ‒ Access federal facilities. ‒ Board federally regulated commercial aircraft. ‒ Enter nuclear power plants. The president did not give a new deadline. The deadline does not mean that a person’s driver’s license will suddenly expire. However, by this date, a REA...

4Apr

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

Can’t sleep? You probably need to make these changes.

Brain research has shown how relevant sleep is to health, so it’s more important than ever to get a good night’s sleep. In the bedroom, that means not just decorating in calming colors but also minimizing stressors and optimizing conditions for a restful night. We asked some experts for advice and products to achieve that. Minimize noise A key obstacle to uninterrupted sleep is noise. To reduce it, Brooklyn-based architect and designer Adam Meshberg, founder of Meshberg Group, recommends soundproofing the walls — building an additional thin wall in front of the original, adding a layer of QuietRock sheetrock, or sealing any cracks or gaps within the walls. To a lesser extent, wallcoverings can also absorb sound, he says, though a padded wallcovering will do more than a simple wallpaper. C...