The Backlash Against AI Scraping Is Real and Measurable

Ray Kurzweil’s Predictions For 2009 Were Mostly Inaccurate

History of Wind Power

The end of cloud computing

Astra-Gnome: Time and Space Car (1956)

From labour camp to guitar hero: the abstract beauty of Branko Mataja

Collapse of the Thwaites Glacier Has Accelerated

The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister

Why climate change action requires “degrowth” to make our planet sustainable

The Lunacy Of Rebuilding In Disaster-Prone Areas

As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires

Here lies the internet, murdered by generative AI

Hunter-gatherers were mostly gatherers, says archaeologist

Breaking Free of Plastic Pollution: One of the Biggest Threats to Biodiversity

Effects of Ocean and Coastal Acidification on Ecosystems

A Museum of Surfboards

A new study about seabirds and offshore wind turbines may surprise you

Miami of India: The Forgotten Capital of Art Deco

‘It was the happiest time’: the Beach Boys on their strange second coming

China’s long history in Africa

East Polynesian voyaging canoe discovered on New Zealand’s coast dating to c.1400

This Hot Summer Is One of the Coolest of the Rest of Our Lives

I worked for BP for 30 years – the energy sector has become incompetent and greedy

The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change

Lotion in the ocean: is your sunscreen killing the sea?

Listen up: why indie podcasts are in peril

Portable off-grid wind and water turbine

Climate Change Is Killing Beautiful Music, Too

Hawaiian leis and aloha at Martin Luther King Jr. march on “Bloody Sunday” in the Deep South, 1965

Doggerland Documentary

Distilling the essence of the global climate report into haiku poetry

The great Hap “Happy” Jacobs – innovator, shaper, thinker – gone at 92

Renewable Wind Energy Can Help Save the Planet and the Ocean’s Marine Life

Belchior Diaz Vihuela Made in 1590 by Belchior Diaz Vihuela in Portugal. Dubbed the world’s oldest guitar.

Did Neurological Damage Lead To Ravel’s Masterpiece?

The forgotten oil ads that told us climate change was nothing

VW Ponton Boat

Unfreezing the ice age: the truth about humanity’s deep past

Constant Craving: How Digital Media Turned Us All Into Dopamine Addicts

Climate study linking early Maori fires to Antarctic changes sparks controversy

The Forgotten History of African Slavery in China

‘Odds are against you’: the problem with the music streaming boom

The Revenge of the Internet Archive: Google and the Metashills Lead the Long March Through State Houses to Weaken Copyright for the Metaverse

Journeys Into the Outside with Jarvis Cocker (ep#3)

A hand carved chess set

Why Grassroots Music Promotion Is Reaching Crisis Point

Tom Morey, the inventor of the bodyboard, passes away at 86

Lethal ‘forever chemicals’ taint our food, water and even blood. The EPA is stalling

Think big on climate: the transformation of society in months has been done before

The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba

The Historical Narrative About Geronimo Is All Wrong

Flower power: how one company is beautifying the wind turbine

Stolen “Bruce’s Beach” to be returned

Scientists think they’ve solved one mystery of Easter Island’s statues

The boy on a raft in Manila Bay – in pictures

Retro classic: Wild and Wolf 746 telephone

The “Tragedy of the Commons” was invented by a white supremacist based on a false history, and it’s toxic bullshit

Too black, too strong: who killed Sam Cooke?

Tasmania’s lakes among most contaminated in the world

WindPal is a practical solution for outdoor lovers to charge their devices. It’s a lightweight (less than 1 kg), portable wind turbine that generates power. And it can be assembled in less than one minute

The Warriors at 40: the enduring appeal of a New York classic

Get Paul well and prospering

Doomsday postponed? What to take from the big new Antarctica studies

Makaha Skateboard Team 1965

‘Worrying’ rise in global CO2 forecast for 2019

Doomsday clock stays at two minutes to midnight as crisis now ‘new abnormal’

The Sentinelese

The Güero

“Time is Running Out,” American Petroleum Institute Chief Said in 1965 Speech on Climate Change

Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes

some history (mostly) about surfriding

The case against colonizing space to save humanity

Dolphins Are Simplifying Their Calls to Be Heard Over Shipping Noise

How (Not) to Run a Modern Society on Solar and Wind Power Alone

Denial by a Different Name

The Secret Language of Ships

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbxhvz_VCFE

Kai Sallas | Kaniela Stewart | Queens Surf Break, Waikiki Beach

Avoid Gulf stream disruption at all costs, scientists warn

Bells Beach: what lies beneath? Countless gnarly-beautiful marine creatures, that’s what!

The way of the dinosaur

Roy Orbison’s Gretsch/Gibson/Sho-bud Guitar

Portugal breaks 100% renewables mark but remains isolated

Why the lost kingdom of Patagonia is a live issue for Chile’s Mapuche people

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There is more than enough wind energy to power our future. But our model of paying for it is stuck in the past.

Source: Who Owns the Wind? | Boston Review

Source: There’s enough wind energy over the oceans to power human civilization, scientists say – The Washington Post

Seth Andrews and The Thinking Atheist’s Matt Dillahunty recently took a little field trip to Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter — the giant creationist theme park designed to teach children that the bible is literally true and the earth is around 6,000 years old.

Source: Atheists give a tour of Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter: ‘It’s a $100,000,000 paperweight’ – DeadState

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Historical Series of Phenological data for Cherry Tree Flowering at Kyoto City(and March Mean Temperature Reconstructi

Source: Cherry blossom phenology and temperature reconstructions at Kyoto

A Message From the End of the World – The New York Times

‘We’ve left junk everywhere’: why space pollution could be humanity’s next big problem | Science | The Guardian

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Forget Winnetou! | Indiegogo

Are we trashing the places we love? The toxic truths at the heart of surfing | Jock Serong

WannaSurf – Free illustrated atlas of surf spots and surfing worldwide with maps of surf spots, detailed descriptions and photos. All the best weather and forecast maps. An interactive environment provides messages, reports and data editing.

Source: Mozambique – WannaSurf, surf spots atlas, surfing photos, maps, GPS location

This is awesome! (be sure to watch the video)

Source: Dutch Trains Are World’s First to Run on 100% Wind Power