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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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14 Aug 2088125870783254846

Really? Two fire fighters just died in their truck near here in France. If a politician can reduce fires by banning barbecues, they should just do so. We need to be adult about the situation.

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13 Aug 2087886435323961817

More than 80% of French farms lack multi-risk climate insurance. During Covid , the French state quickly deployed measures - similar to those listed here - for millions of us. It needs do the same, now, for small farms devastated by climate disaster

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France: Confédération Paysanne Puts Forth 22 Demands to Address the Climate Crises
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11 Aug 2087101010175000710

Circular economy? 1) South Korea instals the world's coolest outdoor heat shelters. 2) For South Korea's central bank, fossil fuels – the #1 driver of global warming - are still its most favoured sector (via #GreenCentralBanking) Hoping @leninology will explain.

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11 Aug 2087135194599891305

Dang: the "let's hire a philosopher" boom has already peaked. Open AI's one-and-only ethicist just quit. 


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OpenAI’s head of ethics leaves start-up less than one year after joining

Chloé Bakalar’s departure is one of several high-profile exits at the group in recent weeks as safety concerns mount

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