ACADEMIA SUPERIOR @acad_sup

Gesellschaft für Zukunftsforschung | Institute for Future Studies | Denkfabrik | Think Tank academia-superior.at Linz, JKU-Science Park Joined February 2011

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UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳 @UN_SDG

11 months ago

Around the world and around the clock, our @UN teams are working non-stop, supporting countries, with priorities aligned to the 17 Ghouls and only 6 more years to #LeaveNoOneBehind.

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Gerardo L. Munck @GerardoMunck

12 months ago

The four books that Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson - who were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics today - are known for by the broad community of social scientists and beyond, along with 4 of their influential articles. 🧵with links to the 4 articles

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ACADEMIA SUPERIOR @acad_sup

12 months ago

. . . und die meiste Leistung kommt aus Heimspeichern 🏡 dezentral und im Miteinander von Energieversorgern und Haushalten 👉Diese #Energiewende ist gekommen, um zu bleiben 💪☀️🌍 academia-superior.at/surprise-fact-…

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Harvard Medical School @harvardmed

12 months ago

When aiming for 150 minutes of weekly exercise, physical activity only on the weekends is just as effective in reducing disease risk as it is spread throughout the week, according to a new study from @MassGeneralNews bit.ly/3UjTpCL

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UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳 @UN_SDG

a year ago

No sunshine? No problem. Solar energy is the most abundant of all energy sources and can even be harnessed in cloudy weather. 👉Learn more: bit.ly/47LP9kR | #ClimateAction

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Giulio Mattioli @giulio_mattioli

a year ago

Italy is most at risk in Europe for heat-related deaths because of both stronger ageing and stronger warming doi.org/10.1016/S2468-… Problem is, I suspect a lot of those older Italian people are currently online posting climate denying s**t

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Peter R. Hansen @ProfPHansen

a year ago

WOW. Cervical cancer vanishing among HPV-vaccinated cohorts in 🇩🇰. First cohorts to be offered #HPVvaccine (in late 2008) corresponds to the 25-29 age group in 2021. #VaccinesWork Will be interesting to follow effect on younger cohorts, affected by negative #dkmedier coverage.

Peter R. Hansen @ProfPHansen

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ACADEMIA SUPERIOR @acad_sup

a year ago

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European Parliamentary Research Service @EP_EPRS

a year ago

Are your kids spending a lot of their holiday online? Virtual worlds can boost children’s creativity, motivation to learn & even help them heal But they also pose a privacy threat & exposure to harmful and illegal content How can we protect them? 🔎wp.me/p2qdgs-gPw

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The Lancet @TheLancet

a year ago

Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling 14 risk factors starting in childhood, including two new risks—high cholesterol and vision loss, suggests new report from the Lancet Commission on dementia. Find out more ➡️ hubs.li/Q02KbpYf0

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @ThierryAaron

a year ago

As #climate shocks begin to cascade we are headed for some very difficult times ahead. A resurgent #FarRight dividing our communities will add massively to this, futher undermining resilience - and creating a downwards spiral. We must urgently invest in community cohesion now!

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The Economist @TheEconomist

a year ago

Fentanyl is now almost certainly the biggest killer of Americans between the ages of 18 and 49. Economists may have at last found a convincing explanation for the crisis econ.st/4d2fCMQ 👇

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New Scientist @newscientist

a year ago

Around 2030, the International Space Station project will come to an end. But how do you safely bring down and destroy a 420,000 kilogram object? Here’s NASA's plan, and what could go wrong. newscientist.com/article/mg2633…

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NBER @nberpubs

a year ago

A review of deep learning for economists that introduces foundational models, covers various applications, and provides a website with technical details, software, and demo notebooks, from Melissa Dell nber.org/papers/w32768

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nature @Nature

a year ago

Blood tests could soon predict your risk of Alzheimer’s 💉 Scientists are closing in on biomarkers that reflect the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and could improve treatments. go.nature.com/46AI1Hk

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Christoph Dolna-Gruber 🇪🇺 @chri_gru

a year ago

Diese Grafik* aus einer Fraunhofer-Studie hat zurecht Wirbel gemacht: Sie zeigt für neue regelbare Anlagen, dass eine Kombi von Freiflächen-PV mit Batterien Strom günstiger bereitstellen kann als neue Gas- oder Biomasse-Kraftwerke. Selbst Haushalts-PV + Speicher können mithalten.

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Zack Labe @ZLabe

a year ago

100 years of average June temperature anomalies over land areas through 2024... oh my. Data from data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/

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Interesting Engineering @IntEngineering

a year ago

NASA estimates that each square meter of the desert receives between 2,000 and 3,000 kilowatt-hours of solar energy annually. interestingengineering.com/culture/sahara…

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Christoph Beisler @ChristophBeisl1

a year ago

1/2 Bei Windstille werden pro Nacht ca. 180 GWh Kohlestrom benötigt, um von einem PV-Tag zum nächsten zu kommen. Um alle Kohlekraftwerke stilllegen zu können, werden demnach 180 GWh Stromspeicher benötigt. Derzeit kostet 1 GWh 420 Mio. €. Für eine permanente Stromversorgung

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Eric Topol @EricTopol

a year ago

Digitizing the ageing process with epigenetic clocks The pioneer of DNA methylation clocks—@prof_horvath—and I teamed up to succinctly review the field and what's needed to gauge anti-aging interventions @TheLancet thelancet.com/journals/lance… open-access