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If not for subpar battery life, this would be one of the best laptops on the market—repairable or otherwise.
One of the most remarkable things about the Framework laptop isn’t merely the device itself, but the marketplace that comes with it.Read Full Story

It’s made of seaweed (tasteless, don’t worry)—and can also work for things like tea bags, noodles, or detergent.
With a typical single-serve packet of instant coffee—the ready-to-brew kind that Starbucks and other brands sell for home and office use—the plastic wrapper ends up in the trash.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Droughts and heat waves across the West damaged this year’s crop, but the larger effects will be felt in the future, because so many of the trees planted this year died.

Keep an eye out for these red flags.
Unless you’re a solo entrepreneur, you have to be able to rely on your colleagues if you’re going to be successful. You need good feedback from others.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

See how the Swedish Tourism Board nailed a delicate mission: taking a good-natured swipe at the country’s best-known brand in a bid to intrigue tourists.
Ikea may be Sweden’s greatest export, associating the Scandinavian kingdom with ingenious and affordable home design.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Brands took advantage of the pandemic to push their products in a way that was highly disingenuous, according to new research.
At the start of the pandemic, consumers were bombarded with a new and hastily constructed form of advertising.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The city is dramatically rethinking its intersections to make dangerous left turns a thing of the past.
Drivers turning left are responsible for a disturbingly high proportion of pedestrian injuries and deaths in the city of San Francisco.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Grant Van Horn, a researcher at the Cornell Ornithology Lab, used artificial intelligence to identify bird calls.
I haven’t found a cooler community to work with than nature enthusiasts. For whatever reason, it just attracts really cool people.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

If you’re considering switching industries, it’s good to do some strategic thinking to ensure you’re set up for success.

For emerging technologies to be truly sustainable, they need to be designed with the circular economy in mind from the start.
Billions of solar panels globally will soon come to the end of their lives, but when they get thrown away, essential materials that are needed to make future panels are being wasted.