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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from rainforest

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about rainforest, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 26 stories have been published about rainforest which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Washington Post

Washington Post

Biden drifts off the world stage at Brazil’s G-20

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Washington Post

Washington Post

At the end of his term, Biden seizes the day — and avoids reporters

Washington Post

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Snopes.com

Snopes.com

Video Does Not Show Biden Wandering Off into Amazon Rainforest

Snopes.com

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ABC News

ABC News

Biden makes historic visit to the Amazon rainforest

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UN News

UN News

Colombian conflict survivors turn forest heroes in search of climate change solutions

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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

Leaders strike historic deal that could change the future of the Amazon rainforest: 'The largest ... in history'

The Cool Down

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Gizmodo

Gizmodo

The Surprising Case Against Replanting Destroyed Rainforests

Gizmodo

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Reuters

Reuters

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest falls to lowest since 2015

Reuters

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Guardian

Guardian

Lula and Petro have the chance of a lifetime to save the Amazon. Can they unite idealism and realpolitik to pull it off?

Guardian

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Condé Nast Traveler

Condé Nast Traveler

8 First Nations-Led Experiences for Uncovering the Real Australia

Condé Nast Traveler

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Time Magazine

Time Magazine

We Must Save Earth's Wildlife In Order to Save Ourselves

Time Magazine

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BBC

BBC

Ash Dykes sets world record with Suriname kayak adventure

BBC

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BBC

BBC

Amazon's record forest fires hit Brazil's indigenous communities

BBC

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MailOnline

MailOnline

Toxic 'forever chemicals' have reached the Amazon, scientists say

MailOnline

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CNN

CNN

Stark before-and-after pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major Amazon rivers

CNN

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Reuters

Reuters

'Who pays?' asks Brazil Greenpeace protest on climate impact in the Amazon

Reuters

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Guardian

Guardian

‘It’s guerrilla warfare’: Brazil fire teams fight Amazon blazes – and the arsonists who start them

Guardian

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AFP.com

AFP.com

Brazil fires need harsher punishment: environmental police boss

AFP.com

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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

Scientists issue warning about project proposal to change the world's largest wetlands: 'It would be a senseless tragedy'

The Cool Down

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essanews.com

essanews.com

Devastating fires, earthquakes shake the globe while you slept

essanews.com

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