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Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vital
Sun, 3 May 2026 01:00:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/heat-and-cold-alter-how-animals-fight-disease-as-the-climate-changes-this-knowledge-may-be-vital-276623>
"Each animal species has an optimal temperature at which it can metabolise food
and its immune system can best fight off pathogens.
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The futuristic bus shelters giving commuters a cooler place to wait
Sun, 3 May 2026 00:59:29 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.begiant.ca/stories/ideas/montreal-green-bus-shelters
"Canada’s bus shelters offer basic protection from rain and sun – and a
reliable platform for advertising – but do little to temper the effect of
extreme weather on transit riders. It’s not for lack of trying. For decades,
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Sending women to the ‘Khia Asylum’ is music’s latest cruel trend. But it reflects an old historical bias
Sun, 3 May 2026 00:55:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Healthcare on the move : How Mobile clinics are bringing reproductive rights to Madagascar’s ‘forgotten’ Women
Sun, 3 May 2026 00:54:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://thesolve.substack.com/p/healthcare-on-the-move-how-mobile
"Under the scorching sun that beats down on the parched hills of Andonabe,
southern Madagascar, a quiet line of women gather in front of a dust-stained
van. Some cradle babies swaddled in brightly patterned lambas; others try to
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The cradle of Earth’s rich ocean life was a massive coral reef system 20 million years ago
Sun, 3 May 2026 00:46:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/the-cradle-of-earths-rich-ocean-life-was-a-massive-coral-reef-system-20-million-years-ago-281539>
"New research published today in
Science Advances reveals that the largest
expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened about 20 to 10
million years ago, between Australia and Southeast Asia.
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NHS Goes To War Against Open Source
Sun, 3 May 2026 00:45:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/nhs-goes-to-war-against-open-source/
"The NHS is preparing to close nearly
all of its Open Source repositories.
Throughout my time working for the UK Government - in GDS, NHSX, i.AI, and
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The $1 Visionary
Sat, 2 May 2026 15:27:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-one-dollar-visionary/
"When Martin Aufmuth, a math teacher in Erlangen, Germany, read in 2009 that
hundreds of millions of people worldwide suffered from vision impairment but
could not afford glasses, he could hardly believe it. “It was the book
Out of
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20,000 stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz face missile fears, exhaustion and isolation
Sat, 2 May 2026 15:25:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/20-000-stranded-seafarers-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-face-missile-fears-exhaustion-and-isolation-281330>
"As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on, the United Nations’
International Maritime Organization has sounded the alarm over a related
humanitarian crisis: the plight of the crew stuck on ships at or near the
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The Beloved Oregon Restaurant Rewriting the Rules of Seafood
Sat, 2 May 2026 15:25:11 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/local-ocean-oregon-coast-seafood/
"When foodies head to Newport, Oregon, one place is always at the top of their
list:
Local Ocean. Repeat diners rave about the roasted garlic and crab soup,
studded with fat lumps of local Dungeness; the lightly battered fried rockfish
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Supervillain or Cicero? Why Palantir’s manifesto has such sinister vibes
Sat, 2 May 2026 15:21:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/supervillain-or-cicero-why-palantirs-manifesto-has-such-sinister-vibes-281521>
"Earlier this month, multibillion-dollar US tech company Palantir posted on X a
summary of its chief executive Alex Karp’s recent book, the portentously titled
The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the
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