Aviv Katz
@avivkatz.bsky.social
Designer, researcher, educator working mostly in health and social innovation
Reasons to be cheerful
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity www.bbc.com/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity www.bbc.com/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
www.bbc.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Reasons to be cheerful
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity www.bbc.com/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity www.bbc.com/news/article...
Congratulations @innovationunit.bsky.social on the slick new website. Very clear narrative and impressive in its simplicity. Innovationunit.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Congratulations @innovationunit.bsky.social on the slick new website. Very clear narrative and impressive in its simplicity. Innovationunit.org
It’s amazing that people are still surprised that congestion charging actually works to reduce traffic. And when paired with good public transportation it also reduces travel times.
February 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It’s amazing that people are still surprised that congestion charging actually works to reduce traffic. And when paired with good public transportation it also reduces travel times.
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NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
January 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
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Look what popped up!
In May 2013, after my 10-year-old daughter meticulously listed 22 things I had missed during that school year—from her first day of classes to her inaugural soccer match—she got her yearbook, pointed to a photo, and simply said, “Even when you are here, you are not here.”
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In May 2013, after my 10-year-old daughter meticulously listed 22 things I had missed during that school year—from her first day of classes to her inaugural soccer match—she got her yearbook, pointed to a photo, and simply said, “Even when you are here, you are not here.”
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January 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Look what popped up!
In May 2013, after my 10-year-old daughter meticulously listed 22 things I had missed during that school year—from her first day of classes to her inaugural soccer match—she got her yearbook, pointed to a photo, and simply said, “Even when you are here, you are not here.”
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In May 2013, after my 10-year-old daughter meticulously listed 22 things I had missed during that school year—from her first day of classes to her inaugural soccer match—she got her yearbook, pointed to a photo, and simply said, “Even when you are here, you are not here.”
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This is as good as everyone is saying - well worth reading
Have written about Starmer's speech- his best moment yet as PM. He implicitly identified what sits at the heart of this story: the emergence of a common UK/US online right, headed by the radicalised Musk.
It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.
It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.
Starmer's best moment as PM
And the Powellisation of conservative thought
open.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This is as good as everyone is saying - well worth reading
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RIP Jimmy Carter: underrated President, our best ex-President, and a person of extraordinary integrity. wapo.st/3VYcU4C
Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says
The tenacious Southerner was turned out of office after one term. But he had a brilliant post-presidential career as a champion of health, peace and democracy.
wapo.st
December 29, 2024 at 9:18 PM
RIP Jimmy Carter: underrated President, our best ex-President, and a person of extraordinary integrity. wapo.st/3VYcU4C
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This is a fascinating video looking into the economic impacts of mass refugee migration to Sweden 2015.
Really worth watching!
Really worth watching!
The truth about mass migration
YouTube video by The Market Exit
youtu.be
October 13, 2024 at 12:08 PM
This is a fascinating video looking into the economic impacts of mass refugee migration to Sweden 2015.
Really worth watching!
Really worth watching!
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Man who told The Times in 2021 that he’d only bought his £4.25m farm to avoid paying inheritance tax to lead protest against inheritance tax 😂🤣😂 www.thesun.co.uk/news/3179317...
Clarkson defies docs to lead 20,000 farmers protesting against 'tractor tax'
JEREMY Clarkson will defy health fears to join up to 20,000 farmers protesting in Westminster over the hated “tractor tax”. The Clarkson’s Farm star, 64 — recovering after a life-saving heart op — …
www.thesun.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Man who told The Times in 2021 that he’d only bought his £4.25m farm to avoid paying inheritance tax to lead protest against inheritance tax 😂🤣😂 www.thesun.co.uk/news/3179317...
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Paris’ new 2024-2030 Climate Plan drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat…
Paris to Replace Parking Spaces With Trees
The city’s new climate plan promises to drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Paris’ new 2024-2030 Climate Plan drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat…
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Good morning. We brought Francis Fukuyama's Weekend Essay forward by a day because we've all lived quite hard this week on.ft.com/3AmJXaZ
Trump unleashed: what now for America?
[FREE TO READ] Francis Fukuyama on a new age of US history
on.ft.com
November 8, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Good morning. We brought Francis Fukuyama's Weekend Essay forward by a day because we've all lived quite hard this week on.ft.com/3AmJXaZ
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It’s a very bad day when the very worst people in the world are beaming with joy.
November 6, 2024 at 9:01 AM
It’s a very bad day when the very worst people in the world are beaming with joy.
In case we need a silver lining, I do agree a Trump presidency might spur the EU into some sort of collective action
Not an easy piece to write. But only Trump is likely to jolt the EU out of its malaise. My piece for @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe should hope for a Trump victory
The bloc has lost its purpose — and, surprisingly, having the former president back in the White House may be the thing to bring it back.
www.politico.eu
November 5, 2024 at 10:48 AM
In case we need a silver lining, I do agree a Trump presidency might spur the EU into some sort of collective action
Good work @bbcnews.bsky.social
- clever and beautiful information design and good, clear writing on the upcoming #USElection2024 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
- clever and beautiful information design and good, clear writing on the upcoming #USElection2024 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
Path to 270: The states Harris and Trump need to win - BBC News
An in-depth look at how both candidates could win the election - and the clues that polling trends and history might offer.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Good work @bbcnews.bsky.social
- clever and beautiful information design and good, clear writing on the upcoming #USElection2024 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
- clever and beautiful information design and good, clear writing on the upcoming #USElection2024 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
About time
‘NHS England is planning to make a single patient record available to the public through the 📲 NHS App.’
www.ukauthority.com/articles/nhs...
www.ukauthority.com/articles/nhs...
NHS App to include single patient record | UKAuthority
www.ukauthority.com
October 24, 2024 at 10:01 PM
About time
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Today Rachel Reevea has swept away one of the biggest weaknesses in the UK’s macroeconomic framework: the bias against public investment. It’s a very big deal.
October 24, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Today Rachel Reevea has swept away one of the biggest weaknesses in the UK’s macroeconomic framework: the bias against public investment. It’s a very big deal.
I love the analogy of digitaland - it very easily conjures to the imagination the types of public infrastructure and interventions we need
A vision for public digital work. Do we need a new one? And if so, what is it? A few reflections.
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
A vision for public digital work
Humanising the digital dimension
medium.com
October 14, 2024 at 2:32 PM
I love the analogy of digitaland - it very easily conjures to the imagination the types of public infrastructure and interventions we need
Great article on America’s 21C Manhattan project, and its ginormous cost. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Staggering Price You’re Paying for America’s Nuclear Makeover
The $1.7 trillion overhaul is already underway.
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Great article on America’s 21C Manhattan project, and its ginormous cost. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Worked w/ @okr.bsky.social, @inari-ta.bsky.social, @peter.andringa.me on our US election game, to help explain some of the decision making process of presidential candidates trying to win the electoral college
You can check it out/compete against other readers here [FREE]: ig.ft.com/us-election-...
You can check it out/compete against other readers here [FREE]: ig.ft.com/us-election-...
Can you mastermind a US presidential campaign?
Compete for the White House against other readers in the Election Game
ig.ft.com
September 26, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Worked w/ @okr.bsky.social, @inari-ta.bsky.social, @peter.andringa.me on our US election game, to help explain some of the decision making process of presidential candidates trying to win the electoral college
You can check it out/compete against other readers here [FREE]: ig.ft.com/us-election-...
You can check it out/compete against other readers here [FREE]: ig.ft.com/us-election-...
Feeling very proud today. Massive shout out to my students / colleagues who today graduated the IU Design Academy 2024. Humbled by the talent, wisdom and friendship in the room. IUDA.org.uk
July 9, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Feeling very proud today. Massive shout out to my students / colleagues who today graduated the IU Design Academy 2024. Humbled by the talent, wisdom and friendship in the room. IUDA.org.uk
Is it time for the NHS to mandate a single login / authenticator app for ALL health apps?
May 17, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Is it time for the NHS to mandate a single login / authenticator app for ALL health apps?
The Innovation Unit’s Design Academy IUDA.org.uk is seeking applications for its design-led social change course. It’s a seriously brilliant programme. Please share 🙏
May 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM
The Innovation Unit’s Design Academy IUDA.org.uk is seeking applications for its design-led social change course. It’s a seriously brilliant programme. Please share 🙏
Inaugural Bluesky post
May 15, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Inaugural Bluesky post