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Science, Design, Culture NewsFusion 090 | Moss survives in space, 2025 Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, Channel 4's "Game of Wool"

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November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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I was greatly saddened yesterday to hear the news that Dr. Jane Goodall had crossed over. She was an inspiration and a role model for countless people around the world in the field of wildlife conservation and many others. I share a few thoughts and memories here:

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SeanChron | Farewell Dr. Jane Goodall
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October 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Join the #SciFriBookClub today at 8:00 p.m. ET for a virtual discussion about this month's pick, "Unmasking AI," by Dr. Joy Buolamwini. Come chat with fellow science fans about AI, tech, digital equity, and more!

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Image of a woman looking at the camera with orange glasses, a dress, and gold earrings. Text says: “Some of the best we see from AI is taken from some of the best of humanity, but without credit, without compensation, without consent, without control. ... It’s up to us to demand better. But how do you demand what you don’t know?” —Dr. Joy Buolamwini
September 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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What if those with a bit of influence used it not just to climb higher themselves, but to lift others up as well? Design leader Alison Rand shows how to become a more empathetic ally in today’s corporate and professional work spheres in "Sentido," out Oct. 14th: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204990...
3D image of Alison Rand's book "Sentido: Finding Sense and Purpose in Design Leadership." The cover depicts a crescent shape with a green ball rolling in its inner curve. A tagline along the bottom reads "Design. Technology. Business. Life."
September 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Available #OpenAccess, Michael Kirchhoff's "The Idealized Mind" brings together ideas from the philosophy of cognitive science and the philosophy of science to reconcile scientific realism with model-based science: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255293...
Hand holding a copy of "The Idealized Mind: From Model-Based Science to Cognitive Science" by Michael D. Kirchhoff.
September 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Welcome to Worldforming Perspectives Nr, 11!

From quantum biotech to the consulting obelisk, explore how AI, design & sustainability are reshaping industries

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#innovation #foresight
September 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Squirrel! For the latest on future-shaping science, design, and culture follow the flickering tail over to www.future-ish.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Science/Design/Culture NewsFusion 088 | Brain-computer interface (BCI) innovations, rezoning may change NYC's garment district, Maasai-owned Oldarpoi Mara Camp combines community, culture, and conservation.

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July 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Science/Design/Culture NewsFusion 088 | More stars with Vera Rubin Observatory, Mediterranean gardens are trending, Scottish myths & folklore through storytelling.

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July 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Friday! Time for #CocktailAstronomy 🍸🔭 What's better than the new black in Paris? The newest world in our solar system. Meet "Ammonite". We've paired it with the Jack Frost cocktail from Delish.

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July 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Science/Design/Culture NewsFusion 088 | First robot soccer match, more shade in the city, Indigenous youth kayak to celebrate dam removal.

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July 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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NewsFusion 087 | Design Shanghai in June, off-world agriculture, Ethiopian culture through blockchain. 📷: The Cloud by ICEX via Designboom. #FutureishNewsFusion #NewsFusion087 #DesignShanghai

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June 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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June 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Science/Design/Culture NewsFusion - Mindar the robotic Buddhist priest in Kyoto's Kodaiji Temple, CRISPR approved in pigs, protection human creativity in era of AI fashion. #NewsFusion086

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May 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Science/Design/Culture NewsFusion - Kingfishers inform Japanese speed train design, space debris is a growing problem, Rabat is the new must see city in Morocco

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May 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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🎉 Congratulations to Manisha Biswas for winning the #SocialSciences category in this year's #DanceYourPhD competition.

Watch the entire video on the power of collective synchrony—and learn more about the other category winners: scim.ag/4lSpjCl
May 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The Taoranxu Village Fair in Guangzhou, China, designed by Haoyuan Group, is a multifunctional rural pavilion blending modern design with nature. Its concrete and wood structure echoes the local landscape and cultural context.
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May 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Science/Design/Culture NewsFusion - a fully edible robotic cake, Expo 2025, Māori youth learn and share traditional medicines. #NewsFusion086

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May 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Science/Design/Culture NewsFusion: @blueoriginai.bsky.social completes 10th human spaceflight, best street style from London Fashion Week, opening ceremony scheduled for Grand Egyptian Museum

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February 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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This tigress has reclaimed the ancient fort within Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and made it her home.

Protection, prey, peace, and prosperity have been key factors in the tiger recovery within India, according to a new Science study. Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/42yn5Ra
Cultural reverence toward tigers (Panthera tigris) has fostered tolerance and permitted coexistence with humans in India. Ecological restoration, socioeconomic policies, and political stability have facilitated the recovery of tigers within their historical range, despite high human densities. This tigress has reclaimed the ancient fort within Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and made it her home.
January 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Wobbly arrows launch faster than rigid ones ― as long as they have weighted tips

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How a wobbly arrow can achieve superpropulsion
A flexible dart with a weighted tip can have 60% more kinetic energy than a rigid one, experiments show.
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January 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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When a fire burns through an urban area, it can release a mix of harmful chemicals.

Dr. Rima Habre and Dr. Mark Wilson discuss the toxic aftermath of urban fires and the research needed to fully understand the health risks.
The Toxic Aftermath Of An Urban Fire
When a fire burns in an urban area, it unleashes a slurry of chemicals. Scientists are trying to understand the chemistry at play.
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January 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Quantum computing uses quantum physics to perform calculations far faster than today's supercomputers. What breakthroughs might we see in the field in 2025?

Dr. Shohini Ghose joins us for a quantum computing check-in.
What’s Next For Quantum Computing In 2025?
On the heels of some big quantum computing advances in 2024, at least one company is telling businesses to get “quantum ready” this year.
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January 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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The Bauhaus inspired the development of modular furniture systems 🧩 #FurnitureDesign #Modularity #Bauhaus
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January 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Only 25% of 16 year olds are getting driver’s licenses. There are a few reasons why: www.teenvogue.com/story/fewer-...
Way Fewer Young People Are Learning How to Drive
Only 25% of 16 year olds are getting driver’s licenses.
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January 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM