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As #COP30 gets underway in Brazil, Robert Muggah — who researches how crime harms the environment — warns that illegal land grabbing, logging, gold mining, wildlife trafficking and toxic dumping are driving 90% of Brazil’s deforestation, fueled by global demand. 🌎
#climatechange #environmentalcrime
#climatechange #environmentalcrime
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
As #COP30 gets underway in Brazil, Robert Muggah — who researches how crime harms the environment — warns that illegal land grabbing, logging, gold mining, wildlife trafficking and toxic dumping are driving 90% of Brazil’s deforestation, fueled by global demand. 🌎
#climatechange #environmentalcrime
#climatechange #environmentalcrime
💰💲Think you know your net worth? Most people add up cash, investments and home equity, then subtract debt.
@umich.edu sociology professor Robert Manduca says people leave out a huge piece: the future benefits they’ll get from Social Security.
@umich.edu sociology professor Robert Manduca says people leave out a huge piece: the future benefits they’ll get from Social Security.
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
💰💲Think you know your net worth? Most people add up cash, investments and home equity, then subtract debt.
@umich.edu sociology professor Robert Manduca says people leave out a huge piece: the future benefits they’ll get from Social Security.
@umich.edu sociology professor Robert Manduca says people leave out a huge piece: the future benefits they’ll get from Social Security.
Everything you need to know to understand that joke, in 1:25 🧪
October 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Everything you need to know to understand that joke, in 1:25 🧪
:baseball: In 1955, the Black kids of the Cannon Street All-Stars were banned from the Little League World Series -- but they were honored at this year's championship game, 70 years later.
October 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
:baseball: In 1955, the Black kids of the Cannon Street All-Stars were banned from the Little League World Series -- but they were honored at this year's championship game, 70 years later.
Let’s talk about how to poop outdoors without harming nature.
Jack Edelson, a long-distance hiker who has stepped in poop on the trail, and does research into how people impact parks in his day job at Penn State, tells us about what do if you're out in the wilderness and need to go. ⬇️
Jack Edelson, a long-distance hiker who has stepped in poop on the trail, and does research into how people impact parks in his day job at Penn State, tells us about what do if you're out in the wilderness and need to go. ⬇️
October 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Let’s talk about how to poop outdoors without harming nature.
Jack Edelson, a long-distance hiker who has stepped in poop on the trail, and does research into how people impact parks in his day job at Penn State, tells us about what do if you're out in the wilderness and need to go. ⬇️
Jack Edelson, a long-distance hiker who has stepped in poop on the trail, and does research into how people impact parks in his day job at Penn State, tells us about what do if you're out in the wilderness and need to go. ⬇️
Can an AI therapist actually help? Maybe.
Is it listening? Kinda.
AI chatbots are stepping in as mental health support, but can they really do the job as a professional therapist?
Is it listening? Kinda.
AI chatbots are stepping in as mental health support, but can they really do the job as a professional therapist?
October 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Can an AI therapist actually help? Maybe.
Is it listening? Kinda.
AI chatbots are stepping in as mental health support, but can they really do the job as a professional therapist?
Is it listening? Kinda.
AI chatbots are stepping in as mental health support, but can they really do the job as a professional therapist?