AI worship could result in future new religions

Neil McArthur of the University of Manitoba talks about AI worship, new religions and how he thinks they should be handled. Read more.

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Why Optimism Can’t Fix Our Climate Politics – The New Republic

The release of a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change this week has provoked a new round of discussion about how best to talk about the dire crisis it describes. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe says it’s important…

Labor’s Net Zero ‘E-Bus’ Is Dead On Arrival

Nothing describes Net Zero better than Labor’s campaign ‘e-bus’ sitting dead on arrival in front of reporters after suffering a charging issue. You have to imagine the universe giving New South Wales Opposition Leader Chris Minns a cruel smirk as…

Critically-Endangered West African Lion Going from Strength to Strength in Niokolo Koba, Senegal

Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness. In a thrilling sign of recovery for the Critically-Endangered West African lion, camera trap footage and photos of a West African lioness and her three cubs playing, nursing, and feeding in Senegal’s Niokolo Koba National Park […]

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Climate Dread Is A Luxury Belief We Can No Longer Afford

Here we go again. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued a new document – the final part of its mammoth sixth report – and we all know what that means. More doomsday porn in the papers. More…

Climate Crisis: IPCC Synthesis Report says the vulnerable are suffering the maximum losses and damages

Global temperature rise may touch 1.5 degree by 2030 and India is experiencing high loss and damage; say experts

Watch Heartwarming Reaction When Ukrainian Students Get Shocking News They Won Full College Scholarship in U.S

We bring you the uplifting moments when five students in war-torn Ukraine received the life-changing news that they will receive an all-expenses paid college education to study at a college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, thanks to the incredible generosity of philanthropist Sam Rose. The retired lawyer and real-estate developer provided $2 million for scholarships to Dickinson […]

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The Aukus deal is a crime against the world’s climate future. It didn’t have to be like this | Jeff Sparrow

Under the terms of the government’s nuclear submarine purchase, the first Australian-built Aukus class vessels come into service in the early 2040s. What else might be happening then? According to the IPCC, at current rates, the planet will have warmed…

4 Years After Discovery, the First Viking Ship Burial Found in Over 100 Years Reveals its Lost Secrets

Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness. When news broke in 2018 that another Viking-Age ship burial had been found on the shores of the Oslo Fjord, it quickly became one of the finds of the century. Compared to its truly legendary predecessors […]

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Biden climate legacy tested by backlash over Willow project – Detroit News

Washington – When Elise Joshi was at the White House last year, her eyes welled with happy tears as President Joe Biden hosted thousands of supporters to celebrate groundbreaking legislation targeting climate change. “In that moment, I felt a lot…