#SOCIETY

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Researchers at Carbios and the the University of Toulouse have created a "mutant" variant of leaf-branch compost cutinase that can break the bonds in PET plastics.https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/huge-step-forward-mutant-enzyme-could

Vienna Teng

viennateng

OK. I’ve been reluctant to use my platform as an artist for U.S. electoral politics. But I’ve decided that this time around, I can't afford *not* to. This isn’t about

EarthNamek (he/they) check pinned!

earthnamek

Instead of calling us radicalizedHow about recognizing that our parents were radicalized to be far right pieces of shit?I'm not showing my dad that thing about Jimmy Carter voluntarily paying

Bee✨

_itsbumblebee

Positive portrayal of female characters in Tamil cinema: a thread Tamil cinema is criticised for it’s patriarchal and misogynistic portrayals of female characters. However, there were times when women were

Radical Catholic

RadicalCath

While reading a recent article from @ccpecknold on De Koninck's contribution to the development of the concept of the common good - which I recommend - I came across the

Tony Yates

t0nyyates

Have you been following the debate on trans rights lately? I have, through @HJJoyceEcon and @janeclarejones and others. It's pretty disturbing. I am not an expert. And my sex /

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

ONS

As part of our response to #coronavirus, we have published new weekly data on the social impact of the #COVID19 pandemic.Our new survey (beginning 20 March 2020) looks at people’s

Stick to...nothing

StickToNothing

I often hear people use the phrases "why can't we have nice things?" and "career politicians"While the career politicians are the ones holding back those nice things...WE are the reason

Jamaal Bowman

JamaalBowmanNY

We are emerging from the catastrophic failures of the Trump administration. Where hundreds of thousands died because of Donald Trump, and tens of millions lost their jobs.We now have a

Digital Freedom Fund

df_fund

Great news: the Dutch government has decided not to appeal the judgment in the #SyRI case, which found that a risk-scoring #algorithm used by NL authorities to detect potential welfare

gabrielle davis

notgabbydavis

something really rubs me the wrong way abt these white alt kids on tik tok lip syncing to 1312 by the casualties and stomping around at abandoned buildings or whatever...

Russell

Medic_Russell

Based on my biopic actor choice and a request by @bethicillin I bring you...Miranda Hart as the Casualty Officer Day one on the shop floor. Five minutes ago Miranda was

anand mahindra

anandmahindra

The number of new cases has risen, despite flattening the previous few days. With higher testing, a continuing rise is inevitable given the low absolute number of cases relative to

Amy Pearson

DrAmyPearson

Its #AutismAcceptance Day, so in lieu of all of the absolute tosh that you often here about autistic people, here are some facts:1. Autistic people are born autistic, it

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lao_you_tiao

"Stupid beast, what did you do to me?!" Shen Jiu hissed, almost biting through his lip in an attempt to keep those pathetic keens in. Still, he could not stop

NOAA Research

NOAAResearch

Big news! Raytheon Intelligence & Space has been chosen by @NOAA to develop the Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC), a virtual center that will unite the community to create the