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Paris

French Program That Lampoons Trump’s Catchphrase Draws U.S. Scientists

GRENOBLE, FRANCE; AND PARIS—James Clark arrived at the foot of the French Alps in the midst of a historic heat wave. It was a fitting welcome, given his work. The Duke University professor is one of 43 scientists who are relocating their climate research to F…

bubmagSeptember 24, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Vinay Menon: ‘Sexy Mister Rogers’ Halloween costume? Fred Rogers would have seen the good even in this

What words come to mind when you think about Mister Rogers? Wholesome? Yes. Caring? Absolutely. Gentle? Indeed. What about sexy? No? You didn’t think those cardigans were smoking hot? You never have impure thoughts recalling the way he used to lace up his se…

bubmagSeptember 24, 2019

Air Pollution

Fighting Household Air Pollution

When Kenyan engineer found out about the health risks of household air pollution, they knew there had to be a smart solution to combatting the problem while still providing a reasonable source of energy for families cooking without the luxury of clea…

bubmagSeptember 24, 2019

Global Warming

Global Promises to Reduce CO2 Are Falling Short of 1.5C Warming Goal

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres made yesterday’s climate summit all about keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. That’s a new goal for the United Nations. Only four years ago, 195 countries agreed to hold warming to well below 2 C u…

bubmagSeptember 24, 2019

Global Warming

Global Promises to Reduce CO2 Are Falling Short of 1.5-Degree-C Warming Goal

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres made yesterday’s climate summit all about keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. That’s a new goal for the United Nations. Only four years ago, 195 countries agreed to hold warming to well below 2 C u…

bubmagSeptember 24, 2019

Little Italy

The 10 most anticipated Toronto restaurant openings this fall

The most anticipated Toronto restaurant openings this fall are bringing lots of new flavours to munch on. Everything from vegan spots to a beer lover's paradise will grace the Toronto food scene soon. Here are the most anticipated Toronto restaurant openings…

bubmagSeptember 24, 2019

Google

Google veteran Tony Wang joins 500 Startups as managing partner

San Francisco-based accelerator 500 Startups is expanding its executive team with the hiring of Tony Wang. Wang is joining the early-stage firm from Color Genomics, a venture-backed developer of genetic testing kits where he had served as chief operating off…

bubmagSeptember 24, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Alexandria Villaseñor talks about the importance of school strikes and meeting Greta Thunberg

bubmagSeptember 24, 2019

Bees

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring Is As Relevant As Ever

In light of the recent news of almost 30% of America’s birds disappearing in the past 50 years and the ongoing news of the climate crisis, it’s worth reading Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, a serialized version of which was published by the New Yorker in 1962 …

bubmagSeptember 24, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Egypt’s Sisi Warns Iran: ‘Non-Arab’ Actors Have No Place in Yemen Civil War

In practice, this meant both a general call to respect national sovereignty and a specific warning that non-Arab powers should not meddle in the affairs of Arab nations, a warning Sisi repeated in several different contexts throughout his address. Sisi salut…

bubmagSeptember 24, 2019

French Program That Lampoons Trump’s Catchphrase Draws U.S. Scientists

Vinay Menon: ‘Sexy Mister Rogers’ Halloween costume? Fred Rogers would have seen the good even in this

Fighting Household Air Pollution

Global Promises to Reduce CO2 Are Falling Short of 1.5C Warming Goal

Global Promises to Reduce CO2 Are Falling Short of 1.5-Degree-C Warming Goal

The 10 most anticipated Toronto restaurant openings this fall

Google veteran Tony Wang joins 500 Startups as managing partner

Alexandria Villaseñor talks about the importance of school strikes and meeting Greta Thunberg

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring Is As Relevant As Ever

Egypt’s Sisi Warns Iran: ‘Non-Arab’ Actors Have No Place in Yemen Civil War

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