Doctors’ pay matters, but not as much as you think. Overworked British GPs earning half what their US counterparts earn are still less likely to report burnout. (Via @economist.com American doctors are rich and miserable
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Reasons to be cheerful
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity www.bbc.com/news/article...
The UK used to be the one place in the world that could claim to host large, thriving Jewish communities with no incidences of Jews being murdered because of antisemitism.
Congratulations @innovationunit.bsky.social on the slick new website. Very clear narrative and impressive in its simplicity. Innovationunit.org
It’s amazing that people are still surprised that congestion charging actually works to reduce traffic. And when paired with good public transportation it also reduces travel times.
Ridgeline chart showing the distribution of global daily air temperature differences from the pre-industrial reference period (1850-1900), for every year between 1940 and 2024. Each individual year resembles a hill, shaded in a darker shade of red and further to the right for warmer years. The trend is clearly towards warmer years, with 2024 standing out as first year above 1.5C.
NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
Look what popped up!
In May 2013, after my 10-year-old daughter meticulously listed 22 things I had missed during that school year—from her first day of classes to her inaugural soccer match—she got her yearbook, pointed to a photo, and simply said, “Even when you are here, you are not here.”
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This is as good as everyone is saying - well worth reading
RIP Jimmy Carter: underrated President, our best ex-President, and a person of extraordinary integrity. wapo.st/3VYcU4C
This is a fascinating video looking into the economic impacts of mass refugee migration to Sweden 2015.
Really worth watching!
Man who told The Times in 2021 that he’d only bought his £4.25m farm to avoid paying inheritance tax to lead protest against inheritance tax 😂🤣😂 www.thesun.co.uk/news/3179317...
Paris’ new 2024-2030 Climate Plan drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat…
Good morning. We brought Francis Fukuyama's Weekend Essay forward by a day because we've all lived quite hard this week on.ft.com/3AmJXaZ
It’s a very bad day when the very worst people in the world are beaming with joy.
In case we need a silver lining, I do agree a Trump presidency might spur the EU into some sort of collective action
Good work @bbcnews.bsky.social
- clever and beautiful information design and good, clear writing on the upcoming #USElection2024 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
About time
Today Rachel Reevea has swept away one of the biggest weaknesses in the UK’s macroeconomic framework: the bias against public investment. It’s a very big deal.
I love the analogy of digitaland - it very easily conjures to the imagination the types of public infrastructure and interventions we need
Great article on America’s 21C Manhattan project, and its ginormous cost. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Worked w/ @okr.bsky.social, @inari-ta.bsky.social, @peter.andringa.me on our US election game, to help explain some of the decision making process of presidential candidates trying to win the electoral college
You can check it out/compete against other readers here [FREE]: ig.ft.com/us-election-...
Feeling very proud today. Massive shout out to my students / colleagues who today graduated the IU Design Academy 2024. Humbled by the talent, wisdom and friendship in the room. IUDA.org.uk
Is it time for the NHS to mandate a single login / authenticator app for ALL health apps?
The Innovation Unit’s Design Academy IUDA.org.uk is seeking applications for its design-led social change course. It’s a seriously brilliant programme. Please share 🙏
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