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Fixing the food chain. Are the solutions closer than we think?

Martin Wright — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:57:20 +0000

What we eat and how we produce it is a source of bitter debate. But new ideas are taking root that might repair our food system

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‘AI is here. It’s time to be more human’

Gavin Haines — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 11:22:29 +0000

It writes songs, stories and essays, and might take your job. Hell, it’s gunning for mine. How to respond to ChatGPT?

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‘It’s time to break the bad news bias’

Gavin Haines — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:49:46 +0000

With research revealing more people are avoiding the news, it’s time the media gave more coverage to what’s going right

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How to become news-resilient

Oliver Burkeman — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:35:54 +0000

Marinating in bad news helps nobody, least of all Ukrainians. Instead, create boundaries and focus on things you can control

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Biotime: when deep nature connection becomes activism

Maddy Harland — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 16:08:10 +0000

Biotime, or biological time, runs at a very different pace and rhythm to human time. Tuning into this benefits the planet, and us, suggests Maddy Harland

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‘Positive News energises me to work towards a more sustainable world’

Iona Finlayson — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 16:26:04 +0000

Iona Finlayson stocks Positive News in her shop in the Scottish Highlands. For more than 10 years, the magazine has helped rebalance her worldview

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Farming’s new furrow? The opportunity in Brexit

Malcolm Smith — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:10:48 +0000

Brexit takes us to uncertain ground, but it could be a rare opportunity for a productive yet kinder agriculture, believes Malcolm Smith. How could a blueprint for wildlife-friendly farming take shape?

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‘I’m young, working class and a woman – a breath of fresh air’

Morgan Zegers — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:20:13 +0000

Morgan Zegers, a 21-year-old Republican, graduated from college in May and is now running for New York state assembly

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‘I’m a gay, biracial, working class woman – a whole bunch of otherness’

Kerri Evelyn Harris — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:35:12 +0000

A military veteran turned organiser, Democrat Kerri Evelyn Harris campaigned to be the first woman, the first African American, and the first openly gay person to represent Delaware in the US Senate

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‘Whenever a woman looks at my campaign and gets fired up, that’s me winning’

Kim Olson — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:34:36 +0000

A former Air Force colonel and one of America’s first female military pilots, Kim Olson is a Democrat and fourth-generation farmer. She hopes to become Texas’ commissioner of agriculture

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