.@POTUS with first veto protects pensions of teachers, firefighters, and police officers whose retirement fund managers should be allowed to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions. Making #SustainableInvesting decisions is a right and responsibility. Thank-you @JoeBiden for blocking Repubs from banning that freedom. https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/3/20/23643243/joe-biden-veto-esg-republicans-woke-capitalism
Fun puzzle to think about from @JohnDCook@twitter.com. I’d like to see the spreadsheet with all the overlaps. For instance how many 2-letter chemical symbols are also US state postal abbreviations? https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2023/03/16/two-letter-abbreviations/
“Flipping the proverbial bird is a God-given, charter-enshrined right that belongs to every red-blooded Canadian,” judge rules https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/10/giving-the-middle-finger-is-a-god-given-right-canada-canadian-judge-rules
Happy International Women's Day! #IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity Equity is not something we should just put in a #DEIJA statement in our syllabi or on our websites, it is something we must actively embrace and incorporate into our everyday lives. We have so much to learn together and from each other. https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Theme https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pahb_VQdwQ
Pondering the pros and cons of ChatGPT? Certainly as an academic I am always thinking about how to embrace new technologies while educating students on ways to use appropriately and cautioning on not accepting on face value. @garymarcus wrote a pun-acious blog post with ample examples to consider at https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/inside-the-heart-of-chatgpts-darkness as well as participating in @IQ2US@twitter.com debate https://www.intelligencesquaredus.org/debate/will-chatgpt-do-more-harm-than-good/#/
Daniel Ellsberg is a personal hero and one of the activist movement. What a strong, passionate, patriotic, courageous man. Sorry to hear of his term cancer. His legacy will certainly carry on! https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers-cancer_n_640125eae4b08223f12daf23
"Winter sport nailing the lid on its own coffin." "‘Winter sports sponsored by high-carbon co's despite their pollution helping to melt snow sports require to exist, according to NEW REPORT. The report found that more than 100 events, organisations and athletes were sponsored by fossil fuel companies, carmakers and airlines." I love watching Olympics, tennis slams, more. But why the disconnect between #FossilFuel corp sponsorship and #ClimateEmergency they contribute to? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/27/big-irony-as-winter-sports-sponsored-by-climate-polluters-report-finds