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Voluntary sacrifice (& its mirror image, outrage agst hypocritical activists) is a distraction in fighting climate change. CC is a public-goods dilemma/Tragedy of Commons: good for indiv = bad for everyone. Policy & technology are the only solutions. t.co/9fvgPR9YUM
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Dialogue on meaning and mattering between philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein @platobooktour & physicist Alan Lightman (both novelists as well). On a new epistolary dialogue site, Pairagraph t.co/6B2gLgi4uZ
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Grammar & punctuation matter. Not the most important takeaway from this viral Instagram hoax, but worth remembering: Care in language bespeaks professionalism. Many phishes & hoaxes expose themselves by their linguistic errors. t.co/iVbHicEQaf
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It Isn’t Too Late to Save the Brazilian Rainforest: Working with Brazil’s agricultural businesses could be the key to a healthier Amazon. t.co/q44up4P0oz
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College is not "bad for America" despite new poll. Most extreme cases of campus craziness get most media coverage, on which Republicans base their opinions. Most profs are not in indoctrination business. Threats to free speech are real but not existential. t.co/sJgEO95qFW
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