Environmental and Urban Economics

APRIL 24, 2022

Why did I write these 600 total pages of stuff? Cities such as Baltimore will experience an influx of WFH workers as people who want to live in that city because they desire its affordable housing and culture and lifestyle can now live and have a good job as they work for a Amazon HQ2 or HQ3 of Google in a 2 hour drive in some direction.

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Physics World

MAY 4, 2021

From Black individuals being mislabelled as gorillas or a Google search for “Black girls” or “Latina girls” leading to adult content to medical devices working poorly for people with darker skin, it is evident that algorithms can be inherently discriminatory (see box below). “The Courtesy: Mark Schiefelbein/AP/Shutterstock).

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 11, 2023

If you have a young child in your life, you are probably familiar with their favorite go-to questions such as, “Why?”, “How?” and “Why?” … and we’re hoping these resources help with answers! Explore Google Earth’s Ocean Tools Our ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, yet there is still so much to be discovered.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 25, 2023

That’s why we’re revealing the people behind Canada’s oil and gas industry, who are fueling the climate crisis with their dedication to fossil fuels. Access to information and analysis on the climate crisis is critical for empowering people to take action, which is why we publish regular blogs that you can follow here.

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Physics World

MARCH 29, 2022

Whereas quantum computing attracts multibillion-dollar investments from major corporations like Google, Honeywell and Microsoft, and spawns new start-ups practically every week, quantum sensing firms are relatively small and few in number. In Soller’s view, there are several reasons for this. The future success of the field may depend on it.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 2, 2021

That is where Quantum Computing: How it Works, and Why it Could Change the World by Amit Katwala fits the bill. NISQ describes the nascent quantum processors with 50 or so qubits currently being operated by the likes of Google and IBM. Instead, he quotes a quantum researcher at Google who says, “It’s our technology against nature.”.

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Breezometer

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Indoor air system manufacturers might be particularly interested in helping users visualize this pollutant so they understand why and when air filtration is needed. We’ve also designed our pollution heatmaps to support common map services such as Google and Mapbox. in the city.

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Physics World

APRIL 1, 2022

Written by Pedram Roshan from Google’s AI quantum team in California, the article describes this elusive form of matter and how it could be simulated on the company’s Sycamore quantum processor. She describes what a job in patent law entails and explains why a scientific background is an asset in this area. •

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 15, 2022

Are these wild canine populations rising, and if so, why? Interestingly, human-adapted wildlife generally does not have antagonistic or negative interactions with humans, which is why they are able to maintain stable populations within urban landscapes and often go unnoticed. .

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Academy of Natural Sciences

APRIL 21, 2023

As it was time to shed new light on her amazing collection and why we digitized it, we reached out Scott Beadenkopf, an alum of Drexel University’s Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science Department and current volunteer within the Botany Collection, to learn more. This is why we digitize them.

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Breezometer

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It also ranks as one of the highest in the air quality app categories on both the Apple and Google Play stores. Why People Need Insights, Not Data. BreezoMeter's air quality app is used everyday by users all around the world. how did we do it? Building an Air Quality App for Consumers.

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Environmental and Urban Economics

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Instead, I want to talk about why people gain life satisfaction from ownership and what are some of the hidden costs of ownership under our current “rules of the game”. In my recent WFH Going Remote book, I present microeconomic arguments for why this is possible if Baltimore improves its quality of life. This is possible.

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Physics World

JUNE 12, 2021

Look up the word “physics” on Google Images , and what you see may surprise you. Looking up these terms and the related images on Google gives us a quick insight into the visual trends carrying an idea at a particular time and place. Why visuals matter. Courtesy: Vincent Van Gogh/Google Art Project). Oil on canvas.

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Frontiers

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This time, we tell you the story of the invaluable contribution of Ignaz Semmelweis to the field of antiseptic policy by his discovery in infectious disease prevention – or, why you among others should wash your hands. He even got his own Google Doodle ! By Paola Pellanda. Crunching the numbers.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 16, 2023

You may have found yourself googling these questions after reading headlines about the annual toxic algae bloom that plagues Lake Erie, devastating the lake’s ecosystems and impacting its water quality. In the first of this two-part blog series, we address your questions from “Why is Lake Erie important?”

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A Greener Life

MARCH 7, 2024

This article explores why this is a problem, and what can be done to change it. The Social Dilemma is a docu-drama revealing the harmful societal impact of social media, including a former Google employee’s explanation of how these platforms’ algorithms spread climate crisis misinformation and polarization.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2022

. -- Inquirer: Honeybees Are At Risk, Along With The Crops They Pollinate; These PA Scientists Think The Solution Lies In The Insects’ Brains -- Warren Times: Free Guided Nature Walk At Audubon Nature Center On New Year’s Eve Day -- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: We’re Often In Awe Of Synchronized Bird Movements -- Williamsport (..)

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2023

Stinson believes that this increased visibility is why funding organizations are such strong advocates of SMART. Stinson sees companies like Microsoft, IBM, and Google funneling large amounts of money into conservation to develop technical solutions to biodiversity loss, climate change, and species extinction.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

Eck, Evaluating Dust Suppressant and ] Google says Pennsylvania has approximately 17,500 miles of dirt roads that have to be maintained by townships. Penn State says: “Fugitive dust emissions from dirt and gravel roads are the largest source of particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM10) in the United States.” [Eck,

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Edouard Stenger

MAY 2, 2017

Which explains the significant Project Gigaton commitments being made by companies like Unilever (20 million metric tons of GHG reduction) and Land O’ Lakes (20 million acres sustainably farmed) and commitments made in the past six months by Apple, Amazon, Google, PepsiCo, Smithfield Foods and others.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

A colleague approached my post-doc mentor asking if we would be interested in collaborating and that collaboration turned into a very productive 30 year career (this is why I always tell my trainees to never turn down an offer to collaborate). Rapid dissemination of important results is vital to keep the scientific community informed.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 9, 2023

Finally, Big Tech firms like IBM, Google, and Microsoft are also boosters of precision agriculture. This, Visser says, is why it’s important to actually study technologies “in the wild.” In theory, this can dramatically reduce nitrogen emissions. Unfortunately, many technology developers tend to treat the farm like a laboratory.

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Vermont Law

MAY 3, 2019

Our phone, tablet, computer, internet of things devices (devices with smart assistants like Alexa and Google Home, your WIFI enabled toaster, refrigerator and microwave), TVs, smart watches. This is why we need the right to repair. We all contribute to the waste produced by the Information and Communication Industry.

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Global Green

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

It is difficult to say why running is so captivating for so many people. Of running, I would use all of those cliched descriptions like, “It’s my happy place,” or “It’s a form of meditation, the only place I can clear my head and think”. Running feels, to me, like cooking with friends and family, or telling a story around a fire.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The question “ why is the sky orange? peaked on the Google search engine in September 2020, coinciding with the western United States wildfires that, up until this year, set the precedent for wildfire smoke with the greatest impact to US population. But why is the sky orange? The simple answer is light scattering.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

That’s why we at UCS will continue to press the EPA and other agencies to ensure that their processes are as robust as possible, based on science and evidence, and resistant to powerful industry pressure that seeks to weaken, sideline, or undermine them.

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Physics World

MARCH 1, 2022

The cover feature of this free sample issue looks at how physicists are using X-rays to create a zoomable “Google Earth” of the human body. The body, exposed – A new synchrotron-imaging technique is letting researchers create a “Google Earth” of the human body. Jon Cartwright zooms in. •

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

Callahan provided a copy of EQT’s Unleash LNG Exports presentation to document the Coalition’s position “I do not understand why you seem perplexed that the MSC would be aligned with its many members who tout the significant environmental, economic, and national security benefits of LNG exports,” Callahan said. [The Read more here.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Notably, the federal antitrust agencies challenged Google and Facebook's alleged conduct in search advertising and social networking, respectively. Google : On October 20, 2020, the DOJ and 11 state Attorneys General[[N:On January 15, 2021, DOJ filed an amended complaint adding three additional states attorneys general as plaintiffs.

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Physics World

MAY 23, 2022

When I was first given the topic, I put ‘ I, Robot ’ into Google. Next, Alison Tree from the UK’s Royal Marsden/Institute of Cancer Research explained why all radiotherapy should be delivered in a maximum of five fractions. I decided that instead of doing my slides, I’d rewatch the movie, to look for insight for my talk,” he admitted.

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 21, 2023

Given the huge expenditures of money, government, and judicial resources obviously consumed by the neighbors’ quixotic quest, one might ask “why bother pursuing it?”

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Breezometer

MARCH 14, 2022

For example, during above-average North American wildfires in July-August, 2021 US Google searches for the phrase "air purifier for smoke" more than doubled. Why Insurers Need Historical Environmental Data. When air pollution increases drastically, air purifier companies often see significant spikes in sales.

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Physics World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

You can mix your narrative – what you did and why, what steps you took that led to dead-ends – with the actual code you used, along with the tables and plots it generated. Private cloud providers, such as Google Cloud Platform in the US and OVH in Europe, are the major donors of cloud services to Binder.

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Physics World

JULY 30, 2021

Why go to the effort of developing low-energy beams to treat cancer? But Netherton notes that the number of Internet users is increasing globally and many efforts exist to “connect the disconnected”, including those by Google, SpaceX, Microsoft and the World Bank.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 4, 2021

We have a small, internal project looking at how we would make KETS quantum-safe – because currently we don’t have the full infrastructure to, say, access our Google docs in a quantum-safe way, and we’re a company of 14 at the moment. Tell me more about your quantum random number generator and why it’s such an important resource?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 15, 2023

Since at least 2020, according to Google Trends, Google searches for the term “misinformation” are more frequent than for “disinformation.” Misinformation is not intentional, but disinformation is, and we must remember that.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This is why this is such a problem!” In doing research on this piece, I got a sponsored ad link on Google pointing me to resources for how to force the sale of real estate in my state of Florida. And if it were passed down from them, their kids would have one-eightieth of a share of that original land.

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