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State of the climate: 2024 off to a record-warm start - Carbon Brief
The globe, as a whole, has warmed around 1C since 1970, with strong agreement between different global temperature records. However, there are larger differences between temperature records further back in time (particularly pre-1900) due to sparser observations and a resulting greater sensitivity to how gaps between measurements are filled in.
All show that the average global temperature for 2024 so far is higher than any prior annual record. However, the first quarter of 2024 is unlikely to end up being representative of the year as a whole due to the fading of El Niño conditions and the expectation of a developing La Niña event later in the year.
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How to Begin a Creative Life
We spoke to 150 artists, some planning retrospectives and others making their debut, to ask about the process of starting something.
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The CEO and AI: What’s ahead in 2024 - Fortune (No paywall)
Most CEOs plan to invest in generative AI. But some are finding it difficult to cut through the buzz and determine where to invest.
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When billionaires want to buy a sports team, they call these bankers at Goldman Sachs, Inner Circle Sports, and more - Business Insider (No paywall)
Sports M&A is hot. Meet the 11 investment bankers raking in millions in fees on the front lines of the sports dealmaking craze.
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The experts: librarians on 20 easy, enjoyable ways to read more brilliant books
Do you love reading – but all too often find yourself just scrolling through your phone or watching TV? Here is how to get lost in literature again
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Watch these hungry waxworms eat through plastic and digest it too
Wriggling critters armed with enzymes can break down plastics that would otherwise take decades, or even centuries to degrade.
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Why walking backwards can be good for your health and brain
During the 19th Century, the activity of "retro-walking" was little more than an eccentric hobby, but today research is revealing it can have real benefits for your health and brain.
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Do societies grow more fragile and vulnerable to collapse?
Pre-modern states and civilisations became more prone to collapse as time passed – a pattern that holds lessons for today's ageing global powers.
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Should Your Company Buy Fancy New AI PCs? If the Price is Right, Maybe - Inc.com (No paywall)
The global PC market is limping along, and if an AI-centered model has no clear benefits, some experts say those PCs may not be worth the extra cost.
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Productivity Skills to Help You Gain Time Back - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
Most of us are incredibly careful about how we spend our money. But when it comes to our time, we hardly give it a second thought. The good news is that there are easy ways to take some of your time back. Process-oriented tasks that can’t be automated should at the very least be delegated or outsourced. If it’s a low-risk, repeatable, non-complex task that somebody else can do for you at fraction of what your hourly rate is, why are you still doing it? Most decisions are reversible and should be made quickly. If it’s not necessary to have a meeting (it’s usually not), use asynchronous communication tools; the reality is that most things don’t require an immediate response. While you’ll initially have to spend some time to make time, like compound interest, over the long-term, you will save exponentially more time than you invest.
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Thursday 25th April 2024
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