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After years of sitting in the dark, its massive windows bricked over, a huge and historic building in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard is going back to its manufacturing roots. An extensive $42 million renovation of the century-old boat-building facility by S9 Architecture has turned it into a space for modern design and manufacturing. And soon it will be home to two of the most innovative design and manufacturing firms in New York. … [Read more...] about Why two of the world’s most innovative design firms are moving to an old shipyard

Each year we learn more about climate change: what to expect, what we need to do to avoid the worst effects, how our planet will change, and how those changes will affect our own lives. But it can be hard to know how all the new information should inform your understanding of the issue. To help, 57 top researchers from 21 different countries have distilled the current understanding of climate news into a list of the 10 most important climate insights from 2020, ranging from news about new risks like larger emissions from our thawing permafrost to crucial steps we need to take, like setting aside COVID-19 recovery investments for climate goals. … [Read more...] about These are the top 10 insights from climate science in 2020

2. Use Evening Meditation To Wind Down To counter your body’s increased “fight or flight” response, try adding a 30-minute wind-down routine before bedtime in order to calm your nervous system. The few days leading up to Daylight Saving Time are a great time to test out a brief meditation practice to help you fall asleep faster: Just sit still and bring a gentle awareness to your breathing, without trying to force or change anything about the breath. Who knows? Maybe you’ll even stick with it long after your body has adjusted to the time change. … [Read more...] about 5 Sleep-Habit Tweaks To Help You Adjust To Daylight Saving Time

However, in a support document published with the updates, Apple acknowledged that three vulnerabilities were patched in the new software as well. Patching security vulnerabilities is nothing outside of the ordinary for any operating system. Everyone from Apple to Google to Microsoft is engaged in an eternal game of cat and mouse with hackers constantly looking for or creating new attack vectors into operating systems. … [Read more...] about It’s critical that you update your iPhone to iOS 14.4 right now. Here’s why and how

Dissension aside, thinking before you act is very trendy these days, and various organizations have welcomed scientific rigor with open arms as a way to tackle ethical dilemmas and inspire. Effective Altruism gained increased popularity after a 2013 TED talk from founder and Princeton professor Peter Singer. EA’s site indicates that they “see suffering, injustice and death, and are moved to do something about them. But working out what that ‘something’ is, let alone actually doing it, can be a difficult and disheartening challenge.” A recent NPR interview with Singer examined how to be of service specifically during a pandemic. … [Read more...] about This centuries-old framework is surprisingly effective for making better decisions