Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 11, 2025

Students learn about such a wide range of politics in high school history classes. While some courses are about foreign countries, others focus on what is happening in the United States. This means students learn about important leaders and policies that have drastically shaped the United States into the country it is today. For example, teaching Nixon is a crucial aspect of American history due to his leadership, insights, and evolution of politics.

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Living Geography

JANUARY 11, 2025

A cross-posting from my Passed the point of no return blog. This piece in 'The Guardian' by Damien Gayle demonstrates the tremendous gulf between the super-rich and the average person. The worlds richest 1% have already used up their fair share of the global carbon budget for 2025, just 10 days into the year. In less than a week and a half, the consumption habits of an individual from this monied elite had already caused, on average, 2.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, according to analysis

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Living Geography

JANUARY 11, 2025

Thanks to Rob Chambers for the tipoff to this piece on The Conversation. It explains that there are lots of species who reach the tolerance limts for their continued survival at similar temperatures, which means that if these temperatures are reached, ecosystem collapse can happen quickly. Which is less than ideal.

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Living Geography

JANUARY 11, 2025

Listen to the SHIFT podcast which features an interview with Jack Dangermond, founder of esri. He is the President of esri. From deciding where to build a new business, airport or fire station, to understanding the potential impact of decisions regarding conservation or governance, people make billions of maps everyday using GIS. We explore the history and evolution of this tech with one of its pioneers, in the latest instalment of our oral history project.

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