Gregg Hecimovich first regarded the project with skepticism. In 2002, Henry Louis Gates Jr., now the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, published a remarkable 19th-century manuscript titled “The Bondwoman’s Narrative.” Gates, a recognized authority on Black American literature and history, relied on contextual clues and archival work before theorizing the 1850s text to be the earliest […]
Read & Discuss »Members of the Osage Nation invited celebrated filmmaker Martin Scorsese to visit their hometown as soon as they heard the news he was going to begin work on “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The movie, which has just been released, tells the story of a 1920s investigation by the newly formed and ethically challenged FBI […]
Read & Discuss »Dan Freed was as serious about perfecting his skills as a trombone player as he was about solving partial differential equations in the late 1970s. The math concentrator got special dispensation from then-Faculty Dean Raoul Bott — a famous mathematician and, later, a friend — to practice in the Dunster House senior common room, “which […]
Read & Discuss »EU Climate Commissioner and Chief COP28 Negotiator Wopke Hoekstra met with COP28 President Designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber to discuss the preparations for COP28, which will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December. They underscored their shared conviction that COP28 must accelerate practical action on mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage funding […]
Read & Discuss »Tech reporter Kashmir Hill has written about the intersection of privacy and technology for more than a decade, but even she was stunned when she came across a legal memo in 2019 describing a facial recognition app that could identify anyone based on a picture. She immediately saw the potential this technology had to become […]
Read & Discuss »Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has reached final close for its two new funds, CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I) and CI Green Credit Fund I (CI GCF I) with total LP commitments of EUR ~2bn. 2023 has been a record year for CIP, as in addition to this final close announcement, CIP also held […]
Read & Discuss »More than 25 Native‑led organizations aim to grow housing, small business, financial opportunities Wells Fargo Foundation announced nearly $11 million in grants to 28 organizations across six states as part of its Invest Native program. Invest Native is a $20 million philanthropic initiative by Wells Fargo to strengthen housing access and affordability, small business growth and sustainability in Native communities. Launched earlier this year, the […]
Read & Discuss »Saudi Arabia is taking significant steps to address climate change by launching the Greenhouse Gas Crediting and Offsetting Mechanism (GCOM), a domestic market mechanism aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fostering sustainability. This initiative, announced during MENA Climate Week 2023 in Riyadh, reflects the Kingdom’s commitment to combat climate challenges and aligns with Saudi […]
Read & Discuss »The Coca‑Cola Company and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have collaborated over the last decade to restore watersheds on National Forest system lands, replenishing 2.4 billion liters of water to communities and nature through 25 projects across nine states. The partners signed a memorandum of understanding renewing their collaboration to restore and improve watersheds […]
Read & Discuss »Scania will supply up to 50 coaches with Bio-LNG (LBG) technology, to be run by Flix’s bus partners across the FlixBus network, by 2025. With this partnership, Flix and Scania want to progressively enhance the use of biogas in bus travel, with wide and economically viable sustainability benefits including an expected CO2 emissions cut […]
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