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Welcome to the week.
And we’re back after taking last week off!
We have a lot of changes coming your way that we can’t wait to share with you (soon), but until then there’s lot’s to catch up on, so let’s get to it.
This week:
🏫Heat in schools
🧠6 types of depression
💧Pulling water out of the air
🫧An AI bubble
And more
Have a great week,
— Willow
This is science for people who give a shit.
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Last week, we asked: How do you usually dispose of your old electronics (e-waste)?
You said:
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Take them to an electronics recycling center (39%)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Drop them at a retail store's recycling program (15%)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Donate to charity/give away to others (13%)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Throw them in the regular trash (6%)
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ Store them at home indefinitely (21%)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Sell them myself (2%)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Other (write in!) (3%)
“Ridwell!!”
“Wait for an electronics recycling "drive" (usually sponsored by a local politician) where you can drive through and drop your old electronics off.”
“It depends! We're usually looking to balance the most effective with the most convenient solution. There is a phone sitting in our foyer that we STILL haven't figured out, but we may take them to an electronics recycling center, a bottle recycling center that offers a limited small appliance program, a retail store's recycling program, a box asking for donations of specific types of outdated devices, or unload them on a friend.”
New Shit Giver Paolo is here because “I'm concerned about the earth's climate. I have an interest in social justice. I'm queer. I'm middle aged. And I want to live in, and leave behind, a world that is more inclusive and open to everyone.“
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