by Warp Institute | Sep 2, 2021 | 📈 Human Progress
Many areas where the Kiwi bird’s call used to be heard have been silent since 2016. But, to the conservationist's delight, the latest audio survey was filled with Kiwi calls.The Kiwi Call Count is a manual population survey that uses the human ear to...
by Warp Institute | Aug 26, 2021 | Environment, 📈 Human Progress
In 1987, the use of freons was banned in what is known as the Montreal Protocol. That may have averted an environmental disaster in more ways than one, according to a BBC report. The freons were banned because they depleted the atmospheric ozone layer. The ozone hole...
by Warp Institute | Aug 23, 2021 | ✍🏼 Essays, 🌟 Premium Content, 📈 Human Progress
The idea that things were better at some unspecified time in the past is a common notion I hear repeated by people I meet, including various politicians.This worldview is based on the negative assumption that the world has somehow gotten worse and is usually connected...
by Warp Institute | Aug 20, 2021 | 📈 Human Progress
A project in the UK aims to address both wildfires and floodings by restoring a dry and barren moor near Manchester. The National Trust, together with conservationists, has been working to construct 3 500 dams in peatlands at Holcombe Moor in the West Pennies during...
by Warp Institute | Aug 19, 2021 | ❤️ Health Tech, 📈 Human Progress
Brain-computer interfaces, i.e., chips implanted in the brain that interprets neuron signals, are based on technology in its infancy. The problem is partly due to scientists not fully understanding how the brain works yet. Another challenge is to create interfaces...
