Forwarded from 🎓 TIL - Today I Learned but no 🐝
TIL that in 1930, the US government released 600 beavers in Oregon to combat soil erosion. On average, each beaver cost $5 but performed the equivalent of $300 in erosion control. [source, comments]
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Forwarded from Oddly Motivational
May your childlike wonder persevere no matter what new horror the world breeds
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Forwarded from Political memes
U.S. President Donald Trump has fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees the National Science Foundation. Many science advocates see it as the latest step by his administration to erode—some would say destroy—the independence of the 76-year-old research agency.
https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-fires-nsf-s-oversight-board
https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-fires-nsf-s-oversight-board
Science
Trump fires every member of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s governing body
Dismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence
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Colorado's Anti-Repair Bill Is Dead | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/colorado-anti-repair-bill-is-dead/
https://www.wired.com/story/colorado-anti-repair-bill-is-dead/
WIRED
Colorado's Anti-Repair Bill Is Dead
Colorado has led the US on legislation that ensures people can fix their stuff. Manufacturers tried to claw back that control but ultimately failed—for now.
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Forwarded from Ministry of good ideas
Good idea: flood proof tiny houses
https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/04/how-bangladesh-builds-houses-that-stand-in-extreme-floods/
A group of architects from Dhaka is working with rural communities to break that cycle. Through hands-on workshops, they teach villagers how to build simple, flood-resistant tiny houses that safeguard families and food supplies when waters rise.
#bangladesh, #tinyhouse, #monsoon
https://ieji.de/@MinistryOfGoodIdeas/116493071380176328
https://news.mongabay.com/video/2026/04/how-bangladesh-builds-houses-that-stand-in-extreme-floods/
A group of architects from Dhaka is working with rural communities to break that cycle. Through hands-on workshops, they teach villagers how to build simple, flood-resistant tiny houses that safeguard families and food supplies when waters rise.
#bangladesh, #tinyhouse, #monsoon
https://ieji.de/@MinistryOfGoodIdeas/116493071380176328
Mongabay
These tiny houses are designed to stand in extreme floods
JAMUNA RIVER, Bangladesh — Bulbul has just married and moved into a small village in northeast Bangladesh, a region battered year after year by severe flooding. During the rainy season, water routinely invades homes, wipes out crops, and turns daily life…
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