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The jaw-droppingly high, out-of-this-world carbon footprint of space tourism

Ideas.Ted

Not to be outdone, later in 2021, Elon Musk’s SpaceX will provide four to five days of orbital travel with its Crew Dragon capsule. Watch the full Talk to learn more: . The launch demonstrates a new type of offering to very wealthy tourists: The opportunity to truly reach outer space. Read the original article.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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According to WWD , the company raised $40 million in Series A funding in 2021. It’s working, as antenna usage grew 9% between 2021-2022, according to Horowitz Research’s 2022 State of Media, Entertainment & Tech report. Financials: Seed is a privately held company; revenue and earnings are not publicly available.

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The Ubiquitous Anywhere Worker — A Passing Fad Or The Future Of Work?

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In 2021, over 15 million Americans described themselves as digital nomads. Being a digital nomad has also provided many workers with a new lease on life — the freedom to travel, learn new languages, make new friends and enjoy diverse cultural experiences. This represents a staggering increase of 112%, from pre-pandemic levels.

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Herman Miller extends use of ocean-bound plastic with Sayl chair 

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This change builds upon the momentum created by the introduction of ocean-plastic in the iconic Aeron Chair in 2021 and will divert 95 metric tons*, the equivalent of approximately 9.6 It was designed from the start as a light, simple, and lower carbon footprint chair in the full-featured task chairs category.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

At Copenhagen-based software and design agency Abtion, employees had learned how to redesign working hours, meeting schedules and adopt new technologies when they chose to adopt a 4-day week. In the US, I am currently working on a campaign to encourage companies to adopt a four-day week; it launched in late June 2021.

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16 planet-friendly gift ideas, recommended by TED speakers

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[Editor’s note: One of the greatest gifts you can give is the gift of lifelong learning. Learn more here. ]. Here are three: 1) An annual gift subscription to Duolingo (Plus or Family), because learning another language is a beautiful gift to ourselves and to the world. Digital subscriptions for the mind, body and soul.

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