Repair My Stuff is a directory of repair services that allows users to filter by categories such as electronics, clothes, appliances, and shoes. Each person in Ireland produces 586 Kgs of waste per annum, 6th highest in EU. This website aims to help people reuse and repair rather than replace.
Hannah Ritchie published a great post about how using positive stories of progress can help build momentum in Climate Action, as well as tackling apathy.
Disney Research announced their new HoloTile, a moving floor that allows multiple people to travel on the spot, ideally while in an AR or VR environment.
Matt Abrahams published a useful piece in the Harvard Business Review that describes the "What, So What, Now What" communications framework, including examples of how to employ the framework when introducing something, answering a question, or giving feedback.
Blockchain alerts company NinjaAlerts demonstrated the functionality of Bitcoin Ordinals (NFTs attached to individual satoshis) by attaching a SNES emulator to the Bitcoin blockchain.
The new Marvel show Echo centres around the main character Maya who is of Native American heritage and can tap into an ancient power through her ancestral lineage. The story includes flashback scenes along that lineage and at the start of episode 2, the fascinating sport of Choctaw Stickball is portrayed. Stickball survives today as an ultra-physical game of 60 players, based on the ancient version of the sport that was nick-named the little brother of war, when it was used to settle disputes between tribes.
