@RichardGSimpson

A passionate human-being fueled by life, and exercising his dual-citizenship of the virtual and physical universes.

 Australia
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Joined November 2011
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Vala Afshar
@ValaAfshar20 Mar 2021
Not all heroes wear a cape. A human chain of courage and empathy. @rexchapman

People Form Human Chain To Rescue Dog From Canal

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You can change the train direction just by thinking about it.
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Satellite achieves sharp-eyed view of methane bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

Satellite achieves sharp-eyed view of methane

A Canadian company debuts a powerful new capability to monitor the potent greenhouse gas.

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World's tallest prefab skyscrapers will rise in Singapore cnn.com/style/article/singap…
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This new 3D printing technique is totally mesmerizing v/ @mashable cc @helene_wpli @andi_staub @jblefevre60 @FrRonconi @kalydeoo @Ronald_vanLoon @sebbourguignon @Paula_Piccard @enricomolinari
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What to do with the #statues. New plaques might help. My @SundayStarTimes @NZStuff #cartoon #nzpol #nzculture #BlackLivesMatter #racism
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Susie Dent
@susie_dent15 Jun 2020
'Book' is a descendant of the 'beech'; 'paper' came from 'papyrus'; 'library' is from the Latin 'liber', 'bark', and 'true' is a sibling of 'tree', with the idea of something solid, firm, and steadfast. I love the way language has wrapped itself around trees.
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The pandemic could reshape the world order. Trump's chaotic strategy is accelerating US losses cnn.com/2020/05/23/world/pan…
An excellent review of the five must-have books on urban futures by the articulate and forever inquisitive leading commentator on this topic - @davina_jackson fivebooks.com/best-books/fut… @five_books #SmartCity #Urbanism #spatial #BookRecommendations #digitalearth

Five Books: The best books on Future Cities, recommended by Davina Jackson

Urban planning is becoming ever more data-driven. Architecture expert Davina Jackson shares five books explaining the technology behind future cities.

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This week, I took it to #scrollytelling land to break down the Covid-19 "race to the bottom" - which countries are vanquishing the coronavirus? TL;DR: NZ doing good. Iceland doing even better. interactives.stuff.co.nz/202…

Coronavirus: The story of New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown, in graphs

How we vanquished the virus - but we’re not as unique as we thought

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A trans-Tasman bubble is an opportunity for Australia and NZ to focus on building more resilient supply chains. Both countries should adopt the same contact tracing app as this will some level of risk management as State/National borders open aumanufacturing.com.au/beyon…
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Christiane Amanpour
@amanpour30 Apr 2020
.@fotoole: “All our governments are failing in some way, but I don’t think you can point to any other government in the rich democratic world that has had such a malignant presence at its heart in this crisis... It is deadly, this mixed messaging from Trump.”
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OGC Open Geospatial Consortium to Consider Apple’s Indoor Mapping Data Format as Community Standard geospatialworld.net/news/ogc…
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John Cleese
@JohnCleese28 Apr 2020
Do Not Walk On The Grass! From the first episode of The Frost Report 1966. Filmed in Walpole Park, Ealing. #johncleese #frostreport
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Mashable
@mashable24 Apr 2020
3D printed homes could be the key to a more sustainable future

These 3D printed homes offer a sustainable future

Called TECLA, the project uses materials found onsite that are reusable and recyclable to build circular and affordable homes.

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A new biosensor for the COVID-19 virus testing by ETH Zurich. empa.ch/web/s604/coronatest

Coronatest - 604 - Communication - Empa

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Baz McAlister@bazmcalister19 Apr 2020
The US President is no longer “the leader of the free world”. It’s the Kiwi PM. theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
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