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itβs a newsletter autumn.
Happy 1st of October to those who celebrateβ¨
Jess is currently away, so Iβll be taking on your newsletter for today. This week, we look at a win for green tech here in the UK, photos from danger zones around the world, the latest online discourse around books and films, and more . . .
πβοΈShifting tides
After 142 years, the UK ends its reliance on coal powerΒ βΒ bbc
The UK is about to stop producing any electricity from burning coal, ending a legacy thatβs been ongoing since 1882, when the very first coal-fired power station in the world was built in London by Thomas Edison. Now, on Monday, the last coal power station will finish operations and weβll move to relying on greener energies (coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel, and produces the most greenhouse gases when burned).
Are we entering an age of intelligence?Β βΒ forbes
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and the face of ChatGPT, recently postedΒ a rare blog postΒ about his vision of the future and where AI might take us (as well as the challenges it might present us with). Dan Fitzpatrick of Forbes discusses what this all might mean for education, with possibilities arising of things like personalised AI tutors for children. Whether or not we are in fact entering an βIntelligence Age,β things are certainly going to change.
ππΈAround the world
Sneaking cameras into the worldβs danger zonesΒ βΒ vice
Jake Burghart has helped to craft over 100 documentaries in more than 70 countries, including places like North Korea and Russia. Here, he shares seven photos and the stories behind them, from an encounter with teenage rebels armed with machine guns in the forests of Congo, to witnessing a militarised celebration in Pyongyang, to filming violent protests in Egypt.
Understanding Ghanaβs long-awaited gender parity billΒ βΒ thred
Ghana recently introduced a ground-breaking bill aimed at addressing historical and systemic gender inequalities. In a region where gender disparities have been entrenched in traditional structures, it sets Ghana on a path toward reshaping womenβs futures economically, politically and socially. The bill has been 30 years in the making and will now ensure that, by 2030, at least 50% of leadership roles in government and corporate institutions will be occupied by women.
