Colleen Rubart

I love a great story! Check out @FirstModeHQ

[David Roberts @drvolts]

Today on Volts: in lithium-ion batteries, the cathode has been evolving for 30 years, but the anode has remained stubbornly graphite. Now silicon anodes, which promise 5X the energy density & charging speeds, are finally reaching commercial viability. I talk with a silicon-anode pioneer.
https://t.co/pDMClZwFvm

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

Here is the team USA that just won the 2024 Math Olympics.

[zoë @zoeloveshouses]

museums should be open til like midnight, i don't want to go to the club i want to go look at art or bugs

[Colleen Rubart @ColleenRubart]

https://t.co/8Czf1MJB1e

[Group14 Technologies @Group14Tech]

Extended range. Faster charging. Higher energy density. Just three reasons why The Cool Down spotlighted how our SCC55 technology is revolutionizing the EV market. Take a closer look at why automakers like @Porsche were early to bet on silicon batteries: https://t.co/gKrHH9kj6K

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

On Christmas Eve fifty-five years ago today, Apollo 8 crew reads from Genesis on live TV and photographs Earthrise above the Moon:

[Group14 Technologies @Group14Tech]

We’ve commenced Phase I of our expansion into Europe as we begin preparing to restart operations at our new silane factory in Germany! From the US to Asia to Europe, we’re dedicated to moving ahead to enable localized battery manufacturing globally. https://t.co/honp2cx09t

[John Raymond Hanger  @johnrhanger]

Good morning with good news: US "investments for a new green economy are pouring in: $110b in private investment, 51 new or expanded plants for producing solar panels, 91 new factories for making batteries and about 170,000 clean energy jobs."
https://t.co/KkWJ0RW8wg

[SFGiants @SFGiants]

Arrival photos never looked so good 😮‍💨

(#SFGiants x @LEVIS)

[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

In 4 minutes, Kurt Vonnegut explained stories better than anyone I’ve ever heard.

“The shape of the curve is what matters. Not their origins.”

He plots stories on 2 axes:

X: Time
Y: Good fortune / ill fortune

He goes on to say,

“Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it.”

Point 1:

Stories have defined patterns.

In Joseph Campbell’s Hero of a Thousand Faces, he makes the case for the Hero’s Journey.

Since then, it’s become the most famous storytelling structure in the world.

Vonnegut argued stories could be divided into 8 shapes.

Each story, he said, fit one of the 8.

Point 2:

Vonnegut says,

“Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them — so the reader may see what they're made of.”

To see who your characters really are, you have to make them suffer.

Only then does your audience have someone worth cheering for.

Point 3:

End on a high note.

Vonnegut says, “It’s not accidental that the line ends up higher than where it began. This is encouraging to readers.”

The way a story makes people feel when they finish is how they remember it.

It’s called recency bias.

Lift people up and they will love you.

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“There are people. There are stories. The people think they shape the stories, but the reverse is often closer to the truth.”

I wrote this with @RobbieCrab. Follow him for lessons on storytelling + fundraising.

And I talk about creative storytelling. Follow @nathanbaugh27 for more like that.

[WSJ Sports @WSJSports]

The Women’s College World Series has become one of the most entertaining sporting events on the calendar. Columnist @JasonGay travels to Oklahoma City to see the spectacle–and the home-state Sooners try to add to a historic softball season. https://t.co/ZCnmjNxhzS

[Washington Softball @UWSoftball]

Three up. Three down.

Scoreless after 1️⃣

🐶 0 🌲 0
📺 ABC
📲 https://t.co/HwgHRMC37J

#MightyAreTheWomen

[Andrew Cotter @MrAndrewCotter]

Masters tee-times if that's your thing.

[Julie Barer @juliebarer]

Watching the President of the United States honor @colsonwhitehead “For his truth-seeking as an American literary icon” was definitely one of the greatest and most joyful things I’ve ever witnessed.

[UW Jackson School @UWJSIS]

Passion for soccer ⚽️? Why not study it @UW ? Check out - The Ball is Global: Soccer and Global Affairs @UWJSIS this spring taught by Jesús Hidalgo (@jesushidalgoc)

JSIS B 100 | Section B | 5c | SSc

@UW_MSoccer @UW_WSoccer @UWundergrad @UWArtSci

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

137 seconds of Greg Maddux being an Athlete. 🏅

[David Ferris @DavidFerris]

How is 'gray' hydrogen different than 'blue' or 'green'?
How about brown, pink and turquoise?
Read this primer by @diaconangelo
https://t.co/4kbkUo8Tvk

[Jack Nicas @jacknicas]

It has been a privilege to witness and document such joy today in Argentina.

[First Mode @FirstModeHQ]

Thanks @DavidFerris this is still a great story!

[Colleen Rubart @ColleenRubart]

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[Rhae Adams @rhaebies]

Climate change is the challenge of our time. With $200M in new funding, @FirstModeHQ is scaling our $1.5B global decarbonization business across ultra-heavy industry to make an outsized impact. Join us.

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