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How did @Cornell professor and former US Air Force officer, Sarah Krebs, go from a doomer to an optimist by gaming out worst-case scenarios?

Catch her chat with TPN founder @zacharykarabell on this week's episode of What Could Go Right? for the full story.

https://t.co/nzRwQRrBZR

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😬What does a future where autonomous weapons and AI collide on the battlefield look like?

🎙️Sarah Kreps, a @Cornell professor and former US Air Force officer, joins TPN founder @zacharykarabell to reflect on how constantly gaming out worst-case scenarios surprisingly led her to a more optimistic view of the future.

https://t.co/nzRwQRrBZR

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🤔Why is their maternal mortality ratio so high?

🫤On top of the civil war and the Ebola outbreak, there have been continued endemic problems.

🧐How big is the care center?

🏥The Maternal Center of Excellence has a staff of almost 500 that includes obstetricians, gynecologists, nurses, midwives and administrators.

👩‍⚕️It will not only deliver babies, but train future OB-GYNs on best practices.
https://t.co/mDYIplen9W

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🇸🇱🏥The Daily Dose via @nytimes 🇸🇱🏥

Sierra Leone has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world, but hopefully this new maternal care center will help turn that around.

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🤝Oil spills have fallen by 90% since the 1970s thanks to international cooperation.

(We made this video before the current conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, which has resulted in oil spills due to ships being damaged.)

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🫀A 28-year-old woman from Chicago underwent a successful quadruple organ transplant — only the sixth of its kind in the United States.

🎧TPN exec. director @heyemmavarv has the story on the Progress Report.
https://t.co/zPNVtQd7th

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🇲🇾Malaysia has banned social media for anyone under 16.

🙅‍♂️The goal is to protect children from harmful content and cyberbullying.

👀They are the fourth country to do so after Australia, Brazil, and Indonesia.

https://t.co/PrYcDeRya9

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🤔Which countries were most on board in 2025?

🔋Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.

https://t.co/hrOqBBRhDf

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⚡️🚗The Daily Dose via @OurWorldInData ⚡️🚗

In 2020, only 4% of the cars sold globally were electric.

In 2025, that number has jumped to 25%.

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👏After a decade of fighting, Virginia has become the 15th state in the US to pass paid family leave laws.

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🚫Vermont is the first state in the US to ban the sale or use of paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide that is linked to Parkinson’s disease.

👀And they might not be alone for long.

🤔New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania are also considering banning it.

https://t.co/wjs0h3shaH

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👀A rare strain of Ebola is making headlines — but before you spiral, there's more to the story than what meets the eye.

🎧This week on the Progress Report, TPN exec. director @heyemmavarv has the lowdown on what's going on.

https://t.co/xw3F0yzBEx

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🤔How has that changed people’s lives?

🚨It has made villages safer at night, decreasing the number of thefts and break-ins.

📚Children can now study longer at night without having to rely on candles and kerosene lamps.

🍨Instead of one freezer for a community, now many people can have their own.
https://t.co/NGDgGNgjhj

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🇬🇲💡The Daily Dose via @WorldBankGroup 💡🇬🇲

In 2018, only 60% of Gambians had access to electricity.

Today that number has jumped to 90%.

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"Although the loneliness and isolation of this digital, fragmented age is very real, Bruce remains heartened by our enduring human instinct to create community despite, if not because of, disruptive times. Of course, I do too," writes TPN founder @zacharykarabell about his conversation with author @BruceFeiler.

Listen to their conversation on this week's episode of What Could Go Right?

https://t.co/w3ORly4Uph

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🥖French universities have begun offering €1 meals to all students regardless of income.

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🥰3 Things That Went Right This Week🥰
🐠 Papua New Guinea is planning to protect a UK-sized area of its waters
☀️ India is on the verge of being the first major country to industrialize with solar.
🫁A cystic fibrosis patient from Chicago is in good condition months after receiving a quadruple organ transplant.
https://t.co/9P724of6Ui

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🤔Is this because of the war in Iran?

📈No, @ember_energy said the move was a broader trend rather than a reaction to soaring fossil fuel prices following the Iran conflict, ​but added it comes at a time when ⁠wind and solar generation is helping reduce reliance ​on gas imports for many countries hit by ​the crisis.

https://t.co/gQ3c2TBBOh

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☀️🌪️The Daily Dose via @Reuters 🌪️☀️

Wind and solar generated more electricity globally than gas for the first time ever in April, according to a report by @ember_energy.

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