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March 5, 2021

Issue #220: Sunk Costs are Sinking Cities, Finally the Food Chain is Essential, & Putting the “AI...

This week: Miami kicks the can down the road, relief for farmworkers, poor Twitter, how not to waste food, how not to do ethical A.I. • Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter (https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimportantnotimportant.com%2Fnewsletter) • Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@importantnotimportant.com • Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp…

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March 1, 2021

#102: Put Your Money Where Your Future Is

In Episode 102, Quinn & Brian discuss: How to invest in defeating climate change. Our guest is: Boris Khentov, SVP of Operations & Legal Counsel at Betterment. If you’ve been reading or listening to our newsletter, you’ve already heard of Betterment, a financial advisory company and investment platform that recently…

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Feb. 26, 2021

Issue #219: The Social Cost of Carbon, Not Enough Nurses, & Even Trump’s Corporate Bailouts Were ...

This week: the price of climate change, how to re-open your office, a new wave of nurses, bailing out Black farmers. • Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter (https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimportantnotimportant.com%2Fnewsletter) • Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@importantnotimportant.com • Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp (https://www.twitter.com/importantnotimp) Important, Not Important…

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Feb. 23, 2021

Do Better Better #16: The Hard Work Starts Yesterday

Synopsis: Where does America keep paying clean up costs, instead of doubling down on prevention? Do Better Better essays help you build mental models and ask questions about our changing world — for yourself, your family, and your business. These essays compliment the audio version of our weekly newsletter, and…

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Feb. 19, 2021

Issue #218: How to Help Texas, Catching Our Breath, & Creating Equitable Education

This week: How to help Texas. Air pollution and infertility. A drastic life expectancy gap. A big test for higher education. And AI rethinks pesticides. • Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter (https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimportantnotimportant.com%2Fnewsletter) • Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@importantnotimportant.com • Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp…

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Feb. 12, 2021

Issue #217: Capitalism Gonna Capitalism, Vaccines Are Working, & The Secrets Hidden in Your Poop

This week: Your gas stove and water heater are hiding a dirty secret; where COVID goes from here; and all the good your poop can do. • Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter (https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimportantnotimportant.com%2Fnewsletter) • Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@importantnotimportant.com • Follow us on Twitter at…

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Feb. 5, 2021

Issue #216: Downsides of Living in the Future, Sustainable and Enjoyable Retirements, & Why You S...

This week: The economic choices that have led us to a climate breaking point (and why the last year has prepared us to do something about it better than before, if we take action); what it will take to live a sustainable AND actually enjoyable retirement; using 5calls.org (http://5calls.org) to…

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Feb. 2, 2021

Do Better Better #15: Overwhelm The System

Synopsis: If we're going to defeat the systemic issues of today, we need to Overwhelm The System. Here's how. Do Better Better essays help you build mental models and ask questions about our changing world — for yourself, your family, and your business. These essays compliment the audio version of…

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Jan. 29, 2021

Issue #215: Biden isn’t Throwing Away His Shot, COVID-19 Version Control, & Climate Change Christmas

This week: Joe Biden has been president for about eight and a half days and the man’s not throwing away his shot when it comes to climate, environmental justice, COVID, or science in general; Santa’s packing EO’s and budget reconciliation; Biden’s seven-point COVID plan; we’re on the cusp of improved…

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Jan. 28, 2021

Do Better Better #14: A Safety Net for America

Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your family, and your business. These essays compliment the audio version of…

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Jan. 22, 2021

Issue #214: Some Honest-to-Goodness Optimism, Keeping Up With COVID, Giving Up the Vape

This week: Giving it all we got; 25 doses; Tobacco is the new tobacco; • Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter (https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimportantnotimportant.com%2Fnewsletter) • Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@importantnotimportant.com • Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp (https://www.twitter.com/importantnotimp) Important, Not Important is produced by Crate Media (http://crate.media/)

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Jan. 15, 2021

Issue #213: Our COVID predictions for 2021

This week: Why’s COVID so bad in Los Angeles?; How the next few months will go; Go deeper on clean tech; IVF might get a lot more effective thanks to AI; All the way down the food chain; • Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter (https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimportantnotimportant.com%2Fnewsletter) •…

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Jan. 13, 2021

Do Better Better #13: Flailing, Perfected

Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your family, and your business. These essays compliment the audio version of…

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Jan. 8, 2021

Issue #212: How Ossoff and Warnock will help fight climate change

This week: Context is everything; Back to your regularly scheduled pandemic; COVID has rightfully distracted a lot of science funding, but the train hasn’t stopped entirely; Beef: It’s what’s destroying the Amazon; • Read: "The Plague Year" (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56455590-the-plague-year) by Lawrence Wright • Read: "Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will…

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Dec. 31, 2020

Do Better Better #12: 20% For the Future

This episode was originally published in print on December 14, 2020. For more information on 20% For The Future or to get involved, email us a questions@importantnotimportant.com. This is an open-source community-driven effort, and we're excited to have your input and skills! Originally published to our community through our newsletter…

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Dec. 30, 2020

Do Better Better #11: The Trick to Unlocking Every Problem

This episode was originally published in print on December 7, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your…

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Dec. 29, 2020

Do Better Better #10: “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future”

This episode was originally published in print on November 22, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your…

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Dec. 28, 2020

Do Better Better #9: Georgia On My Mind

This episode was originally published in print on November 9, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your…

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Dec. 25, 2020

Issue #211: The 80/20 Problem of Our Time

Happy Holidays! In brief, this week: how to breathe in India. • "Who Gets to Breathe Clean Air in New Delhi?" (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/17/world/asia/india-pollution-inequality.html) • Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter (https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimportantnotimportant.com%2Fnewsletter) • Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@importantnotimportant.com • Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp (https://www.twitter.com/importantnotimp) Important, Not…

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Dec. 24, 2020

Do Better Better #8: One Choice Determined the Last 400 Years

This episode was originally published in print on October 11, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your…

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Dec. 23, 2020

Do Better Better #7: Let's Measure How Exposed You Are, Shall We?

This episode was originally published in print on September 20, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your…

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Dec. 22, 2020

Do Better Better #6: How to Spend The Next 10 Years

This episode was originally published in print on September 7, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your…

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Dec. 21, 2020

Do Better Better #5: How to Spend Your Time Right Now

This episode was originally published in print on August 29, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your…

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Dec. 18, 2020

Issue #210: Checking Your Clean Air Privilege, Fighting COVID Misinformation, & Starving for Capi...

This week: Justice for Ella Kissi-Debrah; fighting COVID misinformation on Facebook; how often should your kids be on antibiotics?; and what hunger does to a nation (during a pandemic (during a climate crisis)). Applying to the Galactic Federation doesn't go well, no, not at all. • Find links from this…

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