John Poppelaars
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Doing the Math for a sustainable future
Rotterdam
Joined March 2010
Niet het #algoritme is de boeman, maar de manier waarop mensen het gebruiken
digitalekrant.volkskrant.nl
Weer pakte een algoritme voor fraudebestrijding discriminerend uit, nu bij DUO. Toch denkt Jurriaan Parie, directeur van Algorithm Audit, dat waardevrije toepassing ervan wel mogelijk is.
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Very insightful data driven post from @_HannahRitchie on the efficiency of heat pumps, even in the cold #energytransition
sustainabilitybynumbers.com
Efficiency declines with falling temperatures, but they still perform well in colder climates.
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RT @TheEconomist: Beef emits 31 times more CO₂ per calorie of food than tofu does. By cooking so many cows, humans are cooking themselves,….
economist.com
Cattle are a surprisingly large producer of greenhouse gases
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The Cruel Fantasies of Well-Fed People by @GeorgeMonbiot. Very insightful long read on the need for high intensity farming. The alternative can’t feed billions and would cause greater amounts of deforestation and habitat loss. #sustainability
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Een wat tendentieuze kop, het is juist de CO2 uitstoot per inwoner in China die hoog is door steenkool verbruik.
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De belofte van de Verenigde Staten om het kolengebruik in 2035 te beëindigen, is wereldwijd gezien maar een kleine stap. De VS veroorzaken namelijk ongeveer 3 procent van de wereldwijde CO2-uitstoot...
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Advanced computer modeling techniques in NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office allow us to disentangle the influences of sources and sinks and to better understand where carbon is coming from and going to
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While the profit motive is well-nigh universal for corporates, the challenges posed by the circular economy are anything but. via @INSEADKnowledge.
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The key to achieving zero-waste is a systems approach where all stakeholders – including academics – work together to the same ends.
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The struggle to kill King Coal from @TheEconomist
economist.com
Financial tools alone cannot stamp out the world’s dirtiest fuel
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‘Als het tempo omhoog moet, moeten er wel politieke keuzes worden gemaakt’ – Danny Benima. #pioniersinduurzaamheid.
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‘Je moet verder vooruitkijken, en daar horen consequenties en keuzes bij’ – André Meijer. #pioniersinduurzaamheid.
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'Wat wij nu als afval zien, worden de grondstoffen van de toekomst’ – Ieke le Blanc.
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'Er gaat veel aandacht naar de flow of goods, maar eigenlijk is de flow of information het belangrijkst’ – Frans Pannekoek. #pioniersinduurzaamheid.
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‘Toon nú de moed om een plan te maken’ – @jeroensmitenzo – Doing the Math #duurzaamheid
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It was really great to talk with all the pioneers in #sustainability, big thank you to you all for sharing your thoughts and insights
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It doesn’t take much to make machine-learning algorithms go awry from @TheEconomist
economist.com
The rise of large-language models could make the problem worse
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Gordon Moore’s law was the spur that drove the digital revolution via @TheEconomist
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The physical chemist who co-founded Intel died on March 24th, aged 94
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There are many ways to include #sustainability in your decision making, they each have their benefits and draw backs. Read about it in our new blog. #mathematics
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How to include sustainability in your decision-making process? Being sustainable and profitable is one of the key challenges of companies nowadays. In our new blog, by Bernard Zweers, we explain...
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