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	Podcast:		Important, Not Important
	Episode:
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:26:09
	Publish Date:		2023-05-05 21:00:00
	Description:		This week: Solutions to our biggest problems shouldn’t be so perplexing. On the other hand, washing our hands wasn’t obvious for a couple hundred thousand years, and my kids STILL don't want to do it. Plus: Seasonal allergy news, a new Barbie, non-profit grocery stores, climate hackers, the SEC, the WHO, Google’s huge new feature, and Khan Academy revolutionizes education — again Here's What You Can Do: ️ Floods or not, fire season’s (probably) right around the corner. Get up to the minute air quality reports with a Purple Air monitor (and nifty map, too) ️ Your community may need to replace toxic lead water service lines. Check out Beyond Plastic’s report on the pros and cons of PVC pipes. ️ Sure, the economy and market are completely unpredictable at this point, but there’s no better time to put your retirement fund to work fighting climate change. Do it with Carbon Collective. ️ Speaking of lead pipes — will microplastics and PFAS (“forever chemicals”) be our version? Check out PFAS Central’s PFAS-free brands and consumer products. News Roundup Health & Medicine Seasonal allergies are coming for us all In Cancer Alley, US chemical giants mounted a campaign against grassroots organizers, so they can continue to kill people Apparently forever chemicals in food packaging (like take-out containers) can migrate into food North Carolina passed a 12 week abortion ban, fuck those guys Barbie launched the first doll with Down’s syndrome Climate None of the world’s top industries would be profitable if they paid for the natural capital they use Recycling, which doesn’t really work, also spews microplastics Environmentalists sue California over their stupidly reduced solar incentives The SEC is taking forever to regulate climate disclosures, so the EU has gone one farther and oh boy Florida and Louisiana are borrowing millions to pay insurance claims (go deeper in my must-listen convo with Washington Post reporter Brianna Sacks) Food & Water In which the FDA chief dips his toe very gently into the idea of food as medicine Non-profit grocery stores are trying to rehab America’s food deserts Inside Big Beef’s (incredibly effective) climate messaging machine Meet the climate hackers of frontline Malawi Pollution from farms violates civil rights, maybe? Beep Boop WATCH: Sal Khan unveils Khan Academy’s new educational chatbot, Khanmigo Google began rolling out passkeys — this is a great day for data security (check out how to enable it now) The FTC wants to stop Meta/Facebook from releasing any new products until they stop trouncing kids’ privacy Washington State passed a sweeping health data law COVID Per the WHO, with commentary from David Wallace-Wells: Apparently the Pandemic Emergency is Over (it was America’s 4th leading cause of death in 2022) There’s a new culprit behind Long COVID: monocytes Get more: Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at https://www.importantnotimportant.com/ Got feedback? Email us at questions@importantnotimportant.com Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp Subscribe to our YouTube channel Take a nap you deserve it Advertise with us: https://www.importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors
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