Fresh links for today!
Catch up reading
Amandine’s edits
Feathered friends can become unlikely helpers for tropical coral reefs facing climate change threat, by Lancaster University
If you’ve read my piece on the 2024 He Whenua Rongo symposium, you know about Te Tira Whakamātaki and the work they do for preservation, pairing natural elements such as plants and animal remains. And so this report, published in 2023 by a Lancaster University team, also shared on Fast Company, relates how bird faeces could boost coral growth, mitigating mass bleaching, is another proof that our natural world is interconnected and can recover through companionship.
When Do Parties Lie? Misinformation and Radical-Right Populism Across 26 Countries, by Petter Törnberg and Juliana Chueri
No doubt we live in a world of constant disinformation, and if you feel like political representation is partially responsible, you are not that wrong. Analysing tweets and databases from 26 countries spanning six years, this academic investigation led by Petter Törnberg and Juliana Chueri's team examines and highlights which board is likely to spread misinformation the most. Are we surprised by the answer?
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? by Radek Sienkiewicz
I am not a big fan of AI, and I found this article on AI companies' logo branding and how they all share a similar pattern appalling. The title is clickbait, but the quick lesson on brand designs and graphics is always valuable.