Podcasts about global state

A cybersecurity firm is buying access to underground crime forums to gather intelligence. Does that seem daft to you?And over in Nigeria, even if romance scammers would like to update their LinkedIn profiles, just how easy is it to turn a new leaf after a sweet-talking career in cybercrime?All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Episode links:Sell your forum accounts - PRODAFT.International Scammers Steal Over $1 Trillion in 12 Months in Global State of Scams Report 2024 - Gasa.org.Why Nigeria's internet scammers are 'role models' - BBC News.28-year-old fraudster surrenders to EFCC, confesses to romance scams - Punch Newspapers.Black Box - BBC iPlayer.Black Box trailer - YouTube.Katherine Ryan Battleaxe Tour - LW Theatres. Louis Theroux Interviews - Series 1: 5. Katherine Ryan - BBC iPlayer.Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)Sponsored by:Dashlane - Protect against the #1 cause of data breaches - poor password habits. Save 25% off a new business plan, or 35% off a personal Premium plan! Drata - The world's most advanced Trust Management platform – making risk and compliance management accessible, continuous, and 10x more automated than ever before. Vanta – Expand the scope of your security program with market-leading compliance automation… while saving time and money. Smashing Security listeners get $1000 off!SUPPORT THE SHOW:Tell your friends and colleagues about “Smashing Security”, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.Become a supporter via Patreon or Apple Podcasts for ad-free episodes and our early-release feed!FOLLOW US:Follow us on Bluesky or

Triggerwarnung: in diesem Podcast geht es um so sexy Themen wie Finanzen und Bilanzen, also schlicht und ergreifend die betriebswirtschaftliche Betrachtung des Fußballs in Europa.Klingt öde? Ist es null. Zumindest hat Maik alles gegeben, um diesen Finanztalk auch für Menschen ohne BWL Studium verständlich zu machen.Herausgekommen ist eine neue Folge MAIK mit AI über die ‚Global State of Football 2024‘. Zu Gast sind Dr. Florian Hohmann, Dozent an der Universität St. Gallen und Jan Wendt, der CEO von unserem AI Daten Lieferanten Plaier. Beide haben ihre Expertisen zusammengeworfen und eine Studie über die finanzielle und sportliche Effizienz im Fußball zu erstellen. Es ist die erste allumfassende Studie, die misst, wie effizient Vereine ihr Geld in sportlichen Erfolg umwandeln.Wenn ihr also wissen wollt, wie stark die deutschen Vereine sind, wer die größten Geldverbrenner oder die smartesten Kaderplaner sind, dann hört diese Folge. Traut euch. Es lohnt sich.Den Link zur Studie findet ihr hier:https://www.plaier.com/global-state-of-football-report  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Quantum Computing a purely western world phenomena, or is the rest of civilization also falling under it's spell? Inspiration for this episode was found at: https://research.google/pubs/quantum-supremacy-using-a-programmable-superconducting-processor/ https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/ Quantum Computing Mailing lists: https://resonance-newsletters.beehiiv.com/ https://mailchi.mp/quantumcomputingreport/quantum-computing-report-alerts-december-16-13357492 Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Matt speaks with Ethan Nadelmann about vaping, e-cigarettes, and pouch nicotine alternatives to cigarettes within the broader context of health policy and the drug war. They discuss the misconceptions surrounding nicotine, harm reduction strategies, and how opposition to non-combustible nicotine mirrors past drug war policies. Ethan highlights international case studies, the role of public health organizations, and the influence of figures like Michael Bloomberg in shaping the global discourse - and misinformation - around alternatives to cigarettes. References "Thinking Seriously About Alternatives to Drug Prohibition" by Ethan Nadelmann https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20027122.pdf "The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction" (KAC Reports) https://gsthr.org/ "High Price" by Carl Hart https://a.co/d/inDX5Gi  "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness" by Richard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein https://www.amazon.ca/dp/014311526X "Ending the War on Drugs: A Solution for America" by Dirk Chase Eldredge https://a.co/d/bIGQpJ6  Thanks to our patrons, including Kris Rondolo, Amy Willis, and Christopher McDonald. To support the podcast, visit https://patreon.com/curioustask.  

Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid, CEO of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation, shares with Vineeta Tan how the corporation is adapting to evolving market conditions to meet the global needs for Islamic liquidity management tools.

Cher-Marie Scott, Head of DSOs, EMEA & LATAM of Ivoclar and Dr. Dev Patel, Founder & CEO of Dental Beauty Partners join the GDN Show. We take the show global as the guests share their thoughts on: Global expansion of DSOs Technology & digital innovation Managing global cultural differences Working with channel partners More If you are interested in connecting with Cher-Marie Scott or learning more about Ivoclar and what they can do for your DSO whether you are located in the U.S or across the pond you can email her at cher-marie.scott@ivoclar.com or connect with her on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chermariescott/ . You can visit Ivoclar at https://www.ivoclar.com/ To connect with Dr. Dev Patel email Dev at dev@dentalbeautypartners.co.uk , connect with him on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-dev-patel-bds-pg-dip-41b54444/ . To learn more about Dental Beauty Partners visit https://dentalbeautypartners.co.uk/ . If you like our podcast, please give us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review on iTunes https://apple.co/2Nejsfa and a Thumbs Up on YouTube.  

Scott and Wes serve up state management in JavaScript, breaking down key concepts like reactive state, state updaters, and global vs local state. They also explore various approaches and libraries, mutation-based state, and tools like Zustand and xState, to help you manage state like a pro. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:22 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 03:10 What is state? 03:29 Common state jargon. 03:48 Reactive State. 04:14 Store. 04:46 Immutable vs Mutable State. 05:53 State updaters. 06:15 Signals. Solid.js Signal Docs. 06:49 Observables. 07:07 UI is a function of state. 08:39 State Machine. 10:58 Binding state. 11:36 Global vs local. 11:49 Computed State, derived state, selector state. 12:41 Approaches to state management. 12:52 Reducer based. 16:39 Mutation based state. 21:17 Adam based state. 25:15 Ways to hold state. 25:17 Holding state in an object. 27:38 Holding state in the URL. Syntax Shows. 29:34 Holding state in IndexedDB, local storage, and cookies. 32:16 Holding state with FormData. 33:56 Holding state with Signals. Signals Proposal. 37:27 Holding state with the server database. 38:55 Global State vs Component State. Habit Path. 40:39 Sharing state. 42:58 State libraries. 45:26 Zustand. 50:24 Jotai. 51:50 xState. 54:56 Easy Peasy. 55:24 Pinia. 56:01 TanStack Query. 57:02 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs. Sick Picks Scott: Cremo Mens Body Wash, Bentgo Adult. Wes: Adult Bento Box. Shameless Plugs Wes: Syntax on YouTube. Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid, CEO of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation, shares with Vineeta Tan how the corporation is adapting to evolving market conditions to meet the global needs for Islamic liquidity management tools.

Buon venerdì Stupefan!Lo sentite il fermento? La avvertite l'eccitazione? Era un po' che non dedicavamo l'episodio ad un dossier e quello di oggi è particolarmente sexy: si tratta del "Global State of Harm Reduction 2024" redatto dalla Harm Reduction International! Qual è lo stato dell'arte della riduzione del danno nel mondo? Quali i Paesi più virtuosi, il livello dei servizi offerti e la loro distribuzione? In quanti Stati ci sono progetti di scambio siringhe, in quali viene fornita la terapia sostitutiva agli oppioidi, dove sono le stanze del consumo? Rispondendo a tutte queste domande uniremo i puntini che identificano la più grande nemica della salute pubblica: no, non la droga, bensì la repressione violenta del consumo!È ora del play!Note dell'episodio:- Introduzione al Global State: https://hri.global/flagship-research/the-global-state-of-harm-reduction/the-global-state-of-harm-reduction-2024/- The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024: https://hri.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HRI-GSHR-2024_Full-Report_Final.pdfEntra in contatto con noi usando la mail stupefatticast@gmail.com o seguendo su Instagram il @stupefatti_podcast! Puoi anche iscriverti a STUPEGRAM, il nostro canale telegram, a questo link https://t.me/stupegram!

Maria Varmazis, host of N2K's daily space show T-Minus, joins Dave and Joe to share the story of a South Carolina couple, and how they were devastated to discover their vacant land in Concord, Massachusetts was fraudulently sold by thieves who posed as them, with the new owners already building a home on the property, prompting a lawsuit and an FBI investigation. Our hosts share some follow-up on two intriguing listener contributions. John blocks Google ads using NextDNS, which catches ad wrappers unless manually disabled. Georgi from Japan describes a new Visa card with no visible number or CVV. Dave's story is on triangulation fraud, a scam on e-commerce platforms like Amazon, where a fraudster lures buyers with fake listings for popular products at enticingly low prices, then uses stolen payment information to purchase the legitimate product from a seller, ultimately leaving the buyer unaware until debt collection notices arrive. Meanwhile, Joe has two stories this week. Police arrested five individuals in connection with a fake Brad Pitt scam that defrauded two women of $362,000. He also explores insights from the 2024 Global State of Authentication survey in a Q&A with Yubico VP Derek Hanson, who discusses the future of passkeys. Our catch of the day shares some royal secrets you won't want to miss. Links to the stories: Valuable land in Concord, Massachusetts stolen from couple. Now a home is being built there The Amazon triangle scam: What it is, how it works, and what to do Police arrest five people over fake Brad Pitt scam after two women lost $362,000 2024 Global State of Authentication survey: Q&A with Yubico VP Derek Hanson on a passkey future You can hear more from the T-Minus space daily show here. Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@n2k.com.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is a Stockholm-based intergovernmental organisation that advocates for democracy worldwide. It has come out with a report on the health of democracies. Titled, ‘The Global State of Democracy 2024: Strengthening the Legitimacy of Elections in a Time of Radical Uncertainty', the report has found that while one in four countries have improved in democratic metrics, a greater proportion – four out of nine – have declined. It also says that electoral participation has declined, one in three voters live in countries where the quality of elections has declined, and in what is clearly a dangerous trend, between 2020 and 2024, in one out of five elections, the losing candidate or party rejected the electoral outcome. Interestingly, the Report also found that disputes about the credibility of elections centred mostly on voting irregularities and vote counting. Coming to country rankings, the Report finds that India has declined on all four major categories of evaluation – Representation, Rights, Rule of Law and Participation. India is ranked 71 on Representation (a year-on-year decline by 1 place), 116th on rights (slipping down by 6 places), 80th on Rule of Law (down by 4), and 104 in Participation (down by 13 places). What is behind this democratic erosion – not just in India but across the globe? Why is voter turnout falling worldwide? And what can be done to reverse these worrying trends? Guest: Leena Rikkila Tamang, Director for Asia and the Pacific at International IDEA. Host: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu. Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian.

Hosted by Michelle Martin, with guest Saad Ahmed, Head of Asia Pacific at Gemini, this episode dives into Gemini's 2024 Global State of Crypto report. Discover the key findings on cryptocurrency sentiment, regulatory influences, and investor behavior over the past year. Michelle and Saad also explore the role of stablecoins in the APAC region. Tune in to understand the evolving crypto landscape and if crypto could be a deciding factor in the US election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On August 26th, Justin Hendrix moderated a panel convened by the Social Science Research Council at its offices in Brooklyn, New York. The panel was titled “Platforms and Elections: the Global State of Play, and it featured:Dr. Shannon McGregor, associate professor at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media and a principal investigator with the Center for Information Technology in Public Life (CITAP);Dr. Jonathan Corpus Ong, professor of global digital media. at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, inaugural director of the Global Technology for Social Justice Lab; andDr. Chris Tenove, research associate and instructor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and Assistant Director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, the University of British Columbia.This episode features a lightly edited recording of the conversation, which touches on topics ranging from the role of civil society and independent researchers in engaging with efforts to protect the integrity of elections and mitigate the spread of misinformation to current questions about how generative AI may impact politics.

Send us a Text Message.On today's episode, former assistant secretary for counterterrorism and prevention at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Elizabeth Neumann, joins the podcast to discuss her book "Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace." We dive into her experience pushing back against Trumpism within the Evangelical community, the history of Christian Extremism in America, and the future of the Republican Party.  InstagramThe Social Chemist (@socialchemistig) • Instagram photos and videosThreadThe Social Chemist (@socialchemistig) on ThreadsSubstackThe Social Chemist Newsletter | SubstackElizabeth Neumann's Website/X (formally Twitter) Navigating the Path Back to Peace – Breaking the Rage Cycle and Navigating the Path to Peace with Elizabeth NeumannElizabeth Neumann (@NeuSummits) / XElizabeth Neumann's Book Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace: Neumann, Elizabeth: 9781546002055: Amazon.com: BooksRecommended Social Chemist EpisodesThe Role of Social Workers in Prevention Violence Extremism w/ Patrick R. Riccards (buzzsprout.com)The Evolution of Far-Right Terrorism in the 21st Century w/ Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware (buzzsprout.com)The Global State of Antisemitism & an Examination of the Zionist Project w/ Kenneth Stern (buzzsprout.com)Undercover within the New Face of White Supremacy w/ Matson & Tawni Browning (buzzsprout.com)News Media Literacy: An Educators Tool Against Misinformation w/ DeMario Phipps Smith (buzzsprout.com)How the Far-Right hijacked the Wellness Movement w/ Dr. Stephanie Alice Baker (buzzsprout.com)ReferencesUK Braces for More Far-Right Riots Fueled by Misinformation (yahoo.com)

Mark Erikson, Redux maintainer and a senior front-end engineer at replay.io discusses why Redux remains a powerful tool for state management in 2024, the evolution of Redux Toolkit, and the common pitfalls developers face. Links https://blog.isquaredsoftware.com https://twitter.com/acemarke https://github.com/markerikson https://stackoverflow.com/users/62937/markerikson https://linkedin.com/in/markerikson We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Emily, at emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com (mailto:emily.kochanekketner@logrocket.com), or tweet at us at PodRocketPod (https://twitter.com/PodRocketpod). Follow us. Get free stickers. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, fill out this form (https://podrocket.logrocket.com/get-podrocket-stickers), and we'll send you free PodRocket stickers! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understand where your users are struggling by trying it for free at [LogRocket.com]. Try LogRocket for free today.(https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr) Special Guest: Mark Erikson.

Send us a Text Message.On today's episode, Patrick R. Riccards, CEO of Life After Hate, joins the podcast to discuss how his organization uses evidence-based practices to help former extremists deradicalized and reintegrate into society. We cover whether prevention of violent extremism programs are well equipped for the potential Trump presidency and the rise of far-right domestic terrorism. I also cover some of the challenges social workers face in establishing their expertise in this field.  InstagramThe Social Chemist (@socialchemistig) • Instagram photos and videosThreadThe Social Chemist (@socialchemistig) on ThreadsSubstackThe Social Chemist Newsletter | SubstackLife After Hate WebsiteLife After HatePatrick R. RiccardsPatrick R. Riccards (patrickrriccards.com)Recommended Episodes Social Workers Role in Addressing Political Extremism w/ Royce Hutson, Ph.D. (buzzsprout.com)The Global State of Antisemitism & an Examination of the Zionist Project w/ Kenneth Stern (buzzsprout.com)The Evolution of Far-Right Terrorism in the 21st Century w/ Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware (buzzsprout.com)Undercover within the New Face of White Supremacy w/ Matson & Tawni Browning (buzzsprout.com)How the Far-Right hijacked the Wellness Movement w/ Dr. Stephanie Alice Baker (buzzsprout.com)ReferencesJim Jordan Issues Information Requests to Universities Researching Disinformation — ProPublicaJim Jordan's war on disinformation experts is working as planned (msnbc.com)Vivek Ramaswamy fires back at reporter asking if he condemns white supremacy: ‘Stupid question' (youtube.com)

Send us a Text Message.On today's episode, the director of the Bard Center for Study of Hate and author of "Conflict Over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine Campus Debates," Ken Stern, joins me to discuss the events of October 7th and how the Antisemitism Awareness Act is being used to censor speech. A scholar who developed the working definition of antisemitism used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), Ken offers discussions about how political discourse is a more effective way of combatting the hatred of Jews. In the episode, we also touch upon the history of Zionism and whether it is essential for Judaism.  InstagramThe Social Chemist (@socialchemistig) • Instagram photos and videosThreadThe Social Chemist (@socialchemistig) on ThreadsSubstackThe Social Chemist Newsletter | Substack Kenneth Stern Website Staff: Director Kenneth S. Stern – Bard Center for the Study of Hate Kenneth Stern BookAmazon.com: Stern: The Conflict over the Conflict: 9781487507367: Stern, Kenneth S., Strossen, Nadine: BooksArticles about Kenneth Stern The Problem with Defining Antisemitism | The New Yorker  Colleges Use His Antisemitism Definition to Censor. He Calls It a ‘Travesty.' (chronicle.com)  Author of a definition on antisemitism: It wasn't meant to chill speech (bostonglobe.com)  ‘The Conflict over the Conflict' | Penn Today (upenn.edu) Recommended Social Chemist Episodes The Origins of the Rothschilds Conspiracy Legends & Rise of Modern Antisemitism w/ Mike Rothschild (buzzsprout.com) The Evolution of Far-Right Terrorism in the 21st Century w/ Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware (buzzsprout.com) Antisemitism: The Conspiracy Theory of the Enemy Above (buzzsprout.com) References The State of Antisemitism in America 2023: AJC's Survey of American Jews | AJC  Majority in U.S. Now Disapprove of Israeli Action in Gaza (gallup.com) 

We can all agree that being lonely is bad. But apparently, science shows it's really, really bad. Indeed, being lonely is so dangerous to your health that its equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. And it gets worse: we're in the middle of a loneliness epidemic, meaning that the health of millions is at risk.In this episode of The Studies Show, Tom and Stuart ask two questions: is there actually a loneliness epidemic? And does it make sense to compare loneliness to something as bad for you as smoking cigarettes?The Studies Show is brought to you by Works in Progress magazine. Click here to see the latest issue, packed with essays on YIMBYism, clinical research, Russian history, railway tunnels, and more.Show notes* The US Surgeon General's report into “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation”* Articles on the loneliness epidemic from the BBC, NPR, the BBC again, the New York Times, the New York Times again, and Science magazine* 2023 article in The Times (London) that makes the 15-cigarettes-a-day comparison* The 2017 Jo Cox report on “Combatting Loneliness”* 2010 meta-analysis of social relationships and mortality risk* American Time Use Survey, 2003-2020* Meta-Gallup poll from 2022 on “The Global State of Social Connections”* Are US older adults getting lonelier (2019 study)? What about “emerging adults” (2021 meta-analysis)?* Comparison between younger-old people and older-old people on their loneliness levels* 2017 review study on the health effects of loneliness* 2023: systematic review no.1, systematic review no.2, both into the effects of loneliness on health* 2005 study on the health effects of smoking tobaccoCredits* The Studies Show is produced by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thestudiesshowpod.com/subscribe

Bongani Bingwa speaks with Styli Charalambous, CEO of Daily Maverick, who announced that the publication will be closing down today in an effort to highlight the global state of emergency in journalism, which they claim is undergoing a market failure and is on the verge of collapse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fifth edition of the Global State of Democracy report by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance reveals that democratic trends have been declining around the world over the past 5 years. We review the patterns observed in the Asia-Pacific region, including the bright spots as well as aspects of concern with Leena Rikkilä Tamang at the International IDEA.Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Host Ryan Lufkin pulls in Instructure's VP of International Strategy, Sidharth Oberoi for a more global perspective on the results from the annual State of Student Success and Engagement in Higher Education. While some of the responses from EMEA and APAC regions echo those from North America, there were several areas, such as generative AI and the desire for apprenticeships, where regional results differed. To dig even deeper into the results, you can find the different reports here:  EMEA State of Student Success and Engagement in Higher Education APAC State of Student Success and Engagement in Higher Education --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/instructurecast/message

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Steven Dickens welcomes Nick Delis, Senior Vice President - International and Strategic Sales for Five9, to discuss trends in Customer Experience (CX) including the adoption of AI and automation. While AI is a buzzword worldwide, its implementation differs by region. Delis stresses the importance of empathy in customer interactions and how technology, like generative AI, can enhance human conversations. The conversation also touches on the advantages of nimble, cloud-native companies over legacy players and the need for consolidation of data for better personalization.  Their discussion covers: Key trends such as AI and automation in global CX, and how adoption rates vary How different regions are at different stages of adopting technology, with some transitioning to cloud solutions and others embracing AI for self-service Empathy remaining crucial in customer interactions, with technology like generative AI enhancing human conversations How nimble, cloud-native companies have an advantage over legacy players in adopting new technology and that consolidation of data is essential for better personalization in CX A look at the anticipated trends in 2024, including interactive virtual agents, agent empowerment, and advanced AI tools for data analysis to provide personalized experiences

This episode is the opening presentation from Breakpoint 2023! You'll hear from Solana's top talent, including Anatoly, Dan Albert, Amira Valliani, Noah Prince and Mert Mumtaz. This is the Solana ecosystem deep dive you won't want to miss! - - Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use LIGHTSPEED20 to get 20% off your ticket! Sign up now because the price goes up every month. See you there! Learn more + get your ticket here: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home - - Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (00:52) Anatoly: The Solana Thesis (12:58) DAS 2023 Promo (13:55) Dan Albert: Firedancer Is Live On Testnet! (20:03) Amira Valliani: Client Diversity and Decentralization (27:35) Noah Prince: Only Possible On Solana (35:29) Mert Mumtaz: Now Is The Time to Build (42:18) Austin Federa and Anatoly: What's Next? - - Follow Anatoly: https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/DanPaul000 Follow Amira: https://twitter.com/amiravalliani Follow Noah: https://twitter.com/redacted_noah Follow Austin: https://twitter.com/Austin_Federa Follow Mert: https://twitter.com/0xMert_ Follow Garrett: https://twitter.com/GarrettHarper_ Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/43o3Syk Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3OhiXgV Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3OkF7PD Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Link to all Breakpoint panels https://www.youtube.com/@SolanaFndn Breakpoint 2023 https://solana.com/breakpoint - - Disclaimers: Although our guests this week are managing partners of a registered investment adviser, nothing in this podcast should be considered an offer of Multicoin's investment advisory services or should otherwise be confused for investment, tax, legal or other financial advice. Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mert, Garrett and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Hybrid press briefing by Leonardo Garnier, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Transforming Education Summit, along with Stefania Giannini, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Education. They will brief reporters virtually on the forthcoming Our Common Agenda policy brief on Transforming Education.UNICEF's Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, Ted Chaiban, today (4 August) said despite children in Sudan “have consistently borne the brunt of recurring violence, upheaval, and displacement, the situation that they're facing today is unprecedented,” and “however difficult things have been in the past, it's never been this difficult.”Briefing reporters in New York on the situation of children affected by the conflict in Sudan, Chaiban said, “Before the war erupted on the 15th of April, Sudan was already grappling with a humanitarian crisis. Now more than 110 days of brutal fighting have turned the crisis into a catastrophe, threatening the lives and futures of a generation of children young people who make up over 70 percent of the population.”Chaiban, who is UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, said, “From what's reported, 435 children have been killed in the conflict. At least 2025 children were injured. That's an average of one child killed or injured every hour since the war began. And we know that that's an underestimate. The true total is much, much, higher.”He said, “Everything's been done to reach the population but as fighting continues, it makes access difficult, and we can't overemphasize the fact that much is being done, but much more needs to be done.”He noted that for the next 100 days, UNICEF “would need urgently $400 million to sustain and scale the crisis response to support the most vulnerable children.”Also, briefing, OCHA's Director of Operations and Advocacy Division Edem Wosornu said, “93 humanitarian partners reached at least 2.5 million people with some life-saving assistance across Sudan between April and June. Let's not forget the target is 24 million people, who need humanitarian assistance. They are half the population of a country that before the 15th of April was doing not too bad. There were needs, but we were not targeting people in the capital.”Asked about ethnically targeted attacks, Wosornu said, “There are accounts from people saying that certain tribes are targeted more than others. And I think the focus right now in this briefing is on how we get assistance into the different areas of Khartoum, what Madani put it on to a lesser extent, the quarter funds, and how we stay and deliver, no matter what.”Chaiban and Wosornu recently returned from a visit to the country and the Chad-Sudan border.

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Many businesses believe ABM requires complex technology systems and strategies, but the team at Southwest Airlines begs to differ. They kept it simple to get more business travelers flying by focusing on engagement and revenue, and achieved outstanding results in the process: The promotion led to an impressive 22% increase in incremental revenue from a single account!In this episode, we look back at one of the most popular sessions of #B2BMX, which featured Alexis Skipper and Mia Meade of Southwest Airlines and Neha Shah of Salesforce as they discussed their unique ABM case study. The trio also touched upon the top challenges and trends of 2022 and shared strategies to overcome them in 2023 and beyond. Tune in to learn: In-depth research from Salesforce's “Global State of Marketing” report; The challenges marketers are facing with customer expectations and measuring marketing impact; How referral programs and other strategies are an effective tool to drive engagement with accounts and open new opportunities; and Tips and best practices from Southwest Airlines on leveraging marketing automation to implement these strategies. RELATED LINKS Connect with Neha Shah, Alexis Skipper and Mia Meade! Take a deeper look at Salesforce's “Global State of Marketing Report”! It's never too early to save your seat for #B2BSMX 2023 in Boston! Register before June 22 to save more than $800 off your pass.

The CX Goalkeeper had the great opportunity to interview Melanie MingasLinkedIn Headline: Editor-in-chief, CX Network, IQPC DigitalHighlights:00:00 Game Start00:34 Melanie's introduction01:51 Melanie's Values03:01 The Evolution of CX05:57 Digital CX12:39 Data17:40 Conversational AI21:06 Automation23:30 Sustainability27:16 The Impact on CX Professionals31:29 The Future33:46 Book Suggestion35:43 Contact Details36:09 Golden Nugget and much moreMelanie's Contact Details:Melanie.Mingas@iqpc.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-mingas-8351b817/https://www.linkedin.com/company/cx-network/https://twitter.com/CX_Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/cx.network/

BHS CEO Bess Freedman joins Mansion Global in a chat about the state of the New York City housing market and the once-booming Hamptons, and how national trends are playing out in both.

While business line execs can get distracted by the latest media cyberthreat hype, effective security professionals stay on top of data-based security research and studies to constantly evolve their security programs. Tune into our latest podcast where we have invited Bill Brenner from the CyberRisk Alliance to discuss their 2023 Global State of Cybersecurity Study. Used to produce over a dozen global, regional, and country-level reports, we will discuss highlights from the study, as well as some insights from Bill that go beyond the report.View the full report here: https://info.infoblox.com/resources-whitepapers-2023-global-state-of-cybersecurity-studyTune in to the live broadcast on LinkedIn and Facebook every first and third Tuesday of the month at 11:00 am (PST). Subscribe to the ThreatTalk podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or Stitcher.

Rusty Hutson is a Lumberport native and Co-Founder of Diversified Energy, a natural gas production company headquartered in Birmingham with operations in the Appalachian region, including offices in Charleston and Bridgeport. Rusty is committed to keeping West Virginia an energy-producing state, growing the company by acquiring wells and generating employment opportunities in Appalachia. The Mountaineer Media Podcast is C.J. Harvey and Cooper Simmerman Special thanks to our bloggers and live events members: Andrew Montes, Joslyn Barnhart, Logan Garrison, Joe Justice, Jessica Riggins, and Amanda Larch. Know someone we should have on the podcast? Send us a note!

While ABM is a powerful way to target and engage with specific audiences, there isn't one singular path to success. Forrester research shows ABM practitioners fall under five distinct “tribes,” each with their own approach, challenges and successes. In this episode, we listen in on a recent session presented at B2BMX by Matt Steffen, Senior Analyst at Forrester, as he explored these ABM tribes and shared research-backed suggestions for improving ABM programs.Other key takeaways include: How ABM deployment types impact particular customer interactions; What custom ABM training programs should look like and why they are important; and Industry data highlighting what's working and what's not. RELATED LINKS Learn more about Matt here! Check out Forrester's 2022 Global State of ABM study. It's never too early to save your seat for B2BSMX 2023 in Boston! Register before May 25, 2023 to save over $1,000 of your pass!

Did you know small business owners experience lower wellbeing ratings than the general population? We chat to Will Buckley the Country Manager Australia for Xero about the recent report on the Global State of Small Business Owner Wellbeing. 

Two things to know today Kaseya Datto's Global State of the MSP Report AND A business unlock for AI imaging   Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe/   Support the show on Patreon:  https://patreon.com/mspradio/   Want our stuff?  Cool Merch?  Wear “Why Do We Care?” - Visit https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com   Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mspradionews/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/

In this episode of “The Business of Blueberries,” host Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and the North American Blueberry Council (NABC), is joined by Colin Fain of Agronometrics, International Blueberry Organization (IBO) report contributor Matt Ogg and USHBC/NABC Director of Business Intelligence Joe Vargas. They discuss the recent IBO Global State of the Blueberry Industry Report, which includes extensive research and insights into current dynamics impacting the blueberry industry worldwide.“It's a great service that the IBO is putting together and making available for free to everybody in the industry. And it's something that I haven't seen any other industry come together to provide to the many players within it.” - Colin Fain“In a nutshell, this report is looking at the commercial realities faced by growers and how they're responding, but it's also looking at where the opportunities lie and what people should have their eye on everywhere.” - Matt OggTopics covered include: Highlights of the International Blueberry Organization's Annual Blueberry Industry Report.An analysis of the results of the report and key takeaways for the upcoming production year. Crop ReportThe Blueberry Crop Report is an update on crop conditions and markets throughout important blueberry growing areas. Today you'll hear from Luis Vegas in Peru and Mario Ramirez in Mexico. This was recorded on December 7, 2022.

Cryptocurrencies and the wider crypto space have been receiving considerable attention due to the recent downturn in the market and the collapse of many crypto businesses. In this episode, we go back to basics with George Connolly, of OneLedger Technology Inc., Bitcoin enthusiast and serial Internet entrepreneur, Rohan Smith and guest cohost, Matthew Cowen, and discussed, among other things:  Is the value of crypto (somehow) hinged on fiat?  What happened with FTX, and what might the implications be for The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean? And what might regulation of the crypto space look like?   The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/)    Enjoyed the episode?  Do rate the show and leave us a review!     Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell Podcast editing support:  Mayra Bonilla Lopez   ---------------- Also, *Sponsorship Opportunities!* The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors! Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at info@ict-pulse.com with “Podcast Sponsorship” as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.   _______________

Finn Partners and Galen growth Asia partnered for a global overview of the digital health investment landscape. More than 200M data points from more than 12,000 digital health ventures worldwide were taken into account when assessing the state of the industry.   In this short discussion, the CEO of Galen Growth Asia Julien de Salaberry, explained the key findings from the report, the state of digital health in China and expectations from next year. Investment trends globally: - In the first 9 months of 2022, venture funding across the globe declined by 35% YOY ($25 B compared to $39.23B over the same quarters in 2021) - 60% of the total volume comes from North America, the Middle East came in second in Q2, and Europe did NOT see a quarter-on-quarter decrease in venture funding seen in North America. - Top investment categories: oncology (though the funding shrinked by 30%) and mental health Predictions for 2023:  - Investors are moving from Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) to Fear of Looking Foolish (FOLF) - Ventures are finding that funding terms & conditions are far less favorable and valuations are continuing to return to reality. ***** MONTHLY Newsletter which recaps episodes in the past month: https://fodh.substack.com/ www.facesofdigitalhealth.com

Kimberly Dieter, LinkedIn's VP of Sales Solutions wants you to make the right hire every time. Here are the surefire tips for identifying incredible candidates, right off the bat. Kimberly shares tactical insights from LinkedIn's 2022 Global State of Sales report and her personal experience as a sales leader at a forward-thinking company.

Giles Brake, CEO of Alliott Global Alliance, an international alliance of independent professional firms, shares insights on the global state of owner-managed accounting firms. The war for talent continues, firms are turning away business, succession planning is a priority, and innovations are taking hold. The post The Global State of the Accounting Industry with Giles Brake of Alliott Global Alliance appeared first on Rattle and Pedal.

Giles Brake, CEO of Alliott Global Alliance, an international alliance of independent professional firms, shares insights on the global state of owner-managed accounting firms. The war for talent continues, firms are turning away business, succession planning is a priority, and innovations are taking hold. The post The global state of the accounting industry with Giles Brake of Alliott Global Alliance appeared first on Rattle and Pedal.

This week Chris and Johan are joined by Marc Ostwald, the Chief Economist & Global Strategist at ADM Investor Services International Limited (ADMISI). ADMISI offers clearing and brokerage services in all major investment markets. The three discuss the latest updates in the energy market and new solutions for efficient energy trading. Listen in to find out more about challenges facing the energy supply security and infrastructure and what impact it has on the energy transition.ADMISI's homepage:https://www.admisi.com

David R. Montgomery, Ph.D. & Anne Biklé: “We're losing about 33% of our ability to feed ourselves globally each year to ongoing soil loss and soil degradation.”  David and Anne, husband and wife duo and co-authors, join mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to get the most nutritional bang for your buck, plus: - What we're getting wrong with farming & agriculture (~02:00) - How we can nurture the soil & feed everyone (~07:09) - The health benefits of eating organic food (~11:51) - The importance of grass-fed meat (~23:05) - Link between omega-3's & immunity (~27:35) - How the soil can change the flavor of your food (~31:13) - How to know if you're a “supertaster” (~35:16) - The connection between soil health & longevity (~39:30) - How to support farmers & rebuild soil health (~42:29) - What Bill Gates is really doing with all that farmland (~45:56) - The link between flavor & your health (~55:31) Referenced in the episode: - David & Anne's newest book, What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health. - UN's 2015 Global State of the Soil report. - David's previous book, Growing A Revolution. - David & Anne's previous book, The Hidden Half Of Nature. - A 1993 study on the mineral differences between organic & conventional food. - A 2001 study on organic crops & vitamin content. - A 2014 study on organic food & phytochemicals. - A study on tomatoes' flavor profile & phytochemicals. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on Youtube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.

Today, we're speaking with geologist David Montgomery, co-author with Anne Bikle of a new book called "What Your Food Ate." Very interesting title. David is professor in the College of the Environment at the University of Washington and earlier had been awarded a MacArthur fellowship. You may already be familiar with him through his acclaimed book called "Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations." Dr. Montgomery has long argued that the root of good health begins with dirt, a factor that we ignore at our peril. Interview Summary   Well, I really admire your work, and this work in this area is so important. We've recorded a number of episodes around the issue of regenerative agriculture, and it's been impressive how much interest there is in this topic, which I think, only a few years ago, wasn't very well known to most people but now is becoming more part of the general discussion, which I see as a very positive development. Let's begin with your interest in dirt. So what is the condition of the Earth's dirt?   Well, sad to say, not very good in terms of our agricultural soils in particular. That's something as a geologist, that's what got me interested in soils is looking at the long history of human interaction with our landscapes and soils and ended up writing a history of farming about how it had degraded farmland around the world over the course of centuries. The short answer is that we have degraded something between about ¼ to 1/3, probably, of the world's potentially viable agricultural land to the point where it's not terribly useful for agriculture. The UN's 2015 Global State of the Soil report concluded we are losing about a third of a percent a year of our ability to grow food on this planet due to ongoing soil loss and degradation. So the physical erosion of the soil and the degradation of its fertility as manifests through the loss of soil organic matter. And, that 0.3% a year number doesn't sound like a big deal on a year to year basis. But think about that over the rest of this century, and it adds up to almost another 1/3 of the world's farmland taken out of production at a time when we really need all hands on deck or all acres on deck, as it may be, to feed the world as our population keeps growing. So, we face a fundamental challenge this century of how to sustain agriculture on a degrading resource base. Our other choice is to think about trying to improve, enhance and restore the soil. That is where regenerative agriculture comes in and where my interest has really grown beyond just looking at the sad experience of past civilizations that degraded their land. And to thinking about possible solutions that will allow humanity to continue intensive agriculture to feed the world well into the future.   So what are some of the factors that have driven the erosion and the degradation?   One of the biggest factors that contributed to the loss of topsoil in societies around the world was tillage, the act of plowing. That seems a little odd to hear at first because isn't that something that farmers do? It helps to provide weed control. It helps to prepare a seed bed for planting, but it also leaves the ground bear and vulnerable to erosion by water and wind until the next plants come in, whether it's a crop or whether it's weeds. If you leave the ground bare and vulnerable, you get the erosional situation like we saw in the Dust Bowl where great clouds of dust blew off the American Midwest when we plowed up the plains when the next drought came in. The same kind of thing happened in slower motion in societies in the past, mostly in response to rain rather than wind, but erosion that proceeded faster than the rebuilding of the soil gradually stripped off the top soil from regions around the world that people depended on to grow their food. And in the modern world, we can actually degrade soil faster with the combination of tillage, the over application of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, which also contribute to decline in soil organic matter, and the concentration on monocultures can also reduce the release of exudates that plants produce and drip into the soils to feed microbes around their roots. That combination is all resulted in degradation of soil organic matter and the loss of topsoil, soil erosion in many parts of the world. So the very foundation, if you will, of modern conventional agriculture, intensive tillage, lots of agrichemical use, and monocultures has helped to undermine the native fertility of the farmland that future generations globally are going to depend on for their food. So one of the questions I've been wrestling with and how I got into looking at regenerative agriculture was how could that process be turned around? How could we actually sustain intensive farming and not degrade the land? Is it possible to actually engage in intensive farming that could improve the health of the world's soils? That started to turn me into an optimist when I ran into farmers, interviewed farmers, and studied their farms where they had indeed done that.   It is impressive to hear those stories. We've had a number of such farmers doing podcasts, and it's very inspiring to talk to them. So let's just take one piece of what you said, the use of tillage. You hear the term no-till farming. What does that mean? What does that look like?   - [David] Yeah, so that would be farming without plowing, and so the challenge is how do you get the seeds into the ground? How do you prepare a field for planting if you still have the remains of last year's crop on it, the so-called crop residue? Over the last century, people have invented new and different farm implements and machines, and there are no-till planters that can actually put seeds down into the soil in narrow little trenches that get good contact between the seed and the seed bed but don't require essentially inverting the soil. They don't rip it all up. They just disturb a little narrow slot to actually get seeds in the ground. What that also allows is keeping the residue from a prior crop as essentially a mulch. If you knock it down, if you kill any weeds that were there physically and knock them down, crimp their stems, you can convert them into mulch that can help keep moisture in the soil, but it also protects the soil from erosion. No-till farming is a way of farming that minimizes the physical disturbance of the soil, and you need different equipment to do it and a different mindset to do it, but it's very feasible to do, and there's lots of different ways to do it. Some farmers use a lot of herbicides to control their weeds in no till. That is the conventional way to do it, but there's others who are pioneering different techniques that don't require the use of a lot of herbicides to do no till. The basic idea of no till is to minimize the disturbance of the soil, and why is that important? Because it enhances the beneficial aspects of soil biology. It allows the natural soil ecology that really evolved in the last 450 million years since plants colonized the continents to work. Soil microbes have these partnerships that evolved between plants and life and the soil that are mutually beneficial. And if you disturb the soil physically, you disturb a lot of the fungal partners that crops are trying to invest in with some of their early growth.   I know the regenerative agriculture approach wasn't called this going back hundreds of years but been used by populations around the world, including Native Americans, but if we fast forward today, do you think that this holds promise for being done on a broad enough scale to really make a social difference?   Yes, I really do. What is different today is that in the past, these practices of crop rotations and of planting legumes in and amongst crops to get nitrogen into the soil, those are not new ideas. They have been traditional ideas in many societies around the world because they worked to help sustain the fertility of the soil. But, what I think we really have the opportunity to do now is to combine some of that ancient wisdom with the modern technology that allows us to do no till at scale. And, to minimize our use of not only physical disturbance from adopting no till but also to minimize the chemical disturbance that comes with the overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and pesticides. Combining the modern technology with ancient wisdom can allow us to basically expand the realm of regenerative practices to very large-scale farming because unless we all want to become farmers, we're not going to be able to do small-scale regenerative farming and feed the world. Even though most of the world's population is fed by small-scale farmers, those of us in the westernized world relying on very few people to feed very many of us. I've been on regenerative farms that are up to 20,000 acres in the US; big, large mechanized farms that have done an amazing job at rebuilding the fertility of their land. I've also been on very small-scale subsistence farms in equatorial West Africa that are regenerative that have done an amazing job at rebuilding the fertility of their land. Those three general principles of minimizing disturbance, growing cover crop, always keeping living roots in the ground to provide exudates to feed the microbes, and to grow a diversity of plants. That recipe is a combination of principles that different kinds of practices would need to be used on large farms or small farms or high tech farms and manual labor subsistence farms, but the general underlying philosophy of cultivating the beneficial life in the soil underpins all those. And that's how I tend to look at what I would call regenerative agriculture, are farming practices that are tailored to the size of the farm, the environment, the climate, the crops that farmers want to grow, the technology they have access to, but that prioritizes building the health of the soil as the foundation for the farm.   It's nice to hear such a positive outlook on this. You are painting the picture saying that it can be done. Do you think it can be done in a way that can compete cost wise with traditional approaches to farming?   Absolutely, and that was a big focus of what I wrote about in "Growing a Revolution." If you could tell a farmer that you could cut their fertilizer costs, cut their diesel costs, cut their pesticide costs as much as in half, they all start looking at you like going, "Yeah, tell me more. How would you do that?" That's one of the key attractions, I think, of regenerative agriculture. Once the soil is restored to a healthier state, you don't need as much fertilizer. You don't need as many pesticides, and you don't drive tractors around as much if you're doing no till. What are three of the biggest costs on modern farms in north America? Well, fertilizer, diesel, and pesticide. And so if you can teach farmers a different way of farming that starts with a different way of looking at the soil and adopting a different series of practices that allows them to harvest as much while spending less to do it, it's a recipe for a more profitable farm. And for what I've seen in the experience of the pioneering regenerative farmers that I've interviewed, once they've restored fertility to their land, their yields are comparable to, if not better than, their conventional neighbors, and their expenses are less. That's what started turning me into an optimist on this is I've seen a lot of growing interest in farming communities simply because farmers are pushed to the wall and looking for ways to cut costs.   That's so exciting to hear that, and then, of course, at some point government could subsidize these sort of approaches to make it even more cost effective because of the environmental benefits.   There are all kinds of add-ons in terms of benefits, less offsite nitrogen pollution, greater on-farm biodiversity, enhancements to rural economies, and also differences in what gets into the food that we grow that could potentially benefit human health.   I have a million questions to ask you. We've talked about the vitality and health of the soil. Let's talk about the vitality and health of what's being grown in the soil, that is the nutrient quality of the foods. In the book, you note that produces significantly less nutrient dense than in the past. How much is this true, and how less dense is it?   Yes. That's a great question. So one of the things we really delved into in "What Your Food Ate" because it is a central question to thinking about, well, does soil health mattered to human health? And the conclusion we came away with in diving into the peer reviewed literature and doing some of food testing of our own, was that there's three key areas where the nutrient density, shall we say, of food has suffered over the last half century. And that's in terms of mineral micronutrients, phytochemicals, and the fat profiles of our meat and dairy. So how does that work? Well, in terms of mineral micronutrients, a lot of plants partner with fungal communities in the soil to actually trade sugars and fats and proteins. Plants will drip those out of their roots to feed microbes in the soil in exchange for those microbes, particularly fungi, giving back things like zinc or copper or iron mined from the soil. It's literally an underground economy but where both partners benefit from the exchanges, and conventional agricultural practices disturb those relationships. We're not talking so much about the major nutrient composition of foods as much as the micronutrients. Plants have different gene pathways where if they're grown in very nitrogen-rich environments, they shut down their exudate production. So they stop feeding their microbial partners. Their microbial partners aren't on the job to give them the mineral micronutrients that they need and that turn out to be very important for our health, too, when we eat them. Plants also make what are known as phytochemicals in response greatly to environmental stimuli, some of which are microbes in the soil. And so the communities of life around their roots are actually key partners in terms of making things that we don't often consider nutrients in the nutritional sciences, but they're important for maintaining human health, things like antioxidants, anti-inflammatories. Those are examples of the functions phytochemicals can serve in our bodies, and our farming practices have disrupted them. How much they have disrupted them? There are studies that show differences on the orders of 50 to 100%, others that are more like 20%. Most of the studies and the testing that we did as well make it look like it's more like around 20%-ish. It's modest but very real differences in these compounds that the medical sciences have shown are fairly beneficial to promoting human health in our diets.   So can I assume from what you're saying that there's research now showing that if you use better soil practices a la regenerative agriculture, that the nutrient quality improves?   Yes, it's a nontrivial difference. And the other difference, even bigger, is looking at the ratio of the composition of fats in meat and dairy in terms of the omega-6 and omega-3 fats. To make a very simple generalization, omega-6 fats in our bodies are instrumental in initiating inflammation whereas omega-3 fats are instrumental in quelling or reducing inflammation. It turns out that what we get in terms of the fat composition in our meat and dairy products very much depends on what the cows ate that produce that meat and dairy. Cows that grazed leafy green plants, actually grazing out in a pasture, they eat a lot of omega-3s because that's what's in the leaves of plants because omega-3s are central to photosynthesis. Omega-6s are a very rich in seed sources. They serve different purposes in seeds. Cattle that are on a feed lot diet of seed-derived feeds are rich in omega-6s, and our diet has gone from having just a few more omega-6s than omega-3s in our diet 100 years ago. Now we're awash in omega-6s from that change in our meat and dairy and also the addition of seed oils to processed foods. That trade we write about in the book that translates through, we think, to essentially how so many of us are dealing with chronic maladies that are rooted in chronic inflammation.   Another way to really move this along might be for consumers to begin requesting products that are grown in such a way, and so I'm wondering about your opinion on whether a poll from consumers might help here. Do you think there could come a time when that would be the case?   I absolutely do, in fact. I just noticed in Anne and my own buying habits. So we started doing this research and learning what it was we did along the way, our buying habits have changed. So we're buying 100% grass fed meat and dairy when we can. We've tried to connect with farmers whose practices we really like in terms of the produce we can buy at farmer's markets here in Seattle where we live. Now the average consumer faces a challenge today in terms of what's labeled as what in a grocery store, but it's our hope that people will start thinking more about these connections, start asking questions, ask the produce manager at your store, "What are the farms doing that you're getting the produce from?" I could definitely see a world in the not too distant future where consumers may be armed with the ability to know what the analyses of different batches of produce coming in.   And I wonder if the first movement here might not be from institutions, that a school system or a hospital or the procurement part of a city or county government, if they made purchasing decisions based on nutrient quality and, of course, the practices used to grow the food could make a big difference.   I think that is a tremendous idea that I think could be very impactful, and I think you're right, that that could be where you might see some of the biggest pieces of movement. There is also been some corporations that have been interested in trying to move towards adopting and advertising that they have adopted regenerative sourcing in some of their ingredients. I really see three areas that need attention in terms of advancing regenerative agriculture. Consumer demand is one, as we have been discussing. The inherent farmers' incentives in terms of economics that we discussed earlier is another. The third is in terms of rethinking our agricultural subsidies and policies to actually reward farmers who are rebuilding the health and fertility of their land. Those who are reinvesting in the future of America, quite literally, instead of continuing to subsidize conventional practices that frankly degrade the fertility of the land and the ability of future generations to feed themselves. If we could get all three of those areas lined up working towards the same goal of making what we call regenerative agriculture today the conventional agriculture of tomorrow, that could literally change the world in the coming decades. It's not going to happen fast, but I think it's something that could be done over the course of two or three decades at a time when we really need the change.   Well, especially if the right research got done at the right time. For example, I could imagine going back to school systems. Let's say that a school system changes its buying practices and ends up buying more nutrient-dense foods and then proves that there are beneficial outcomes for the kids, like better performance in school and more attention and things like that. Then you could see a lot of adopters coming pretty quickly.   Yes, I would love to see a lot more research along those lines done. We tried to connect the dots in "What Your Food Ate" from soil health to crop health to animal health to human health, but there's a lot of space between those dots and a lot of work that needs to be done, but it's a very promising area and a new way to think about those connections.   Could we talk about livestock for another minute? You mentioned this earlier, and it sounds like there's a lot of promise using these techniques for livestock production. Most people think of plant production here, but livestock are really important as context as well. Are there places where livestock and plant-based agriculture are interacting with each other in this context?   Yes, some of the farmers I visited were reintegrating animal husbandry into their cropping operations and having their cattle graze off their cover crops and then manure their fields. I came from a position where I had long thought of cattle in particular as harmful to the land through gully formation and erosion from overgrazing. The farmers that I visited who have used cattle to rebuild the fertility of their soils were really grazing in a very different manner, in a different style that enhanced the fertility of their land as a result of reintegrating them. I think one of the big inadvertent mistakes of 20th century agriculture was essentially separating animal husbandry from cropping and encouraging farmers to specialize in one or the other. Now we have the perverse situation where we grow a whole lot of corn using practices that degrade the fertility of the land to feed cattle and feed lots who then are full of omega-6s that degrade our health when we eat them. It makes no sense in terms of large-scale agricultural policy unless you are thinking with the mid-20th century mindset of maximizing efficiency and industrializing and separating those corners of agriculture. What we inadvertently did is we broke some of the biological and ecological connections that helped keep the land fertile and that were result of the integration of animal husbandry and cropping practices. That's another example, I think, of the value of potentially reintegrating some elements of ancient wisdom with modern science to think about doing things a little differently.   Let me end with this question, and I want to see if I'm reading you right. It sounds like if you look at the world's situation with dirt agriculture, it is a pretty dire picture, getting worse quickly, and it could go really badly if nothing is done, but it also sounds like you're very optimistic. There is a lot we know about what can be done, a lot of it is being done, and the signs for the future are positive. Am I reading that right?   I am optimistic about this. I struggle with how much of that optimism is a choice rather than a logical extension of what I know. But I think we know enough now about techniques that can rebuild fertility of the land and restore it that it's feasible to see a path forward where we could do that at scale with very positive results that could also put a lot of carbon back in the world's agricultural soils, which would have ancillary climate benefits. It's not going to solve the climate problem. That's a fossil fuel issue primarily, but it could help. Back when I wrote "Dirt" in 2007, I think it was, there was hardly anybody talking about soil health and the long-term importance of reinvesting in the world's agricultural soils to rebuild their fertility, and now almost every farming conference I go to or get invited to speak at, that's one of the big topics of discussion among farmers. And there's now discussion at policy level in terms of the new Farm Bill that climate activists are interested in. There's a lot of very broad, I think, public support and interest coalescing around the idea that one of the smartest things we could do for the future of our own species and for the health of the planet is to reinvest in the health and the fertility of our agricultural soils.   Bio   David R. Montgomery is a Professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington. He studies the evolution of topography and the influence of geomorphological processes on ecological systems and human societies. He received his B.S. in geology at Stanford University (1984) and his Ph.D. in geomorphology from UC Berkeley (1991). Current research includes field projects in the Philippines, eastern Tibet, and the Pacific Northwest of North America. In 2008 Montgomery received a MacArthur Fellowship. His books, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations, King of Fish, and The Rocks Don't Lie have all won the Washington State Book Award in General Nonfiction. Montgomery's Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life, was a finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson award for Literary Science Writing. His latest work with W. W. Norton, What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim our Health, published in 2022.  

ThreatTalk guest Bill Brenner of the CyberRisk Alliance (CRA) joins us to discuss a recent global security survey they conducted on behalf of Infoblox. We'll go over and beyond survey results to better understand how they plan to address current security concerns, investment issues, preferred methodologies, and more. Tune in to the live broadcast on LinkedIn and Facebook every first and third Tuesday of the month at 11:00 am (PST). Subscribe to the ThreatTalk podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or Stitcher.

Convex makes storing your application's data as easy as using React state management. If you can use React hooks, you can also manage your backend data using Convex. James Cowling is a former Dropbox infrastructure engineer turned startup founder. James joins the show to discuss how Convex offers a simpler full-stack developer experience than the The post Global State Management with James Cowling appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Convex makes storing your application’s data as easy as using React state management. If you can use React hooks, you can also manage your backend data using Convex. James Cowling is a former Dropbox infrastructure engineer turned startup founder. James joins the show to discuss how Convex offers a simpler full-stack developer experience than the The post Global State Management with James Cowling appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

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The opportunity to innovate has never been more within arm's length, and humanity is taking advantage of this privilege to make life-changing products. Tech and Product Head of Gaming at Solana, Matt Sorg, and his team have built scalable products that added great value to millions of users. Matt saw a chance to utilize the practical capabilities at each stage of the tech stack and ended up improving the quality of life of end-users. Matt joins our hosts, Jeff Kelley, Eathan Janney, and Josh Kriger, to discuss ways you can integrate once and never worry about scaling again. Listen in as Matt shares how Solana ensures composability between ecosystem projects by maintaining a single global state as the network scales.More from Edge of NFT:

The opportunity to innovate has never been more within arm's length, and humanity is taking advantage of this privilege to make life-changing products. Tech and Product Head of Gaming at Solana, Matt Sorg, and his team have built scalable products that added great value to millions of users. Matt saw a chance to utilize the practical capabilities at each stage of the tech stack and ended up improving the quality of life of end-users. Matt joins our hosts, Jeff Kelley, Eathan Janney, and Josh Kriger, to discuss ways you can integrate once and never worry about scaling again. Listen in as Matt shares how Solana ensures composability between ecosystem projects by maintaining a single global state as the network scales.