Patricia Lustig

Here is an interesting tool to measure energy usage courtesy of Hannah Ritchie: hannahritchie.github.io/energy-use-c...

U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, but labor market growth stalled in 2025 The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that U.S. employers added 181,000 jobs last year, far fewer than the 1.46 million

The U.S. economy is growing and the stock market has soared.

Today's January jobs report showed some growth, but 2025 was one of the worst years for hiring since 2003.

On what really counts to most Americans — jobs and wages — the economy is shitty.

It's just more trickle-up economics.

Why people find futures thinking difficult Hello and welcome to new subscribers.

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The Year in Cheer 97 ways the world got better in 2025.

Great list of what went right:

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Welcome to 2026 As 2026 begins, the days are slowly getting longer, here in the Northern hemisphere.

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AI and the Future of Work Part 4

The final part of our series on AI and the future of work:

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It's Not all Bad I can’t be outside as often as I would like because we’re having a lot of rain.

A little light for short days and long nights

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AI and the Future of Work Part 3

We have just published Part 3 of our blogs on AI and the Future of Work

We hope you find it useful.

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Hope and the Future - 2 Visions of possible, positive futures

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Who Pays For IT Outages?

We've just published a topical blog on Long Finance about the recent IT outages:

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AI And The Future of Work Part 2

Part 2 of our blog on AI and the future of work has just been published:

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International Snow Leopard Day: Conservation and coexistence in India and Nepal They’re known as the “ghost of the mountains,” so it makes sense that snow leopards can be extremely difficult to spot. Yet, these majestic, thick-furred cats, living in the high mountains of Asia, ar...

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It's not all bad... | Patricia Lustig | Substack My personal Substack on making sense of the world, thinking about the future, writing and reasons to be optimistic. Click to read "It's not all bad...", by Patricia Lustig, a Substack publication with...

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Perovskite: The 'wonder material' that could transform solar Some say advances in perovskite solar cells mean we are on the brink of the next solar energy revolution. Others aren't so sure.

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The Granddaddy of All Things Mushroom No one on Earth has done more to promote the power of fungi than Paul Stamets, whose mycology work has earned him numerous patents, millions of followers and a Star Trek character.

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Saving Mexico City’s ancient floating farms After years of working abroad in marine conservation, Cassandra Garduño returned home to find the chinampas of her childhood, Mexico City’s ancient floating farms, choked with pollution and abandoned.

Saving Mexico City’s ancient floating farms
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A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.

You gotta give ‘em hop.

AI and the Future of Work Part 1

Just had a new Pamphleteers blog posted on the future of #AI and work. Enjoy!

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Some autumnal joys “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” JANE GOODALL

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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

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Futures Literacy A Universal Rethinking of Futures Literacy

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The Bright Side: Earth's ozone layer is healing thanks to international action, UN says The Earth's protective ozone layer is on track to fully recover by mid-century, according to a report from the UN's World Meteorological Organization released Tuesday. The bulletin hailed the success…

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Rare and beautiful bird, thought to be extinct, is rediscovered after 100 years of no sightings The Endangered night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is one of the rarest birds in Australia, with fewer than 20 known alive today.

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It’s Friday! 🎉

Fish mint, Himalayan chives and berry pickle: how wild ingredients are transforming school dinners in India In the remote state of Meghalaya, foraged foods are helping to diversify state-provided menus – and tackle chronic malnutrition

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Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Politics Moves to a Chat Room

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We will soon be able to talk with other species. Which will be first?

Scientists have long and studiously avoided claiming that other animals have language. Now, using the power of AI, they are on the verge of deciphering one

Welcome to Autumn “Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity.

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Journalism and the Propaganda Machine A Comprehensive Critique of Language and Its Use

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Look on my works, ye Mighty Labors of Destruction and Creation

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