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How to Design a Backyard That Feels 10 Degrees Cooler  

      Want a backyard that feels 10 degrees cooler? These thoughtful design ideas can transform your outdoor space into a cool, welcoming retreat. Source: How to Design a Backyard That Feels 10 Degrees Cooler – Sunset Magazine

Johns Hopkins Health System Announces the Official Launch of Illustra Health

Source: Johns Hopkins Health System Announces the Official Launch of Illustra Health

‘A vastly superior way to live’: why more seniors should choose cohousing  

Contemporary apartment complex featuring sustainable architecture with lush greenery and open balconies.

Unlike nursing homes or living alone (and lonely), cohousing emphasizes community and mutual support Source: ‘A vastly superior way to live’: why more seniors should choose cohousing | Well actually | The Guardian

Seeing fewer fireflies this year? Here’s why, and how you can help.

Fireflies are vulnerable to climate change and habitat loss. A few landscaping tricks and turning off porch lights can make a big difference. Source: Seeing fewer fireflies this year? Here’s why, and how you can help.

Boston launches new business certification for disability inclusion

Close-up of an adult managing a wheelchair outdoors on a sunny day, emphasizing independence.

The program will explore how businesses across the city can better accommodate disabled people, be it through a threshold ramp at an entrance, sensory-friendly hours, or a website with alternative text. Source: Boston launches new business certification for disability inclusion

Top Banker Said His Wharton MBA Was ‘a Waste of Time’ 

Bill Winters, the CEO of Standard Chartered, studied international relations and history before earning his MBA. Source: Top Banker Said His Wharton MBA Was ‘a Waste of Time’ – Business Insider

How Minnesota’s Nordic Ware is leading the change on phasing out “forever chemicals” 

As a third-generation business that’s been around for nearly 80 years, Nordic Ware is a company known for its classics. Source: How Minnesota’s Nordic Ware is leading the change on phasing out “forever chemicals” – CBS Minnesota

Adobe’s Project Indigo app is making me rethink phone photography  

Marc Levoy heard you didn’t like HDR photos, so he made an app for that. Source: Adobe’s Project Indigo app is making me rethink phone photography | The Verge

How AI Is Rewriting Grief, Memory, and Death 

“The dead have never been this talkative before.” Source: How AI Is Rewriting Grief, Memory, and Death | TIME

The surprising shifts climate change is bringing to Vermont farms: rice paddies, peaches and saffron 

Since 1900, annual temperatures in Vermont have increased by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit, and annual precipitation has increased by 21% over the same span, according to the state. Source: The surprising shifts climate change is bringing to Vermont farms: rice…

I created an “Everything” notebook in NotebookLM, and it’s one of the smartest moves I’ve made

All it took was one notebook to fix the chaos. Source: I created an “Everything” notebook in NotebookLM, and it’s one of the smartest moves I’ve made

A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading  

Kids on bikes once filled the streets. Not anymore. Source: A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading – The Atlantic

Sweet Vindication for Stem Cell Research, and American Science  

  A small group of people with a severe form of type 1 diabetes have been successfully treated with pancreatic cells derived from human embryonic stem cells. This moment should not pass without recognition of the historical context. Source: Sweet…

How Minnesota’s Nordic Ware is leading the change on phasing out “forever chemicals” 

As a third-generation business that’s been around for nearly 80 years, Nordic Ware is a company known for its classics. Source: How Minnesota’s Nordic Ware is leading the change on phasing out “forever chemicals” – CBS Minnesota

Top Banker Said His Wharton MBA Was ‘a Waste of Time’ 

Bill Winters, the CEO of Standard Chartered, studied international relations and history before earning his MBA. Source: Top Banker Said His Wharton MBA Was ‘a Waste of Time’ – Business Insider