The most Martian place on Earth | Armando Azua-Bustos | TED2017

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How can you study Mars without a spaceship? Head to the most Martian place on Earth — the Atacama Desert in Chile. Astrobiologist Armando Azua-Bustos grew up in this vast, arid landscape and now studies the rare life forms that have adapted to survive there, some in areas with no reported rainfall for the past 400 years. Explore the possibility of finding life elsewhere in the universe without leaving the planet with this quick, funny talk.Watch also animated video about a “Drone-based Medical Delivery System” after his talk.

Posted on October 10, 2017 By joselepervanche Posted in Chile, Countries, Global Learning News, Space Exploration, Special Topics, TED, TED TalksTagged Deserts, Mars.

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Nobel Peace Prize 2017 | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons – ICAN

“It is a great honour to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 in recognition of our role in achieving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This historic agreement, adopted on 7 July with the backing of 122 nations, offers a powerful, much-needed alternative to a world in which threats of mass destruction are allowed to prevail and, indeed, are escalating.

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is a coalition of non-governmental organizations in one hundred countries. By harnessing the power of the people, we have worked to bring an end to the most destructive weapon ever created – the only weapon that poses an existential threat to all humanity.

This prize is a tribute to the tireless efforts of many millions of campaigners and concerned citizens worldwide who, ever since the dawn of the atomic age, have loudly protested nuclear weapons, insisting that they can serve no legitimate purpose and must be forever banished from the face of our earth.

It is a tribute also to the survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – the hibakusha – and victims of nuclear test explosions around the world, whose searing testimonies and unstinting advocacy were instrumental in securing this landmark agreement.”

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2,000 historic buildings in Mexico damaged by earthquake | #EarthquakeMexico

Turning ideas into results with SAP Innovation Management | SAP

Innovation isn´t a luxury, it´s a necessity. In today´s competitive environment, only those companies succeed that bring the right ideas to market. And they need to be faster than the competition. Find out how SAP software helps you manage innovation efficiently. For more information, visit  www.sap.com/innovation-management

Web Attack Visualization | Akamai

Where are the largest web attacks originating? What is the most common attack vector being used? The Akamai Intelligent Platform delivers more than 2 trillion Internet interactions, protects web applications, and mitigates multiple DDoS attacks each day. We’re able to leverage this data to share an informed view into Internet security metrics, including daily threat levels by industry and region, countries launching the web attacks, and the most common Internet attack methods.

Web Attack Visualization Link:

https://www.akamai.com/us/en/about/our-thinking/state-of-the-internet-report/web-attack-visualization.jsp

Sustainable Global Goals: How we can make the world a better place by 2030 | Michael Green | TEDGlobal>London

#GlobalGoals #SDGs ==> Can we end hunger and poverty, halt climate change and achieve gender equality in the next 15 years? The governments of the world think we can. Meeting at the UN in September 2015, they agreed to a new set of Global Goals for the development of the world to 2030. Social progress expert Michael Green invites us to imagine how these goals and their vision for a better world can be achieved.

Michael Green is part of the team that has created the Social Progress Index, a standard to rank societies based on how they meet the needs of citizens.

They are using People’s Report Cards to grade each country. On 2017, how is the progress of SDGs measured using the Social Progress Index?

2017 Social Progress Index

The Social Progress Index is an aggregate index of social and environmental indicators that capture three dimensions of social progress: Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity. The 2017 Social Progress Index includes data from 128 countries on 50 indicators. (http://www.socialprogressindex.com).

Social Progress Imperative (http://www.socialprogressimperative.org)

Relaunching Outdoors University. The university is outdoors.

Relaunching Outdoors University. Learning moments and activities outside the classroom. Resources for outdoors learners by outdoors enthusiasts. The university is outdoors. Outdoors University is collaborative learning and social media learning. Everybody learn from each other using GLOBE Global Learning Opportunities Building Engagement. Outdoors University is a global educational project of Global Learning News.

Global Learning News is a volunteers’ news and educational organization that uses social media learning opportunities, FB photo albums and public photo albums from global travelers and outdoors’ enthusiasts in different disciplines. Content is used in management, systems, environmental, leadership, and social courses in colleges and universities. Global Outdoors Learning Adventures and Outdoors University complement indoors learning. Share link: https://outdoorsuniversity.wordpress.com

Featured photo: #SolarPower #WindPower #GreenPower. Lessons from @vamospedaleando. He is biking across #Spain and #Portugal looking for #sustainable ideas. His photos share his beautiful views and his reflections while sleeping in a tent or hammock under the stars. Follow him via #VamosPedaleando in Instagram and Facebook. The university is outdoors. #outdoorsuniversity

Posted on September 23, 2017

Posted in Biking, Energy, Global Goals, Global Learning News, Green Energy, Portugal, Solar energy, Spain, Sustainable Development Goals, Wind EnergyTagged Green Energy, Solar energy, sustainability, vamos pedaleando, Wind Energy.

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