Newsom must dump fossil fuels to fight climate change
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In 1966, when smog obscured the Los Angeles skyline and residents choked on noxious fumes, California enacted the country’s first clean air law. In 1970,…
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Actor Ted Danson and philanthropist Wendy Schmidt are fighting to save our oceans
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Meet the ocean activists using their own money to study the seas and combat climate change
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To combat COVID-19, we needed fast science. Fighting climate change will take time—and funding.
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It can be easy to forget as more COVID-19 vaccines are used every day that the incredible speed with which these vaccines were developed is…
Philanthropy Awards, 2022
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The Philanthropy 50
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Broad Institute launches new initiative to fight disease with artificial intelligence
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Changing the system
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Like many people who grew up during the 1970s, Wendy Schmidt watched The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. She followed that great explorer and conservationist into the…
Bringing biology and AI together
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We’re betting that artificial intelligence will help speed real breakthroughs to improve human health. Life and computer sciences have long moved in parallel. In…
Composting should be your 2022 New Year’s resolution. Here’s why.
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Composting recycles food waste so that it isn’t waste at all. Compost makes excellent top soil, which in turn absorbs carbon, helping to cool our…