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Issue 8 community-assembled playlist

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Published: April 24, 2024 11:29

The power of art in motivation and personal storytelling can be truly moving. We have molded that idea into the shape of a community-assembled playlist. Curated with diverse contributions from our Branch community, each track resonates with themes of…

Rabbit holes of perfection

https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-8/rabbit-holes-of-perfection/

Published: April 24, 2024 11:29

Western medicine and Tech are joined at the hip. It is already impossible to imagine healthcare without tech and future visions of healthcare take this union ever further.  The Medical Futurist declares that “no matter how scary the future might seem at…

The perfect data paradox

https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-8/the-perfect-data-paradox/

Published: April 24, 2024 11:29

It’s a simple paradox. We’ll wait for a solution to be perfect before we invest in adopting it, but every solution creates its own issues and can only be improved with adoption. And so forms the biggest argument against adopting new emissions data…

The perfect site doesn’t exist

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Published: April 24, 2024 11:20

There’s something special about starting a new web or software project. Like a blank canvas, it has so much potential. Surely this is where we’re about to do our best work. Maybe we’ll get to try out shiny new tools that will help ensure we only write…

Pause

https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-8/pause/

Published: April 24, 2024 11:20

I. I really need a new pair of glasses. I’ve been putting it off. The world has acquired a silky, soft focus filter. Tragically, so has my notebook screen, every doc zoomed to 200%.  When I was growing up in Johannesburg, my family used to go to this thing…

Solarpunk Meets Better Business: Reimagining a Sustainable Digital Future

https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-8/solarpunk-meets-better-business/

Published: April 24, 2024 11:20

In a world hurtling towards environmental catastrophe, business as usual is no longer an option. The digital sector, with its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and ever-increasing carbon footprint, has been a significant contributor to the multiple…

10 people share what finding beauty in the imperfect means to them

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Published: April 24, 2024 11:20

For this piece, we invite you to switch gears and pour yourself into a moment of calm. Imagine yourself in a favourite spot. Take a moment to breathe deep. Allow yourself to relax and put today’s stresses to one side. We invite you to grant yourself a rare…

The Wabi Sabi Web

https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-8/the-wabi-sabi-web/

Published: April 24, 2024 11:20

Our glossy high definition screens glow brightly with coloured icons, buttons calling us to take action and tiled walls of vibrant photographs that look too good to be true. And yet despite the “perfection” presented to us online, there is something…

Alternative networks: Consciously designing from within earthly dynamics

https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-8/consciously-designing-alternative-networks-with-earthly-dynamics/

Published: April 24, 2024 11:20

Connectivity & Sensation What does the internet feel like? This idea fascinates me. About five years ago, I asked the internet for its opinion; and over the years, I have been slowly accumulating an eccentric blend of responses, such as: “[like] holding…

From bytes to carbon savings: Immediate’s sustainable transformation of Good Food

https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-8/immediates-transformation-of-good-food-website/

Published: April 24, 2024 11:20

In an era where everything is digital, the environmental impact of websites often goes unnoticed. However, for the team at Immediate, digital sustainability has become a central focus in their web design and development process. Recently, they embarked on…