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It is funny. In current #society we are often encouraged to "think bigger". While a better approach may be to "think smaller".
Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘serious ethical concerns’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/monsanto-roundup-safety-study-retracted #Environment #Monsanto #Society #Science #USnews #Health
The Fukuoka Municipal Government has developed a new kind of paving block that benefits both blind or partially sighted pedestrians and wheelchair users. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/society/road-blocks-visually-impaired-pedestrians-wheelchair-users/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #disability #visuallyimpaired #barrierfree #fukuoka
Teens and adults around the world react to Australia's landmark move to ban children under 16 from social media. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/world/society/teens-react-social-media-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #socialmedia #australia #internet
Tokyo’s rat population isn’t going anywhere, and a growing number of scientists say the real solution isn’t eradication but coexistence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/society/tokyo-rat-infestation-garbage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #rats #tokyo #shinjukuward #pestcontrol #health
The government, in its sixth basic program for promoting gender equality, will stipulate that it will consider legislation to legalize the use of pre-marriage family names. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/japan/society/japan-surname-gender-equality-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #familyregistry #familylaw #marriage #names #nipponishinnokai #ldp #women039sissues #diet
A record 230 were killed or injured by bears in Japan since April, putting more pressure on the government to intervene as the animals push deeper into areas where people live. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/japan/society/japan-casualties-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #bearattacks
Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘serious ethical concerns’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/monsanto-roundup-safety-study-retracted #Environment #Monsanto #Society #Science #USnews #Health
It is funny. In current #society we are often encouraged to "think bigger". While a better approach may be to "think smaller".
Amid its war with Russia, Ukraine is staring down the barrel of a population collapse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/society/ukraine-population-collapse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #russiaukrainewar #children #depopulation
Original affluent society: Anthropologist's view that hunter-gatherer societies were affluent, that people had everything they needed to live well
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_affluent_society
#huntergatherer #anthropology #scarcity #society #history #sahlins #graeber #+
To address the economic burden on expectant and nursing mothers, Japan plans to set a nationwide uniform amount for childbirth expenses and fully cover this with health insurance, eliminating out-of-pocket costs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/society/childbirth-costs-full-coverage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #pregnancy #women039sissues #insurance
AI Is Breaking the Moral Foundation of Modern Society
https://eyeofthesquid.com/ai-is-breaking-the-moral-foundation-of-modern-society-a145d471694f
BREEZE. To raise a breeze; to kick up a dust or breed a disturbance.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons
"In physical space, Western children are almost comically sheltered. But in digital space, they’re entirely beyond our command; and increasingly, that’s where children spend most of their time." #Society https://werd.io/where-do-the-children-play/
Bereaved families and others mourned the nine victims of an expressway tunnel ceiling collapse in central Japan on Tuesday, the 13th anniversary of the disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/society/sasago-tunnel-accident-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #yamanashi #sasagotunnel #expressways #driving
In August, for the first time, over half of participants at the Japan's national memorial service for those who died in World War II were born after it ended, highlighting the urgent need to hand down wartime memories. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/society/war-memories-legacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #wwii #internalaffairsministry #atomicbombings #aging #mhlw
«Privacy is necessary for an open #society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. A private matter is something one doesn’t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn’t want anybody to know. Privacy is the #power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.» - Eric Hughes (1993)
There is nothing more beautiful than the possibility of choosing how to present oneself to the world. Those who do not understand #privacy do not respect themselves.
Bamboo scaffolding has become a focus of debate in Hong Kong after a tragic fire in the territory left at least 146 dead and spurred questions over whether its use contributed to the inferno. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/asia-pacific/society/bamboo-identity-hong-kong-fire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #hongkong #asia #china #wangfukcourt
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/27/world-aids-day #AidsandHIV #Society #USnews
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