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tl;dr:
The current extinction rate for all IUCN-assessed species is 7.28 times greater than the background rate evidencing anthropogenic mass extinction.
(This thread uses IUCN Red List's 2022-2 data. 2023-1 data is expected in December.)
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The following update of current chordate extinction rates calculation uses 2022-1 data.
A new workbook containing the 2022 calculations (and a comparison with previous data) has been added to the Open Science Framework project at osf.io/cfkpa/
I think about this work regularly, but struggle with initiation, so am going to start talking to people who might want to do the calculations with me. Like body doubling with peer review.
tl;dr:
The current extinction rate for all IUCN-assessed species is 7.28 times greater than the background rate evidencing anthropogenic mass extinction.
(This thread uses IUCN Red List's 2022-2 data. 2023-1 data is expected in December.)
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“Stanford spoke to the Public Service Commissioner on Friday and requested he undertake an integrity review.
“She declined to say how high she believed the conduct went in MBIE's management hierarchy.”
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“KiwiRail … only provided evidence of one engineering inspection being completed across the entire rail network between July 2016 and February 2024”. Almost 8 years without a single inspection across the whole country. rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-jus…
“In 1997, police officers in New York City raped … Abner Louima …. [and] were prosecuted.
“That sent a powerful message throughout the police force: Those who assault detainees may be punished. And that’s the message that must be sent throughout the Israeli security forces.”
This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opini…
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This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opini…
The last speaker is EatKinda co-founder Milli Kumar. Her business produces cauliflower ice cream: eatkinda.com/post/eatkinda-c…
Mac Williams of Swiggin’ introduces his business that produces an automated lamb feeding system. Williams is a past regional winner for FMG Young Farmer of the Year: youngfarmers.co.nz/news/mac-…
The third founder is Matthew June of HANK. June has 40 years experience elsewhere (like in Tucumcari) and provides incite on the practicals of founding a new organisation: tucumcari.co.nz/about/
The second founder on the panel is Villi Tosi of Culture360. He began in property management: homely.nz/about/villi-tosi/
The first founder on the panel is Ellen Young of Real Worlders: youtu.be/VGXH5RlkIoY?si=lHFx…
The next session is a panel discussion. The facilitator is Guy Phillips from Firecrest Systems, a company engaged by a nonprofit whose finance committee I chair: firecrest.co.nz
Telfer advocates for more funding for blue sky research. Research funding in New Zealand continues to be in transition: mbie.govt.nz/science-and-tec…
Shane Telfer (Captivate Technology) speaks about a start-up that produces a product able to selectively absorb carbon dioxide. Built on venture capital, the organisation’s first project is in Canada: captivatetechnology.com
Nancy Teneja (Chief Information Officer, Toyota NZ) speaks on technological investment, modernisation, and AI initiatives.
The first speaker is Kemp Reweti of Pūhoro STEMM Academy. He ends with a challenge, “What will you do to help grow the next generation of Manawatū innovators?”: puhoro.org.nz
Opening notes by Prof. Chris Galvin, Mayor Grant Smith, and Mayor Michael Ford. Smith references the organisers, The Factory: thefactorynz.co.nz
