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Russia had a three-day traffic jam

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital health, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Russia had a three-day traffic jam
By Sarah Miller, grist.org

There was a three-day-long traf­fic jam in Rus­sia over the week­end. That’s not three hours. That is three days. There was a snow­storm on the M-10, a well-traveled road between St. Peters­burg and Moscow. Now, one might think a coun­try…

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Dashboard cams a key safety feature in Russia

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Network Science, Security & Privacy

Why Dashboard Cams Have Become a Crucial Safety Feature for Russian Motorists
core77.com

Here’s an interesting example of how cultural influences have led to the ubiquitous uptake of a product design. The country in question is Russia, and the product is the dashboard cam.The Internet is awash in well-captured car crash footage, and i…

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Japan explores remote, virtual workforce after disasters

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Regenerative Economy, Systems Science

After a Disaster, Japan Looks for Alternatives to the Office
bloomberg.com

Cour­tesy Soco­co

Think your boss is stub­born about let­ting you work from home? Try going to Japan.

Telecom­mut­ing is sim­ply not built into the busi­ness cul­ture there. Just 12 per­cent of Internet-connected Japan­ese office work­ers woul…

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Icebreaker: Anthropologist designs bio-based performance clothing

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Health Informatics, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science
English: Natural Resources GIS
English: Natural Resources GIS (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In a performance textile dominated by petrochemical dependent cotton or petrol based synthetic clothing, which consumes a vast amount of the world’s water and natural resources, an enterprising anthropologist has designed a line of clothing from wool that is both higher performance, comfortable and kinda cool looking

Icebreaker Is A Natural – TIME.

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