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By focusing on the efficacy of altruistic behavior, we can ensure the most impactful charities get the support they deserve. Innovation Fellow Josh Greene co-published an essay in on ways to optimize the impact of charitable donations:
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Communication skills are crucial for interdisciplinary scientists. Our and led a communications skills development session covering the importance of messaging, audience, and more.
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A huge thank you to our co-funders
It’s vital the next generation of Technologists tackle these challenges head on. Learn more about the program here and see if your undergraduate team is a fit
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Great new initiative by to support the long-term maintenance and sustainability of free and open source software!
Launching with support from , , , and
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Induction 👏 stoves 👏do it 👏 better.
Schmidt Futures grantee share their thoughts on why induction stoves are not only better for the environment, but also better for your bank account and cooking ambitions.
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Induction stoves are the fastest, safest, healthiest, and 
fanciestway to cook. @JonathanScott donned his finest electric purple attire to show off just how fancy this technology is.
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Schmidt Futures grantee BioBuilder (), which empowers teachers and schools to bring SynBio education to school districts, announced its launch of a strategy designed to grow the bioeconomy workforce in urban, rural, and tribal communities:
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"Try, fail, make pivots, try again, succeed or fail better."
on the importance of experiencing failure to build resilience. Read the paper co-authored by on failure, reflection and improvement in :
nature.com/articles/s4157
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As first-generation students, @Elvis_Cao and #RhodesScholar @gladys_ngetich hope that sharing their failures will inspire others from similar minority backgrounds to pursue challenging situations, build resilience, and persist bit.ly/NormalizeFailu @SchmidtFellows @NatRevChem
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Which energy source has the lowest lifecycle carbon emissions?
- Wind0%
- Geothermal100%
- Solar Thermal0%
- Photovoltaics0%
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The majority of oil and gas entities (interviewed in 's recent study –– linked below) believe that there are NO geothermal related technical challenges that the oil and gas industry can not solve.
- True85.7%
- False14.3%
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Utilizing existing technologies, geothermal energy is a viable pathway to 100% decarbonization of the Texas grid in only four years of drilling
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Drilling 1.4 million geothermal wells globally could supply how much of the global projected electricity demand by 2050?
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- 45%33.3%
- 55%16.7%
- 77%50%
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Geothermal energy is cheap, clean and abundant. Its potential is enormous, but we need proper buy in from the oil and gas industry to reap its full benefits.
Take this short quiz to test your knowledge on the potential of #Geothermal 👇
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After a year-long multi-disciplinary effort, Schmidt Futures grantee have published a landmark study that evaluates the size and potential scale of geothermal as an abundant clean energy resource in Texas and beyond.
Read the full report:
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Every mistake can be a learning opportunity.
We’re excited to see 2021 Learning Engineering Tools Competition Winner RightOn! –– an app that helps student solve math problems by learning from their mistakes –– featured on :
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Congrats to Anthony Woods on being appointed Maryland Secretary of Veterans Affairs by ! Tony has done a fantastic job as a leader at Schmidt Futures and will serve the veterans of Maryland well. Best of luck, Tony!
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Today I am proud to announce new appointments to our cabinet:
Sec. Health Dr. Laura Herrera Scott
Sec. Labor Portia Wu
Sec. Human Services Rafael López
Sec. General Services Atif Chaudhry
Sec. Veterans Affairs Anthony Woods
Sec. Juvenile Services Vincent Schiraldi
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Join a community of 200 brilliant Rise Global Winners from 42 countries using their exceptional talent to serve others.
The deadline to submit your application is this Wednesday, January 25th, 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT):
risefortheworld.org/apply-to-rise
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Should we be shaking hands? 🤝 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications Winner writes about the various perspectives on the age old practice.
Read the piece here:
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Research supported by the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center at the of MIT and Harvard helped develop an AI tool capable of predicting a subject’s risk of developing lung cancer within six years.
Read more:
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There are only 7️⃣ more days to apply for Rise 2023. Now is the time to #RiseTo the challenge and apply to an initiative that can bring your brilliant ideas to life. Your future is waiting (and has a week-long deadline). Go to risefortheworld.org to get started today.
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Genetic research by Schmidt Futures grantee supports theories that the genomic changes that led to increased human cognition may also predispose people to psychiatric disease:
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Thousands of people get stuck in the criminal justice system due to bad data.
Learn how we can solve this problem and accelerate progress towards a smaller, fairer, safer criminal justice system via & :
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Check out our takeover of Times Square in celebration of all our Rise Global Winners and the opening of applications. Applications for 2023 close January 25, so be sure to submit yours today!
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One month left to apply and help identify global talent who may one day change the world.
is looking for selectors to identify the brilliant young people who become Rise Global Winners.
To learn more, visit: risefortheworld.org/become-a-selec
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If you're passionate about supporting cutting-edge interdisciplinary science, this could be the perfect role for you. We are looking for a Scientific Admissions Manager/Officer to join our team. See our website for more details and how to apply -
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Will AI ever learn to be funny? In this piece, Schmidt Futures AI2050 community member talks about all things machine learning — from what we should celebrate to what we should fear:
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There will always be new problems to solve, and the brilliance needed to solve them will come in many forms, and from all over the world.
2022 Global Winner Tony Wang discusses the importance of getting ahead of problems before they occur.
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Our partners & help youth #RiseTo the world’s many challenges! Here are a few ways that their program can help YOU make a lifelong impact. 15-17? You have ’til Jan 25th to apply at tinyurl.com/7s9nur9z!
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Check out Manu Prakash's project-based Frugal Science class at Stanford - with 50 slots for people around the world! Proud that Manu is a Innovation Fellow, working on open-source, low-cost microscopy.
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(1/n) 2023 begins with new hopes & dreams. Restarting our #FrugalScience global adventure this year with an invitation to global cohort of problem solvers. Here is invitation for global community to engage - come solve hard problems with us with a little bit of play.
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Building a future in which we all want to live won’t be easy. But, the world is waiting, and the talent is ready.
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A research team, including 2021 Fellow has discovered a new form of carbon that has the potential to unlock new nanomaterials - with applications in electronics, aerospace, automotive, and defense. Published today -
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You've got this 💪 –– just take it from Rise Global Winner Maneeza Khan.
Believe in yourself today and apply to be a Global Winner: risefortheworld.org/apply-to-rise/
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“I think excellence is doing for one person, what you wish you could do for everyone. If everybody was doing that, our world would be excellent.” -2021 Rise Global Winner Olaoluwa Olugbenle.
PSA: This is the last month to apply for Rise 2023:
risefortheworld.org/apply-to-rise/
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Congratulations to for winning an award for his story about language, genetics, and social constructs in Latin America nature.com/articles/d4158
Thanks to and for recognizing this ambitious story.
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#MondayMotivation: Don't compare, connect.
We’re excited to continue building a network of the sharpest minds on earth in 2023.
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Took the words right out of our mouth. Here's to another year of working on hard problems in science and society, together.
#HappyNewYear from Schmidt Futures 🍾 #2023
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More than 240 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions will be avoided by 2030 through the work of , led by Schmidt Futures Innovation Fellow .
Read how our brilliant network is solving the world's hardest problems: schmidtfutures.com/schmidt-future
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From our EOY Letter: What began as an emergency humanitarian effort to evacuate Afghans via multiple airlifts has scaled into the world's largest, single-country scholarship program for displaced students.
Read about the Qatar Afghan Scholarship Project: schmidtfutures.com/schmidt-future
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Welcome home. Today a group of Afghan refugees arrived safely in the US after a journey that began in August. Thanks to our extraordinary partners in this work @YaldaHakimFund and @SpiritAmerica, and to @xhacka_olta and @ediramaal for their humanitarian leadership.
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