Glass Wings Blog: People
1 billion people left dangerously exposed to heat stress by gaps in climate monitoring
1 in 3 people are lonely. Will AI help, or make things worse?
100 years of radio in Africa: from propaganda to people’s power
70 years ago, an Anglo-US coup condemned Iran to decades of oppression – but now the people are fighting back
A 10-panel comic explores a subtle kind of racism many people of color experience.
A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on.
A “big victory” for intersex people and their rights
A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it.
A Fight for Salmon Fishing Rights Connects Indigenous Peoples Across the Pacific Ocean
A huge shark terrorises people in new French hit Under Paris. When will we stop villainising these animals?
A person in Texas caught bird flu after exposure to cows that were thought to be ill
A person in Texas caught bird flu after mixing with dairy cattle. Should we be worried?
A successful energy transition depends on managing when people use power. So how do we make demand more flexible?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must be at the centre, not the margins, of LGBTQIA+ plans and policies
Aboriginal people made pottery and sailed to distant offshore islands thousands of years before Europeans arrived
AI Safety for Fleshy Humans
AI systems have learned how to deceive humans. What does that mean for our future?
Air pollution from fossil fuels ‘kills 5 million people a year’
All Gender Toilets Need To Be A Thing — And It's Not About Trans People
Amid scorching heat, 900 people died this week in Saudi Arabia. Climate change has made the Hajj pilgrimage more risky
Ana and Elene connected online, but when they met in person, they discovered a dark secret
The animal sounds in most nature documentaries are made by humans – here’s how they do it and why it matters
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in NZ’s wild cockles and watercress put people at growing risk of serious illness
Artificial intelligence is already in our hospitals. 5 questions people want answered
As a Trans Person, I Don't Think Conservatives See Me As Human
Australia to immediately begin releasing people held in indefinite immigration detention
Australian government, media silent on last COVID wave that killed one thousand people
The Australian public service is letting Indigenous people down. How do we fix it?
Australia’s first mobile cooling hub is ready for searing heat this summer – and people who are homeless helped design it
Australia’s young people are moving to the left – though young women are more progressive than men, reflecting a global trend
Beyond Juukan Gorge: how First Nations people are taking charge of clean energy projects on their land
Bhutan took a step towards queer rights, but its LGBTIQ+ people want a giant leap
‘Biblical proportions’: 3 months’ worth of rainfall floods Nova Scotia, forcing evacuations as crews search for missing people
Big W has withdrawn Welcome to Sex from its stores to protect staff – but teen sex education can keep young people safe
Brain Implants That Help Paralyzed People Speak Just Broke New Records
The brain is the most complicated object in the universe. This is the story of scientists’ quest to decode it – and read people’s minds
Character.ai: Young people turning to AI therapist bots
The Chinese government claims LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination. Our interviews with 26 activists tell another story
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to ‘war on pollution,’ report says
Clean-up activities instilled in Japanese people have led to thecollection of trash becoming a sports competition
Climate complacency: study finds even the most informed people would rather take the easy option
Cockney and Queen’s English have all but disappeared among young people – here’s what’s replaced them
Conflict between humans and wildlife in Tanzania is being poorly managed – and climate change is making things worse
Could an afternoon nap help us cope with hotter temperatures? It’s worked for Australia’s First Nations people
Could dinosaurs be the reason humans can’t live for 200 years?
Covid keeps killing more people every month than flu does in a year
COVID-19 Reinfections Are Further Disabling People With Long COVID
Cuchilla del San Juan Expansion Protects Endemic Species and Benefits Thousands of Local People in Colombia
Daily aspirin doesn’t prevent strokes in older, healthy people after all
Dave Chappelle has built a reputation for ‘punching down’ on trans people – and now he’s targeting disabled people
Debunking migration myths: the real reasons people move, and why most migration happens in the global south
Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.
Denver opens first “micro-community” to house homeless people
The ‘digital divide’ is already hurting people’s quality of life. Will AI make it better or worse?
Disabled people's exclusion from indoor spaces is a civil rights violation, not an annoyance
Dobby: ‘Hip-hop is a powerful tool to remind people to see past the crap’
E for equity? E-scooter and e-bike schemes can help people on low incomes and with disabilities
‘Eco-friendly’ straws contain potentially toxic chemicals – posing a threat to people and wildlife
The Entitlement of Privileged White People Who Flaunt Awful Grammar
Environmental disasters and climate change force people to cross borders, but they’re not recognised as refugees – they should be
EPA posts databases of pesticide harm to people, pets and wildlife for first time in agency history
Facebook Is Being Overrun With Stolen, AI-Generated Images That People Think Are Real
Facial Recognition Still Struggles To Recognize Faces As More People Are Misidentified As Criminals
Fatigue Can Shatter a Person
First Nations people must be at the forefront of Australia’s renewable energy revolution
First Peoples’ land overlaps with 130 imperilled bird species – and their knowledge may be vital to saving them
Following the Voice failure, Indigenous politicians are calling for the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to be implemented. What is it and what would it mean?
For Indigenous Peoples With Deep Ties to the Land, Climate Change Is Personal
For People in Prison, Career Training Begins in a Virtual World
For years, Japan tried to keep their existence a secret, but the Ainu people refuse to disappear
Forcing people to repay welfare ‘loans’ traps them in a poverty cycle – where is the policy debate about that?
Friday essay: blind people are often exhausted by daily prejudice – but being blind is ‘inherently creative’
“Fundamental rethink:” One third of people willing to give up owning cars, nearly half in big cities
Germany approves self-ID to make transitioning easier for trans people after year in legal limbo
Giant pumpkin paddler Adam quite possibly the first person to float in one down Tumut River
Google launches Flood Hub in the U.S., which predicts when rivers will flood and warns people to evacuate
Governments are failing to share decision-making with Indigenous people, Productivity Commission finds
‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India
Heat exposure of older people across world to double by 2050, finds study
Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people
Historic land win for Ecuador’s Siekopai sets precedent for other Indigenous peoples
The Historical Reason The British Drive On The Left (And Why Most People Don’t)
How both health and safety are compromised for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence
How do we evaluate people for their technical leadership?
How humans are engineering the future of coral reefs
How Indigenous peoples are reclaiming their celebrations of the summer solstice − and using them to resist
How investing in green buildings, including cheaper home loans, is a win for banks, people and our planet
How people in 24 countries view same-sex marriage
How Queensland’s blue card system ‘disproportionately disadvantages’ Indigenous people
How to Free People From the Gravitational Pull of Hatred
How to protect people displaced by the climate crisis
Hull: The city set to give people the 'right to grow'
Humans Find AI-Generated Faces More Trustworthy Than the Real Thing
‘I have no rights’: what happens to stateless people in Australia after the High Court’s ruling?
‘I want to get bogged at a beach in my wheelchair and know people will help’. Micheline Lee on the way forward for the NDIS
‘I want to see the first African woman in space’: the Kenyan stargazer bringing astronomy to the people
I was a geriatrician on Old People’s Home for Teenagers. Here’s why I joined this TV experiment
If humans disappeared, what would happen to our dogs?
If We all Made Our Living By Helping People it Would Heal the World
‘I’m not buying new stuff any more’: the young people getting into ‘degrowth’
In Kyrgyzstan, creeping authoritarianism rubs up against proud tradition of people power
Indigenous people and NGO grow a wildlife corridor in the world’s oldest rainforest
Indigenous people in the Amazon are helping to build bridges & save primates
Indigenous peoples still face effects of mass bison slaughter
Intelligence Community Feels It Might Be Time To Start Stuffing Surveillance Gear Into People’s Pants
Interim housing isn’t just a roof and four walls. Good design is key to getting people out of homelessness
Interview: Victory for People with Disabilities and Older Persons in Mexico
Invasive species cost humans $423bn each year and threaten world’s diversity
Investigative Report Proves What Most People Already Suspected: The ‘War On Woke & DEI’ Mostly Pushed By A Bunch Of Censorial, Racist Shitheads
The Invisibility of Small-Town Homeless People
Iranian parliamentary election: what people are voting for and why it’s different this time
‘It was bloody amazing’: how getting into social housing transforms people’s lives
‘It’s fun to cook up the stupidest idea’: the people competing to make the worst computer games possible
It’s getting even harder to find full-time work. So more people are taking second part-time jobs
‘It’s soul-destroying’: how people on a housing wait list of 175,000 describe their years of waiting
I’ve studied sand dunes for 40 years – here’s what people find most surprising
Jo Brand translated my science. I’m certain that comedy can connect people to climate change
Kabi Kabi people recognised as native title holders over the Sunshine Coast
Kids dressing up as older people is harmless fun, right? No, it’s ageist, whatever Bluey says
Landmark US Trial Rules Young People Have a Right to a Clean Environment
Last Summer Was So Hot It Killed Over 60,000 People in Europe
Libya floods: why cash is the best way to help get humanitarian aid to people affected by disasters
London's Low Emission Zones improve air quality, health, and people's well-being, says new analysis
Long before politicians called to ‘stop the boats’, First Nations people welcomed arrivals from Indonesia
Long COVID stemmed from mild cases of COVID-19 in most people
Love it or Leave it? Study Shows How People Perceive AI-created Content
Mainstream NDIS providers failed Will, so he built his own support service for neurodiverse people to game together
Major research suggests humans can break free from tribalism
Majority of ASEAN people favor China over U.S., survey finds
Making visible the invisible: Supporting long COVID patients and the people caring for them
Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?
Many people feel they work in pointless, meaningless jobs, research confirms
Many people hate wasps, but they’re smarter than you might think – and ecologically important
Maybe in Your Lifetime, People Will Live on the Moon and Then Mars
Megacities: life in the cities home to more than 10 million people – photo essay
Months after being diagnosed with COVID-19, one in five people are still suffering from symptoms, new research finds
More evidence that humans were in North America over 20,000 years ago
More states strive to make parks, trails accessible to people with disabilities
More than 4 billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Is this democracy’s biggest test?
More vulnerable people live in Philadelphia neighborhoods that are less green and get hotter
The more you know: people with better understanding of Australia’s colonial history more likely to support moving Australia Day
Most states now have affirmative sexual consent laws, but not enough people know what they mean
NASA is looking for commercial Mars missions. Do people still want to go to Mars?
Nepal's tiger revival: benefits for people, prosperity, and planet
Neuroaffirming care values the strengths and differences of autistic people, those with ADHD or other profiles. Here’s how
New Conservation and Sustainable Use Area in Ecuador Protects Water Sources for over 180,000 People
New Ukrainian nanotech 'cloak' can hide people from drones
Nicotine pouches are being marketed to young people on social media. But are they safe, or even legal?
‘No safe space in society’: new UN report reveals the extent of systemic racism faced by people of African descent in Australia
Non-disclosure agreements are commonplace in sexual harassment cases, but they’re being misused to silence people
NYC Has Left People With Long COVID Behind
Obsolete, but not gone: The people who won't give up floppy disks
Oldest known Scottish tartan ‘brought back to life’ for people to wear
On ‘Alternative Walking Tours,’ Formerly Homeless People Share Their Perspectives
One Person One Price
One Simple Trick Could Make More People Eat Vegan Food
Opinion: Long COVID is debilitating to me and 65 million other people. Where is the urgency to treat it?
Our planet is burning in unexpected ways - here’s how we can protect people and nature
‘People are at their best when they have a choice’: Aussie bosses give up on ending WFH
‘People are dying waiting for a house’: how Australia’s healthcare system leaves rough sleepers with nowhere to turn
‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars
People are pretending to be ‘NPCs’ on TikTok and it’s not just weird, it’s also lucrative
People around the world are living in non-traditional housing to cope with rising cost of living
‘People need to be riled up’: meteorologist names US heatwaves after oil and gas giants
The people paid to spot risks see high chance of ‘global catastrophe’ within 10 years
People power: seven grassroots conservationists who are ‘saving the world’
People Search Data Brokers, Stalking, and ‘Publicly Available Information’ Carve-Outs
The people who started again in their 90s: ‘I was in the closet for 95 years. Then that door blew open!’
People who work from home all the time ‘cut emissions by 54%’ against those in office
People with hypermobility may be more prone to long Covid, study suggests
People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories
People worry Christmas beetles are disappearing. We’re gathering citizen data to see the full picture
Planning laws protect people. A poorly regulated rush to boost housing supply will cost us all
‘Planting a tree is hope in action’: the people regenerating urban habitats and growing community
The political subjugation of First Nations peoples is no longer historical legacy
Prince Albert had nothing to do with the lyrebird bearing his name. Should our birds be named after people?
Reclaiming Control: The Internet Archive Empowers People. Gatekeepers Keep Suing
Reducing nicotine in tobacco would help people quit – without prohibiting cigarettes
Replacing gas heating with reverse-cycle aircon leaves some people feeling cold. Why? And what’s the solution?
Researchers Gave Homeless People $750 Per Month and the Results Were Incredible
Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO
Russian missile strike on Kharkiv postal centre kills six people, officials say
Russian police arrest over 100 people nationwide in crackdown on Navalny support
Salty foods are making people sick − in part by poisoning their microbiomes
Saving the Mary River turtle: how the people of Tiaro rallied behind an iconic species
Scientists Gave Homeless People $7,500, Here’s How They Spent It
Shocking Wake-Up Call: First Marine Fish Declared Extinct Due to Humans
The social media star helping people fall in love with libraries
Some people think income tax is illegal. It’s pseudolaw, and it’s damaging the legal system
Some people who share fake news on social media actually think they’re helping the world
Space Opera Novels by Cisgender Women, Non-Binary, and Trans People
The steps being taken to get better treatment for Australia’s autistic people
Storm Ciarán: Seven people killed and dozens injured in Europe
Sustaining People and Place
The taboo of animal friendship, an evolutionary advantage not exclusive to humans
Taking more than 5 pills a day? ‘Deprescribing’ can prevent harm – especially for older people
‘They treat you like an it’: people with intellectual disability on seeing medical professionals
This mum and son set up a vital app to help keep LGBTQ+ people safe in public
This salt alternative could help reduce blood pressure. So why are so few people using it?
Three good things: tour operators innovating for blind and neurodiverse people
Tickle vs Giggle: in a world where transgender people are under attack, this is a test case for Australia
Too many young people who’ve been in detention die prematurely. They deserve better
Turns Out Nature Didn't 'Heal' While Humans Were in Lockdown
UN Human Rights Committee rules in favour of First Nations people
United Airlines Destroys the Life of Another Disabled Person
United Nations adopts historic, first-ever resolution on rights of intersex people
University isn’t right for everyone. Pushing young people to go can have devastating effects
Up to 220 Indonesians could be compensated after children wrongly jailed in Australia as people smugglers
Up to 5 billion people to be hit by rainfall changes this century if CO₂ emissions are not curbed, research shows
The Victorian government wants to trial electronic monitoring devices on young people. It’s a bad idea
Viral Epidemics Could Kill 12 Times as Many People by 2050. Here's Why.
Wasabi Boosts Cognitive Ability in Older People, Study Shows
We know social media bans are unlikely to work. So how can we keep young people safe online?
We looked at genetic clues to depression in more than 14,000 people. What we found may surprise you
What drives people to panic buy during times of crisis: A new study sheds light on the psychology of consumers
What is a sonar pulse and how can it injure humans under water?
What is biophilic design? 3 ways ‘green’ buildings work better for neurodivergent people
What is metabolism? A biochemist explains how different people convert energy differently − and why that matters for your health
Who we care about is limited – but our research shows how humans can expand their ‘moral circle’
Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?
‘Why didn’t we know?’ is no excuse. Non-Indigenous Australians must listen to the difficult historical truths told by First Nations people
Why don’t people care about Australia’s native rodents? The problem could be their ugly names
Why scrapping the term ‘long COVID’ would be harmful for people with the condition
Wild bird feeding surged worldwide during lockdowns. That’s good for people, but not necessarily for the birds
Wild Elephants Seem to Have Been Domesticated, But Not by Humans
Wolves return to Europe: what to do about them is a people problem
Word games, wit and the pleasure of annoying people: a daughter’s memoir sheds new light on the notoriously private John Clarke
Working from home has worked for people with disability. The back-to-the-office push could wind back gains
X repeatedly told us that users who posted “Hitler was right” and urged a “final solution” for Jewish people didn't break “our safety policies”
Yhonnie Scarce’s glass works are a glistening, poignant exploration of how nuclear testing affected First Nations people
Young people are drinking less in real life. But film and TV paints a different picture
Young people hate making phone calls – could it be hurting their careers?
Zenadth Kes peoples’ long journey to self-determination in the Torres Strait
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