#124 - Ending Polio, Fundraising for Animals, and Loving Parents.
#124 - Ending Polio, Fundraising for Animals, and Loving Parents.
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In the News
💉 Ebola went from headlines to history thanks to concerted multi-national public health campaigns. According the WHO, there are now enough vaccines that they can be used preventatively, not just in response to an outbreak.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia just threw $500M behind the fight to end polio forever.
🌋 Less than 50% of India’s energy came from coal in Q1 of this year. That’s a historic record.
🍀 AI is already good at deception, but it’s better than we thought.
Opportunities
Gates Ventures is looking for a junior analyst for their pandemic preparedness and prevention division. “Our mission is to catalyze innovations that solve global problems and improve the lives of the world’s poorest people. We do this by incubating products, advocating for important causes, engaging with global organizations, and managing venture investments.” Apply here
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network is seeking an associate R&D engineer for their bioengineering platform. “CZ Biohub SF itself supports some of the brightest, boldest engineers, data scientists, and biomedical researchers to investigate the fundamental mechanisms underlying disease and develop new technologies that will lead to actionable diagnostics and effective therapies. We are guided by our values of scholarly excellence; disruptive innovation; hands-on engineering/hacking/building; partnership and collaboration; open communication and respect; inclusiveness; and opportunity for all.”
The Humane League is hiring a development coordinator to help them in their fundraising efforts. Their mission is to end the abuse of animals who* are currently raised for human consumption, and they need all the help they can get. This is a remote position, and the application closes on May 30th. Tell them Impact Labs sent you if you apply!
*A conscious decision to use “who” rather than “that.”
What We’re Watching
This incredibly rich, detailed visualization of the “map of philosophy” gets us going.
Here is one of our favorite dialogues in the English language. It’s all about eating a pear. Written by Yann Martel.
These 2 viral Douyin stars are acting as stand-in parents for young folks in China, giving them love and wisdom that many say they never received.
Quotes We Love
“The sun shines not on us but in us.”
- John Muir
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