#138 - New Telescopes, Animal Welfare, and Digital Divinity!
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Impact Update
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY! We’re so grateful to have you in this community! ❤️
As we set our course for 2025 at Impact Labs and begin conversations with funding partners, we’re on the lookout for testimonials and impact statements from community members! If you’d like to share how Impact Labs has positively affected you, share it with us here! Additionally, one of our prospective donors is interested in a regranting program where we would be given a sum of money to redirect towards initiatives in the Impact Labs family, so if you’re working on a project that you believe would benefit from funding (in the $5k-$50k range), use the form to share it with us and we’ll be in touch!
In the News
🌊 A British startup announced that 2025 will be the year that humans attempt to live in an underwater habitat.
🔭 The Vera C. Rubin telescope in Chile is about to add 20 terabytes of data each night to our understanding of the universe.
🧑💻 The US is fighting back against Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns.
🎩 AI ethics researchers at Cambridge warn of the coming “intention economy” wherein AI agents will covertly influence our habits and spending patterns.
Opportunities
The Animal Welfare Economics Working Group helps coordinate and support an international, interdisciplinary network of researchers working on animal welfare. They’re currently seeking a research assistant.
Founders Pledge is a research and advocacy organization encouraging startup founders to fund effective interventions to global problems. They’re on the lookout for a People Advisor: someone who can help their team reach their full potential!
“Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Digital Health Specialist to join our team in London, UK. The purpose of this role is to ensure that Malaria Consortium’s digital health work is designed and implemented to a high standard, is delivered in line with organisational strategy, and draws on best practice and emerging evidence. The post holder will act as a focal support point for digital health within Malaria Consortium, provide technical input, advice, and capacity strengthening support to colleagues globally. The postholder will also work to drive forward the strengthening and expansion of Malaria Consortium’s digital health portfolio, through contributing to business development, external relations and strategy development.” Apply here.
Pow-dr Technologies aims to facilitate the transition to renewable energy and mitigate climate change. They are developing a B2B platform to help change energy demand profiles. “This position is ideal for someone passionate about leveraging data analysis to drive innovative technology solutions for climate change mitigation. The successful candidate will work closely with the Data and Impact Lead and the Scientific Advisor, and will be directly supervised by the CEO.” They’re currently looking to hire a data scientist.
What We’re Watching
Adi Melamed, co-founder of Impact Labs, on finding aliveness.
We absolutely ADORE the Digital Divinity experience through Rest Of World.
We think at 10 bits per second, but our bodies gather data at 1 billion bits per second.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the o3 models.
Quotes We Love
“If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.”
-Audre Lorde
That’s all for now! See you in your inbox in another two weeks! ❤️