The Horse 2021/22

Environment & Technology

Oeconomia

"Oeconomia" legt episodisch die Spielregeln des Kapitalismus offen: ein Aufklärungsfilm über den Zusammenhang zwischen Wirtschaftswachstum, Verschuldung und Vermögenskonzentration.

To the documentary in German (3sat.de) until 01.2024

"Oeconomia" episodically exposes the rules of the game of capitalism: an educational film about the connection between economic growth, debt and wealth concentration.

Climate Action Tracker

>Interesting tool (climateactiontracker.org)

The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) is an independent scientific analysis produced by two research organisations tracking climate action since 2009. We track progress towards the globally agreed aim of holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.

A snow-free Switzerland?

There has been a great deal of media focus on the near-​total lack of snow in Swiss ski resorts at the beginning of the year. Sonia Seneviratne explains why we will have to get used to this scenario and what needs to be done about it.

>To the full article in English and German (ethz.ch)

ChatGPT ???

If you want to write an original Christmas card, ChatGPT can do it in no time. Simply type in the following instruction:
"please write a Christmas card light, heaven, Mary, Joseph, Christmas, etc". You can choose the keywords yourself.

But beware, the service is so good and in such demand that there are capacity bottlenecks. So the early bird catches the worm. When the Americans wake up, things will get tight.

What ChatGPT is can be found briefly explained in the following video article https://youtu.be/YkhdP9ZYi3s

>More about ChatGPT

 PS: some other opinions/articles
>Kommentar: ChatGPT – keine Intelligenz, keine Panik! | heise online
>KI, schreib meine Thesis! Welchen Einfluss ChatGPT auf die Bildung haben könnte | heise online
>KI ChatGPT: Die wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten zum neuen Chatbot | heise online

Circular Economy: An Introduction

Delftx - CircularX

Our course Circular Economy: An Introduction is now open! We have run this MOOC since 2015 with over 43,000 participants, and are really looking forward to sharing this experience with you.

We have included some of the latest research on the Circular Economy, and interviewed scientists to discuss questions such as:

  • What does it take to set up a circular business?
  • Are our products really designed to break prematurely?
  • Are consumers to blame for the 'fast fashion' trend, or is there a more subtle story to be told?More...