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Attention, attention! 😯

Here’s a new episode of the Redefining Society & Technology podcast!

"How to Hack Global Activism with Tech, Music, and Purpose

With Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder of Global Citizen | Author of the #book: From Ideas to Impact."

Welcome back to my Musing on Society and Technology newsletter — where I drop new podcast episodes and explore what it means to be human in a hybrid analog-digital society.

This isn’t the place for hype or headline-chasing. It’s about asking better questions and figuring out how technology can serve humanity — not the other way around.

That said, I owe a quick apology to my guest Michael Sheldrick — we recorded this episode a while ago, but life, work, and about 437 browser tabs got in the way. Thank you for your patience, Michael. I hope this helps shine an even brighter spotlight on the incredible work you and the Global Citizen team are doing.

And yes — I’m honored to do the little I can to help promote it. Because this matters.

Global Citizen is proof that you can mix pop culture, #tech, and purpose to drive real change. $40 billion unlocked. A billion lives impacted. All through a movement powered by #music, #activism, and one simple idea:

"Anyone can make a difference — you just have to start."

Michael and I talk about:

The power of #socialmedia and gamified activism

Getting John Legend and Coldplay on board

Using tech tools like #Salesforce, #AI, and translation platforms

Why young people aren’t waiting — and politicians better pay attention

And yes, there’s a bonus chapter coming soon from his book — The #Innovator. You already know I invited him back for that.

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And if you enjoy the show — follow the podcast, share it, or send it to someone who still thinks “digital” isn’t real life.

Thanks for tuning in.

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#SocietyAndTechnology #GlobalCitizen #MichaelSheldrick #RedefiningSociety #TechForGood #Podcast #DigitalActivism #PopCulture #AI #Humanity #JohnLegend #ClimateAction #SustainableDevelopment #FromIdeasToImpact #MusicForChange #YouthEngagement #Innovation #SocialChange #MusingOnSocietyAndTechnology #ITSPmagazine ITSPmagazine Sean Martin, CISSP

www.linkedin.comMusing On Society & Technology | LinkedInLet's face it: the future is now. We are living in a Hybrid Analog Digital Society, and we all need to reflect on it.

How waste heat from Hamburg’s copper smelter is warming the city but not the planet.

Hamburg, in northern Germany, is home to a one-of-a-kind district heating system.

The hot water that supplies it is largely obtained from waste heat from the city’s copper smelter, meaning no CO2 is released.

mediafaro.org/article/20250721

Hamburg’s district heating plant
Euronews · How waste heat from Hamburg’s copper smelter is warming the city but not the planet.By Davide Raffaele Lobina

What is economic growth really measuring? It’s not just numbers – it’s speed and acceleration. Using the metaphor of economies as cars on a racetrack, CUSP fellow Smith Mordak explores how even small growth rates can widen global inequality – and why rethinking the pace and rules of growth is more urgent than ever. → cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/blog-sm
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cusp.ac.uk · The Fast and the Furious | Blog by Smith MordakWhat is economic growth really measuring? It’s not just numbers – it’s speed and acceleration. Using the metaphor of economies as cars on a racetrack, Smith ...

'The Potential Impact of Peri-Urbanisation to the Continuity of Agricultural Practices Surrounding Malang City, Indonesia: A Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis' - an article in the @EDPSciences UN #SDGs Research Collection on #ScienceOpen:

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ScienceOpenThe Potential Impact of Peri-Urbanisation to the Continuity of Agricultural Practices Surrounding Malang City, Indonesia: A Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d11188536e121">Urbanisation has caused a significant increase in the sprawl of urban settlement. Some researchers introduced the phenomena of peri-urbanisation where the peri-urban areas have become an extension of urban system. Consequently, the existence of peri-urban agriculture is under the threat of land conversion, particularly into housing and other settlement-related services. This study is among the research that provides empirical evidence of the contestation between urban housing expansion and the presence of agricultural land. By using the case of Malang Regency in East Java Province where the peri-urbanisation of Malang City has taken place, this research utilises the spatial autocorrelation analysis to explain the spatial pattern of peri-urbanisation. We found that all variables describing the agricultural sector in Malang Regency exhibit positive spatial autocorrelation with clustering patterns. The distribution of areas with High-High, Low-Low, Low-High, and High-Low agricultural conditions facilitates a more equitable distribution of agricultural resources in Malang Regency as a hinterland and Malang City as the centre of activities. Distance to the city area (Malang City) is one factor that causes clusters to form in the southern or northern areas of Malang Regency. </p>

A New Satellite Material Comes Out of the Woodwork

Takao Doi’s dream is to go to the Moon and plant a tree. The former astronaut is inspired by ancient wooden shrines and temples in Kyoto, Japan, that have…
#Japan #JP #Kyoto #airpollution #construction #cooltools #CubeSats #engineering #everythingatmospheric #finland #kyotonews #news #SATELLITES #Space&Planets #spacecraft #sustainabledevelopment #trees #京都 #京都府
alojapan.com/1324236/a-new-sat

alojapan.com/1324236/a-new-sat A New Satellite Material Comes Out of the Woodwork #AirPollution #construction #CoolTools #CubeSats #engineering #EverythingAtmospheric #finland #Japan #Kyoto #KyotoNews #news #SATELLITES #Space&Planets #spacecraft #SustainableDevelopment #trees #京都 #京都府 Takao Doi’s dream is to go to the Moon and plant a tree. The former astronaut is inspired by ancient wooden shrines and temples in Kyoto, Japan, that have lasted more than a thousand year

G20 think tanks call for an overhaul of IMF and World Bank financing model – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa heads the G20 in 2025. (@G20org/X) The G20 think tank engagement group (T20) has called for…
#Economy #AfricanPriorities #climateaction #digitaltransformation #G20 #globalgovernance #IMF #inclusivegrowth #InternationalMonetaryFund #multilateralism #News #PolicyInnovation #recommendedtwo #SouthAfrica #SustainableDevelopment #T20Communique #ThinkTank20
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Africa: UN Reform - Is It Time to Renew the Idea of Clustering the Major Environmental Agreements?: [IPS] SAN Francisco, California / Apex, North Carolina, -- "Never let a good crisis go to waste." Winston Churchill's famous maxim feels very relevant today, when multilateralism and many environmental causes seem to be in retreat. We now face a triple planetary crisis of climate change,… newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLvS #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #SustainableDevelopment #EnvironmentalIssues #UNReform