Poster Planeta.com’s Digital Literacy Quiz – planeta.com/digital-literacy-quiz – never ends (like the trial of humanity on Star Trek Next Generation). The core skills and cultural references are simply updated! Your input has great value. Be willing to play (!) and learn (!!). Don’t be surprised if you end teaching others new ways of use these …
Buzzword Bingo Card #11 Coronavirus = any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals This page features rolling coverage from Planeta.com of key links, headlines, and other resources of the Coronavirus Disease, aka COVID-19, characterized by the World Health Organization as a global pandemic. As …
Logo The 2020/2021 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad is an international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place July 23 – August 8 in Tokyo, Japan. The Opening Ceremony will be held Friday, July 23 in Tokyo, starting at 7am ET/4am. PT. The Closing Ceremony is set for …
Hashtags The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO will be held as a hybrid event from the city of Fuzhou, China July 16-31, 2021. Hashtag: #44whc The event is notable for its adoption of new world heritage sites as well as delisting sites that are not fulfilling their commitments. The extended 44th …
Interesting ICYMI, here are highlights from the September 2020 webinar “Economías turísticas frente a la nueva realidad… ¿Estamos preparados?” – “Tourism economies facing the new reality…are we prepared?” Key LinksFacultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas de ESPOL (ESPOL Faculty of Social and Humanistic Sciences)fcsh.espol.edu.ecFacebook – [email protected]@espol Axel Almeida/Youtube Questions Are the examples and reports mentioned …
Report Cover Launch of Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 – cbd.int/gbo5 Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on the status and trends of biodiversity and draws conclusions relevant to the further implementation of the Convention. GBO-5 provides …
Roofdog A request for the organizers of the 15th Biodiversity COP: Please show us communication strategies where remote participants can engage – listen, learn, and share relevant info. Translating: How can remote allies, friends, journalists, and others participate in #COP15?Spanish: ¿Cómo pueden los aliados, amigos, periodistas, y otras personas participar en forma lejana (remote participation) …
Hashtags Due to the Coronavirus shutdown, Nevada issued a state at home order in March 2020. Slowly reopening, the state expanded capacity to 80% in May and 100% in June. Planeta.com is curating a wide collection of tweets (March-May and June 2020-May 2021) documenting how the state and Las Vegas in particular responded to this …
Poster In Spanish. Launch of a series of online conferences and to-be-confirmed face-to-face events titled Anthropology at its limits (Antropología en sus Límites). Livestreaming Thursday, 11am Mexico. Key Links2d[email protected]ibero_mx BackgroundAs a prelude to the 2nd International Congress “Anthropology in its Limits: Third Spaces”, they will be given by anthropologists whose projects and interests allow us …
Logo Mexico – Tren Maya (Maya Train), the proposed train service in the Yucatán Peninsula, is under scrutiny. Key Linkstren-maya.mxEl Tren y la Tierra (PDF)@TrenMayaMX HeadlinesPolos dedesarrolloIs Mexico’s ‘Mayan Train’ a Boondoggle? – The Nation @mbeatley @SamShepEdwards @thenationConacyt ocultó informe crítico con el Tren Maya (Document PDF)Jueza sí concedió suspensión provisional contra Tren Maya, pero …