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A company is returning to the moon. Heres how it will avoid tipping again

Mashable Tech

Now, as the Houston-based company seeks to repeat the journey , its executives say they've made improvements to their new spacecraft, Athena, that should help it avoid the problems that impacted the mission in 2024. Flight controllers had discovered a problem with the spacecraft's navigation system just a few hours before touchdown.

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3 common fundraising mistakes nonprofits make—and how to avoid them 

Candid

In order to successfully scale, a nonprofit must build and inspire confidence among its potential donors that it can effectively deploy their money to address a social issue. We seek investments, not for a financial return but for a clear and measurable social outcome.” Successful nonprofits try to solve one specific difficult problem.

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Ask yourself these four questions to figure out if you are fulfilling your full potential

Fast Company Tech

In any area of competence, measuring the collective output of a team or group of individuals will identify a Pareto-like distribution whereby 20% or so of individuals account for 80% or so of results, output, or productivity. ask What measurable improvements have I made in the last 6 months?, Track concrete progress in key areas.

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How machine learning can be used to identify microplastics

Fast Company Tech

Microplasticsa global problem The term plastic refers to a wide variety of artificially created polymers. So, an identification method for polymers should provide a measure of uncertainty in its output. Unfortunately, current methods dont usually provide an uncertainty measure.

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Commentary: The Full Potential Of The Social Sector  

The NonProfit Times

Central to that success is their ability to leverage their innovation capital — the trust that funders place in their ability to solve problems and break new ground. That is exactly what is demanded of nonprofit social sector leaders who are tasked with solving the most intractable social issues of our time.

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Data Entropy?—?More Data, More Problems?

Towards Data Science

Data Entropy — More Data, More Problems? Source: [link] “It’s like the more money we come across, the more problems we see” Notorious B.I.G Source: [link] “It’s like the more money we come across, the more problems we see” Notorious B.I.G But what do data quality issues look like? More can be found in this blog.

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Is your organization creating bad leaders?

Fast Company Tech

When sales declined in multiple locations, no one was certain who was responsible for addressing the issue. For instance, if collaboration is a priority, design team processes that reward joint problem-solving. A well-integrated culture enhances employee engagement, driving measurable improvements in productivity.