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6 days ago | thred.com | Flo Bellinger

No-one can shut up about Aimee Lou Wood’s teeth. But our sudden preoccupation with ‘natural’ faces says more about our propensity to reject them. Aimee Lou Wood has lovely teeth. Not perfectly symmetrical, not blindingly white, not sculpted into identical rectangles, but lovely, human teeth.

6 days ago | thred.com | Anyaa Shrii Kumar |Kuala Lumpur

NATO has increased surveillance in the Baltic Sea after reports of suspicious Russian vessels being spotted near sites of damaged internet cables, threatening a global outage. The modern world sees itself heavily enveloped by the internet. Today, there are 5.56 billion internet users, with an exponential increase since it was adopted. Hence, the idea of a global internet outage feels almost surreal – like the kind of crisis only Ethan Hunt could race against time to stop.

6 days ago | thred.com | Flo Bellinger

The pop star spent 11 minutes on board a Blue Origin flight to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere, but despite her jubilant reaction, the all-female ‘mission’ hasn’t won-over spectators. Everything I know about Katy Perry’s brief time in outer space is against my will. Photos of the pop star – flailing and grinning like a child on a trampoline – have been inescapable all week.

6 days ago | thred.com | Derrick Wachaya

It was an incredible learning experience to attend the inaugural CGIAR Science Week held at the United Nations Headquarters in Nairobi. Last week, over 13,000 participants convened at the United Nations Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya to address the food, land and water systems’ key challenges against the threat of climate change. Several scientists, researchers, global leaders – including youth leaders – were present for this inaugural event.

1 week ago | thred.com | Flo Bellinger

Micro-retirement is allowing Gen Z to take intentional breaks to pursue personal interests and achieve long standing goals outside of their professional lives. And it’s hardly surprising, given research shows around 76% of Gen Z workers ‘prioritise work-life balance over pay.’Despite the inevitable eye-rolls from the Millennial and Gen X contingent, these mini breaks have a long list of benefits for both the people who take them and the companies who employ them.