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Newsletter · By Jacob Simon · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    New video: the pitch to give everyone in NYC clean air to breathe (opens the original)

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    If you could change one thing about your city, what would it be? When I bumped in Sarah on the NYC sidewalk, her answer was, “Give everyone clean air to breathe”.Instantly intrigued, I asked if I could help her try… and that’s what my newest YouTube video is about!Sarah McCuskee is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Global Health & Health Systems Design at Mount Sinai. She told me that she spends the majority of her time doing research, and much of this is centered around a con

  2. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    My guide to New York Climate Week 2026 (opens the original)

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    Hey fam,It’s almost New York Climate Week, which tends to be one of the busiest weeks of the year.With thousands of events happening all over the city, I thought I would use this week’s newsletter to let you know about some of the most interesting ones I’ve heard of. This is far from a comprehensive list, but instead a collection of some special happenings that stood out to me.Whether you’re in town or want to tune in virtually, I hope this is helpful to you! We’ll return to our normal newslette

  3. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    These students are living cheaply by helping elderly homeowners (opens the original)

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    Hey fam,This week I learned about a company helping college students live extremely cheaply with elderly homeowners in exchange for helping them out. I think it’s a fantastic community-focused idea, and was lucky enough to exchange words with the founder to hear even more. Hope you enjoy!After the positive feedback from last week’s style of a longer story upfront followed by the quicker recaps of more stories at the end, I’m going to continue writing the newsletter this way! If you ever have fee

  4. Issue · Sep 4, 2026

    This man saved 50 tons of rotting fruit with smoothies (opens the original)

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    Hey fam,This week I learned about a man who turned rotting fruit into a flourishing smoothie business that empowers thousands of young people in his community. And we’re diving into it in this special edition of The Hopemakers newsletter!<div class="i

  5. Issue · Aug 21, 2026

    46 ways to become a community scientist (opens the original)

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    Hey fam,Have you heard of NASA’s 46 citizen science games that let anyone search for evidence of aliens in the universe, make a real backyard radio telescope to study Jupiter, or see which plants can grow in space to feed astronauts?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1652145595413-0a7

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