{"id":1758,"date":"2024-07-18T20:44:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T20:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homeworld.bio\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2024-07-29T17:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:38:01","slug":"introducing-our-monthly-newsletter-homeworld-confluence-issue-1-august-2023","status":"unlisted","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeworld.bio\/blog\/introducing-our-monthly-newsletter-homeworld-confluence-issue-1-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing our monthly newsletter | Homeworld Confluence, Issue #1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A co-created newsletter of resources and actions for climate biotech<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hello Climate Biotech Friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homeworld Collective<\/a> is a non-profit (501c3) that aims to grow the field of climate biotech. We want to help you deploy cutting-edge bioengineering approaches toward a positive future for Earth and its inhabitants<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve met with over 500 people this past year, and we noticed a disconnect between funders, doers and thinkers across the space. We\u2019re starting this newsletter to grow the community across the scientific and human aspects of climate biotech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this inaugural issue, we announce a $10K grand prize <\/strong>writing challenge<\/strong><\/a> with co-creator, Niko McCarty<\/a>. We also share a sampling of exciting papers, funding opportunities, and job postings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In nature, a confluence is a joining of rivers. As a newsletter, Confluence can become a joining of the many flows in climate biotech. This newsletter will best serve the community if it is co-created with the community. So, please send suggestions, links, resources and constructive ideas to hello@homeworld.bio<\/a>. You\u2019ll see \u201ch\/t\u201d throughout the newsletter to say \u201chat tip\u201d in gratitude to the people who linked us to content for Issue 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have some time to help Homeworld, we\u2019d appreciate a vote for our SXSW Panel \u201cAgainst the Clock: Building Community in Climate Biotech!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do *not* want to receive future content from us, just tell us with the button below. Or, if you\u2019ve received this from a friend, feel free to subscribe.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Homeworld Ideas: A writing challenge to spread good ideas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

$10k grand prize. Apply<\/a> by October 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We seek compelling ideas and visions of the future that explore how biology can be used to realize a sustainable and ecological world.<\/strong> We welcome any form of writing: essays, fiction, poetry, designs for imagined technologies, and so on. We can’t wait to read your submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are we doing this?<\/strong> Because part of our mission is to teach self-advocacy skills. As we say in our new blog post<\/a>, writing is the water of ideas in which we swim. Writing is perhaps the most useful skill for self-advocacy. It can clarify thoughts, open doors, and close deals for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also accept pseudonymous applications; whatever it takes you to write boldly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEARN MORE.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jobs, Funding, & Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Funding ($ looking for projects)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n