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Jessica Byrne

Exploring the irony of the Met Gala’s ‘Garden of Time’ theme

3 min readApr 30, 2024

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Exploring the irony of the Met Gala’s ‘Garden of Time’ theme

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Jessica Byrne

Explaining the ongoing protests at US universities

Students across the United States are calling for their universities to divest in firms that benefit from Israel’s occupation and war on…

4 min readApr 29, 2024

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Explaining the ongoing protests at US universities

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Jessica Byrne

Will Londoners be swimming in the Thames River by 2034?

The Mayor of London has announced a decade-long plan to clean up the Thames River in hopes that city-dwellers will one day safely swim in…

3 min readApr 28, 2024

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Will Londoners be swimming in the Thames River by 2034?

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Jessica Byrne

Could yeast help us beat plastic pollution?

In recent years, scientists have experimented with using special fungi and unique bacteria to help break down the pesky plastics polluting…

3 min readApr 21, 2024

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Could yeast help us beat plastic pollution?

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Jessica Byrne

Is Rihanna’s use of religious symbolism as problematic as people think?

Never shy of causing a stir, global superstar Rihanna has drawn criticism after dressing up as a nun in her latest cover shoot for…

4 min readApr 20, 2024

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Is Rihanna’s use of religious symbolism as problematic as people think?

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Jessica Byrne

Creating deepfake porn is about to become illegal

A new law will serve to protect the overwhelming majority of UK-based women who believe deepfake technology poses a serious threat to their…

3 min readApr 19, 2024

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Creating deepfake porn is about to become illegal

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Jessica Byrne

Is popular music really getting worse with every new decade?

While art is highly subjective, a new study suggests that popular music has gotten simpler and more repetitive over the past few decades.

4 min readApr 15, 2024

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Is popular music really getting worse with every new decade?

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Jessica Byrne

Is microdosing at work about to become the new norm?

For most of recent history, people have viewed drugs as dangerous and counterproductive to humanity’s success. With some of the world’s…

3 min readApr 10, 2024

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Is microdosing at work about to become the new norm?

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Jessica Byrne

Space tourism is coming faster than we think

Inside a NASA complex on Cape Canaveral in Florida, the mission to make luxury space travel available to the public is well on its way…

3 min readApr 9, 2024

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Space tourism is coming faster than we think

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Jessica Byrne

Will sustainable fashion always be the more expensive option?

One of the primary roadblocks to boycotting fast fashion is the price tag that comes with shopping sustainably. Will eco-friendly and…

4 min readApr 8, 2024

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Will sustainable fashion always be the more expensive option?

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Jessica Byrne

Jessica Byrne

I’m Jessica, a writer for Thred. Originally from Bermuda, I now live in London and write about all things related to social change.

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