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Clayton Aldern
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Freelance Writer, Freelance
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Biography
Clayton Aldern is a writer and data scientist interested in science and society. Based in the Pacific Northwest, he is the author of THE WEIGHT OF NATURE, a nonfiction book about the effects of climate change and environmental degradation on neurochemistry, behavior, decision-making, and mental and emotional health. His writing has been published by The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Economist, Aeon, Scientific American, Logic, Grist, Sierra Magazine, Geographical, Crosscut, UN Dispatch, and others. His reporting and data visualization have been syndicated or otherwise republished by The New Republic, Mother Jones, Vox, Newsweek, Salon, Canada's National Observer, The Texas Observer, Moyers & Company, Yes! Magazine, AlterNet, Truthout, Fusion, CityLab, Business Insider, and elsewhere. Previously, Clayton has worked in computational neuroscience, environmental journalism, and homelessness policy. Most recently, he led the data analysis and program evaluation team for homelessness programs at Pierce County, Washington. These days, he's building out a data-journalism unit at the national environmental magazine Grist. He also directs a data-science and machine-learning consultancy, serves as a research affiliate of the University of Washington's Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, and is a co-founding partner of the standards lab Standards International. He holds a master's in neuroscience and a master's in public policy from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He is a Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow, a Salzburg Global Fellow, a Seattle CityArtist, and a Climate Reality Leader, among other honors. He has contributed to reporting teams that have won various awards, including a national Edward R. Murrow Award, multiple Online Journalism Awards, multiple Sigma Awards, and the Breaking Barriers Award from the Institute for Nonprofit News. He conducted his undergraduate work in neuroscience at Brown University. He is originally from Minnesota. You can get in touch via Bluesky @compatibilism.bsky.social.
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By Clayton Aldern| Yahoo Verified House Democrats applaud after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) signed the Inflation Reduction Act during a bill enrollment ceremony after the House passed the legislation at the U.S. Capitol August 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. The $737 billion legislation will focus on slowing climate change, lower health care costs and creating clean energy jobs by enacting a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% fee on stock buybacks and enhancing IRS enforcement.
By Clayton Aldern| News from the States@ By the time President Donald Trump retook office, lawmakers had announced nearly $700 billion in funding for infrastructure- and climate-related projects under two bills passed during Joe Biden’s administration — the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law. That money was promised to all sorts of community and local projects, from clean energy initiatives to water system upgrades. Some of these projects have received their funding. Indeed, some have been completed.
By Alleen Brown, Clayton Aldern, Maria Rose| Montana Associated Technology Roundtable@ Bozeman is a rapidly growing city with a high quality of life in part due to the easy access to the outdoors, burgeoning tech industry, and cultural experiences it offers.
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Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
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