将我们解决全球问题的焦点从症状转移到原因

IBM解决全球问题的最新努力已经从关注日益由气候变化引起的灾难性事件演变为气候变化本身。从处理问题的症状(这通常是相对容易的)到处理问题的根源(特别是全球范围内的问题)，是一个巨大的飞跃。然而，与灾难性天气事件的打地鼠游戏(游戏邦注:并不断输掉游戏)相比，持续的影响至关重要。

就在我写这篇文章的时候，Facebook刚刚因为冠状病毒取消了它的F8会议，而冠状病毒也与气候变化有着松散的联系。(随着病原体暴露在越来越高的温度下，它们会进化出对更高体温的抵抗力，这可能会使它们更具病毒性和致命性。)这种可能的联系凸显了不及时应对全球气候变化问题的广泛影响。

我将分享我对IBM的Code Global Challenge的想法，然后以我本周的产品作为结束:我最喜欢的旅行降音耳机的更新版本，Poly(以前是Plantronics和Polycom)的Voyager 6200 UC。

原文：IBM's latest effort to solve global problems has evolved from a focus on catastrophic events, which increasingly are caused by climate change, to climate change itself. It is a huge jump to go from dealing with the symptoms of a problem, which generally is relatively easy, to dealing with the causes, particularly global scale. However, it is critical for a sustained impact that makes a real difference, as opposed to playing Whac-A-Mole with catastrophic weather events -- and increasingly losing the game.

As I write this, Facebook just canceled its F8 conference due to the coronavirus, which also has been loosely connected to climate change. (As pathogens get exposed to ever-higher temperatures, they evolve to become resistant to higher body heat, potentially making them more viral and deadly.) This possible connection highlights the broad implications of not dealing with the global climate change problem in a timely way.

I'll share my thoughts on IBM's Call for Code Global Challenge and then close with my product of the week: an updated version of my favorite travel noise-canceling headset, the Voyager 6200 UC from Poly (formerly Plantronics and Polycom).