Old practices and new technologies can help us re-use human waste and return its nutrients …
Old practices and new technologies can help us re-use human waste and return its nutrients to the soil. https://daily.jstor.org/waste-not-want-not/
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What first appears to be a wish for more time may turn out to be …
What first appears to be a wish for more time may turn out to be just one part of a simple, yet vast, desire for autonomy meaning, and purpose. – Jenny Odell Join us March 7 for a talk with writer and artist Jenny Odell on her new book Saving Time, out March 7 on
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RT @farsouthhistory: Jean and I have a section in our book on #Antarctic conspiracy theories, …
RT @farsouthhistory: Jean and I have a section in our book on #Antarctic conspiracy theories, but @llegrarosenberg does a wonderful extended essay here #envhist #histsci #polar #Antarctica https://twitter.com/llegrarosenberg/status/1628107446391652352
RT @longnow: The Clock of the Long Now asks us, in whispers of buried bells: …
RT @longnow: The Clock of the Long Now asks us, in whispers of buried bells: “Are we being good ancestors?” We’re excited to share new footage of The Clock of the Long Now featuring our founders — Danny Hillis, @StewartBrand, and Brian Eno — as the bells of The Clock peal for the first time.
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In some of the earliest world maps, Antarctica was referred to as Terra Australis Nondum …
In some of the earliest world maps, Antarctica was referred to as Terra Australis Nondum Cognita — the southern land not yet known. Over the centuries, conspiracy theorists have made Antarctica into an object of fantasy and fascination. https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1628175678096166913
RT @RickSearle1: “The mantling of the truth, though, is something that perhaps the conspiracists can …
RT @RickSearle1: “The mantling of the truth, though, is something that perhaps the conspiracists can sense, but are unable to understand or articulate, and so seek explanation in the outlandish. So the communal …fantasy fails, and through the cracks come the crackpots.” https://longnow.org/ideas/the-truth-about-antarctica/
In some of the earliest world maps, Antarctica was referred to as Terra Australis Nondum …
In some of the earliest world maps, Antarctica was referred to as Terra Australis Nondum Cognita — the southern land not yet known. Over the centuries, conspiracy theorists have made Antarctica into an object of fantasy and fascination.
Parag Khanna – Why Mobility is Destiny
The map of humanity isn’t settled — not now, not ever. In the 60,000 years since people began spreading across the continents, a recurring feature of human civilization has been mobility—the ever-constant search for resources, stability and opportunity. Driven by global events from conflicts, famine, repression and changing climates – to opportunities for trade, social
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Ismail Ali – Psychedelics: History at the Crossroads
Psychedelics and other mind-altering substances have been used for thousands of years across the world in religious, spiritual, celebratory, and healing contexts. Despite a half century of a “War on Drugs” in the United States, there has been a recent resurgence in public interest in ending drug prohibition and re-evaluating the roles these substances can
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Eric Debrah Otchere – Sonic Spaces: A Psychology of Music and Work
Eric Debrah Otchere’s research revolves around the power of music in the context of work; covering an ambitious range from ethnographic research on Ghanaian indigenous fishing culture to personalized musical preferences via modern technology. Throughout history, the power of music to enhance productivity and focus at work has been explored, leveraged and exploited – by
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