Author: timbatchelder
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Ditch your air-conditioning. You’ll be fine.
A hot room won’t usually kill you, but a hot planet will. If you feel sweaty, just imagine how your grandchildren are going to feel Source: Ditch your air-conditioning. You’ll be fine | Franklin Schneider
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We Should All Be Science Critics, says Linguist and Pioneer of Science and Technology Studies
A Harvard scholar says viewing science and technology with a critical eye can make the world a better place Source: We Should All Be Science Critics – Scientific American Blog Network
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Now There’s Proof That Tiny Homes Are Better Homes
New research shows that downsizing to a tiny home can cut your ecological footprint by 45%. Source: Now There’s Proof That Tiny Homes Are Better Homes
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Indigenous Lands Have Highest Biodiversity
The Earth is in the grips of what scientists have dubbed the “Sixth Mass Extinction” with the global rate of species extinction at least “tens to hundreds of times higher” than the average over the Source: Indigenous Lands Have Highest Biodiversity: ‘We Must Manage a Larger Fraction of World’s Area in Ways That Protect Species’
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What does disease smell like?
Five diseases with telltale odours – though you might not smell them yourself. Source: What does disease smell like? – BBC Science Focus Magazine
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Beyond the hashtag: A love letter to #VanLife
On a recent trip around Vancouver Island, the rhythms of van life soothed our family’s souls. Source: Beyond the hashtag: A love letter to #VanLife
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Map Shows The Few Places in America Where You Can Still See a “Pristine” Night Sky
Do you live in such a place? Source: Map Shows The Few Places in America Where You Can Still See a “Pristine” Night Sky
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These are the highways with the worst traffic jams each day in Massachusetts
A new MassDOT study lists the top five high-traffic areas and times in the state. Source: These are the highways with the worst traffic jams each day in Massachusetts
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Rent the Backyard wants to put a free tiny house in your backyard
Rent the Backyard will get a tiny house into your backyard in a matter of weeks—and hopes it can add some cheaper apartments in cities to help alleviate the housing crisis. Source: Rent the Backyard wants to put a free tiny house in your backyard
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Chernobyl’s Bugs: The Art And Science Of Life After Nuclear Fallout
In 1986, a Swiss artist set out to document insects from regions affected by the Chernobyl disaster, and science is starting to catch up with her Source: Chernobyl’s Bugs: The Art And Science Of Life After Nuclear Fallout | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
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Chernobyl’s Bugs: The Art And Science Of Life After Nuclear Fallout
In 1986, a Swiss artist set out to document insects from regions affected by the Chernobyl disaster, and science is starting to catch up with her Source: Chernobyl’s Bugs: The Art And Science Of Life After Nuclear Fallout | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
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This Is the Beginning of the End of the Beef Industry
Alt meat isn’t going to stay alt for long, and cattle are looking more and more like stranded assets. Source: This Is the Beginning of the End of the Beef Industry
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