Freakonomics Watch: "The Primitive Food Movement"
Freakonomics Watch: "The Primitive Food Movement"
The first Freakonomics book was a lot of fun; the second less so, as it sort of devolved into “if the scientific consensus and/or coast-hugging liberal elite are for it, we are against it” type of thing. Hence Freakonomics Watch; or perhaps it should be called James McWilliams Watch, since...
Hard Rocker Joins Fight for His Homeland’s Forests
Hard Rocker Joins Fight for His Homeland’s Forests
Cyclists assemble in Yerevan, Armenia, for a bike tour to Teghut Forest. Photo by Ruzanna Hovasapyan via ride-earth on Flickr. Armenian environmental activists fighting plans to build a copper mine in an endangered forest got a boost recently when former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian , surely...
Mitsubishi Hopes To Profit From Bluefin Tuna Decline
Mitsubishi Hopes To Profit From Bluefin Tuna Decline
It’s no secret that the world population of bluefin tuna is declining rapidly. The scientific and conservation communities have been calling for an international trade ban for years and Mathew told us last year about a report stating that Atlantic bluefin tuna could disappear in as little as three...
Mitsubishi Hopes To Profit From Bluefin Tuna Decline
Mitsubishi Hopes To Profit From Bluefin Tuna Decline
It’s no secret that the world population of bluefin tuna is declining rapidly. The scientific and conservation communities have been calling for an international trade ban for years and Mathew told us last year about a report stating that Atlantic bluefin tuna could disappear in as little as three...
Postcarden: Postcard Grows Into Mini-Garden
Postcarden: Postcard Grows Into Mini-Garden
A postcard can brighten up your normal mail, but then it just sits there, commonplace and static. That’s why A Studio for Design developed the Postcarden, “created to be more playful, curious and interactive. It encourages you to bond, live and grow the greeting on day by day basis. Over...
15 Fantastically Futuristic Plant Growing Design Concepts
15 Fantastically Futuristic Plant Growing Design Concepts
[ By Angie in Art & Design , Home & Garden , Science & Research . ] Not all of us own land for farming, but even urban dwellers can grow gardens and plants. There are more and more fantastic green living concepts being designed for people who want to try out their green thumb. Here are 15...
Might Bags-In-A-Bottle Be the Future of Packaging?
Might Bags-In-A-Bottle Be the Future of Packaging?
Photo: Ecologic Brands Some weeks ago we were sent a media release describing what was considered a “first-of-its-kind bottle.” The Ecologic Brands hybrid milk bottle is biodegradable, compostable and recyclable. We say hybrid because it is really two bottles in one. The outer shell is made...
New Izip Express Hybrid Electric Bicycle Has Evo Drive
New Izip Express Hybrid Electric Bicycle Has Evo Drive
Photo: Currie Technologies “We are confident that the Express will make an eBike believer out of anyone that takes it for an extended test ride,” says Larry Pizzi, president of Currie Technologies. The iZip Express is the latest hybrid electric bicycle from Currie, and is arriving on the...
Mapping the Waste from Pizza and Sandwiches
Mapping the Waste from Pizza and Sandwiches
Groups in the U.K. are examining the food and packaging waste created by the supply chains for pizza, sandwiches, quiche and frozen meals.   More:  Mapping the Waste from Pizza and Sandwiches
10 Creatures That Conveniently Grow Back Body Parts (Slideshow)
photo via Webshots, efungus While humans have the reputation of being the most intelligent of Earth’s creatures, the higher you go on the food chain the less ability you have to regrow appendages. Yes, it’s too bad. Humans can cut themselves and the wound will heal: Cut off a finger or arm,...
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