8 hours ago by RSarrach

A symposium on technology and education organized by the School of Design Strategies (SoDS) Parsons The New School for Design NOVEMBER 14, 2009, 12 Noon – 7 PM; Open to the public “…cultural delta can be loosely described as the rate of change imposed upon culture/society by the speed and depth of n ...

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10 hours ago by chris

CoSM The Movie is a magical new kind of documentary experience, leading audiences on an enriching and sense-heightening journey into the visionary art cosmos of world-renowned painter Alex Grey. Grey is our guide on a cinematic pilgrimage through the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors gallery in New York City ...

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12 hours ago by chris

The Slow Poisoning of India is a 26-minute documentary film directed by Ramesh Menon and produced by the New Delhi-based The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). It deals with the dangers of excessive use of pesticide in agriculture. India is one of the largest users of pesticide in Asia and also ...

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12 hours ago by chris

Imagine the future – a strange new weapon is detonated high over a large city. There is no explosion, no visible destruction, but everything electronic within the range of this weapon will go out … permanently. Every electronic gadget in every home and office – disabled. No computers, no T.V., no li ...

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13 hours ago by chris

How and what we eat has radically changed over the past few decades with the all-consuming rise of the supermarket. But what price are we paying for the homogenized, cheap and convenient food that supermarkets specialize in? In a two-part programme, journalist Jane Moore investigates how supermarket ...

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13 hours ago

With coal being too dirty and wind farms and nuclear power plants arriving late, it seems the world is left with a stark choice: keep on polluting or turn out the lights. Unless, that is, someone comes up with an alternative. Energy executive Rune Bjornson thinks he has the answer.

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22 hours ago

Low-carbon farming can both curb climate change and boost food output in developing nations and so must be rewarded under a global climate deal due in December, the UN's food agency said. Steps to cut carbon emissions on farms in developing countries could also boost yields where food is shortest, t ...

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1 day ago by Margaret Oomen

On the last post I hinted about a first snow inspired little hand sewing project. I was thinking about how the first snow really rekindles my dwindling inspiration reserves. At the end of autumn , especially when the calendar turns to November, the time changes and the number of daylight hours I am ...

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1 day ago

PARIS — After more than a decade of failed rains, the Murray-Darling river system in the southeast of Australia — the catchment basin for roughly one-seventh of the country — dries up before it reaches the sea. Intense drought has forced Australians to adapt and think about how to manage water. Desp ...

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1 day ago by Chrissy

I was reading my psychology book and found a passage about Russian scientists domesticating foxes. I like foxes a lot. They are so shiny and cute. My insides get happy when I see them on TV, by the side of the road, wherever. So the article caught my attention. Dimitry Belyaev wanted to test natural ...

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