Author: timbatchelder

Beekeeping changes how people see and relate to the environment – there’s a lot we can learn.

Source: Life lessons from beekeepers – stop mowing the lawn, don’t pave the driveway and get used to bugs in your salad

The New York Times: The Best and Worst Cities to Live Without a Car. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/realestate/the-best-and-worst-cities-to-live-without-a-car.html

MarketWatch: Opinion: If you want to change careers after 45, you need to do this one thing first. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/if-you-want-to-change-careers-after-45-you-need-to-do-this-one-thing-first-11626727606

 

City children who have daily exposure to woodland have better cognitive development and a lower risk of emotional and behavioral problems, according to a new study published in Nature Sustainability.

Source: City children have better mental health and cognition if they live near woodlands – CNN

The New York Times: Opinion | The Simplest Tool for Improving Cities Is Also Free. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/opinion/cities-reopening-time.html

Inverse: Hemp plants can suck PFAS, aka “forever chemicals,” out of the ground. https://www.inverse.com/science/hemp-plants-forever-chemcials-solution

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/07/sarah-sze-fallen-sky/

Psychedelic Compound in “Magic Mushrooms” Prompts Growth of Neural Connections Lost in Depression https://flip.it/LdmYoo

CNBC: 4 people share how being able to work remotely forever has changed their lives: ‘I don’t have to choose between work and family’. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/01/as-return-to-office-debates-rage-fully-remote-workers-embrace-freedom.html

Source: Paintings Imagine a Post-Apocalyptic Future Where Nature Reclaims Cities

It’s time to rip up your lawn and replace it with something you won’t need to mow

Source: Great ground cover that can replace your grass lawn | Popular Science

Vox.com: Why biologists like Carl Bergstrom are warning that social media is a risk to humanity. https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/6/26/22550981/carl-bergstrom-joe-bak-coleman-biologists-ecologists-social-media-risk-humanity-research-academics