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Why the world needs a renaissance of small farming Colin Tudge, guardian.co.uk The greed for profit is ruining agriculture – and the world – but the trend for local shops and farmers’ markets offers real hope British farmers can’t produce pigs as cheaply as the Poles, or cattle feed as cheaply as the Brazilians, or…
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What to Consider in Deciding Whether to Rent or Buy Richard Florida is Co-Founder and Editor at Large at The Atlantic Cities. He’s also a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, and Global Research Professor at New York University. He is…
Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D., huffingtonpost.com Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts’ recent announcement that she had been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) — a group of conditions in which the cells in the bone marrow are damaged — certainly came as … Why Cancer Treatment Is Fatally Flawed Related articles New cancer treatment used for…
Where Traffic Noise Takes A Toll On Health David Schultz, npr.org Living next to a noisy highway can be annoying. The racket can also disrupt your sleep. Too many bad nights’ sleep can raise the risk of heart attack, high blood pressure and other ailments. Curious researchers with the Centers for… http://flpbd.it/tUoKj Related articles Prevent…
The Social Network Is All Around You: A Lesson From Burning Man Jon Mitchell, readwriteweb.com Every year at Burning Man, I have the same argument. Someone plays the role of the starry-eyed futurist, someone else is the grizzly survivalist. The futurist says, “If only we had map and chat apps out here, we could meet…
Researchers seek new drugs through evolution and local plant lore John Timmer, arstechnica.com Some of the most successful drugs we know about have come from plants, including the cancer drug Taxol, the malarial treatment artemisinin, and even aspirin. The latter two were identified because of their use in herbal remedies that… http://flpbd.it/IKidw Related articles Drug…
Boosted Board electric longboard is lightweight enough to carry, powerful enough to haul riders uphill Michael Gorman, engadget.com Boosted Board isn’t the first powered skateboard to grace these pages, but it is the lightest. In its current prototype form, it weighs just 12 pounds, thanks to a high-end Loaded Vanguard longboard, 2,000W brushless electric motor,…
‘Dreamland’: Open Your Eyes To The Science Of Sleep Maureen Corrigan, npr.org ‘Dreamland’: Open Your Eyes To The Science Of Sleep Fresh Air from WHYY Step, if you will, into my bedroom at night. (Don’t worry, this is a PG-rated invitation.) At first, all is tranquil: My husband and I, exhausted by our day’s labors,……
Mitt Romney: I believe in basic science, and by “basic science” I mean “cold fusion” Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net I’m not entirely sure what to say about this excerpt from a Washington Examiner interview other than, “*headdesk*”. Mitt Romney: I do believe in basic science. I believe in participating in space. I believe in analysis of…
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