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Category Archives: Ecology
The Overview Effect–the psychology of looking back from space
(The Overview Effect) Who would have thought traveling to outer space could be such a profound experience? OK, probably everybody, but these former astronauts really articulate it in a way that was just a little mind-blowing.
Land, the new gold
(CNBC) Two billionaire brothers from Texas recently bought 177,000 acres of ranch land in Montana, bringing their total land holdings in the state to more than 276,000. The brothers, Farris and Dan Wilks, who made their money from selling Frac Tech … Continue reading
Food waste a growing concern
(TED) Western countries waste up to half of their food. This is an injustice Tristram Stuart has dedicated his career to fixing. In his newest book, Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal, Tristram shows how changing the systems that result … Continue reading
On-demand fashion
(Continuum Fashion : N12) The N12 bikini is the world’s first ready-to-wear, completely 3D-printed article of clothing. All of the pieces, closures included, are made directly by 3D printing and snap together without any sewing. N12 represents the beginning of what … Continue reading
The war on health
While some bits look a little sensational, there are some really good points here:
Autarchy, Bureaucracy, Closed System, Competition, Complexity, Consumerism, Current Events, Ecology, Free Market, Health Care, Interdependency, Keynesianism, Legal Theory, Marxism, Motivation, Perpetuity, Political Theory, Self-Reliance, Self-Sufficiency, Systems Theory, Technology, Trade, Wealth, Welfare Statism
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Why cavemen don’t live past 30
Touché, Alex Gregory of The New Yorker.
The boundlessness of modern technology
(Rochester University) A group of scientists led by researchers from the University of Rochester and North Carolina State University have for the first time sent a message using a beam of neutrinos – nearly massless particles that travel at almost … Continue reading
Feds shut down Amish farm for selling fresh milk
(Washington Times) The FDA won its two-year fight to shut down an Amish farmer who was selling fresh raw milk to eager consumers in the Washington, D.C., region after a judge this month banned Daniel Allgyer from selling his milk … Continue reading
Austrian School, Bureaucracy, Closed System, Competition, Current Events, Division of Labor, Ecology, Free Land, Free Market, Frontier Thesis, Motivation, Perpetuity, Political Theory, Polycentrism, Self-Government, Self-Reliance, Self-Rule, Self-Sufficiency, Simplicity, Specialism, Systems Theory
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The Weight of the Union
Designed for Anytime Fitness and based on the fitness and nutritional habits of its 1.3 million members, the visual looks at the numbers behind obesity – how expensive it is to be overweight $2.4 billion spent on diet foods, how … Continue reading
Signs of a new de-urbanization?
After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, a great de-urbanization took place when city dwellers realized that the centralized system was unreliable and even dangerous. Smaller, local bands arose to meet the needs formerly promised by … Continue reading
2007-08 Crisis, Autarchy, Budget Deficit, Bureaucracy, Capitalism, Closed System, Competition, Current Events, Debt Ceiling, Distributism, Division of Labor, Ecology, Economic Theory, Federal Budget, Free Land, Free Market, Frontier Thesis, Game Theory, Inspiration, Interdependency, Legal Theory, National Debt, Political Theory, Polycentrism, Poverty, Rational Choice Theory, Self-Government, Self-Reliance, Self-Rule, Self-Sufficiency, Simplicity, Solutions, Specialism, Systems Theory, Trade, Wealth, Zero-sum
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Utopia unfurled
From the peaks of imagination at Yacht Island Design: Visions of the future are often constrained by familiarity with the present or reflection on the past. Project Utopia, a collaboration between Yacht Island Design and BMT Nigel Gee, is an … Continue reading
Sustainable development and the tragedy of commons
Stockholm whiteboard seminars: Nobel Prize-winner Elinor Ostrom explains how people can use natural resources in a sustainable way based on the diversity that exists in the world. Succinct brilliance.
Closed System, Competition, Complexity, Current Events, Distributism, Ecology, Economic Theory, Free Land, Frontier Thesis, Game Theory, Indiana School, Influences, Interdependency, Motivation, Perpetuity, Political Theory, Polycentrism, Public Choice Theory, Self-Government, Self-Rule, Solutions, Systems Theory, Zero-sum
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In praise of misers
Here’s what I like about Ebenezer Scrooge: His meager lodgings were dark because darkness is cheap, and barely heated because coal is not free. His dinner was gruel, which he prepared himself. Scrooge paid no man to wait on him. … Continue reading
The inefficiency of home-grown food
Recently, two members of congress have introduced legislation which is aimed at lowering carbon output by encouraging local food production and distribution. There are a number of things wrong with this, not the least of which is highlighted by Steve … Continue reading
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Population 7 Billion
There will soon be seven billion people on the planet. By 2045 global population is projected to reach nine billion. Can the planet take the strain? via Population 7 Billion – Pictures, More From National Geographic magazine. And there’s an … Continue reading
Thermostats? Yes, Thermostats.
What’s it like for a guy who worked at Apple to start making thermostats? A lot like this: “So what are you working on lately?” a friend asks over lunch. “I started a new company. We make thermostats.” They chuckle, … Continue reading