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Carl Sagan
“…the most natural thing in the world, if you find a science that you’re to some degree expert in, is speaking out about a danger to the global civilization of the human species. If you won’t, who’s going to speak out?” —Carl Sagan, Psychology Today, January 1996
Two for Tuesday – Paradoxes and Puzzles
http://youtu.be/wa3ZDEZj3P8
A Collection of Maps
So Michael and I began to recall similar maps we’d read about in recent studies and decided to put together a larger collection to show the correlations. So without further comment…
Two for Tuesday – National American Indian Heritage Month
Documentary: History of Native American Indians http://youtu.be/8YR2FgxalCU http://youtu.be/qubUz25Uxj0 Part 3 of 4 Part 4 of 4
Thanksgiving: A Native American View
Thanksgiving: A Native American View – by Jacqueline Keeler, member of the Dineh Nation and the Yankton Dakota Sioux – via AlterNet I celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving. This may surprise those people who wonder what Native Americans think of this official U.S. celebration of the survival of early arrivals in a European invasion that culminated in the death of
Cincinnati’s Rubber Duck Regatta
You still have time to buy a duck (nah, buy at least six) for Cincy’s 18th Annual Rubber Duck Regatta taking place Sunday, September 2 during the P&G Riverfest. An estimated 150,000 ducks will be dropped into the Ohio River and the owner of the first duck to cross the finish line wins a 2012 Honda Civic, and if their
Kids Need Art
In September of 2011, Flint Community Schools eliminated the art education program and budget for all elementary schools. As concerned citizens and parents, this husband and wife team decided to volunteer to teach art and are trying to raise funds for next school year. Kids Need Art Supply Drive! “The program we created is completely voluntary and the teachers are
BP Oil Spill Aftermath
BP Oil Spill Aftermath: Eyeless Shrimp, Clawless Crabs and Fish with Oozing Sores From the page: How bad is it? The effect that the oil spill and its reckless cleanup has on sea life is frightening, damning and sad. Here’s a list of deformities that Al Jazeera found in its report: *Shrimp with tumors on their heads *Shrimp with defects
Clean Tech Could Disappear
Clean Tech Could Disappear — But It Doesn’t Have to From the page: The end goal is to allow wind and solar to compete with natural gas—or electric cars with gas-powered ones—without the need for any government support. These technologies can’t stand on their own quite yet, which isn’t surprising: Wind and solar are competing against the oil and gas
A Begging Robot Draws Attention to Poor in Wealthy Luxembourg
Begging robot gets people thinking about their reactions to poverty. “First you ask yourself, `what is this?’ Then you ask yourself, `why should I give money to a machine?’ And then you ask yourself, `would I give money to a person or a machine?’
Small Oregon Coast Garden House by Obie Bowman
http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2010/11/16/small-oregon-coast-garden-house-by-obie-bowman/