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| A Hiker in the City To the Editor:. nytimes.com |
Burning bunnies for biofuel? The Swedes, those latter-day descendants of bloodthirsty Vikings, have found a new use for rabbits: heating fuel. According to Der Spiege l, stray rabbits in Stockholm are being shot, frozen and then shipped to a heating plant to be incinerated. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Could ocean acidification deafen dolphins? As more and more carbon dioxide enters the Earth's atmosphere, oceans are becoming more acidic . In fact, this acidification has been blamed for everything from killing off coral to aiding algae and even super-sizing fish ear bones . But the changing marine chemistry may also be altering the deep sea's acoustic environment, according to a new paper, published online Sunday in Nature Geoscience reports ( Scientific American is part of Nature Publishing Group), making it much noisier for the animals that depend on sound to navigate the watery depths. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Breaking the Growth Habit (preview) Editor’s introduction: Scientists have proposed compelling steps to ease specific kinds of environmental damage and slow consumption of certain resources [see “ Solutions to Environmental Threats ,”]. But Bill McKibben, scholar in residence at Middlebury College and co-founder of climate action group 350.org , maintains that to truly stop ruining the planet, society must break its most debilitating habit: growth. In his new book, Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet , McKibben argues that humankind, because of its actions, now lives on a fundamentally different world, which he calls “Eaarth.” This celestial body can no longer support the economic growth model that has driven society for 200 years. To avoid our own collapse, we must instead seek to maintain wealth and resources, in large part by shifting to more durable, localized economies. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Head Spaces “Does ‘accommodate’ have one ‘m’ or two?” asked an editor in our open workspace. Almost before I could say “two,” the boss flew at us from her office. “Why aren’t you working?” she demanded. She seemed mollified by my explanation. She stalked back to her office chair, periodically watching us through the glass window in the wall.None of us focused too well for a while after that. But her whipsaw behavior was only part of the reason. As I now know--and as you will learn from “Cubicle, Sweet Cubicle,” by sociologists S. Alexander Haslam and Craig Knight--the workspace itself already had done most of the productivity damage. We could not put what we wanted atop our desks, lest we ruin the cohesive look. The seating was changed without discussion. The lack of control over our situation interfered with our concentration. It’s not difficult, however, to create better workspaces. Click here to learn how. [More] Furniture - Office Products - Shopping - Office chair - Consumer Goods and Services rss.sciam.com |