Allison, Martha, Peter, and Chris sat down to talk about my questions as a group. What follows is a transcript of their conversation, lightly edited by me for brevity and clarity. Come for the backstory about “rock-smashers,” stay for the thoughtful discussion of everything from the purpo...
all countries used to - many still do - treat the Environment as an externality, a dumping ground. Equally, nearly all countries used to - and many still do - treat Tourism & Hospitality as a low-maintenance, labour-intensive industry that magically provides ample jobs and revenue and ...
* A professor welcomed students to class by calling them ‘vectors of disease to me.’ He has been suspended.* These Tenured Professors Were Laid Off. Here’s How They Got Their Jobs Back.* So you want to work in academic publishing.* As Afghanistan’s harsh winter sets in, many are ...
Walking along railroad tracks is a pretty cool feeling. It’s also a good place to look for weeds. Active railroad tracks are managed for optimum visibility and fire prevention, which means that trees and shrubs near the tracks are removed creating plenty of open space on either side. Open ...
recycled material; the new design employs people to re-circulate technical nutrients. So you can trade throwing away petrochemicals for jobs. What else does this new protocol mean to commerce? If our companies and countries expect to be wealthy in the future, why would they put the valuable ...
These positions are full time jobs in the Hamdan Lab at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, MS. Job Summary The Hamdan Lab at the University of Southern Mississippi seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to support a 3-year project funded by...
Simultaneously, employment of rural peoples by the government was in jobs outside of pastoralism, but incomes were invested in livestock, and livestock numbers increased. Increased wealth meant market participation was a low priority for pastoralists and no entrepreneurship or collective action took ...
My parents, living in a squatted farm- house, without secure jobs, still young, decided against acting on that fear. Lucky for me! I was born, followed by my sister and brother a few years later. And the question of my own reproduction and the risks this would bring for my then ...
As we sat drinking Tiger Beer in the local Chinese café, they asked me“Would you want us to be that poor by denying us jobs?”The subject was quickly changed and we found something a lot more jolly to talk about. Social harmony is highly valued in that part of the world. ...
Recently, Sculley apologized to Jobs. It is now 20 years past this episode. It made me wonder: As years pass, what will shape from this episode in the story of Seventh Generation? I have been a follower of the Apple story back to its founding. I became an even more serious follower ...