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A few months ago, I came across this meme on Reddit: In case you have trouble viewing the details of the image (I feel your pain); it shows a man holding a red ball in one hand and a blue one in the other, with two options: Red pill: you restart your life at age 10 with all the knowledge you...
india flint
It was such a joy sharing with students from all over the planet in my first-ever online class (the Alchemist's Apron) that I found myself dreaming up another one. I know so many lovely dyers who simply cannot resist putting another morsel in the dyepot...and then build up great mountains of...
Adrian Crook
An interesting thing happened last week. Perhaps a milestone in notoriety for this site, or merely a part of its evolution. I’m still deciding which. CTV, one of Canada’s national broadcasters, airs “The Social,” one of those midday panel chat shows. It’s not the biggest outlet to cover 5K1C (this...
Andrew Maynard
Carnegie Mellon University had an eye-catching headline on its news feed this morning: Eat More Bacon. It was based on a new study that suggests fruit and veg have a higher environmental impact per calorie than meat. However, the analysis failst to take account of the nutritional needs in a...
Andrew Maynard
Back in 2011 – while I was Director of the University of Michigan Risk Science Center – I was part of a larger team exploring the possibility of conducting a full-blown assessment of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) possibilities and pitfalls in Michigan. We were interested in applying the...
Andrew Maynard
There’s a new viewpoint article in the Journal Environmental Science and Technology that calls for a ban on the use of microbeads, based on available evidence, and that has been causing something of a stir. The authors argue that the number of microbeads being washed into the environment from...