published March 25, 2011 and has No Comments
Graphic Credit: Metropolis Magazine Metropolis Magazine is celebrating its 30th year anniversary this year (2011). To mark the occasion, they partnered with the Education Legacy Fund (ELF) to inaugurate an annual series of open, constructive dialogues about what is shaping twenty-first century design and how designers are responding to the evolution of culture. The first event was held March ...
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published January 20, 2011 and has No Comments
Is the increase in pedestrian deaths her fault? Image credit: Department of defence The Governors Highway Safety Association , "The States' Voice on Highway Safety" has issued a new report, Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State , ( PDF Here ) that some, like the Washington Examiner , use to tie an increase in pedestrian deaths to Michelle Obama: First ...
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published November 25, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo credit: Eamon Mac Mahon Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights , "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes and effects of corn's dominance, delivering "the skinny on what's expanding our waistlines and crippling ...
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published September 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Image via Stanford University Fresh, clean, drinkable water is an increasingly rare thing on this planet, especially in places that are suffering through catastrophes like floods or must deal with high levels of pollution without the resources to set up water treatment facilities. But a project from Stanford University researchers could see cheap, simple filtration devices distributed through developing ...
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published July 23, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via Daily Mail, credit SWNS Everyone loves to get their back scratched. And for cows hard at work in dairy farms, a little rub against the "cow wash" goes a long way for getting cleaner both cleaner and calmer. The swinging brush stimulates blood circulation and improves milk production, while also relaxing the cows and helping to keep ...
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published July 21, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via vauvau What things can you absolutely not live without? Pause for a second and really think about that. You can't live without it. What did you come up with? This question when applied to our lives and, more importantly, the pausing it takes to honestly consider the answers, is at the heart of moving beyond our addiction ...
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published May 23, 2010 and has No Comments
photo: J. Novak Researchers at the University of Brighton, East Sussex have discovered that oils extracted from thyme can kill the deadly MRSA bug in two hours, according to a story in the Daily Mail . The deadly infection is linked to more than 18,000 deaths per year in the US . The infection has become of problem in ...
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published April 7, 2010 and has No Comments
"Black Lung Disease from Coal Mining on the Rise" Image & Caption credit: Civilianism.com Brian documented the recent coal mine explosion in WV , a tragic story which has been all over the news. The tendency I've seen in both print and broadcast media is to finger point at the mine owner and operator and hint that government needs ...
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published March 15, 2010 and has No Comments
Anshen + Allen via Metropolis Containers to Clinics is a non-profit founded by Elizabeth Sheehan to "develop a new model for heath service delivery"- they outfit shipping containers with the latest in equipment, medicine and staff and deliver them to underserved parts of the world to administer primary health care to women and children. Anshen + Allen are architects ...
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published January 21, 2010 and has No Comments
Big ol' Chevy Tahoe. Image credit: AutoWeek. The Star-Telegram is reporting that " The health effects of air pollution are a major topic in Texas because the state is one of the most polluted in the country. A recent survey by Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth found that 1 in 4 children in North Texas has asthma, ...
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