Pope Francis stresses 'right to environment' in UN speech http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34360928 Pope's key messages for US Congress http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34351940
UN sustainable development goals 2015
http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ The 17 proposed Sustainable Development Goals 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 5. Achieve … Continue reading UN sustainable development goals 2015
DARK THOUGHTS ON ECOMODERNISM
http://dark-mountain.net/blog/dark-thoughts-on-ecomodernism-2/ and response to critics http://www.resilience.org/stories/2015-09-10/ecomodernism-a-response-to-my-critics as suggested by George Monbiot http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2015/sep/24/meet-the-ecomodernists-ignorant-of-history-and-paradoxically-old-fashioned
Bats initiate vital agroecological interactions in corn
But make embarrassingly little money for agribusiness! http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/09/09/1505413112
GM comes of age?…we’re doomed!!
"Given the potential for gene drives to alter entire wild populations and therefore ecosystems, the development of this technology must include robust safeguards and methods of control (Oye et al., 2014). Whereas existing gene drive proposals focus on adding genes (Ito et al., 2002), disrupting existing genes (Burt, 2003), or suppressing populations, RNA-guided gene drives … Continue reading GM comes of age?…we’re doomed!!
The unique ecology of human predators
Humans are 'unique super-predator' "We can tackle adult prey at minimal cost, and so gain maximum, short-term reward, explained Prof Darimont from the University of Victoria (UoV), Canada. "Advanced killing technology mostly excuses humans from the formerly dangerous act of predation," he told reporters. "Hunters 'capture' mammals with bullets, and fishes with hooks and nets. They assume … Continue reading The unique ecology of human predators
A quick intro to embodied cognition and robotics with Andy Clark and Barbara Webb
Why the stories we are told about deficits makes no sense and we know it
Nobel Laureate William Vickrey outlines the various fallacious analogies trotted out by neo-liberals and economically illiterates in government and the press. Why are we entrapped by these seemingly compelling narratives when they do not even make sense given our lived experience? for example, we know that it makes good sense to borrow if we want … Continue reading Why the stories we are told about deficits makes no sense and we know it
The Rivers Project at TransActing
I would have loved to make it to Silvia stall at Chelsea... Glad to see you had good weather! The Rivers Project at TransActing. via The Rivers Project at TransActing
Alternative rules for Life
Here's a list of alternative rules for Conway's Game of Life (see images below), along with a programme to run them on or test your own variations, and a desciption of Life. Here's another Javascript version with an interface on which you can draw.
Joey O'Gorman 