A thoughtfully curated collection of articles on innovative solutions, brought together to inspire and inform.
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These Psychiatrists Say Trump Poses an Imminent Threat to Humanity
Amy Wilentz explains psychiatrists’ “duty to warn the public.”
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Video – How do human genes act in space?
“Looking at gene expression … we really see an explosion, like fireworks taking off, as soon as the human body gets into space.”
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4 Ways to Give Your Body Back to Nature After You Die
These alternative burial methods give a purpose to your remains.
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Major Win! 15 Brooklyn Schools Are Going Meatless on Mondays
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams announced the news at PS 1 in Sunset Park, stating that starting next spring, 15 Brooklyn schools will serve, healthy, all-vegetarian breakfasts and lunch menus every Monday!
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Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht Talks About How to Keep Local Farmers Farming
We visited Garden of Eve’s annual Garlic Festival and chatted with Eve about maintaining a 65-acre biodiverse farm and delivering a CSA to a large urban center.
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Nat’l Chicken Council Wants to Increase Poultry Slaughterhouse Speeds; Comment Period Open
Make your voice heard on whether the National Chicken Council should be able to further increase the speeds that companies slaughter and process chickens.
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What will it really take for vertical farms to succeed?
Funders and proponents say vertical farming is the future. But demand may change the nature of what it means to “grow.”
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Could a Global Living Wage Put an End to Corporations’ ‘Race to the Bottom’?
A true living wage would take into account the needs not just of workers but of society as a whole.
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Russian Trolling of US Social Media May Have Been Much Greater Than We Thought
The latest revelations from inside Russia heighten concern over Moscow’s Internet “troll farm.”
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How the Swindlers of Silicon Valley Avoid Paying Taxes
Now they’re pushing an ingenious new dodge that would allow them to pay even less.
