Ask Ethan: Is Spacetime Real?

Are space and time real like atoms are, or is spacetime just a calculational tool?

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Ecofeminist Art is More Relevant than Ever – One Green Planet

Ecofeminism flourished in the 1960s and ‘70s. It was born of Second Wave feminism and the burgeoning environmental movement.

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The Dawn of CRISPR Mutants

An anthropologist dives into the world of genetic engineering to explore whether gene-editing tools such as CRISPR fulfill the hope of redesigning our species for the better.

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Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?

A resonance theory of consciousness suggests that the way all matter vibrates, and the tendency for those vibrations to sync up, might be a way to answer the so-called ‘hard problem’ of consciousness.

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Lionel ‘Hamp’ Hampton spiced up jazz with good vibes

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Twitter’s Big Oil ad loophole

Climate groups can’t pay Twitter to spread political content. But the oil industry can, and it’s ramping up its efforts alongside Biden’s climate push.

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Litter Creates Habitat for Animals in Rivers

Researchers conclude we need to be improving habitat conditions in urban rivers.

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UBQ Turns Garbage Into a Composite Thermoplastic

The circular economy gets real as Israeli company cooks up a new way to recycle waste.

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ReBurbia Winner Reimagines McMansions as Suburban Living Machines

Image: ReBurbia When Ken Eklund created his alternate reality game World Without Oil, one of the emergent themes of the “historical pre-enactment” was that the suburbs became ghost towns. As populations ballooned and fuel prices surged, the distant burbs

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Redesigning Suburbia For a Sustainable Future

In many ways, our suburbs are perfect for a more sustainable way of life.

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