Happy Halloween everyone! Here’s a selection of this year’s robot videos and tweets to get you in the mood. Does this robot look like a…
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Month: October 2017
The senate’s automated driving bill could squash state authority
My previous post on the House and Senate automated driving bills (HB 3388 and SB 1885) concluded by noting that, in addition to the federal…
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Checkpoint China: The shadowy world of timber smuggling
NORTHERN SHAN STATE, Myanmar – Looking back, it just seemed natural for Aung Tin Oo* to become a timber smuggler. Especially given that he hails…
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Temer offers amnesty, erasing up to $2.1 billion in environmental crime fines
Guarani Kaiowa Indians demonstrate in support of their ancestral land rights. The banner reads: Enough foot-dragging, We urgently demand the demarcation of our lands.” President…
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‘Record’ number of migratory species protected at October wildlife summit
Attendees at the world’s largest wildlife conference in late October called for stepping up protection for 34 migratory species, including giraffes, whale sharks and two…
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Indonesians plant trees to nurse seagrass back to health in Wakatobi
Seagrass, the “ugly duckling” of the conservation world, is a vital lifeline for thousands of communities around the globe and an efficient absorber of “blue…
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Is the Forest Stewardship Council going to stay ‘fit for purpose’ for this century? (commentary)
Held every three years, the General Assembly (GA) is supposed to be the top Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) platform for decision-making. The idea is that…
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Synthetic sex in yeast promises safer medicines for people
What can mating yeast tell us about new drugs? Conor Lawless , CC BY Our old friend Saccharomyces cerevisiae – the yeast that’s helped people…
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What Chinese philosophers can teach us about dealing with our own grief
Confucius sculpture, Nanjing, China. Kevinsmithnyc, via Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA November 2 is All Souls’ Day, when many Christians honor the dead. As much…
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How Lincoln’s embrace of embalming birthed the American funeral industry
An illustrated depiction of a scene of Lincoln lying in state. Internet Archive Book Images If you died 200 years ago in America, your family…
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