I suppose the smell hits you first. As you walk into a mangrove forest, the deep, gaseous, almost sulfuric smell of the swamp tells you where you are. There’s no point wearing shoes here, andContinue reading
Hawaii: a Paradise in Transformation
What comes to mind when you hear a friend leaving for Hawaii? Coconut palms swaying with the trade winds? Postcard worthy white-sand beaches speckled with lounge chairs and sunbathers? Or on a more sinisterContinue reading
Life-time side-by-side comparison: Electric vs. gasoline automobiles
Over a similar lifetime, electric vehicles emit about 10-24% less greenhouse warming potential than conventional vehicles
Occoquan Bay Wildlife Refuge
Working in the heart of the nation’s capital can be filled with excitement, but it’s always nice to get away from the monotony of “grown-up” life and go reconnect with nature at an urban refuge.Continue reading
3.3 Regulative and constitutive rules
Dynamical systems are composed of parts that participate in organized behavior that persists through many internal time cycles. The coherence of action of a set of parts that otherwise might have no relation to oneContinue reading
Illness, Compensation, and Corruption: a Whistleblower’s Story
Sparkles of light ricochet off of Vero’s pale blue eyes. I am struck at first by his slightly unusual mannerisms, though it is apparent immediately that he is a very kind person. “Speak louder…I haveContinue reading
What’s in a Workshop?
“Ben, you’re bombing.” I stood in front of 50 Filipino Local Government officials, a mic in my hand as I described the participatory mapping activity set before us. It was the first morning of aContinue reading
Can Investing in Agriculture Improve Environmental Practices?
Both Institutional investors and private capital funds invest in farmland acquisition to provide multiple benefits. It is a portfolio diversification strategy, due to its long-term appreciation value and operation in a broad sphere of markets.Continue reading
3.2 Technosphere Now
In this essay I sketch out a physical framework for the technosphere, Earth’s newest sphere. My goal is to articulate some of the implications of being human in the Anthropocene, given our inescapable role as partsContinue reading