Reality Is Too Confining
We know that nature experiences can change environmental behavior—but it turns out those experiences don’t have to be real.
Reality Is Too Confining
Idea Watch Stories
Human-Driven Evolution Is a Hallmark of the Anthropocene
Human-Driven Evolution Is a Hallmark of the Anthropocene
The Human Age will be shaped by the species we create and foster as well as the ones we kill off
On Wizardly Prophets and Prophetic Wizards
On Wizardly Prophets and Prophetic Wizards
Ted Nordhaus reviews The Wizard and The Prophet by Charles Mann
To Upcycle Fast Fashion Melt Down Clothes
To Upcycle Fast Fashion Melt Down Clothes
IDEA WATCH JULY 2017 To Upcycle Fast Fashion Melt Down Clothes By Lindsey Doermann Fast fashion—affordable clothing that tends to be tossed after only a handful of wears—takes a hefty environmental toll. Growing cotton, for example, requires copious amounts of...
The Global Financial Establishment Is Waking up to Climate Risk
The Global Financial Establishment Is Waking up to Climate Risk
Regulators are beginning to rewrite the economic rules
Ecology for Insiders
Ecology for Insiders
The indoor biome covers as much as six percent of the world’s landmass—and we know almost nothing about it.
Nanosilver may cut down on odor, but does it make clothing “green”?
Nanosilver may cut down on odor, but does it make clothing “green”?
Less frequent laundering may not offset the additional environmental impacts of using antimicrobial silver nanoparticles in textiles.