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Haciendo visible el origen del agua y las aguas más limpias del planeta | De lupas a telescopios
Cuarto capítulo de la exposición virtual de Ricardo Rozzi et al., De lupas a telescopios: Explorando el microcosmos y el macrocosmos en los laboratorios bioculturales de Chile.
Ismaning Reservoir | Ecopolis München 2019
Ismaning Reservoir: A Wastewater Lake changes its Feathers? At the Ismaning Reservoir, approximately an hour by bike northeast of Marienplatz, the interplay between humans and nature is evident. It is not possible to swim in the lake. But it does more than just store water for Munich’s power generation facilities. It also provides a habitat for many species.
Containing Contamination | Toxic Relationships
Chapter 2 of the virtual exhibition Toxic Relationships: Uncovering the Worlds of Hazardous Waste.
Introducción: Visibilizar lo invisible en los laboratorios naturales de las zonas extremas de Chile | De lupas a telescopios
Introduccíon de la exposición virtual de Ricardo Rozzi et al., De lupas a telescopios: Explorando el microcosmos y el macrocosmos en los laboratorios bioculturales de Chile.
Forests and Deforestation | Human-Nature Relations in German Literature: A Curated Stroll
In this chapter of her virtual exhibition “Human-Nature Relations in German Literature,” Sabine Wilke examines forests and deforestation in works by Adalbert Stifter, Marlen Haushofer, and Elfriede Jelinek. For the German-language version of this exhibition, click here.
US Government Land Grants: “A pleasure to break the wild prairie” | CB&Q Railroad
This is Chapter 2 of the virtual exhibition “Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad” by environmental historian Eric D. Olmanson. The chapter discusses the impact of US land grants for railroad and settlement development especially in the states of Missouri and Nebraska.
“You Are What You Eat”: Stupid Vegetables and the Charm of the New | Satirical Glimpses of the Cultural History of Vegetarianism
While English satire magazines mocked vegetarianism since the 1840s, the first German caricatures appeared some 30 years later. Early drawings often imagined that a vegetarian would gradually transform into a plant. Other recurring topics are the assumed correlation between (meatless) nutrition and (peaceful, fragile) physical appearance and character, as well as the debate over whether a meat-rich or a meat-free diet was better for human health.