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“Planetary Environing: The Biosphere and the Earth System”
A chapter from the book Environing Media (2022).
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Further Readings | From Hand Lenses to Telescopes
Further Readings list of Ricardo Rozzi et al.’s virtual exhibition, From Hand Lenses to Telescopes: Exploring the Microcosm and Macrocosm in Chile’s Biocultural Laboratories.
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“Medicalising Electricity in the Dutch Republic, 1745–1789”
This article sheds light on the processes and tactics used by eighteenth-century electricians in making medical electricity a legitimate remedy in the Dutch Republic.
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The Sounds of Antarctica: A Sonic Expedition!
In this episode from Outrage + Optimism, hosts Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson talk about the visibility of women in the context of sciences, the soundscapes and animals of Antarctica, as well as human intervention in this natural sphere.
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Natural Laboratories | From Hand Lenses to Telescopes
Fifth chapter of Ricardo Rozzi et al.’s virtual exhibition, From Hand Lenses to Telescopes: Exploring the Microcosm and Macrocosm in Chile’s Biocultural Laboratories.
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Ecotourism with Hand Lenses and Astrotourism with Telescopes | From Hand Lenses to Telescopes
Sixth chapter of Ricardo Rozzi et al.’s virtual exhibition, From Hand Lenses to Telescopes: Exploring the Microcosm and Macrocosm in Chile’s Biocultural Laboratories.
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The Institute of Man and Resources: An Environmental Fable
Book excerpt from former Rachel Carson Center fellow Alan MacEachern’s The Institute of Man and Resources: An Environmental Fable. Learn about how Prince Edward Island in Canada tackled the oil crisis of the 1970s by investing in renewable resources.
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“Organisms, Life Relations, and Evolution: Inter-Dependencies after Kropotkin’s Mutual Aid”
This article reconsiders the relevance of Peter Kropotkin’s notion of mutual aid in evolution, which holds that cooperation is a more decisive factor than competition both among human and nonhuman animals.
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A Mist Connection: An Environmental History of the Laki Eruption of 1783 and Its Legacy
The full book by RCC alumna Katrin Kleemann.
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“Ecological Civilization”
In this Springs article, environmental historian Donald Worster delves into the material events behind cultural imaginaries in China, while asking for an ecological civilization. “Can humans learn, by subordinating their appetites to their brains, how to live on this earth intelligently and ethically?”