Multimedia | interviews and talks
Timothy LeCain on “Japanese and American Mining Cultures: A Comparison”
Timothy LeCain, Carson Fellow from September 2011 to May 2012, discusses his comparative history of Japanese and American copper mining.
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Multimedia | film profile
Der Bauer, der das Gras wachsen hört [The farmer who hears the grass growing]
A portrait of Michael Simml, a pioneering organic farmer based in the Bavarian Forest, and his methods of yielding the highest returns from the most challenging of soils.
Multimedia | book profile
The Great Gypsy Moth War: The History of the First Campaign in Massachusetts to Eradicate the Gypsy Moth, 1890-1901
The untold story behind the importation and release of the gypsy moth in North America.
Perspectives Article
The View from Below: On Energy in Soils (and Food)
This article looks at the energy investment that goes into the provision of nutrients and into habitat improvement for the subterranean workforce of earthworms on which agriculture depends.
Arcadia
Molluscan Explosion: The Dutch Shipworm Epidemic of the 1730s
An invasive mollusk called the shipworm (Teredo navalis) attacked coastal dikes in the Netherlands in the 1730s, leading to changes in the design of dikes.
Perspectives Article
Why Do Human Perceptions of Beauty Change? The Construction of the Aesthetic Niche
Portera posits that human niche construction can provide insight into how aesthetic standards develop within human societies and cultures. Standards of beauty tend to evolve through cultural niche construction behavior and biological evolution.
Multimedia | journal article
"Compost Politics: Experimenting with Togetherness in Vermicomposting"
By reporting on their own and others’ experiences composting with dung earthworms, Sebastian Abrahamsson and Filippo Bertoni argue for a shift in the notion of “conviviality.”
Multimedia | journal article
"Gut Buddies: Multispecies Studies and the Microbiome"
In this special issue on Multispecies Studies, Jamie Lorimer addresses the growing interest in restoring components of the microbiome. His article explores some of the implications of these developments for multispecies studies through a focus on helminth therapy—the selective reintroduction of parasitic worms as “gut buddies” to tackle autoimmune disease.
Multimedia | journal article
“Earthworm”
The earthworm becomes a muse in creativity and writing as Sumana Roy’s poem takes on the perspective of the invertebrate.