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Article: We can’t vertically farm our way into a techno-utopia

Article: We can’t vertically farm our way into a techno-utopia

We view hydro/aeroponics and vertical farms very skeptically. It is the most unnatural way to grow food, and it is probably the highest form of domestication of plants, depriving them

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Article: Resist the Internet

Article: Resist the Internet

And yet another column that reminds us to use technology wisely and seldom, if at all. As the negative effects of smartphones, the internet and especially “social” media slowly unfold,

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Article: What does it mean to be a human?

Article: What does it mean to be a human?

The Neanderthals were quite fascinating, and, as the article shows, still have influence on us today – via our genetics. People with European descent have between one and four per

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Essay: Dark Ecology

Essay: Dark Ecology

One of the greatest essays I have read recently – so great, in fact, that I read it several times. Paul Kingsnorth makes good case against technology and the cult

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Article: Neanderthal dental tartar reveals plant-based diet – and drugs

Article: Neanderthal dental tartar reveals plant-based diet – and drugs

In contrast to popular opinion, neanderthals were not the stupid, club-swinging brutes we are told they were, but they had a sophisticated culture, were among the first humans of whom

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Quote: The Machine

The machine appeared In the distance, singing to itself Of money. Its song was the web They were caught in, men and women Together. The villages were as flies To

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Article: Screen Addiction Is Taking a Toll on Children

Article: Screen Addiction Is Taking a Toll on Children

The level of exposure to technology increases dramatically among all generations, but it is most terrifying when it comes to our youngest ones. “In its 2013 policy statement on “Children,

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Article: The Life Outside of Cyberia

Article: The Life Outside of Cyberia

The Guardian published yet another article by Mark Boyle, who decided to live a life without technology. Slowly, the simple life and the notion that technology is not only beneficial,

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Article: How 2016 Became Earth’s Hottest Year on Record

Article: How 2016 Became Earth’s Hottest Year on Record

“Of the 17 hottest years ever recorded, 16 have now occurred since 2000.” A very interesting, short piece on the hottest year in recorded history, 2016, with detailed graphs showing

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Article: Climate Change and its Effects on Asia and Australia

Article: Climate Change and its Effects on Asia and Australia

This article addresses the exact same problems we face here in southern Thailand. Last year’s dry season was the hottest year in 65 years in Thailand (and the hottest year

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