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1 | 2 | NextJane Poynter: Life in Biosphere 2 | Video on TED.com 5 Citations
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1 Citation Really, really good talk on the Biosphere 2 (and 1). I love projects that really go out and do crazy stuff like this. I think it would be fascinating and a ton of fun to be in something like this. To take two years of my life to do it, well, that?s a bit crazy, but probably worth it. I love these talks from people who are obviously fully invested in their ideas and are passionate about them. This is certainly one of those talks., technorati.com
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What It?s Like to Live in a Biosphere (Video) 1 Citation Okay, so we already live in one, so we kinda know already. But what about a human-made biosphere, as in Biosphere 2? Jane Poynter explains just what it?s like, from the crazy challenges they came across even to breathe, to what it feels like to experience very closely the interconnectedness of the ecosystems to the point where ?you?re eating yourself, in a way,? to how bad people outside the biosphere stink. ? See original here: What It?s Like to Live in a Biosphere (Video), technorati.com
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Spiritual Musings on the Current Solar Minimum 1 Citation credit:NASA skylab There have been very few sunspots on the sun for the last two years. So far it has been cool for late Spring in the greater New York City area. These two facts may be related. Sunspots are magnetic storms that well up from the solar depths to the surface of the sun. It is believed that jet streams within the sun are responsible for sunspots appearing on the surface. Coronal mass ejections and the related solar flares are associated with sunspots. His, technorati.com
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1 Citation Two years and 20 minutes, that?s how long Jane Poynter spent in Biosphere 2 alongside Calorie Restriction (CRON) pioneer, Roy Walford and six others from 1991 to 1993. Here?s her story as recounted at the recent TEDx event in California , the first of the new independently-run TED Talk offshoot seminars. I hope you enjoy this bit of environmental and dietary history. Social Bookmarking, technorati.com
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Voluntourism: Vacation For Change 1 Citation ?Voluntourism? is a new term for those who wish to travel with a purpose. Most people think of travel as being a life-changing experience?in the past that meant life-changing only for you?but through Voluntourism, travel becomes life-changing for you and for an important cause that is close to your heart. When volunteer work and travel are combined it can change you and your world view, while adding tremendous life-meaning to your next holiday. Whether you decide to make your meaningful, V, technorati.com
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1 Citation I first became aware of Dr Vandana Shiva ?s work through the anti-globalization movement in the 1990s and the all documentaries produced at that time in which she managed to appear. Later I became more aware of her advocacy of environmental and social justice going back to the Chipko movement in the 1970s (India?s original tree huggers). More recently she?s become one of the globe?s most prominent people advocating for a (re)embracement of small-scale, organic, biodiverse agriculture on the grou, technorati.com
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1 Citation June 19, 2009 Jeff Meier Education and Training, Entertainment and Fun, Games and Fun, Recreation and Sports, Shopping and Products, Society Issues, Sports Activities, Travel and World, Vacations and Sightseeing Mexico Beach VacationAre you planning a Mexico beach vacation? If so, then consider all your options. Vacati, technorati.com
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Secret Birds slim body and aerodynamics 1 Citation Why not fly to most birds have a large body size? At this time, perhaps Elang birds that fly in general have a large body weight and capable of flying long distance and survive. Several types of stork which has a body weight of 15 kg in Canada, is also considered flying birds that have large weight of the body. However terberat record bird in the world who can fly, a bird held by the Kori Bustard (Ardeotis door) that live in the southern part of Africa and northeast, which has a weight average, technorati.com
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New Proxy Reveals How Humans Have Disrupted The Nitrogen Cycle 1 Citation More and more, scientists are getting a better grip on the nitrogen cycle. They are learning about sources of nitrogen and how this element changes as it loops from the nonliving, such as the atmosphere, soil or water, to the living, whether plants or animals. Scientists have determined that humans are disrupting the nitrogen cycle by altering the amount of nitrogen that is stored in the biosphere. The chief culprit is fossil fuel combustion, which releases nitric oxides into the air that comb, technorati.com
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