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The Coming Population Crash: Investigating the Aftermath of a Population Implosion
In his 2010 book The Coming Population Crash, author and journalist Fred Pearce describes past attempts to curb population growth and analyzes the social effects of the current-day shift in demographics.
Read More »The Impending Population Boom … or Food Crash?
Lester R. Brown’s Full Plant, Empty Plates depicts a bleak future caused by growing population pressures and irresponsible resource usage. Warning of impending crisis, his book urges readers to take action now.
Read More »Five Things You Didn’t Know About Cities
Although the world is rapidly becoming increasingly urbanized, many facts about cities still surprise us. Here are five fascinating insights into the nature of the modern city.
Read More »Power in Numbers: The Growing Citizen Science Movement
People around the globe have been classifying galaxies, deciphering old weather records, and discovering exoplanets — all in their free time. The citizen science movement is revolutionizing the world of research, as crowdsourcing is
Read More »Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science
In his 2011 book, author Michael Nielsen explores the new potential of Open Science and how the movement will shape the way in which scientists collaborate and approach scientific discoveries.
Read More »John Vs. Jennifer: A Battle of the Sexes
If one were to peek into Yale’s science classrooms, it is unlikely that he or she would report any gender disparities. In class, there appear to be an equal number of male and female
Read More »Science: 0-1
In a time when science ingenuity is needed most, science’s popularity is dwindling
Read More »The Art and Science Of…
By eliminating the concept of the two cultures of "Art" and "Science" and engaging in a cross-disciplinary view of the world, we can learn that art and science are really inherently intertwined entities
Read More »3. 2. 1. Blast off…?
Companies like California-based SpaceX have gradually become more prevalent in the United States — a change that indicates progress toward further outer space exploration
Read More »Inspiring Female Scientists: Yale’s Second Annual UWISAY Conference
The Second Annual Conference for Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering at Yale (UWISAY) went off with great success
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