Author: Daniela

Profiting From Less Pollution

Feb 10, 2014

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Originally posted on The Dish: Cleaner air correlates with greater cashflow: A new paper suggests [one] measure to curb pollution that may have had beneficial long-term economic impacts for individuals. The paper’s authors, Adam Isen, Maya Rossin-Slater and Reed Walker, compared the adult labour-market outcomes of those born in counties in America where air pollution decreased…

World Farmers on Edge

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As if this wasn’t entirely predictable: The West Australian Supreme court will commence hearing a test case that has farmers around Australia and even across the world on the edge of their tractor seats. It involves a farmer Steve Marsh who lost his organic certification when GM canola seeds from his neighbour’s crop sprouted on…

For Your Entertainment

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Quote for the Day

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“There’s always a conductive thread through space for untenable positions.” — Etel Adnan, Premonition —

Manipulation – Not Just a Human Trait

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From big think – devious roosters: Manipulation is a vicious yet not uncommon human trait. Our ability to alter our surroundings in order to take advantage of a situation was recently on display in The Wolf of Wall Street, when Jordan Belfort flips worthless penny stocks and builds an illegal career from the deal. Of course,…

The Most Interesting Woman In The World, Ctd

Feb 5, 2014

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Originally posted on The Dish: More readers offer their nominations: My vote goes to Alexandra David-Néel: explorer, opera prima donna, anarchist, spiritualist, and author. She was an acquaintance of the 13th Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, studied Buddhism at the Royal Monastery of Sikkim (becoming the Maharaja’s lover), trespassed into Tibet disguised as a pilgrim, traversed China, traveled through…

“A Top Candidate For The Most Interesting Man In The World”

Jan 31, 2014

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