No matter how hard we try, we all generate trash. And the fabrics we don’t want anymore — clothes, towels, blankets, rags — are harder to recycle than they might seem, as most fabrics are a mix of fibers and material types, requiring different techniques that can’t be done on a large scale.
A local weaver implements sustainable techniques at an artist-run industrial mill in Humboldt Park–but even so, there’s still fabric scraps leftover. So she’s trying out a community approach to deal with these scraps. It involves a people-powered fabric shredder.
In honor of International Coffee Day today, we're taking a deep dive into what the science really says about one of America's favorite drinks!
To bust myths and break down the facts, I’m chatting with Drs. Andrea Love and Jessica Steier. They are the hosts of “The Unbiased Science Podcast."
We cover whether coffee will actually help us live longer, if caffeine withdrawal is a real thing, whether you need to re-think your decaf drink, and so much more!
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern and Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes for a preview of the big cases headed our way this Supreme Court term. They tackle cases concerning voting rights, indigenous rights, environmental protection and affirmative action, before turning their attention to the tricky business of covering a court that is radically changed and how the traditionally deferential Supreme Court press corps needs to update its methods and reporting in response.
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It's a science thingy, but more fun! A recently published study claims that belief in Astrology correlates with some negative personality traits, like narcissism. But, is it a Good Science Thingy(tm)? Or did Mars being in retrograde cause the researchers to overstate their conclusions? It's definitely one or the other!
This week NASA slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid in the hope of diverting its course. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test or DART mission will help scientists understand how easy it would be protect Earth if one was headed in our direction. More Or Less first discussed this in 2016 with a little help from the movie Armageddon ? with listeners getting in touch once again we ask how many asteroids are really out there and how dangerous they might be to Earth.
Presenters: Charlotte McDonald and Simon Maybin
Producer: Charlotte McDonald
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson
Sound Engineer: James Beard
(Image: 3D rendering of a swarm of Meteorites or asteroids entering the Earth atmosphere: ratpack223/ Getty)
The world’s energy crunch is a battle between platitudes and physics. Leaders may want to pay closer attention to the physics part. So for more insight on the world’s energy crunch we reached out to a cartoon chicken.
Wait, what?
Doomberg is an anonymous team of analysts covering energy and economic trends. Their newsletter is Substack’s #1 finance publication and the group is represented by a cartoon chicken.
Motley Fool Senior Analyst Nick Sciple caught up with Doomberg’s head writer for a chat about:
- The state of Europe’s energy crisis. - Nuclear’s place in a decarbonized future. - And what the Nord Stream pipeline attack means for the world.
Host: Nick Sciple Guest: Doomberg Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl
