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Accent headingHistory of Bathroom Gender Segregation
The first segregated bathroom was in Paris, in 1739. It was assumed ladies would not…
Supported Decision Making Primer
Supported Decision Making (SDM) offers a transformative alternative. It recognizes that every person is the…
Shedding Stereotypes: Anyone Can Be a Scientist
Ever hear someone sigh and say, “I used to love science…”? It’s a common refrain
Free Money for Everyone? Debunking Universal Basic Income (UBI) Myths
Universal Basic Income is a when the government gives every citizen a sum of money…
Rent Roulette: Can Minimum Wage Afford Your Apartment?
The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the US is roughly $1,927. To comfortably…
What are Autistic Meltdowns?
Meltdowns are not limited to autism, but body’s fight-flight response. Surge of adrenaline as if…
What are Wicked Problems?
There are emergencies we as human beings have an easy time conceptualizing and organizing responses…
Five Characteristics of Denial
Skepticism and denial are often confused with each other, but they are actually two very…
What each degree of warming means
“We cannot go down the path of the dirty fuels without guaranteeing that the climate…
Beware of Climate Engineering Solutions
Is geoengineering is a viable path or is it is a dangerous and untested technology…
Curtailing Oil Consumption + Peak Oil
Even if everyone reduced their carbon footprint and oil consumption on an individual level, we…
City Rainwater Harvesting
Rainwater harvesting is the collection of rainwater for reuse. For watering plants, washing clothes, and…
Love Canal as a Short Story
How did a small suburban dream town in upstate New York turn into a poison…
Understanding Job Burnout – from lecture by Dr. Christina Maslach
The World Health Organization recognized the serious effects of burnout from chronic workplace stress. Burnout…
Ecologized Thinking
How can we start seeing large problems that are abstract, long-term, predictable, and structural, in…
MOSAIC: The Tool That Could Save Your Life
This tool is used by large corporations and the Secret Service to evaluate the danger…
What is an ABLE Savings Account?
For recipients on Social Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) incomes, they…
How We Can Build a Solarpunk Future Right Now + Solarpunk Superstars
A solarpunk future is a sustainable and equitable future where humans live in harmony with…
Great Tide Rising: The Moral Urgency of Climate Action
The choices we make today will shape the world our grandchildren inherit. Will we leave…
Actually Actionable Items
What are some things that you’ve done to make the world a better place? things…
Welcome to the Apple Chip Blog
Welcome! I apologize for being distant these past years. If you know me, this is…
The Apple Chip Blog & Content Chips
There are two types of chips. One is a food made from overstock apples that…
Why Chip?
Here are 20+ reasons, and growing, of why Apple Chips..
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