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Accent headingShedding Stereotypes: Anyone Can Be a Scientist
Ever hear someone sigh and say, “I used to love science…”? It’s a common refrain
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…
Toilets that Grow Gardens
Composting toilets, which do not require water, have been implemented in an office building in…
Curtailing Oil Consumption + Peak Oil
Even if everyone reduced their carbon footprint and oil consumption on an individual level, we…
Love Canal as a Short Story
How did a small suburban dream town in upstate New York turn into a poison…
Ecologized Thinking
How can we start seeing large problems that are abstract, long-term, predictable, and structural, in…
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…
Why Chip?
Here are 20+ reasons, and growing, of why Apple Chips..











