Leaf blowers, subject of turbulent debate when compared with rakes, can, should they choose to, claim a place in debates about capitalism versus socialism. This study shows how: “The Leaf Blower, Capitalism, and the Atomization of Everyday Life,” Jules Boykoff, Capitalism Nature Socialism, vol. 22, no. 3, September 2011.
Are there fewer robberies in urban areas where the streets are quite steep? A question investigated in a 2020 research project by Professor Cory Haberman and Professor James Kelsay entitled : The Topography of Robbery: Does Slope Matter? Journal of Quantitative Criminology volume 37, pages 625–645. “Steeper street blocks may have fewer robberies because they make the physical […]
Abhishek Upadhyay has joined the The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS). He says: I am from central India, where I studied Biotechnology Engineering. My first research project was to investigate multicellularity in social amoebae. I went on to receive a full scholarship for a research-based masters in Marine Biology in Hong Kong, performing […]
Auke-Florian Hiemstra has joined the The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS). He says: I’m a biologist at Naturalis Biodiversity Center, studying animal architecture. My research is focused on artificial nest material: the inclusion of plastic litter in nests. During the covid pandemic, for example, many birds started to use our facemasks as nesting […]