Broadcasting the Wisconsin Idea: A Local History
The establishment of Station 9XM and experimental educational broadcasting is part of a larger story of radio and The Wisconsin Idea.
Why Are Snowflakes Individually Unique?
A scientific explanation for a piece of folk meteorology.
The Flint Water Crisis: A Special Edition Environment and Health Roundtable
The Flint water crisis sounds a call not just to address the immediate emergency, but to consider the larger legacies to which it points. We’ve assembled a roundtable of noted scholars to contemplate this history, whose understanding, they suggest, is crucial to any broader solution.
Listening to the Anthropocene: John Luther Adams’s Become Ocean
A meditation on an orchestral work that evokes our era of environmental change.
January 2016 Recommendations, A Farewell, and Three New Members of the Editorial Team
A few announcements plus January 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Where Land, Water, and Militants Meet: A Conversation with Nancy Langston
Dr. Nancy Langston speaks about the current conflict in Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and about hopeful collaborations for conservation.
Can Environmental Thinking Help Solve Gerrymandering?
Paying renewed attention to culture, history, and environment can help us confront the problem of gerrymandering and draw electoral districts that make sense.
Land Use Legacies: What We Do in Life Echoes in Eternity
The ecological legacy of our ancestors is deeply engraved in the environment today—a fact that reminds us of our shared responsibility to our descendants.
Planning for a Diverse and Inclusive Classroom
Three resources to kick-start your planning for teaching diverse groups of students.
Blueprints for the Semester: Revisiting How to Plan Environmental Pedagogy
As the spring semester approaches, we revisit suggestions for how to conduct careful lesson planning around environmental issues.