Hip-Hop and Environmental Health: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Lappas
Far from just a form of entertainment, Dr. Sarah Lappas explains how hip-hop can empower both artists and audiences to think more critically about their environments.
Atomic Cities, the Mirage of Safety, and the Word “Environment”: A Conversation with Kate Brown
CHE’s upcoming symposium asks: how useful is it to talk about the “environment”? Is there a better word or framework? Dr. Kate Brown gives us her answer as she shares her research on atomic cities.
The Faces of Itaipu: Community, Memory, and Struggle in Rural Brazil
A photo essay explores the realities of life and struggle in rural Brazil.
Bike Battles: A Conversation on the Road with James Longhurst
A new book by historian James Longhurst profiles the long and contested history of bicycling and (spoiler alert!) the not-so-open road in the United States.
Edgy Stuff: August 2015 Recommendations
August 2015 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Being With Bees
A beekeeper struggles to make sense of aggression from her typically docile insect charges.
Building Beaches: Beach Nourishment in the United States
A hard look at the soft engineering that goes into our beaches.
“Nature led the way”: The legacy of city planner John Nolen
A new biography of one of the founders of city planning in the US connects urban reform efforts from the early twentieth century with today’s environmental issues.
Edgy Stuff: July 2015 Recommendations
July 2015 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
The Art of Offering: A Woodworker’s Lessons on Collaboration
What can art teach us about fieldwork? Sometimes the stories we tell belong to others.