Edge Effects: 2016 in Review
The Edge Effects editorial board looks back on 2016.
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New Maps Shed Light on German Soldiers’ Lives
A historian finds that making maps can be invaluable when tracing the paths of research subjects, and that ArcGIS can be a useful tool even for scholars with little formal training or experience in cartography.
Biosphere 2: Why an Eccentric Ecological Experiment Still Matters 25 Years Later
Four scholars and one of the original “biospherians” offer their takes on perhaps the largest private science experiment in history.
Nature and the Rules of Race: A Conversation with Carolyn Finney
The importance of storytelling in elucidating and challenging understandings of race and the environment.
Running in Kenya, a Field Story
Reflections on running and research in Kenya.
Turning Toward
A writer’s poignant reflections on care and healing. What might happen if we all turned toward, instead of away?
Is the Arctic Out of Time? A Conversation with Andrew Stuhl
Andrew Stuhl discusses how we can “unfreeze” the Arctic’s history and gain new insight into climate change and future possibilities.
Edgy Stuff: November 2016 Recommendations
November 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Announcing the Edge Effects Podcast
Check out our new podcast series, just in time for holiday travel!
Tilefish and Jello Salad for Family and Nation
When the National Canners Association and the US Bureau of Fisheries write the recipes, Americans learn to serve Jello Salad and Tilefish for dinner.
