De(s)ign

deign

-verb

1. to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity.

2. to condescend to give or grant.

design

-verb

1. to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully.

2. to intend for a definite purpose.

3. to form or conceive in the mind; contrive.

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Apr 18
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fruit flies prefer organic, according to 16-year-old Ria Chhabra’s study. her parents were arguing about the value of organic foods.  so she created a science fair project. read about her study in the nytimes “The research, titled “Organically Grown Food Provides Health Benefits to Drosophila melanogaster,” tracked the effects of organic and conventional diets on the health of fruit flies. By nearly every measure, including fertility, stress resistance and longevity, flies that fed on organic bananas and potatoes fared better than those who dined on conventionally raised produce.” times blog post by Tara Parker-Pope

fruit flies prefer organic, according to 16-year-old Ria Chhabra’s study.

her parents were arguing about the value of organic foods.  so she created a science fair project.

read about her study in the nytimes

“The research, titled “Organically Grown Food Provides Health Benefits to Drosophila melanogaster,” tracked the effects of organic and conventional diets on the health of fruit flies. By nearly every measure, including fertility, stress resistance and longevity, flies that fed on organic bananas and potatoes fared better than those who dined on conventionally raised produce.”

times blog post by Tara Parker-Pope

Mar 22
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trailer for the movie School’s Out: Lessons from a Forest Kindergarten

i would send my kid to that school

Feb 12
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Colin Selig at Think:Tank makes benches from old propane tanks, among other things.  That means he upcycles, he plays with plasma cutters and welding rigs, and he has a close relationship with his local powder coater.  Well done Colin. 

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Dec 19
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“ We drink from wells we did not dig; we are warmed by fires we did not kindle.
— Deut. 6.11
Dec 07
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happy holidays.  try to be a good kid.   

happy holidays.  try to be a good kid.   

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great concept from the designers at gravity. i would totally adopt a cow and then eat it.  more of their ‘food thinking’ concepts here.

great concept from the designers at gravity.

i would totally adopt a cow and then eat it. 

more of their ‘food thinking’ concepts here.

Dec 03
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“ Ninety-nine percent of Hamburg residents live within 300 meters of a rail or bus stop.
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from Clean Break: The Story of Germany’s Energy Transformation and What Americans Can Learn From It, by Osha Gray Davidson, Susan White, Catherine Mann and Christopher Flavin

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trailer for Solar Mamas

” [solar] is only a woman’s job, a man cannot do it, a woman has patience and time, and she will listen and learn, if you train a man, he wants to leave the village and go somewhere else looking for a job.”

Nov 15
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steel for a solar support structure goes up in cali #thingsidesign

steel for a solar support structure goes up in cali

#thingsidesign

Nov 13
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Talmon Biran Architecture Studio, Woodpile project. it is shelter, it is storage, it is a fuel gauge, it is pretty. this structure was constructed along the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg, Canada.

Talmon Biran Architecture Studio, Woodpile project.

it is shelter, it is storage, it is a fuel gauge, it is pretty.

this structure was constructed along the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg, Canada.