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A World Apart – How Global Collaborations Benefit Research
Braydon Black | Nov 5, 2018 | in Think Global
Swedish professor Karin Björkland tells A\J how a partnership with the University of British Columbia helped make her a better researcher.
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Smoke rising over German factories. (Foto-Rabe/Pixabay)
Fewer air pollution deaths? Thank a regulation.
Braydon Black | Oct 27, 2018 | in Think Global
Recent research from UNC-Chapel Hill suggests air quality improvements since the 1990s have cut the number of deaths related to air pollution in half.
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Growing coffee in Colombia/Eddy Milfort
Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia’s changing climate
Jessica Eise
Natalie White
| Aug 24, 2018 | in Think Global
Deep in the Andes Mountains, where growing coffee is a multi-billion business, the creeping impacts of global warming are threatening a way of life.
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Busy streets in Bangkok, ThailandPhoto by Dan Freeman on Unsplash
‘Overpopulation’ and the environment: three ideas on how to discuss it in a sensitive way
David P. M. Lam
Rebecca Laycock Pedersen
| Aug 21, 2018 | in Think Global
New ways of thinking about "overpopulation" can help make sure you're doing it right.
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Cape Town from Table Mountain. (Photo by Bas Leenders. 2012) CC BY-SA
What can other cities learn about water shortages from ‘Day Zero’?
Kieran M. Findlater
Lucy Rodina
| Jul 18, 2018 | in Think Global
Cape Town avoided catastrophe in April, but water shortages and subsequent cuts in usage will not be a thing of the past. Nor are other cities immune.
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A brittle star occupying a year-old subsea installation. (Photo by D. Jones)
Offshore infrastructure finds new life as reef habitat
Emily Yeung | Jul 16, 2018 | in Think Global
In the North Sea, thousands of oil rigs and wind turbines are being decommissioned and removed from ocean habitats. But could leaving them in be better for the environment?
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Petare Slums in Caracas. (2013) CC 1.0
7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?
Andrew D. Hwang | Jul 9, 2018 | in Think Global
World populations are expected to level off around 2100. But that gradual slowing in growth "signals a harsh biological reality."
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Seychellois people are proud of their natural heritage
Getting to know the Seychelles
Mimi Shaftoe | Feb 9, 2017 | in Think Global
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A man paddles a girl to school on the backwaters of Kerala, India
Rethinking Sustainability
Chris Winter | Sep 22, 2015 | in Think Global
Five Lessons, One Insight, and Five Ideas to Change the World
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Resilience of the Indigenous
Naomi Roy | Sep 21, 2015 | in Think Global
Gleb Raygorodetsky’s upcoming book seeks to bring attention to the resilience of indigenous communities facing climate change.
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The gleaming Petronus Towers are the showpiece of Kuala Lumpur
Big Oil Malaysia
Chris Winter | Aug 17, 2015 | in Think Global
A wake up call for Canada
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The view from a back window of a tuk-tuk in Phnom Penh
Driving Down Death
Chris Winter | Aug 12, 2015 | in Think Global
Notes on Culture and Traffic Fatalities
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(Photo: a couple stands on a beach in Thailand)
The Tsunami Effect: Understanding Why We Fail to Act on Climate Change
Chris Winter | May 4, 2015 | in Think Global
If we’re going to win the environmental debate, we need to position ourselves as defenders of “the good life,” not the threat.
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(Photo: a field of plastic and a dead cow outside Bikaner, India)
Mounds of Plastic
Chris Winter | Mar 25, 2015 | in Think Global
Can India overcome its culture of litter?
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Istanbul Spice Market by Chris Winter
We Are How We Eat
Chris Winter | Feb 2, 2015 | in Think Global
You can learn much about a country from its local markets.
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Santa and sleigh in a town square in Kos, Greece.
Searching for the True Meaning of Christmas
Chris Winter | Dec 21, 2014 | in Think Global
Tracing Santa Claus back to St. Nicholas.
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The view from a Paris café.
The Culture of Getting Around
Chris Winter | Nov 27, 2014 | in Think Global
Our “Think Global” blog hits the ground running with a look at what we can learn from French transportation culture.
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Guts Over Fear
Chris Winter | Nov 11, 2014 | in Think Global
Lest we forget: war is about power.
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