A story in the Christian Science Monitor about Chhewang Norphel, a seventy-something Indian man who builds artificial glaciers.
The idea is simple: Divert the unneeded autumn and winter runoff into a series of large, rock-lined holding ponds. As the days grow colder, the ponds freeze and interconnect into a growing glacier.
h/t Kottke
How many Americans watch cable news channels like CNN, MSNBC or Fox News?
New(ish) study supports adage that self-destructive motorcyclists are good news as long as you’re waiting for an organ.
Why are healthcare costs going to bankrupt most American families by the year 2020? Listen and find out!
An episode of This American Life from May 2008 centered on how the mortgage crisis happened. Includes heartbreaking anecdotes from people who got screwed by brokers/traders and gratifying anecdotes from traders who screwed themselves.
If you’ve got an hour and want a simple, effective explanation of the mess we’re in, then listen to it online.
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