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How complexity leads to simplicity
TED 
November 16th, 2010
Ecologist Eric Berlow doesn’t feel overwhelmed when faced with complex systems. He knows that more information can lead to a better, simpler solution.
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Springwise
October 25th, 2010
The Waterpebble is a small disc that gets placed near the shower drain and tracks water usage in the shower, prompting users when it’s time to finish up.
Read More (+1 rating) Loading ...French Horses Harness Up for Recycling
TakePart
October 5th, 2010
60 French towns are hauling away household waste employing a cheaper and greener alternative to the typical rubbish truck—horse-drawn carts.
Read More (+5 rating) Loading ...How animals made us human
Boston Globe
September 14th, 2010
What explains the ascendance of Homo sapiens? Start by looking at our pets.
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Your Public Media
September 1st, 2010
Unlike speed daters, who often gather in a stuffy hotel lobby, weed daters get acquainted on a farm while they pull weeds.
Read More (+7 rating) Loading ...Online Network Helps Home Cooks Sell Their Extra Portions
Springwise
November 11th, 2010
Aiming to help minimize waste while earning home cooks a little extra cash, Super Marmite is a social network that enables cooks with too much food to sell their extra servings.
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YES! Magazine 
October 8th, 2010
Sweeten with honey, darn a sock, and refrigerate without electricity: Learn how to do what your grandparents knew.
Read More (+5 rating) Loading ...A tree that tweets
Shareable
September 27th, 2010
A 100-year-old tree on the edge of Brussels is hooked up to a fine dust meter, ozone meter, light meter, weather station, webcam and microphone.
Read More (+4 rating) Loading ...Gee Whiz: Human Urine Is Shown to Be an Effective Agricultural Fertilizer
Scientific American
September 7th, 2010
Researchers say our liquid waste not only promotes plant growth as well as industrial mineral fertilizers, but also would save energy used on sewage treatment
Read More (+3 rating) Loading ...In Brooklyn Store, Everything Is Always 100% Off
New York Times
August 26th, 2010
Store is intended to demonstrate the feasibility of recycling and offer an alternative to mainstream capitalism.
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