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The stress gap between men and women may be growing, according to recent research. The stress gap between men and women may be growing, according to recent research. Women are more than twice as likely as men to suffer from stress and anxiety — and research suggests this gap is growing. Worldwide, women perform nearly three times as much domestic work as men, according to a 2018 United Nations report.
If the title of this month’s column brings to mind scenes of John Candy and Dan Aykroyd creating hilarious chaos in the Wisconsin northwoods, you have an idea of what my own experiences in the great outdoors have been like. The resort, while nestled on a lake surrounded by tall pines, features a heated pool and is located five minutes from town, where there’s a grocery store, bakery, and coffee shop (thank goodness). In the off-season, he reads blogs and magazines and watches shows about these pastimes to prepare for the coming season; it’s how I learned about this month’s cover subject, outdoorsman and chef Eduardo Garcia. Or maybe, like John Candy’s character, Chet, in The Great Outdoors, you’ll do something totally unexpected, like waterskiing.
In 1715, astronomer Edmund Halley relied on public observations to report on phenomena during a solar eclipse, says Laura Trouille, PhD, Adler Director of Citizen Science for the Citizen Science Alliance and co-leader of Zooniverse.org, the largest platform for crowdsourced research. You can photograph bees, butterflies, and birds to help scientists track migratory patterns; you can identify invasive plant species to prompt native-species reseeding; you can collect water samples to give researchers crucial environmental data. On their own, scientists simply don’t have the time, financing, and other resources necessary to gather the amount of data that citizen-science projects provide, nor can they cover the same amount of ground. For a glimpse of the enormous range of current citizen-science projects, consider these examples: Knowing the location of streams helps scientists track water quality.
Not 5 feet from the little beach on the north side of Bde Maka Ska, the lake in Minneapolis where I’ve rented my craft, I’m already hurting: My toes are gripping the foam padding of my board so hard, I wonder if I’m strong enough to accidentally break them. Others, like German wheel — circus tricks performed inside of a large hoop — were activities I would never have known to try if I weren’t attuned to adventure seeking. I discovered new beloved hobbies: I began training in static trapeze and went on to perform in two circus recitals; Minnehaha Falls is one of my favorite spots to visit all year round; and I try to get out on a paddleboard at least once each week all summer. It’s a reminder that adventure isn’t a goal that has to wait for a reshuffling of time, money, or priorities.