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Lisa Wade is a sociologist and the author of "American Hookup," a new book about sex on campus. She's also on Facebook at /socimages and /socofgender.
” is a new monthly column dedicated to examining important trends in climate change fiction, or “cli-fi. The term “global warming” didn’t enter public consciousness until the 1970s, but scientists have studied our planet’s natural greenhouse effect since at least the 1820s. In 1896, a Swedish chemist named Svante Arrheniussome concluded that human activity (like coal burning) contributed to the effect, warming the planet further. For years, authors have been writing climate change fiction, or “cli-fi,” a genre of…
IMPACT self-defense classes teach verbal skills for deescalating problems as well as physical skills, and provides specific classes for people with disabilities. Many dojos (schools of the martial arts) also have a Self Defense Class or offer lessons for beginners. There will often be specific seminars for children, if they are being bullied in schools, while adult classes are usually offered as being specific to women’s self-defense. If the owner of the school is sympathetic, though, they will often allow men to join and learn basics (usually how to break out of wrist grabs and choke holds, as well as the most effective moves to ward off an attacker).
Arming you with the tools you'll need to make it when the shit hits the fan. Prepping for every scenario - zombies,super volcano,dumbasses screwing up the environment, aliens, pandemics and whatever else might be flung at us. The Man Who Coined ‘Cli-Fi’ In case you needed a hilarious refresher before the new season starts.
Soylent had a wildly successful Kickstarter, a year of massive growth where demand far outpaced supply, and has now raised $20 million in funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz. These five writers muse on what it feels like — and means for us as a food-centric society — to be free from food. In the end, the time and money saved by switching to drinkable meals couldn’t make up for one fundamental drawback for Twilley: taste. The only real upside to replacing food with Soylent was that my first real food after five days – half a proper New York bagel with…