Edgy Stuff: October 2016 Recommendations
October 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
The Cannabis Frontier
For 40 years California’s Emerald Triangle has provided the one critical environmental factor required to grow cannabis: isolation. That’s about to change.
The First Green Developer
Charles E. Fraser built a South Carolina beach resort privileging environmental protection, leaving a complex legacy for conservation and development today.
Postcards from the Field
Ghost towns, cougar encounters, and a rock band’s tour across Europe. How five graduate students spent the summer.
Female Birds Sing, Too
When a long-dominant theory about sexual selection’s role in the evolution of bird song is corrected, what happens to conventional ideas about the sex of singing birds?
How Activists Are Taking on Factory Farms
Activists gather at a summit over factory farm expansion, offering an economic vision based on the value of clean water.
The Ethics of Ceremony at Standing Rock
Activists at Standing Rock bring a sense of ceremony to environmental politics.
Faculty Favorites: New Books for the Classroom
Professors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison share the books and articles they’re most excited about teaching this fall.
Edgy Stuff: National Parks Centennial Edition
The Edge Effects Editorial Board’s September recommendations feature content on the National Parks from around the web and beyond for the parks’ Centennial.
Life after the Olympics: Housing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Far beyond the global spotlight of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, uneven housing policies have reconfigured the city’s social landscape.