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Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities

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Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities Published: Small farms make up more than a half of the agricultural land in the US and produce just over a fifth of the country’s agricultural produce. Despite appearances, the vast majority of the food in our supermarkets started out in the dirt.

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How do bacteria help and harm crops?

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I also enjoy meeting my laboratory members every morning to discuss our research projects and science in general.” If there is a local gardening group, botanical garden or horticultural society in your area, contact them to see how you could get involved to learn more about plant science.

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Urban farming for urban families

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The 15th Street Farm NEP teaches its students about the links between agriculture, nutrition and wellness. This is critically important in light of modernisation and the disconnect between humans and the natural world.” What do students learn? Soil and plant health are interconnected with human health and well-being,” says David.

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Best STEM Summer Camps in Houston 2024

The Maker Mom

Houston has numerous innovative tech, agricultural, and aerospace research centers, so it’s a great place for STEM camps. The acclaimed programs include robotics, coding, data collection, and science research and many offer exciting field trips and outdoor activities along with their tech and science labs.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Ian’s team has a vision of building a ‘bio-based economy’ in Australia, focusing on ways to improve agriculture and waste processing through the creation of unique microbes. Our team includes social science and humanities researchers who look at the policies and implications of synthetic biology,” says Ian. “We

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Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History—or Not? Well, It’s Complicated…

Stephen Wolfram

So now it’s natural to wonder: How far will this go? My goal here is to explore some of the science, technology—and philosophy—of what we can expect from AIs. And in the phenomenon of computational irreducibility science is in effect “deriving its own limitedness”. What will AIs be able to do? And how will we humans fit in?

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