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Adam’s Tweets: August 16-31, 2011

September 23, 2011 | Posted by Factopia | 4 Comments

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The many uses of the male fiddler crab’s giant claw. http://t.co/zd5WML3

Michelle Bachmann would consider drilling in the ‘glades. http://t.co/yYT2KHW

Visual versus auditory learning a myth? http://n.pr/pG163q

Climate relicts like this can teach us about adapting to climate change. http://t.co/aOb5gXT

The brains of bilingual babies. http://t.co/pRkYDqj

The economics of community solar gardens. http://t.co/7BJReBL

Pepsi vs. Wall Street

August 30, 2011 | Posted by Factopia | 1 Comment

Pepsi vs. Wall St.: Why Should a Soda Company Try to Be ‘Good for You’?

By Adam Werbach

Can a multinational company be an innovative force for good in a world of corporate bean-counters and hard-nosed investors? A brown sugary soda maker is teaching us how.

There is a new Pepsi ad you’ve likely seen where Santa Claus is getting down with his elves on a tropical island. Dressed in a tacky Hawaiian shirt, he saunters up to a tiki bar and orders a Pepsi. “But Mr. Claus, I thought you had a deal with … you know!” the bartend asks. “I’m on vacation,” St. Nick says with a wink and a fist bump.

The ad seems harmless enough. But it actually represents an important step for Pepsi and a dangerous inflection point for corporate social responsibility and social media causes. That sounds histrionic. It’s not. Read more...

Adam’s Tweets: August 1-15, 2011

August 30, 2011 | Posted by Factopia

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Save the gorillas game on Facebook. http://t.co/hJWp7tc

Somali refugee camps in Kenya swell past 400,000 people. http://t.co/RSiZs9Q

Extreme symbiosis. Bugs within bugs. Cool. http://t.co/8PR4Dv3

Tough times, but the search for extraterrestrial life continues. http://t.co/tfF1usx

US Army is a growing investor in renewables. http://t.co/8wTaIcW

Could fracking be worse than coal? Probably not. But still… http://t.co/5pdWW2x

Adam’s Tweets: July 16-31, 2011

August 1, 2011 | Posted by Factopia

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Less than a quarter of local governments use alternative energy in US. http://bit.ly/pqSo0x

New EU nuclear plants showing major cost overruns. http://bit.ly/pLg1yG

Rare Sei whale spotted in Scotland. The 9th sighting in 50 years. http://bbc.in/mSGJ7D

UK domestic energy use up 18% since 1970. http://bit.ly/nGv26e

Lions most likely to attack humans following a full moon. http://bit.ly/qMI00r

Adam’s Tweets: July 1-15, 2011

July 25, 2011 | Posted by Factopia

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US wine regions are at serious risk from climate change. http://bit.ly/pOzTAn

Exxon has decreased funding to climate-skeptics since 2005. http://bit.ly/n1Qaiv

Nearly 10% of fish caught during this study contained plastic. http://bit.ly/jiYY9j

Farm-stays are becoming a popular form of US ecotourism. http://bit.ly/k1kH57

Ultra-marathoners running silk route to raise awareness of water scarcity. http://bit.ly/l6ovj4

Welcome Liophidium pattoni – a pink and yellow snake from Madagascar. http://bit.ly/lh5Dko

Adam’s Tweets: June 16-30

July 16, 2011 | Posted by Factopia

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Songbirds eavesdrop on predatory chipmunks. http://bbc.in/ku8Noc

Trader Joe’s under pressure to stop wasting food. http://bit.ly/m4UqOA

The planet’s healthiest foods are the most dependant on bees. http://bit.ly/kQYHkc

Nine airlines to use recycled waste biofuels for flights out of San Fran. http://bit.ly/m0IA0n

Heritage sites in Kenya and Australia added to World Heritage list. http://bit.ly/jPy2kU

Quality is more important than quantity in diet. http://bit.ly/lW2xFI

Adam’s Tweets: June 1-15, 2011

June 21, 2011 | Posted by Factopia

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Stable temperatures promote biodiversity in tropical mountain ecosystems. http://bit.ly/la5ApI

Talking toasters freak me out. http://bit.ly/krAww4

Birth rates declining in US except for women 40+ http://apne.ws/krfers

Wasp wars. Invasive wasps used to battle invasive beetles. http://bit.ly/kSsiL8

Diving bell spiders use their webs as gills to live underwater. http://bbc.in/iiQSAy

China ends subsidies for domestic wind turbine manufacturers. http://bit.ly/jeh8pe

Adam’s Tweets: May 16-31, 2011

June 5, 2011 | Posted by Factopia | 1 Comment

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Japanese deflation eases due to food and energy shortages. http://bit.ly/jDHrgm

Students struggling with math may have a disorder called Dyscalculia. http://bit.ly/mSH9gA

Over 50 million Facebook users “like” a brand each day. http://bit.ly/jwKswF

The brain’s response to sadness can predict depression. http://bit.ly/iiJCdI

Q1 Internet advertising revenues are up 23% over 2010. http://bit.ly/iRYjnv

Google Street View is coming to India. http://rww.to/m8YHdh

An Opportunity for Women in the New Global Population Numbers?

May 24, 2011 | Posted by Factopia | 2 Comments

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By 2050, the world will contain 10 billion people, the UN now predicts, but we shouldn’t see the statistic through the failed lens of population control

Could the best way to stabilize the world’s population be to not talk about population?

The UN now predicts that the human population of the planet, long predicted to level out at nine billion people, will now most likely reach 10 billion people by the year 2050. The new projections offer an opportunity to move beyond the flawed framework of population control and towards global activism on behalf of women. Read more...