What is societal collapse? Lessons from the past can help us understand our future, but only to a point
IRES’s Dr. Amanda Giang and Charly Phillip are featured in The Conversation with Dr. Daniel Steel (School of Population and Public Health) for their article about how lessons from historical societal collapse is helpful for thinking about the future.
10 Minutes to Save the Planet – Dude, where’s my alternative to cars?
If everyone drove 10% less in the US, it would be equivalent of taking almost 30 coal power plants offline in a year. How can these moments be something humans want to do? Dr. Jiaying Zhao discusses how to make this powerful action enjoyable.
Rain gardens filter out tire toxin lethal to salmon, B.C. study shows
A study co-authored by Timothy Rodgers, Amanda Giang, and civil engineering researchers found that specially designed gardens could reduce the amount of a toxic chemical associated with tires entering our waterways by more than 90 per cent.