Rodrigo Santos Andrade
Rodrigo Santos Andrade
Lake Ontario to Lake America – who gets to decide what goes on maps? Ads
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Lake Ontario to Lake America – who gets to decide what goes on maps?

A geographer explains the politics and procedures behind renaming American places.

Rodrigo Santos Andrade
Rodrigo Santos Andrade
Why innovative ‘bio-materials’ are still more sci-fi than fashion revolution Ads
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Why innovative ‘bio-materials’ are still more sci-fi than fashion revolution

Developing a new material is only the first step. Convincing an industry built around traditional textiles to adopt it is a very different challenge.

Rodrigo Santos Andrade
Rodrigo Santos Andrade
A black fungus is thriving in the midst of Ireland’s whiskey boom – we need to know more about it Ads
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A black fungus is thriving in the midst of Ireland’s whiskey boom – we need to know more about it

The fungus appears to feed on the airborne alcohol vapours produced during whiskey maturation.

Rodrigo Santos Andrade
Rodrigo Santos Andrade
Making the Fed more accountable to Congress and the public may be just what it needs to fend off Trump’s threats to its independence Ads
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Making the Fed more accountable to Congress and the public may be just what it needs to fend off Trump’s threats to its independence

The Federal Reserve is much more powerful than it was 20 years ago, which has prompted calls for a reset in how it answers to Congress and the public.