Sanitation

Authored by: Shibaji Bose, Sanjaya Devkota, Sabir Khan Participatory action is at the heart of visual methods. Working directly with individuals and communities, visual methods can take various creative and immersive forms — performance, video, creative writing, music and photography. In the Towards Brown Gold project, we worked with Brahmin…

And how to get rid of the ones already in your home — If you live in a warm climate, it seems fruit flies are a daily nuisance. Once they enter our homes, fruit flies are a challenge to get rid of because they breed quickly, profusely, and so often. Females lay about 500 eggs and those eggs hatch in as little as…

Billionaires are super focused on longevity tech. Just not the kind most likely to benefit you. — The richest, most powerful men on Earth have long sought to extend their time on it. Legend has Alexander the Great coming across the healing “Water of Life” in the 4th century B.C. Spanish Conquistador, Juan Ponce de León, who was funded by King Ferdinand II on his expedition of…

First it should be emphasized that the ancient Romans did not have orgies in the public baths, or thermae. The urban thermae in ancient Rome was a public institution, where everyone was allowed in for a token fee. The possibility of privacy in them was excluded because the rooms for…

A few years ago, in my very early startup days, I went to a networking meeting for young entrepreneurs. We had really inspiring talks with young and motivated founders, who were working on their own startup ideas. …

While exploring the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)’s library collection in 2022, I happened upon two standout works — one from the year 1806 and another from 1896. Both touched upon the subjects of “climate,” “change,” AND “public health.” Only within the last several years has 19th century climate…

The ancient Roman civilization was known for its advanced achievements in sanitation and hygiene for its time. As early as 2,000 years ago, Rome had public baths, running water, sewers, and a well-functioning system for disposing of sewage. …

Simple things. But they can save your life. Simple soap and water. Most of us had forgotten their importance. We took them for granted. Maybe even not bothered with them so much. The Covid 19 pandemic brought them to the fore again. Not a universal luxury. My family had learned, or relearned, the importance of soap and water…

All traditions have made the broom a symbol of magic, and for good reason: the broom, an instrument of power over vital space. Sanitation took from us both the odor and the broom. — Jean Robert Underneath the cosmetic sheen of the metropolis run its smelly guts: thousands of miles…