Helping Women get Comfortable with Cycling

Riding my bike to a meeting the other day, I suddenly realized how happy I felt…

Power Lines, Invasive Species and Superstorm Sandy

Is the economic damage from storms like Sandy worse because of invasive species? Maybe so, says a noted plant expert.

If you’ve ever noticed trees along the roadside that are draped with vines and look like a scene…

5 Great Green Books for Giving

Want to give something to that green-leaning person on your shopping list, or just looking for some great ways to care for the Earth and its inhabitants?

Check out these titles from The Durable Human reading list:

A Look at “A Platform for Good” — Part I

For their children to be durable, it isn’t enough anymore for parents to merely teach them crucial stuff like manners and how to hammer a nail. Add to the list everything to do with Technology. Yet, many view the vast Internet Ocean with fear and…

Driverless Vehicles and Human Durability

Will vehicles which drive themselves help or hurt us as human beings? It may not be an…

Toward an Author Bill of Rights

One of my most useful souvenirs is from the gift shop at Alcatraz — the notorious, now-closed penitentiary perched on a rocky island off the coast of San Francisco. The utilitarian black coffee mug is printed with these white letters: