One popular alternative to the current political-economic landscape of food lies in bringing agriculture to the modern, technologically advanced age though big data. For agriculture, big data is just what it sounds like, collecting vast amounts of data from crop and weed locations, soil and weather conditions, and pesticide and herbicide use. There are several […]
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On Building The Ark: Idealism Throughout Environmental History
When thinking broadly about the environment, it is easy to rely on certain ideals. From nostalgia or dismissal of a long gone nature of the past to a utopian or dystopian view of the future, environmentalists often work in extremes. Throughout environmental history, we see this again and again. However, boiling down the complexities of […]
Autonomous Vehicles And Fuel Emission Estimations
Introduction Autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, are the transportation of the future if investments from car companies, tech companies, and governments are any indication. Most major car companies and several tech giants including Apple, Uber, and Microsoft are all working on having autonomous vehicles on the market by 2020 (Bansal and Kockelman 2016). In […]