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U.S. Farmers Cope with Roundup Resistant Weeds: Address the Cause not the Symptom

On By Gregory HakeIn Ideas Worth Spreading, Observations on Life7 Comments

There was an excellent article in the New York Times yesterday that underlines the risk of addressing symptoms rather than the underlying cause when addressing problems (see http://tinyurl.com/3yw758o).  Such an approach offers appealing and typically profitable short-term gains, but invariably produces long-term side-effects and costs that outweigh the initial benefits. A biodynamic and organic farmer friend of mine argues that weeds thrive only in compromised soil.  …

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Temple Grandin: The World Needs all Kinds of Minds

On By Gregory HakeIn Observations on Life16 Comments

Enjoy this presentation. Not everyone thinks like you, and Temple Grandin explains not only why that is true, but what we can do to make sure that children are handled properly so that the value inherent in the differences between individuals is not lost in the shuffle. The world needs all kinds of minds!