Matthew J. Hoffman is an associate professor of Mathematical Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.
Matthew J. Hoffman is an associate professor of Mathematical Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.
Alternatives Journal is releasing our latest issue, Getting There: The Ecosystem of Human Movement. The carbon footprint of an individual within a developed country is drastically higher than someone in a developing country. The reason behind this is partly in how we choose to get around. We drive to work […]
“Build an education guide,” they told me. “Easy,” I replied. Turns out, it’s not. While on the surface it may seem like a simple task, building an education guide is quite complex. For example, in this edition of the guide you’ll see we’ve included an indicator for whether or not […]
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” – Socrates
Did you know that the collective noun for bats is a “cloud”, or that in the first scientific classification of mammals, bats were placed close to humans because, like us, they have two nipples? The book Bat, by Tessa Laird, is full of similar tidbits that you will want to share […]
Jill Barclay is an International Development student at the University of Guelph and an embroidery artist known as Cult Embroidery. She is passionate about participatory development and minority visibility and representation.
Naomi Braithwaite is a Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing and Branding at Nottingham Trent University.
Simon Ryder-Burbidge is a marine conservation officer with the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Hai Lin studies Conservation Biology and Biodiversity at University of Toronto. She’s interested in sustainability, green economies and baking. In her spare time, she likes to visit botanical gardens and pretend she lives in a tropical forest rather than a concrete jungle.
Sumeet Gulati is a resource economics professor at the University of British Columbia.