Category Archives: books

The Birth of Territory: New Book

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Territory is one of the central political concepts of the modern world and, indeed, functions as the primary way the world is divided and controlled politically. Yet territory has not received the critical attention afforded to other crucial concepts such … Continue reading →

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25 Science Novels Worth Reading

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Preity Smith Silent Springby Rachel Carson: Introduce students to the core tenets of environmentalism and ecology with this undeniable classic. Rachel Carson heavily influenced the green movement by exposing the myriad abuses different companies heap upon the … Continue reading →

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Surprising Findings about Japan’s 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami struck off the northeast coast of Japan on March 11  caused widespread destruction and death. Using observations from a dense regional geodetic network (allowing measurements of earth movement to be gathered from GPS … Continue reading →

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The World in 2050:Global warming will benefit some regions

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

As worldwide population increases by 40 percent over the next 40 years, sparsely populated Canada, Scandinavia, Russia and the northern United States will become formidable economic powers and migration magnets, Laurence C. Smith writes in “The World in 2050: Four … Continue reading →

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