Before travelling to East Timor, I went to a bank to exchange euros for US dollars. The clerk said to me:
‘Are you going to spend Christmas or New Year's Eve in Times Square?’
‘No,’ I replied, ‘there probably isn't room for the Baby Jesus to be born there.’ I'm going to spend Christmas a few metres from the Tíbar rubbish dump, on which many families still depend, with many boys and girls who need to be sent to school so that one day they can try to break out of the cycle of poverty.
She swallowed hard and wished me a good trip.

#TimorLeste #Christmas #BabyJesus #Capuchinhos #HumanEcology #FightPoverty

Patio wrapping around North Martha Van Rensselaer Hall

#photo #photography #buildings #architecture #cornell #humanecology

[en] How risk-averse are you?

"Researchers found people who are socially rich, with strong social support but whose family had less money, and those who are #economically rich, having more money but less #social support, take similar levels of #risk but activate different parts of their brains."

"The participants took part in a computerized risk-taking game while undergoing #fMRI #brain scans. In the game, they pumped virtual balloons to earn money, 5 cents per pump. At any point, they could choose to cash out. ..."

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/08/study-way-you-grew-may-shape-how-your-brain-handles-risk

#riskaverse #humanecology #cornell #research #study

Why Every #Student Needs #HumanEcology #Education Now

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/06/why-every-student-needs-human-ecology-education-now/

Making a new #Introduction post since I deleted all my other social media.

my name is madhushree. I’m from India. I am interested in all things #Urban , especially #UrbanMobility. I did economics but I do not know jack about econ, so don’t ask me. I plan to work in the #ClimateSector. I am interested in #PoliticalEcology and #HumanEcology, also #Adaptation. I like #Books & #Films .

Toots set to auto-delete in a week!

Please connect if our interests intersect

New #introduction post!

My name is Rory! I'm a fluffy red panda and yes, I do like apples, naps, and big scares.

I work for a county government as a #water / #wastewater treatment plant operator. I love what I do and enjoy talking about all things water and wastewater including how to better utilize these resources better for a more sustainable future.

I have a background in #EmergencyManagement and #EnvironmentalScience / #Sustainability / and #HumanEcology. Hit me up and let's nerd out about population dynamics and how they impact resource usage, sometime!

I have interests in: #GIS #boardgames #gaming #pc #playstation #NintendoSwitch #CloudComputing #ClusterComputing #RaspberryPi #serveradmin #linux #SteamDeck #linuxgaming #reading #audiobooks #photography #conventions

The need for preserving old trees in urban areas

#GiftArticle #UrbanForests #HumanEcology #Ecology #Sustainability 🎁
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/opinion/trees-cities-earth-day.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU0.T86V.YhXiZJDhgKiG&smid=url-share

#NewPaper #HumanEcology

Darimont, C.T., Cooke, R., Bourbonnais, M.L. et al. Humanity’s diverse predatory niche and its ecological consequences. Commun Biol 6, 609 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04940-w