Mastodawn

Hip-Hip-Hoorray!!! This wonderful volume is finally out in the #openaccess world. Despite challenges in the last 3 yrs, my lovely co-editors, Marcel Bradtmöller (Rostock), Astrid J. Nyland @arkeostrida (Stavanger), Noa Lavi (Haifa), & I publish these relevant papers of many fantastic authors discussing how people handled #hazards,
what makes #disasters or #vulnerability,
how to built societal #resilience & #sustainability &
is this smart to do?
#anthropology #Archaeology https://share.google/XtBTYyy8VRlqyMS7H

Under Pressure?

This open access book gathers case studies of resilience and coping strategies in hunter-gatherer societies who were confronted with natural hazards

SpringerLink

N-gated Hacker News Jul 21

🚨OMG, a bureaucrat is shocked that some cheap products might be hazardous! 🎉 Welcome to #capitalism, where adults are surprised that "you get what you pay for" applies. 🛒✨ Maybe next time, they'll discover water is wet. 🌊
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/20/eu-commissioner-shocked-dangerous-goods-sold-shein-temu #bureaucracy #consumerawareness #cheapproducts #hazards #surprises #HackerNews #ngated

EU commissioner shocked by dangers of some goods sold by Shein and Temu

Michael McGrath awaits results of secret shopper investigation amid crackdown on Chinese retail platforms

The Guardian

cs Jul 11

Examining the cost of a New Orleans family's hurricane evacuation : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
Can you afford to evacuate?
#hurricanes #economics #disasterPlanning #Hazards
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/1255376165/tallying-the-cost-of-hurricane-francine-evacuation-fema-response

Dr. Or M. Bialik Jun 20

I don't want to say this was completely unexpected, because this is something changes in ice coverage can affect, but increasing #seismic #hazards is not the first impact of #ClimateChange that comes to mind.

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X25001712

Steve Dustcircle 🌹May 26

The #Hazards of an #Athletic #Identity

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sport-between-the-ears/202505/the-hazards-of-an-athletic-identity

The Hazards of an Athletic Identity

Sports are a healthy activity, but not when they create life imbalance. Learn how young people mentally suffer with athletic overinvolvement in this first of this two-part series.

Psychology Today