(1/4) Is 50 years a long time for a closed mine? This article discusses the continuing selenium pollution associated with a closed coal mine in Canada. Yet our researchers are investigating how pollution from mining can be visible after 500 years.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/02/Coal-Mines-Crowsnest-Pass-Killing-Fish/
We are hosting a panel/ roundtable, #Decolonising Public Health in History, 8/9 April, bringing a #premodern historical lens to the discussion of public health today. Please share!
Registration: forms.gle/GKtKKzrbr5Jm...
Event Info: premodernhealthscaping.hcommons.org?p=1449
PhD candidate Rose Byfleet will be presenting at #RSA2025 on frescoes, garden pavilions, the stimulation of good air, and preventative healthcare.
#histmed #galenicmedicine #renaissance #premodern #publichealth #arthistory
"Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections"
"Most people don’t know IRIS, as the program is called, but it is the scientific engine of the agency that protects human health and the environment. Its scientists assess the toxicity of chemicals, estimating the amount of each that triggers cancer and other health effects. And these values serve as the independent, nonpartisan basis for the rules, regulations and permits that limit our exposure to toxic chemicals."
#antiscience #science #fascism #premodern #corporatism
https://www.propublica.org/article/legislation-targets-epa-science-toxic-chemicals
Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments completed by its IRIS program in environmental regulations or enforcement.
📕 The diffusion of classical motifs to the East (A free, 560-page book from 2011)
Tags: #Buddhastatue #ClassicalAntiquity #Premodern #FridayReads
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/monographs/violets-between-cherry-blossoms_arts
The need of the Romans for Chinese silk urged the extension of trade through Central Asia, while at the same time Buddhism spread, first from India northwards, picking up classical elements, and then gradually via Central Asia and China to Japan.
The Advanced decklists that used to come with every #Precon box are a fascinating slice of #MTG history. For those into community formats like #Premodern these can be a source of inspiration. Well, other decks can be. Probably not this one, eh.
https://preconstructedmagic.wordpress.com/2024/12/05/nuancedmastery/
What was the best #MTG Theme Deck of the #Premodern era? I've been hesitant to commit to doing a proper Top 10 before now. It feels so final, so concrete. Something which I will have to stand by. But here it is. Tear me to shreds.