B. Ricardo Brown, PhD

@NODE801@sciences.social
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Professor of Social Science & Cultural Studies
Pratt Institute

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Simon's Rock College '78-'82

Until Darwin bloghttps://until-darwin.blogspot.com/
Ruins bloghttps://node801.blogspot.com/
Lectures on Cultural Studieshttp://ow.ly/IVX030mUNRh
Workhttps://pratt.academia.edu/BRicardoBrown
B. Ricardo Brown, PhD2d ago
SummerClub Radio: Fast & Busy
A mix for the ninth year of the catastrophe..... Winter 2025.
PLAY AT MAXIMUM VOLUME
[see ALT for more]
#skapunk #ska #funk #blackrock
https://www.mixcloud.com/RUINS_NODE801/summerclub-radio-fast-busy/
B. Ricardo Brown, PhD3d ago
💧🌏 Greg Cocks4d ago
Map Reveals How America's Forests Have Changed Over Time
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https://www.newsweek.com/america-forests-change-over-time-2041291 <-- shared 2025 media article
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-1005-2023 <-- shared 2023 paper
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7055086 <-- shared study datasets
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #copernicus #CONUS #USA #forest #model #modeling #landuse #landcover #change #forestland #agriculture #urban #development #cities #industry #vegetation #America #humanimpacts #settlement #decline #cropland #pasture #grassland #grazing #reforestation #deforestation #urbanization #conservation #ecosystems #logging #mining #railroad #infrastructure #forestcover #NLDI #farmland #colonial #LULC #census #climate #hydrology #biogeochemical
B. Ricardo Brown, PhD3d ago
Project Gutenberg4d ago

Kafka becomes more accessible

Soon the first English Kafka books will enter the US public domain. The Castle, one of several Kafka works translated by Willa and Edwin Muir, gets there in 17 days.

By John Mark Ockerbloom

https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/15/kafka-becomes-more-accessible/

At PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1735

#books #publicDomainDayCountdown

B. Ricardo Brown, PhD3d ago
La Vie des IdéesDec 7
Disparu il y a quarante ans, Fernand Braudel a profondément marqué les sciences sociales en forgeant des concepts durables pour penser le #capitalisme. Son œuvre continue d’éclairer les mutations de l’#économie, ses rythmes, ses espaces et ses rapports de force
https://laviedesidees.fr/L-economie-d-apres-Braudel?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
L'économie d'après Braudel

Disparu il y a quarante ans, Fernand Braudel a profondément marqué les sciences sociales en forgeant des concepts durables pour penser le capitalisme. Son œuvre continue d'éclairer les mutations de l'économie, ses rythmes, ses espaces et ses rapports de force. Yves David Hugot est professeur certifié d'histoire-géographie et agrégé de philosophie. Il enseigne au lycée Gustave-Eiffel de Rueil-Malmaison. Il a dirigé avec Stéphane Dufoix le numéro thématique de la revue Socio paru en 2021 et (…)

B. Ricardo Brown, PhD4d ago
Beta.NYC  Dec 7

Look up NYC districts in seconds. ⏰

Type your address into Boundaries Map to see City Council, Community District, precincts, school zones, sanitation, and more—all on one screen.

Great for outreach, permits, and neighborhood research!!

đź”— https://boundaries.beta.nyc

B. Ricardo Brown, PhD4d ago
Beta.NYC  Dec 10

We collaborated with the Cooper Square Committee to build a map that helps New Yorkers determine whether their homes may contain lead paint. 🏙️

Learn more, explore your building, and join the movement for a Lead Dust Free NYC.

đź”— https://coopersquare.org/leadmap

B. Ricardo Brown, PhD6d ago
La Vie des IdéesDec 11
L’histoire des parcs d’Afrique de l’Est met en scène des « gentlemen-experts » #postcoloniaux désireux de recréer le « paradis terrestre ». Leur pseudo-écologie aristocratique doit être remplacée par une authentique #écologiepopulaire
https://laviedesidees.fr/Verts-paradis-d-Afrique?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Verts paradis d'Afrique

À propos de : Guillaume Blanc, La Nature des hommes. Une mission écologique pour « sauver » l'Afrique, La Découverte

B. Ricardo Brown, PhD6d ago
Show threadPeter RileyDec 11

Wildlife friendly gardens https://www.wires.org.au/what-we-do/wildlife-information/general-information/wildlife-friendly-gardens

Bird attracting plants and trees
https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/gardening/

Bird Friendly Gardens
https://birdlife.org.au/discover-birds/birds-in-your-backyard/bird-friendly-garden/

MerriCreek History
https://www.friendsofmerricreek.org.au/merri-creek-history

#AussieBirdCount #gardening #MerriCreek #revegetation #rewilding #WildLife

Wildlife Friendly Gardens

Create a wildlife-friendly garden that supports urban wildlife by using native plants, providing water sources, and avoiding chemicals to foster a thriving ecosystem.

B. Ricardo Brown, PhD6d ago
Show threadStephen CornfordDec 7

So, imagine my astonishment when I found—on two consective pages of one forestry archive document—these two diagrams:

On the left, the plan of the plantation.
On the right, the management structure of the workers.

The arrangement of banana plants (the small dots in the left diagram) equidistantly around the palm oil trees, is replicated almost exactly in the distribution of black workers around white workers in the right hand diagram.

B. Ricardo Brown, PhD6d ago
GrrlScientist ⧖ â“‹ Dec 8

The Forbidden Garden Of Leningrad By Simon Parkin — Review

"The untold true story of Russian botanists at the world’s first seed bank in besieged Leningrad during WW2 who faced a terrible choice."

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #SeedBank #scientists #Russia #Leningrad https://grrlscientist.medium.com/the-forbidden-garden-of-leningrad-by-simon-parkin-review-341fd0aa0770