by Nicola | Dec 16, 2012
The BBC, reporting from the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, summarises an interesting presentation on the significance of traditional Maori ovens, or hangi pits, in paleomagnetic research. IMAGE: Turner’s proof-of-concept hangi... by Nicola | Nov 26, 2012
I could not be more excited to announce the next episode of Foodprint Project, the roving conversation series about food and the city that I co-curate with Sarah Rich. On December 9, 2012, we’ll be bringing Foodprint to LA, one of my favourite cities in the... by Nicola | Nov 21, 2012
Within a delightful slideshow of images from the Poultry Club’s 2012 National Show I found this gem, showing Judge Malcolm Thompson inspecting the UK’s finest eggs. IMAGE: Judge Malcolm Thompson inspecting eggs. Photograph by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images,... by Nicola | Oct 31, 2012
As New York City cleans up post-Sandy (and a huge thanks goes out to those who are out doing the cleaning!), the storm has revealed the city’s topography and infrastructure, its former marshes, power networks, and rat population, in ways that are easy to... by Nicola | Oct 31, 2012
Just in time for those of you planning to head out trick-or-treating tonight, architect and planner Paul L. Knight and his colleague Kevin Clark have conducted a series of analyses of the impact of urban design on your sugar haul. IMAGE: Conley Creek Subdivision,... by Nicola | Oct 27, 2012
IMAGE: The Marshall strawberry, via Leah Gauthier’s pop-up shop. It is “the finest eating strawberry in America.” It is “exceedingly handsome, splendidly flavored, pleasantly sprightly, aromatic and juicy.” In fact, it was once “the...