Views from the Edge

Conversations from the Edge

Welcome to the CRC blog, where we discuss bleeding edge issues around sustainable community development. The term ‘bleeding edge’ connotes the idea of our failure to somehow or other convince the publics about the urgency of responding to climate change now, and that we need to better communicate the principles and practises of sustainable development to the wider publics. So, yes it takes courage to be 'at the edge', and sometimes one 'bleeds' a lot, but let's start the conversation now.

How Rapidly We Are Burning?

Back in May, Ed Hawkins shared his spiral climate GIF animating the rapid nature of global warming…

How Trees Talk to Each Other

Suzanne Simard, a professor of forest ecology at the University of British Columbia's…

What is a 21st Century Curator?

By: Jaime Clifton, Research Curator

Two Little Frogs

Glancing out my basement office window this morning, I saw a small frog in the window well and then…

An Unlikely Friendship

While it’s not unusual for interspecies friendships to form in captivity, it’s not typical in the…

Seeing is Believing

A team of researchers at Yale University recently completed a study on urban centres from 3700 B.C…

Could the answer to UBI lie in Africa?

A massive experiment in East Africa may provide the concrete evidence we need to edge towards…

What is a 21st Century Curator?

By: Jaime Clifton, Research Curator

Food for Thought

The demand for flawless fruits and vegetables is fueling food waste across the world. Blemished…

Too Much of a Good Thing

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) recently released a report outlining a major shift in…

What is a 21st Century Curator?

By: Jaime Clifton, Research Curator