Christine Ro
https://www.christinero.com
Interested in international development, social justice, environmentalism, language, and pop culture. Would love to throw all those things into a blender.
Forbes
7 Myths Harming The Maasai People In Tanzania
Maasai lifestyles aren’t a threat to conservation. They’re actually an asset.
Forbes
London Children Now Walk And Cycle To School More, Thanks To A Clean-Air Policy
42% of the central London children in the study switched from car-riding to active transport (walking, cycling, scootering, and/or using public transport).
Forbes
Why African Groups Want Reparations From The Gates Foundation
On August 27, African faith, farming, and environmental leaders came together to launch an unusual statement.
BBC
In Vietnam digital systems are helping farmers
countering disease and antimicrobial resistance with digital vet services
BBC
The sports where women outperform men
It's been over 40 years, but Penny Lee Dean vividly remembers the cold.
Nature
Predatory conferences are on the rise. Here are five ways to tackle them
Early-career researchers are being targeted by organizers of exploitative meetings. There needs to be more awareness and perhaps legal redress over this dangerous development.
Nature
How to spot a predatory conference, and what science needs to do about them: a guide
Last year, Kutubuddin Molla disappointed a postdoctoral colleague who had sought his advice about a conference in Italy. “I quickly recognized it as predatory."
Forbes
How Pigs Fare Under Iowa’s Industrial-Ag Model
Angry bright red welts, criss-crossing a pig’s skin.
Forbes
The Iowans Stopping Factory Farms, One At A Time
Six families used to live on the same square mile as Barb Kalbach, near Dexter, Iowa. Now hers is the only one left.
Nature
What is it like to attend a predatory conference?
By the time she arrived in the United Kingdom from Chile in March 2024, Pía Loren had already been to conferences in Latin America and Europe.
Forbes
India’s Humidity Is Dangerously High, And Increasing
50°C (122°F) is a staggeringly high temperature. Yet Avikal Somvanshi can just about live with 50°C heat in Delhi. What Somvanshi can’t handle is increased humidity, when “Delhi turns into a sauna.”
Geographical
Migrant workers in the UK fishing industry face the same English tests that barristers or chief executives need for entry
The UK’s fishing fleet depends on migrant fishers. Geographical investigates the impact of updated visa requirements, which some fear pose a threat to the future of the industry
Forbes
Protecting The Right To Help Others In India
Good Samaritan laws are not the same as duty to rescue laws
Nature
My pivot from grain scientist to slave-trade historian
It’s rare for a scientist to be revered by beer brewers and human-rights campaigners alike.
BBC
The meat workers who became vegan entrepreneurs
In recent years, several former animal-industry workers have founded start-ups that focus on plant-based foods. Here's how their transformations unfolded.