Welcome to week 46 of the Hippie Dabble Digest! Anyone remember playing Frogger as a kid? You can still play Frogger online, and it’s completely free! If you’ve never played Frogger before, the goal is to get the frog to the other side before the time runs out, across a street and a river without getting hit by a car or landing in the water. It’s incredibly addicting! Relive a childhood memory or play for the first time here: https://froggerclassic.appspot.com/.
9 Survival Gardening Crops to Grow in a Post Apocalyptic World
Maybe it’s silly, but have you ever thought about how you would survive if civilization collapsed? I’ll admit it – my worrier self has! This video has great information on survival garden crops, but it’s also a great source of information for gardening in general.
What yoga does to your body and brain
Here’s another video. This one is brought to you by TED and is on the scientific effects of yoga on the body and brain. It includes a little bit of the history of yoga too. https://www.ted.com/talks/krishna_sudhir_what_yoga_does_to_your_body_and_brain
How Oslo Learned to Fight Climate Change
Norway’s largest city is leading the world in the fight against climate change. Oslo is on track to reduce their green-house gas emissions by 95% from their 2009 levels by 2030. Read about the ambitious, yet doable, projects they have going here: https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/how-oslo-learned-to-fight-climate-change
Company Uses Plastic Bottles and Bags To Build Roads That Last 10 Times Longer Than Asphalt
I’ve shared a few stories on our growing plastic waste problem. This company has found a solution to put that waste to good use. Here’s a short article on how they are using plastic waste in roads: https://returntonow.net/2018/04/14/company-recycles-non-recyclable-plastic-into-roads/
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As always, thanks for joining me every week on our discovery adventure! See you next week!