Espécies em extinção: A solução é Capitalista?

Mosaic foto by deestea

Já que a ganancia humana não tem fim e a cada dia torna-se mais complicado criar mecanismos de forca para combater a destruição de florestas, corais, baleias e outros, ambientalistas de 191 países do mundo estão em discutindo em Bonn, na Alemanha uma idéia interessante: tornar a defesa do meio ambiente uma atividade altamente lucrativa.
Bingo! Taí uma saída interessante, combater fogo com fogo. Vamos ver como a idéia evolui mas desde já estou torcendo para que saia do encontro um caminho que ao tocar o espírito capitalista, esta seja uma solução para aju

dá-lo a realizar seus impulsos sem destruir nossos companheiros de jornada.

A propósito, a revista Der Spiegel criou um mapa interativo com informações sobre as principais espécies animais em extinção no planeta. Vale a pena conferir.
Clique aqui para para ver o mapa

Video da semana

“zZz is playing: Grip” é o primeiro vídeo de Roel Wouter, aka Xelor. Observe que o vídeo não tem edições e cortes. Foi feito a partir de um único “take” e os efeitos que sao típicos num vídeo são conseguidos com ginastas numa cama elástica, papelões e balões coloridos. Realmente muito boa essa proposta.

Momento das mulheres 2: The freedom to say ‘no’

Why aren’t there more women in science and engineering?

Controversial new research suggests: They just aren’t interested.

According to two new prominent studies conduct by economists and social scientists about why there are so few women in the sciences and engineering is sayng thast it is nor for sexism.

“An important part of the explanation for the gender gap, are the preferences of women themselves. When it comes to certain math-and science-related jobs, substantial numbers of women – highly qualified for the work – stay out of those careers because they would simply rather do something else.”

It may seem like a cliche – or rank sexism – to say women like to work with people, and men prefer to work with things but whether due to socialization or “more basic differences,” the genders on average demonstrate different vocational interests.

“It sounds like stereotypes, but these stereotypes have a germ of truth.”

In the language of the social sciences, women were “self-selecting” out of IT careers. The concept of self-selection has long interested social scientists as an explanation for how groups
sort themselves over time. Since human beings are heterogeneous, self-selection predicts that when offered a menu of options and freedom of choice, people will make diverse choices and sort themselves out in nonrandom ways. In other words, even given the same opportunities, not
everybody will do the same thing – and there are measurable reasons that they will act differently from one another.

The concept of self-selection sets off alarms for many feminists. It seems to suggest
that women themselves are responsible for the gender gap. It can also be an excuse for minimizing the role of social forces, including discrimination in the classroom and the workplace.”

and so goes the study. If you want to read more click here to go to the article by journalist and writer Elaine McArdle from Boston Globe