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Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Neo Xiaoyun, and Yogesh Tulsi discuss their contributions to the anthology Eating Chilli Crab in the Anthropocene: Environmental Perspectives on Life in Singapore. The post The Hidden Histories of Mud Crabs and Oil Monsters in Singapore: A Panel Discussion appeared first on Edge Effects.

Performance artist Deke Weaver gives a behind-the-scenes look at Unreliable Bestiary, an expansive multimedia project that tells the stories of endangered animal species. The post The Unreliable Bestiary: A Conversation with Deke Weaver appeared first on Edge Effects.

Political science scholar Claire Jean Kim outlines how COVID-19 came to be racialized and discusses the implications of foregrounding anti-Asian harassment and violence in an anti-Black society. The post Framing Asian Suffering in an Anti-Black World: A Conversation with Claire Jean Kim appeared first on Edge Effects.

The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin experienced historic flood events in late summer 2018. To commemorate the third anniversary of these floods, Caroline Gottschalk Druschke shares how the oral history project Stories from the Flood helped with community healing in the aftermath. The post Living with Floods: A Conversation with Caroline Gottschalk Druschke appeared first on Edge Effects.

Anahkwet (Guy Reiter) discusses how Menominee language, culture, and history shape his work protecting the Menominee and Wolf Rivers. The post At the Mouth of the Menominee River: A Conversation with Anahkwet (Guy Reiter) appeared first on Edge Effects.

From the scale of a landscape to the scale of a human body, Jamie Lorimer sees a "probiotic turn" underway that uses life to manage life. The post Rewilding the Human Biome: A Conversation with Jamie Lorimer appeared first on Edge Effects.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, video games offered Nat Mesnard and many others an escape from isolation. But the false promise of endless productivity in factory building games like Satisfactory ensnared them in a myth of capitalist "progress." The post Finding Connection and Resisting Extraction in Quarantine Gaming appeared first on Edge Effects.

In conversation with Shelby Brewster, Jemma Deer discusses her new book, Radical Animism: Reading for the End of the World. The post The Roots of (Radical) Animism: A Conversation with Jemma Deer appeared first on Edge Effects.

In conversation with Clare Sullivan, Dr. Gail Carlson explains how toxic PFAS found in some in ski waxes contaminate the environment and why regulating them is difficult but crucial. The post Forever Chemicals on the Ski Trail: A Conversation with Gail Carlson appeared first on Edge Effects.

Robert Lundberg talks with journalist Jonathan P. Thompson about land management, settler colonialism, and the legacies of the Sagebrush Rebellion in the American West. The post Legacies of the Sagebrush Rebellion: A Conversation with Jonathan Thompson appeared first on Edge Effects.