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Playing to Survive: How Inuit and Norse Toys Shaped Childhood in Greenland’s Harsh Climate

Survival in Greenland during the Little Ice Age involved more than adults—children played a role too. Inuit and Norse toys reflected their societies’ interaction with the environment, showing how play fostered learning, innovation, and cultural adaptation.

The Banana Index Revisited

The banana index measures greenhouse-gas emissions of foods relative to the banana. But it overlooks other crucial environmental factors like land use, prompting a reevaluation of its findings to include this essential dimension.

Importing Flat Files Into R

There are many tutorials for importing data into R focusing on a specific function/package. This one focuses on 3 different packages. You will learn how to import all common formats of flat file data with base R functions and the dedicated readr and data.