What is sun rice? All I get when googling it is a rice brand. The pictures look like it’s just Mexican rice w/ tomatoes, carrots, peas?

I thought this too, but looking closer I think the baby is standing on a chair and lost their balance?

https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w24700/w24700.pdf

Almost certainly the latter. But in case you wanted to read the article I googled the title of the article and got this working paper from 2018. Same abstract. This works like half the time for me, when it doesn’t work it’s usually some article posted by an actual university laboratory posted to Nature or something. Economic/social articles and ones made by think tank-ish orgs usually leak out through other channels.

Have fun!

Is that a flat biodiversity of mammals or a biodiversity of local mammals? I can understand if it increases from released pets or specifically animals good at exploiting human systems but otherwise that’s just… hella counterintuitive

I’m sure research by logging companies is pretty dubious. I think the forest service or other publications from government entities may be more fair, as they a) have access to info on a wider variety of data, b) get money from flat rent rather than extractable value and c) politically are interested in balancing a variety of human activities which include wildlife diversity/appeal.

But like who knows tbh

That caveat totally makes sense to me, thanks for bringing it up.

To talk it through: The benefit from tree fall seems to be a mix of increased light penetrating to the forest floor + detrivory & soil buildup from the fallen trees (which we can ignore due to the logging). The documentaries I’ve seen on rainforests emphasize how the ecosystem is layered among the canopy with many epiphytic plant species and animals adapted to life off the ground. So the increased light penetration may not balance out the loss in diversity among life that depends on adult trees. It probably depends on the relative balance/rarity among the different layers, and I don’t know enough to guess on where an appropriate balance is.

Why is a fresh start better than fewer trees? Due to the road/transportation issues or competition with well established plants?

Isn’t it kind of well known that breaks in tree cover/tree fall increases diversity? I think the main argument against logging is that it tends to involve clear cutting, mono crops, and other issues resulting from poor management.

Further reading recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

That’s still just a slightly different O’Neil cylinder/bubble habitat - aka an asteroid that’s hollowed out, spun, and terraformed with the ground being the outside due to the spin. Using a carbon nanotube mesh bag is a new way of keeping the asteroid together but not a surprising one.

You believe employees praising their (volatile and petty) employer?