The Symbiotic Relationship between Harvesting and Recycling
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Without fresh wood fiber, recycled fiber would quickly run out and the recycled paper supply would dry up in months. Sometimes things just work. Like PB&J, March and college basketball, even sustainable tree harvesting and the recycled paper industry. We...
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Is Technology Hurting Student Progress?
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One study shows that student math scores actually drop after getting a computer at home. What’s going on? What happens when we give kids a tool to help them learn, but at the same time offers them huge potential for...
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Say Aaaah: Why Doctors are Using More Paper Than Ever
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The rush to electronic medical information was prompted by the best intentions…and yet paper has become the new lingua franca for doctors. “In 2009, fewer than 10 percent of hospitals had any kind of electronic medical records,” writes Abigail Zugers,...
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Rock, Paper, Scissors…Digital?
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A scientific look at how printed marketing materials make good sense to our brains. As our brains get used to working on screens and in digital, does print still have a place? According to current scientific research, absolutely. In InkOnDaPaper,...
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John McWade on Why He Still Loves Paper
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“The reason I read a paper magazine or book is for the time it gives me — for the space to think, reflect, pause, return, re-read, and so on until what’s on the page has morphed from an idea to...
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Differences Matter: the Imprint Paper Makes On Our Lives
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Electrons are efficient, but paper is elemental. This is why we love print. “A toolbox has room for a hammer as well as a Dewalt drill.” Those words from Barbara Goldman in Two Sides help us understand why paper and...
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Turkish Artist Makes Stunning Paper Art
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So many people dream of leaving the corporate world behind to pursue their art. One woman who did just that is finding success on the other side of the glass door with her quilled paper designs. “In January 2015, Turkish...
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Back to School Means Back to Paper
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It’s that time of year. The back-to-school aisles crowd our favorite stores, and kids shriek at the first sight of those piles of binders, folders and backpacks. Shriek they may, but once it’s time to fill those bags, 94% of...
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Real Science on Paper versus Screens
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Feeling drained after reading on a digital screen? It might not be a lack of caffeine, but an actual physical reaction in your brain. As Ferris Jabr notes in Scientific American, “evidence from laboratory experiments, polls and consumer reports indicates...
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Why Heavier Paper May Be a Brilliant Move for EW
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Entertainment Weekly saw a 14-15% drop in ad rates the first half of this year. So they are doing what any publisher would do, laying off staff and slashing costs, right? Nope. “Instead of additional layoffs, the weekly Time Inc....
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