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The term biophobia is often used to refer to the opposite feeling: fear of or aversion to nature.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows dawndrake 2010
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Even those whose biophobia can be somewhat separated from their class, race, and national ego-extensions often remain convinced that human waste [I'll come back to that term later, to challenge it and the assumptions behind it] management is a highly technical problem which can only be solved by expert technomanagerial cadres and heavy technology -- i.e. the way we've been doing it since the industrial revolution.
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At a minimum, a blog with biological swagger shouldn't hesitate to dive into the heart of biophobia and snag as its mascot the very embodiment of human fear, loathing, and fascination in the natural world.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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At a minimum, a blog with biological swagger shouldn't hesitate to dive into the heart of biophobia and snag as its mascot the very embodiment of human fear, loathing, and fascination in the natural world.
Taxon of the week 2006
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The squicky feeling many people get when they contemplate putting their overaged bean sprouts into a compost bin is one reflection of our culture's traditional biophobia.
The Archdruid Report 2010
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I wanted to review existing research about childhood experiences that may lead to biophilia and biophobia.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows dawndrake 2010
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There's another name for the Squick Factor: biophobia.
Energy Bulletin - 2010
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Biophilia and biophobia are commonly presumed to correlate to an individual's environmental concern, which Strife (2009) defined as "a specific environmental attitude that refers to the emotions people feel about environmental problems" (p. 19).
Recently Uploaded Slideshows dawndrake 2010
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The squicky feeling many people get when they contemplate putting their overaged bean sprouts into a compost bin is one reflection of our culture's traditional biophobia.
Energy Bulletin - 2010
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There's another name for the Squick Factor: biophobia.
The Archdruid Report 2010
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