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scienceblog.com > n-engineers-in-indonesia-washed-dried-and-shredded-used-disposable-diapers-swapped-them-for-10-percent-of-the-sand-in-columns-and-beams-and-40-percent-in-partition-mortar-and-built-a-36-square-meter

Engineers in Indonesia washed, dried and shredded used disposable diapers, swapped them for 27 percent of the sand in columns and beams and 40 percent in partition mortar, and built a 36-square-meter house that took 1.73 cubic meters of diaper waste into its walls

4+ day, 8+ hour ago (190+ words) A team of engineers working across Japan and Indonesia has built a small prototype house in which shredded, cleaned disposable diapers replace a portion of the sand in the concrete and mortar. Published September 10, 2026 · How we edit To do that,…...

scienceblog.com > b-a-75-year-old-kentucky-farmer-rejected-8-million-for-his-250-acre-farm-more-than-four-times-what-land-sells-for-in-his-county-the-data-centre-developers-came-back-with-a-new-proposition-name-your-pr

A 75-year-old Kentucky farmer rejected $8 million for his 250-acre farm — more than four times what land sells for in his county. The data-centre developers came back with a new proposition: name your price. His answer was that there isn't one.

1+ week, 4+ day ago (576+ words) One man's refusal to sell is exposing the hidden machinery behind Big Tech's land grab in rural America. By Science Blog Editorial Team · Edited by Brendan Brown Published September 3, 2026 · How we edit The offers started arriving in Mason County, Kentucky,…...

scienceblog.com > t-pennsylvania-farmer-data-centre-development-rights

An 86-year-old Pennsylvania farmer rejected roughly $15.7 million — $60,000 per acre — from data-centre developers for his 261 acres. Instead, he accepted $1.9 million for the development rights, permanently preserving the land for farming.

2+ week, 1+ day ago (1005+ words) A Pennsylvania farmer kept his land and sold permanent development rights for $1.9 million after rejecting a reported $60,000-per-acre data-centre offer. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 30, 2026 · How we edit An 86-year-old Pennsylvania farmer looked at a…...

scienceblog.com > n-the-hawthorne-effect-is-named-after-a-pattern-in-1920s-factory-lighting-data-that-nobody-checked-against-the-records-for-eighty-years-when-two-economists-finally-found-the-originals

The Hawthorne effect is named after a pattern in 1920s factory lighting data that nobody checked against the records for eighty years — when two economists finally found the originals, the famous result was not in them

2+ week, 3+ day ago (190+ words) A foundational principle of modern management rests on factory data that was never actually verified—until economists finally checked the archives and found something entirely different. By The Long View Published August 28, 2026 · How we edit That idea, that people alter…...