Definitions of new words and concepts I learned with them.
Guerrilla gardening is the act of gardening on land that the gardeners do not have the legal rights to cultivate, such as abandoned sites, areas that are not being cared for, or private property.
Sounds like a fun concept! More info and examples can be heard in the 99 Percent Invisible podcast episode below that is one of my favourites of all time!
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1160717689544986631
Barricades that divide areas of Northern Ireland to help keep the peace. Also called Peace Walls as many are really walls.
These could apply to other places where similar barriers exist, but the term originated and is mostly associated with the complex situation in Northern Ireland. From the 99 Percent Invisible podcast episode below.
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1164922447608590339
A reverse transcriptase (RT) is an enzyme used to generate complementary DNA (cDNA) from an RNA template, a process termed reverse transcription.
It’s a cool, but slightly complicated concept. As a result, I’ll leave it to you to read more about it in the link above, or the Revisionist History podcast episode below!
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1164969249410101248
A tool for positive mental and emotional health used in various settings, where someone can sit down on a bench to talk to someone else trained in offering that help, formally or informally.
Hear much more about the concept, and the amazing work done Zimbabwe, where the Friendship Bench approach to therapy uses listening and “problem-solving therapy” by trained lay-counselor grandmothers, in this TEDTalks Daily podcast episode.
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1165424318559506432
Talk therapy based on proven methods of therapy.
The definition above talks about Evidence Based Therapy (EBT), in general, rather than the talk version of such proven methods of therapy in the TEDTalks Daily podcast below that talks about lay-counselor grandmothers trained to deliver such talk therapy.
https://twitter.com/digitalcitizen/status/1165424318559506432
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