A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the human body, and suggested that we get over being embarrassed about … Read More
Environment
Because We Are Too Many… or Too Few?
Elon Musk, Shanna Swan and Jordan Peterson have been talking about population, saying not just that humans can continue to … Read More
The Wood Wide Web of Suzanne Simard
John Muir said: “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of … Read More
Beyond Words: Animal Intelligence
I’ve just finished reading Carl Safina’s wonderful and eye-opening book, Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel. It has left … Read More
The Shock Doctrine
Can human beings ever change without a shock to the system? We talk about wakeup calls – a bereavement, a … Read More
Three Things You Wondered about Cryptocurrency but were Afraid to Ask
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you will have heard of cryptocurrency, but to a lot of … Read More
Braiding Sweetgrass, Kiss the Ground, and Other Hints of Hope
Eco-warriors sometimes get exhausted. Often, it seems that there is too much bad news, and not enough good. And even … Read More
The Ocean in a Drop
I drafted this blog post a while ago, and slated it for today. I have just re-read it, and given … Read More
A Brain of Two Halves
“If I am right, that the story of the Western world is one of increasing left hemisphere domination, we would … Read More