John Muir said: “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of … Read More
The Wood Wide Web of Suzanne Simard
Environment
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
Prosperity Without Growth
“The idea of a non-growing economy may be anathema to an economist. But the idea of a continually growing economy … Read More
A Paradise Built in Hell
In A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster, Rebecca Solnit looks at how people responded … Read More