Do we have your attention now? I wondered in a more cynical moment if the recent discovery of micro-plastics within a reported material proportion of human population will actually prompt people to change behavior wrt plastics. Now that micro-plastics can kill them individually and directly rather than indirectly via environment destruction, will they notice, will…
In a recently published academic paper that I cannot now find nor fully remember, the author focused on the metaphor change from “Global Warming” to “Climate Change”. They asserted that that simple metaphor change was introduced initially as a compromise to “deniers”; that metaphor change, either intentionally or not, reduced angst, urgency and sadly, human…
From my ancient corporate life aeons ago, Covey Circles (control, influence and concern) were a common artifact, teaching tool employed. Here’s a video, and an article on the topic. I coached this concept almost daily as humans dangerously defer to the circle of concern almost instinctively (or so it seems). Admission: in my use of…
A recent post from a very unlikely source – ArtNet – cracked me up. The subject, the slaying of a 7-headed snake-like figure, is critically important for us mythology followers in the west – especially those who see truth in the Bible that has nothing to do w/ Christianity. This was a great example of…
Anthropocene just posted a summary of a research study published in Science, “Olfaction in the Anthropocene: NO3 negatively affects floral scent and nocturnal pollination.” Science. Feb. 8, 2024. This goes along with other posts on animal perception (and human’s inability to do same), as well as looking at unintended consequences from human actions – part of…
Heroes are double-edged swords. There is something in our cultural (biological?) makeup that pushes us to identify with heroes – especially in western cultures. The word “hero” has an interesting etymology: The word hero comes from the Greek ἥρως (hērōs), “hero” (literally “protector” or “defender”), particularly one such as Heracles with divine ancestry or later given divine honors. Before the decipherment of Linear B the original…
