Based on an author recommendation from a good and smart friend, I picked up Turtles all the way down (Goodreads). That saying gets used too often and sometimes totally makes sense … in this case, I struggled to find the turtles in this story. Maybe the magnitude of anxiety will always have another turtle ……
A typical philosopher’s question goes something like … What is the human soul (before, during and after the human’s life)? I thought that question too self-absorbed. I want to know about the soul of a star … where does it go after the star?
My sister recommended the book, Braiding Sweetgrass, for an informal reading group of friends and family. I was completely blown away by Sweetgrass. Her stories and perspectives wound together with science and real people make it impossible to avoid her prompting to ‘do something’. The smallest actions done with humility and gratitude go so far….
Cornell’s All about birds published a great short video with a nest of kestrels taking flight for first time – leaving nest. Magic. Featured image from Cascade Raptor Center
In an earlier post, Plastic Pickers, I allowed emotional reactions to color my view of the work being done by “pickers”. Another article surfaced on e-Waste Pickers from NPR, describing the work, working conditions and need for e-Wast Pickers in West Africa. There is an entirely different moral / ethical discussion embedded here on waste…
Update 10-01-2024: Grist published an article this week about Patrick Brown who seems to have become a controversial figure in climate science. His points (I will not rehash) clearly point to a predisposition / bias in scientific publishing – especially in climate change domain. If I blow through all the Grist language and positioning, I…
