Plants, Art, and Spirituality By Sara Michieletto In front of my window, as I write, I see a man hanging by ropes from a tree. The tree is an American oak tree that I observe every day, throughout the seasons. The centuries-old oak stands in my neighbors’ garden, and I Read more
The Arduous Journey of Staying Home By Jan Millsapps Relatively few humans consider themselves spacefarers. And yet we live on a spaceship spinning daily on its axis at about a thousand mph (1600 kph), slinging itself around the Sun at 67,000 mph (107,000 kph), and hurtling, with the rest of Read more
“Don’t Look Up” in 2025: Predictive Precisions and Ongoing Omissions By Christiana Zenner Yule: “I don’t know, I’m starting to think that all this ‘end of the world’ stuff is bullshit.” Kate Dibiasky: “It’s not. It’s definitely happening. I’ve seen it.” –Don’t Look Up (2021) “I’m curious to hear what it’s Read more
Fragile Toxic Masculine Energy By Lina Aschenbrenner About a month ago, Mark Zuckerberg sparked extensive critical discussion in multiple media spaces, when he told podcaster Joe Rogan that “corporate culture had swung to being that somewhat more neutered thing” that lacks “masculine energy.” Unsurprisingly, my first thought was: this deserves Read more
The Truth Requires a Little Shame and Guilt By Susanne Karr What kind of person do I want to be? This question serves as a compass for personal growth, guiding the ever-unfolding journey of self-discovery and transformation. When attention is given to what truly matters, the values that shape one’s Read more
Facing the Fall By Whitney A. Bauman “Burn it all down,” was the recent response of a friend when we were talking about the 2024 US election, the conflicts in Israel-Palestine, the rise of nationalisms everywhere, and the lack of governments around the world to respond adequately to global climate Read more
The Power of EMPATHY and the Inspirational Moment By David R. Hawkins When recording his revolutionary score for the film Ascenseur pour l’échafaud, Miles Davis immersed himself so completely in the characters’ lives that he ‘became’ the person on the screen. Recording live and without written notes, he let the Read more
The Misery that Will Come: Notes on the 2024 US Election By Marcia Pally When you strike a tuning fork, for a moment you hear not only the odd A-note designed for musical instruments but also an atmospheric suspension. The air’s sub-atomic particles, hovering. That was election day 2024, a Read more
When Does an Individual Human Life Begin? Learning Science from Scientists By Scott F. Gilbert When is a science an ethnoscience? When can we say that the observations of nature are being proscribed by the religious framework of the culture? Actually, in the United States, embryology is in danger of Read more
Introducing “Mitwelt” Ethics By Kocku von Stuckrad We’re in the midst of a planetary transformation that needs new ideas and new languages for building healthier relationships between humans and the nonhuman worlds. In recent years, a new way of thinking has taken hold in the sciences and the arts that challenges Read more