Flowers, humanity, and the use of the useless
What is "useless" serves to remind us of our humanity.
21
01, 2018
15
01, 2018
On science and ignorance, and re-viewing the history of “progress”
How science meets its limits in questions awaiting answers.
7
01, 2018
The beauty of nature observed in its unfolding.
Beauty in nature is there to be seen, if we have eyes for it.
25
12, 2017
Sun, nature, spirit, philanthropy
The spirit of philanthropy at Christmas, evoked by nature.
20
12, 2017
The poet and civilization: why does a poet write, and why does it matter?
Poets write not merely for themselves but more importantly for the world and civilization in which they live.
12
12, 2017
Rivers of time and change, outside and within
Change over time leads to thoughts of our accepted certainties.
5
12, 2017
Handwriting, typing, word-processing, texting: an evolution, or devolution, of understanding.
How the shift from handwriting to technological word-processing indicates a loss of language's deeper meaning.
27
11, 2017
On American reading, technology, and intellectual life
How American society limits our reading and concentration, also by technology.
14
11, 2017
Science meets mythology
Two formative thinkers of the 20th-century consider the force of instinctual aggression.
8
11, 2017
The weight of mountains and the price of wealth
The gravity of time and existence overcomes any social power and wealth we might possess.