Can the Brain Help Heal a Broken Heart?
This work could also help researchers understand the mechanisms that link psychological factors with physical health. … Continue readingCan the Brain Help Heal a Broken Heart?
Can a Butterfly’s Wings Trigger a Distant Hurricane?
Chaos and Cause: The answer depends on the perspective you take: physics or human agency… … Continue readingCan a Butterfly’s Wings Trigger a Distant Hurricane?
What is Poetry?
Poet and artist Gozo Yoshimasu defines what poetry is via Basho, Walter Benjamin, Paul Klee, smoke, Zen philosophy, and handwriting. … Continue readingWhat is Poetry?
Global Mobility, Bordered Realities, and Ethnocultural Contact Zones
Borders no longer are mere fixed invisible divisions set under geopolitical rationales whose main objective is defining national territorialities. … Continue readingGlobal Mobility, Bordered Realities, and Ethnocultural Contact Zones
Words of Albert Camus
Patti Smith at her own Substack: Recently I was in San Francisco and did a book event with Lynn Goldsmith for her book before/Easter/after. We were staying in the same
Poem: So Live Your Life
So live your life that the fear of deathcan never enter your heart. Troubleno one about their religion; respectothers in their view, and demandthat they respect yours. Love your life,
Who Is the Ex-Israeli Soldier Serving as Biden’s Lebanon Envoy?
Since Oct. 7 of last year, his role has shifted from ostensibly being focused on energy to outwardly concerned with armed conflict. … Continue readingWho Is the Ex-Israeli Soldier Serving as Biden’s Lebanon Envoy?
China Builds a New Eurasia
China’s efforts to decarbonize are upending a world economy dependent on the petrodollar and, in the process, restructuring the U.S.-led world. … Continue readingChina Builds a New Eurasia
Ted Nordhaus: Environmentalism is Antithetical to Abundance
Stopping the planet from warming requires that we stop emitting carbon dioxide entirely,; that means that to effectively mitigate climate change, you have to build an entirely new energy economy. … Continue readingTed Nordhaus: Environmentalism is Antithetical to Abundance
Why America Fell For Guns
The US today has extraordinary levels of gun ownership. But to see this as a venerable tradition is to misread history. … Continue readingWhy America Fell For Guns
The Surprising Cause of Fasting’s Regenerative Powers
Post-fast feasting helps to activate stem cells in the gut but can also prompt development of precancerous growths, mouse research shows. … Continue readingThe Surprising Cause of Fasting’s Regenerative Powers
Poem: Don’t Stop
Don’t stop me if you’ve heard this one before.It’s about a dark night, a path, thick woods.The light was nailed shut, then opened like a door. The cabin you found