Author: DPstaff
Are We on the Cusp of a New Political Order?
When I teach young people today, it’s hard for them to grasp the magnitude and the seriousness of the Cold War and how it shaped every aspect of American life…
The Poetry of Revolution
Diane Fieldes in R: Capitalism thwarts and stunts the creativity of human beings. It robs the…
Can We Engineer Our Way Out of Climate Change?
Harvard Univ. reports engineering strategies: solar radiation management, carbon dioxide removal, and ocean fertilization, etc.
Why Democracy Lives and Dies by Math
From the NY Times: A documentary filmmaker and a mathematician discuss our fear of numbers and its civic costs.
How Digital Life Threatens Our Capacity For Awe
In this tech-vexed age, our life on screens prevents us from experiencing the mysteries and transformative wonder of life.
How Circadian Rhythms Make Life on Earth Tick
From honeybees and penguins to time-stressed humans, the humming of inner clocks is essential to survival.
Poem: Hiding Places | by Jack Micheline
There is no escape from the angst outside but the world within; find it. — Roshi Bob
Donald Trump’s Revenge
“The former President will return to the White House older, less inhibited, and far more dangerous than ever before.”
The Dawn of the Trump Era
To understand how Trump could become the dominant politician of this era, it’s time for all of us to take a long, hard look in the mirror.
Poem: Torture | by Wisława Szymborska
Nothing has changed. The body is susceptible to pain, it must eat and breathe air and sleep, it has thin skin and blood right underneath.
Can We Keep Producing More Food in a Warmer World?
Can we reinvent agriculture for a low-carbon world without people going hungry? Change will be dirty at first but could get cleaner.
The Hidden Forces That Guide Us
Everything in the Universe, from wandering turtles to falling rocks, is surrounded by ‘fields’ that guide and direct movement.