What is Poetry?
Poet and artist Gozo Yoshimasu defines what poetry is via Basho, Walter Benjamin, Paul Klee, smoke, Zen philosophy, and handwriting.
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.
Poem: So Live Your Life
So live your life that the fear of deathcan never enter your heart. Troubleno one…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Computational Power of Complex Societies: A Quick Q&A With Physicist and Computer Scientist David Wolpert
The formula for humanity’s evolution is one of better energy harvesting + improved information processing = greater complexity.
Can Plastic Waste Be Transformed Into Food For Humans?
Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source?