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• Stay in touch Hi there! My name is Gavin. I have…
When it comes to science writing and communication, there are few writers as skilled at their craft as Ed Yong. He’s something of a science writing prodigy. …
“If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe better.” — Dr. Andrew Weil
When I first started reading James Nestor’s new book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, I was curious but skeptical…
In 1992, philosopher Christopher Manes wrote an influential essay entitled “Nature and Silence.” He argues that modern Western society has lost the ability to listen to nature. Today, we have become enraptured by a powerful anthropocentric myth that humans are the only source of consciousness, subjectivity, and intelligence. …
Summer reading lists are popping up all over the internet lately. So I thought I’d put a short one together of my own!
As a researcher in environmental communication, I think a lot about the role of language and culture in shaping how we think, feel, and interact with the…
If a zoo were modeled first on serving the ‘spatial needs’ of wildlife, rather than the entertainment needs of humans, then the very commodity zoos depend on for their existence would likely slip away into the less controlled, less displayable wild spaces of a more spacious refuge.
This is the…
“Ten minutes a day, no matter the circumstances.”
— Hellah Sidibe
Hellah Sidibe has run every single day for more than 1500 days in a row. Most days he clocks in 5 -7 miles. He hasn’t missed a single day.
In a recent episode of the Rich Roll podcast, Hellah…
A new study published by Harvard researchers Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes is the first computational linguistic study examining the entire history of ExxonMobil’s climate communications. The authors meticulously show how ExxonMobil’s
• “…public climate change messaging mimics tobacco industry propaganda.”
• “Rhetoric of climate ‘risk’ downplays the reality and…
Over three wintery days in late February this year, Wisconsin hunters killed 218 wolves, nearly double the state’s “wolf harvesting” quota of 119 wolves.
That’s in addition to around 100 wolves killed over the winter since the Trump administration declared wolf populations “successfully recovered” on October 29, 2020. The U.S…
In a recent episode of the Joe Rogan podcast, writer Michael Pollan visited the show to discuss his new book, This Is Your Mind On Plants. …
