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Beyond the sea
Hello again, readers. As I type this, I’m on a ship crossing the Atlantic. One of the things I do is cruise ship lectures, and right now I’m on a luxury…
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Hook em and book em
I read a lot about crime, and cops, and how the cultures of criminality evolve. Today Sam Bankman Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison. The judge…
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Far from home
I was fascinated to read this news story. There are more California redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) living in Britain than in California. I’d never…
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This is how we lose it all.
The world of the internet has made us more connected, and yet more wary of connections. (See anyone under 25 freak out about an unexpected phone call…
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Eating dirty, and the morals of weight
Two recent unrelated stories got me thinking. They both illustrate in a strange way the contradictions of our current food culture. Firstly, Kat…
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Flaco, we hardly knew you
New York’s resident Eurasian Eagle Owl has hooted his last. After escaping from the Central Park zoo in early 2023, Flaco had settled in to life in the…
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Paths, labor and the real cost of desire
Have you heard of desire paths? A desire path is the path, worn down by hundreds of feet, cutting a route from A to B - often not where the “official…
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Free (fallin')
On newspapers, free access, and chat gpt
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Small victories
Happy New Year, readers! I am glad you are here, and I’m always appreciative of the comments you leave, and emails you send. Inspired by my friend…
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