Carbon sequestration in soil cannot absolve our addiction to fossil fuels. — Recently, Kiss The Ground put out a documentary out on Netflix. In the spirit of honest discussion, I affirm the effort to bring to light how our system of food production is broken and ecologically disastrous, and yet cannot subscribe to the notion that fixing our agricultural issues will remedy…

The water cycles — Part 1. — Fundamentalism, the lipid cycle, and how nutrition is essentially about communication. Part 2. — The carbon cycles PART 3. — THE WATER CYCLES Part 4. — Conclusions and strategies ~ resilience Now the sun, moving as it does, sets up processes of change and becoming and decay…

The carbon cycles — Part 1. — Fundamentalism, the lipid cycle, and how nutrition is essentially about communication. PART 2. — THE CARBON CYCLES Part 3. — The water cycles Part 4. — Conclusions and strategies ~ resilience “The thing the ecologically illiterate don’t realize about an ecosystem,” Kynes said, “is that it’s a…

PART 1. —FUNDAMENTALISM, THE LIPID CYCLE, AND HOW NUTRITION IS ESSENTIALLY ABOUT COMMUNICATION. Part 2. — The carbon cycles Part 3. — The water cycle Part 4. — Conclusions and strategies ~ resilience Nor is science capable of dealing effectively with nonlinear and complex matters, those fraught with interdependence (climate…

How the lingering vestiges of Reductionism keep us from real environmental solutions. — As a kid, I was mesmerized by the idea that space was not flat and time was relative. I devoured stories by Ursula K. Le Guin and Orson Scott Card, whose characters had to wrestle with the implications of space travel at speeds that left individuals to age at different…

By Cedric Shannon — There is no account of neural anatomy or neural physiology that would make sense of an unchanging ‘self’, freely exercising its will. (Sam Harris, Making Sense #181 — The Illusory Self) …one could spend all of eternity probing the electrical patterns of that computer with an oscilloscope and never find…

Ignorance of the ecology of soil has led us to some destructive conclusions for environmental activism. — There is a time to make allies, and there is a time to call out your allies when they make such a serious mistake that they will undo the very goal they strive for. In the conversation over the climate crisis, sustainability, and what should be done to restore our…

A playful science fiction romp toying with ideas of consciousness and pandemics. — Jessie opened his eyes, taking a long moment to focus. His brain slowly registered the faces of those within his field of vision, but not his surroundings. Concentrate on the familiar advised some remote part of his brain that remained calm, rational. He took in his companions’ military camouflage, their…

A story of crossing chasms. — “But Gramma, there’ve been dignitaries from other countries at our performance.” “I thought you said you were dancing at the college.” “I did,” sighed Shelly, rolling her eyes with impatience. “A lot of important performances are held at universities.” Gramma Utha grumbled something incoherent as she slapped the rump of…