Tentacular Thinking
Journal #75 – September 2016 Donna Haraway Tentacular Thinking: Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Chthulucene We are all lichens. — Scott Gilbert, “We Are All Lichens Now”1 Think we must. We must think. —Stengers
How Does Helium Get Underground In The First Place?
Ethan Siegel, Contributor A helium extraction facility in Amarillo, TX. Image credit: Jennifer Tutop, BLM New Mexico Intern, under a c.c.-by-2.0 license. In a huge announcement this week, scientists gathered
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Why Ugliness Matters
Why ugliness matters. Our capacity for appreciating the revolting, disgusting, horrific, and abject is among our deepest shared responses to the world: “Why ugliness matters. Our capacity for appreciating the
Artists are in shock after the vote
Artists are in shock after the vote, but we need them now more than ever | Charlotte Higgins: In the years to come, artists and intellectuals will venture across the
On penmanship
On penmanship: “How we think depends in part on how we write. Pen and ink impose constraints, making for greater precision, creativity, and clarity of thought… more»“ (Via Arts &
Want To Become A Less Rigid Thinker? Read Novels
Want To Become A Less Rigid Thinker? Read Novels: ” ‘Are you uncomfortable with ambiguity? It’s a common condition, but a highly problematic one. The compulsion to quell that unease
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Why You Should Give A $*%! About Words That Offend
Why You Should Give A $*%! About Words That Offend: “Curse words change over time — back in the ninth century you could say the ‘s’ word and no one
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Can Technology End Poverty?
“If you believe the hype, technology is going to help us end global poverty. Advances have indeed made a huge difference in the lives of the poor, but there’s also