Culture Change Thanksgiving Thoughts 2019 23 Nov 2019 We again approach Thanksgiving in the United States, and in keeping with my annual tradition, I'd like to remind you that Friday is Black Friday #BuyNothingDay. On Friday, November 29, 2019,…
Culture Change Thanksgiving Thoughts 2018 20 Nov 201821 Nov 2018 We again approach Thanksgiving in the United States, and in keeping with my annual tradition, I'd like to remind you that Friday is Black Friday Buy Nothing Day (and also to let California readers…
Culture Change… Far from normal… 9 May 2018 Just a quick reminder that what you've grown to think of as normal isn't at all normal... Randal Munroe gets me so well. Cars are not at all normal. Other things…
Culture Change Thanksgiving Thoughts 2017 22 Nov 201722 Nov 2017 Once again, it is the eve of Thanksgiving in the United States, and in keeping with my annual tradition, I'd like to remind you that Friday is Black Friday Buy Nothing Day (and also…
Culture Change This Year’s Thanksgiving Thoughts 23 Nov 2016 It is the eve of Thanksgiving in the United States, and in keeping with my annual tradition, I'd like to remind you that Friday is Black Friday Buy Nothing Day (and also to let…
climate… The Scale of Change Over Time 12 Sep 2016 (or "The difference between rust and fire") Randall Munroe has given us a great way to look at climate change over a somewhat-deep-time perspective. (Remember, I'm an anthropologist, so 20,000…
education… Celebrate Life’s B(earth) Day 25 Feb! 24 Feb 2015 A little dash of perspective, from WHY CELEBRATING LIFE’S B(EARTH)DAY IS IMPORTANT TO BIOMIMICRY BY DAYNA BAUMEISTER We need perspective. And no where is this perspective more obvious than in…