Culture Change… Painful Topics: Primate Conservation 29 Jan 20129 May 2018 I realize that the title of my blog probably makes some think that I'd be talking about non-human primates a bit more. But, despite the fact that I could be…
Culture Change… Are you a nutter? 21 Sep 20115 Aug 2011 A Fall Field Guide: Nuts. Ah, Mother Earth News... I knew you when. In fact, I probably read this article when it came out in 1988, in the library at…
Culture Change… Hygiene and Its Discontents 27 Aug 201116 Jul 2013 Up to my eyeballs in preparations for Monday's start of the new semester, so I'm re-posting a bit I initially published on 6/22/04 at http://rattlebrain.com/~apegrrl/blog040622.htm Hygiene and Its Discontents While doing as…
education… Treehuggers and Torture Devices 10 May 201110 May 2011 "That diabolical old torture device, the comfy chair." - Spike, BtVS As apes, we are by our very nature treehuggers. It's how we evolved. It's our birthright. Well, sort of. We actually…
Living Systems Forests – the Film 10 Feb 201110 Feb 2011 2011 is the International Year of the Forest. See the film the UN commissioned from Yann Arthus-Bertrand here. Makes you want to go hug a tree, and reminds you why…
Living Systems Timing the Trees (and other wonderful things) 20 Jan 201120 Jan 2011 I've had a terrific two days because I've been able to visit Judy twice! I'm so jazzed about the idea of creating a local phenology calendar/almanac. I found three organizations…
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 