nature
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Adventure by design
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2 min read
A step into the wilderness with no path in sight, the only certainty is the next crunch of leaves. One can’t see the forest for the trees without first seeing a tightly sealed version of the world. Each stick of bark aggregates into a sum of parts individually wrapped and bending into each other —…
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How the mind designs itself
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1 min read
We are always making predictions about our future. When we infer, we ignite consciousness. Within the complex system of our neurocognitive wiring comes transparency we can’t explain. The external world processes through a symphony of brain loops. Thinking is on a mission to remain consistent, predictable, while wildly variable. To err is to make strides.…
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What are we missing here?
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1 min read
We either open up possibilities for inquiry or close them. The open-minded tend to include those around them. The shallow-minded prefer to isolate others as a means to an end. Such subjectivity halts the evolution of ideas. “Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.” William James Attitude predetermines…
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A barometer of aliveness
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1 min read
Consciousness — “I think therefore I exist” — is not a prerequisite for aliveness. The non-thinking plant is still very much breathing and communicating with its brethren through an interconnectivity of roots. Meanwhile, the overly conscious octopus contains a half a billion neurons in its arms which allow the tentacles to function independently from its…
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Nature doesn’t care
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1 min read
Nature doesn’t care — it devours everything and moves on. The problem becomes when we try to control it. Like the mind, the more we try to alleviate tension in the world around us, the worse it gets. We are not directors of the environment. “It’s really the wand that chooses the wizard,” as J.K.…
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Tying together the world’s attention triggers
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1 min read
Walking with our steady cam, our eyes scan the world. See enough, we write it down. The more we get down, the more connections we can make — the more disparate items we can intermix the better. Should we not lace anything, we wait. We given the brain a night’s rest so it can untangle…
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Prescribing a walk in nature
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1 min read
Get yourself a prescription to nature. It’ll improve your mental and physical health. That’s according to doctors in Scotland who are recommending that people in the Shetland Islands get outside more often. The program outlines a recommended outside activity per month. For instance, in January you can create a windsock to grasp the full power…
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Penguins turn to a life of crime
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1 min read
Penguins can be thieves. They can also be nihilists.
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If you were the next Forest Gump and wanted to walk Earth in a straight line without hitting the water, here’s your guide. The path starts east in China and ends in Liberia. Lace up those walking shoes, we’ve got a project for you. An intrepid cartographer has, with the help of Google Earth, tracked down the…
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There’s an interesting piece in The Economist about the link between rainfall and the rise and fall of Roman emperors. One such lesson is how drought affected the stability of the Roman empire 1,500 years ago. In a new paper published in Economics Letters, Cornelius Christian of Brock University and Liam Elbourne of St Francis Xavier University identify…
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Growing is forever
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1 min read
It was very quiet all the time because they needed to focus on their lives. It is not easy to grow so much for so long. Growing is forever, they whispered. A poetic take on some beautiful, giant trees. Onward.
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Setting sun
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1 min read
Whether we establish a route or keep it open-ended, we can discover things along the way. Constraints produce their own magic. They make us innovate based on what we have to play with. But so too do indefinite destinations. Out of curiosity blooms everything. The more we know, the more we want to know We…