Keyword: culture

Changing Tides
An Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene
by Alejandro Frid

As humanity marches on, causing mass extinctions and destabilizing the climate, the future of Earth will very much reflect the stories that Homo sapiens decides to jettison or accept today into our collective identity. At this pivotal moment in …
related subjects: Cultural Critique

Beyond Contempt
How Liberals Can Communicate Across the Great Divide
by Erica Etelson

American politics has become a nasty blood sport, and each side bears responsibility for its part in deepening and inflaming the divide. Liberals often come across as self-righteous, condescending, and contemptuous of conservatives, an attitude that …
related subjects: Cultural Critique

i-Minds - 2nd edition
How and Why Constant Connectivity is Rewiring Our Brains and What to Do About it
by Mari K. Swingle

The way we use i-technology is affecting our health and happiness. While programs, devices, information, and constant connectivity can offer us ease, liberation, and efficiency, they can also rewire our brains to feel restless, disconnected, unable …
related subjects: Cultural Critique