used to read a lot of books years ago, now my focus is kinda ruined but maybe this will help me a bit
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The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now …
the introduction does not present new pieces of information, like, I've read papers and reports on the 6th mass extinction, biodiversity loss, climate scenarios, catastrophic forecasts, warnings by hundreds of scientists, etc, it's not new information, but reading it again synthesized in the span of a few pages is gut-wrenching
American artist and writer Allan Sekula spent seven years photographing harbors and port citites around the world. Starting out in …
The essential guide for singles and couples who want to explore polyamory in ways that …
I read the original edition on purpose and the language is outdated when it comes to tackling gender and trans folks but never in a nasty way and despite that I am surprised by how well this book has aged
lichen
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At once a time-travelling horror story and a fugue-like feminist manifesto, this is a singular, …
No one asks why I hate, no one uses that word, they call me grumpy, not even angry, but grumpy, six letters, something inconsequential and self-inflicted, something powerless, insignificant, something small in a small person, not something that's about society, or about them, just something that means I'm ruining things for myself, something that's in the way of my potential as an object.
From a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos — and a call …
There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how …
rich in references, to the point that if one wants to follow them all it becomes an endless rabbit hole
There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how life works…
Neither plant nor …
The story takes place on the fictional planet Urras and its moon Anarres (since Anarres …
very deep personal relationship with this book
There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how …
the chapter on psilocybin convinced me that it's something I definitely would like to try once in life if I get the chance
a close friend borrowed this as soon as I got it in the mail, so I get to read it only when I visit them for now, which makes it like a luxury treat
The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and freedom
“Eloquent, clear and profound—this …
There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how …
For Trevor Goward, the curator of the lichen collection at the University of British Columbia, the extreme tolerances of lichens are an example of what he calls the “lichening rod effect.” Lichens invite flashes of insight, or“supercharged understanding” in Goward’s words. The lichening rod effect describes what happens when lichens strike familiar concepts, splintering them into new forms. The idea of symbiosis is one such example. Survival in space is another, as is the threat that lichens pose to systems of biological classification. “Lichens tell us things about life,” Goward exclaimed to me.“They inform us.”
“lichening rod effect” is my new favorite expression
