Fear can be crippling, but it can also be helpful. Fear certainly got us through some tough evolutionary times. “no, don’t pet the big kitty, be afraid of it eating you.” Or something like that. Nowadays though, we’re afraid of everything. Failure. Looking bad. Getting made fun of. Making mistakes….
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FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 10: Connectedness
In these divisive times I hope you find this episode compelling. If you already understand how connected *everything* is to everything else, please help spread the word. We are stardust We are golden We are billion year old carbon All repackaged generation after generation. Connected through molecules Connected through history….
FLASHBACK! to KEW Episode 6: Competition
Often I think competition brings out the worst in people. In ecology, natural selection can be thought of as a solution to competition and the problems it creates. In fact, competition is the mechanism that, when avoided, leads to speciation and biodiversity. In sports and economics competition is often viewed…
KEW Episode 16: Who Tells Your Story?
Eliza Schuyler finally tells her husband’s story in Lin Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton”. But we’ll never really know Hamilton’s story, because he isn’t around to tell it. And, really, did he even know his story? Do you know yours? Here I argue that it is an important goal of human life…