by Daniel | Mar 24, 2022 | Awareness, Civil Society, Nature, Perception
Is it any surprise that walking in the woods is good for you? There is a Japanese term – “shinrin yoku,” I think – that, when translated into English, becomes “forest bathing.” It refers to the healing practice – and now a health trend reaching far beyond Japan – of...
by Daniel | Jan 26, 2022 | Civil Society, Democracy, Educational Design, Perception
We are awash in a drumbeat of constant messaging about repeated defeats of progressive legislation – and how Republicans are certain to sweep the fall elections. This narrative, this flood of messaging, is corrosive. It is hard to deny that Congress is beyond...
by Daniel | Oct 20, 2019 | Civil Society, Democracy, Perception, Technology
For years the transgressions have been piling up. Privacy breaches. Data mining exposés. Obvious violations of trust. Denial used as a battle weapon. Hollow apologies. Despite all this, most Facebook users have...
by Daniel | Jul 9, 2018 | Art, Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, Nature, Perception
I spent a half hour this morning in the company of a hummingbird. This is unusual. Mostly I see hummingbirds zipping past on their way somewhere, flitting and probing from one flower to the next, or performing grand sweeping dives, chattering in pursuit of mates. But...
by Daniel | Apr 3, 2018 | Art, Civil Society, Design, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Indonesia, Perception
The town of Ubud is like ice cream: It is a rich and wonderful place, but take in too much of it, and the pleasure disappears. On Valentine’s Day, I arose early and cruised Ubud seeking flowers and a latte for my sweetheart. This marked a new phase in my use of...
by Daniel | Dec 31, 2016 | Art, Perception
Why should a medical school student – immersed in the incredibly demanding study of anatomy and physiology, of the uncounted pathologies and illnesses of the human body, and of the treatments and medicines and side effects involved in addressing those issues – take an...
