The city’s crisis contradicts the simple narrative that outbreaks are punishment for red-state recklessness.
Lawrence Winkler is a physician, traveler, and natural philosopher. His molecules have morphed from medicine to manuscript. He lives with Robyn on Vancouver Island and in New Zealand, tending their gardens and vineyards, and dreams.
Thursday, 31 December 2020
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Bird Brains Are Far More Humanlike Than Once Thought
The avian cortex had been hiding in plain sight all along. Humans were just too birdbrained to see it.
Francisco Goya: the Embodiment of Old Spain
Janis Tomlinson’s new biography of Francisco Goya is a well-informed, comprehensive biography that would make an excellent gift for any art lover.
Trudeau’s Undermining of Democratic Traditions Advances a Socialist Agenda
We must assume he will relentlessly pursue this ideological vision, especially if he wins a majority government.
What keeps Trudeau from Sanctioning China for Human Rights Abuses?
On Monday a court in the People’s Republic of China handed citizen journalist Zhang Zhan a 4-year prison sentence for on-the-ground reporting in Wuhan on the COVID-19 outbreak.
The True Story of the White Island Eruption
It was supposed to be a routine six-hour tour, including the highlight: a quick hike into the island's otherworldly caldera. Then the volcano exploded.
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Vikings in America
Centuries before Columbus, Vikings came to the Western hemisphere. How far into the Americas did they travel?
A Caveman Would Never Do CrossFit. Why There’s Nothing Natural About Exercise
A new book debunks popular myths, including ‘that your inner primal macho ripped hunter-gatherer ancestor is who you were meant to be’
Falklands Land Grab: Argentina Gloats After EU Agrees to Exclude Islands from Brexit Deal
Argentina’s Foreign Minister Felipe Sola has taken to Twitter to crow about the exclusion of the Falkland Islands from the EU-UK Brexit deal - and implied he was instrumental in persuading the bloc to do so.
Monday, 28 December 2020
Sunday, 27 December 2020
The China Question
In matters of trade and manufacturing, the United States has not been the naive victim of cunning Chinese masterminds. We asked for this.
Doorway Denizens
San Francisco’s beleaguered business owners were hoodwinked into building makeshift housing for the homeless.
Oncologist Fears ‘Tsunami of Cancer’ After COVID-19 Lockdowns Limited Screening
Cancer specialists are worried the drop in cancer diagnoses means cases are going undetected and untreated.
Saturday, 26 December 2020
Is the Earth an Organism?
The Gaia hypothesis states that our biosphere is evolving. Once sceptical, some prominent biologists are beginning to agree.
Friday, 25 December 2020
Over 500 Animals Slaughtered as Portuguese Estate Makes Way for Massive Solar Energy Park
Over 500 animals have been slaughtered in a walled estate in Azambuja purportedly making way for a massive solar energy park.
Plato in Sicily
Plato travelled to the decadent strife-torn court of Syracuse three times, risking his life to create a philosopher-king.
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Living With Karens
A white woman calls the police on her Black neighbors. Six months later, they still share a property line.
How Americans Came to Distrust Science
For a century, critics of all political stripes have challenged the role of science in society. Repairing distrust today requires confronting those arguments head on.
Tuesday, 22 December 2020
The Great Buenos Aires Bank Heist
They were an all-star crew. They cooked up the perfect plan. And when they pulled off the caper of the century, it made them more than a fortune—it made them folk heroes.
McDonald's China Offers Weird Limited Eedition ‘Oreo x Spam Burger’
The latest burger creation features two extra-thick slices of Spam topped with Oreo crumbs and the brand's classic burger sauce.
Monday, 21 December 2020
Can We Restore Nature?
In seeking a means to heal our wounded planet, we should look to the painstaking, cautious craft of art conservation.
Estranged
When feeling good about ourselves matters more than filial duty, cutting off our parents comes to seem like a valid choice.
The End of Us
Only since the Enlightenment have we been able to imagine humans going extinct. Is it a sign of our maturity as a species?
Sunday, 20 December 2020
History From Below
What shaped the thought of E P Thompson, the great historian of ordinary working people and champion of their significance?
The Four Thinkers Who Reinvented Philosophy
Between the wars, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger, Ernst Cassirer and Walter Benjamin sought to transform the world by giving it their total attention – a lesson that still resonates 100 years on.
Resveratrol for Cold and Flu: Anti-Aging Compound Shown Promise as Flu and COVID Treatment
Red wine has the most resveratrol of all the natural sources... Pinot Noir has the most resveratrol of all the red wines... Vancouver Island Pinot Noir has the most resveratrol of all the Pinot Noir... Domaine Renegade has the most resveratrol of all the Vancouver Island Pinot Noirs...
Saturday, 19 December 2020
Pro-death Group Recruits Satanists in Attempt to Take Over Canadian Pro-life Palliative Care Hospice
Euthanasia activists are reaching out to their allies including Satanists and atheists in an attempt to force the hospice to lethally inject sick patients.
