Species and Biodiversity are Concepts Unfit for Purpose.

A species is often taken to be an objective thing in the world. It’s not. It’s a concept about the … More

Menu ‘Democracy’

A good friend and citizen of Australia showed me the enormous size of his ballot over the weekend. In Australia … More

How We Are Playing: Category Simulation and Imagination

I wrote a recent post on how imagination is key to how we act in the world inspired by The … More

Primordial Soup

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” We all … More

The Body Prophet

As I lay in bed this morning reflecting on all the beautiful seedlings that I had moved from the nursery … More

And What About You? Quick Notes on Political Imagination

“The events in Ottawa and at various points along the US-Canada border are setting the stage for a liberal, pro-police, … More

McScience

“A tree is not a forest. On its own, a tree cannot establish a consistent local climate. It is at … More

Notes of Covid as approach end of 2021

“The development of a safe, effective and cheap vaccine, however, is only a first step towards community-wide control. Epidemiological, economic … More