Amusing Ourselves (Literally) To Death
Between COVID and our devices, we’ve been lulled into a deadly sleep.
Back To Normal? Is That What We Really Want?
Should we really pretend like COVID never happened? Or should we instead understand it revelation?
My COVID Moment of Doubt
A day away from my second shot, I almost reconsidered….
The Last Mile
Are you suffering from COVID burnout? Or just the exhaustion that comes at the end of a long race?
Playing Russian Roulette…with 92,000 Chambers
Should we really be frightened of getting vaccinated? Or should we be excited?
2021: The Year of the Post-COVID Consumer Orgy?
Or will it be the year of bold and beautiful climate action?
The Very Hungry Humans
Exploring outbreak population dynamics, epidemics, and behavior changes.
It’s Spring Outside. It’s Scary Out There. It’s Time to Yardfarm
With time on our hands and food scarcity looming in the near future, there’s no better time than to grow your own food.
Is COVID-19 a Collective Rite of Passage?
Humanity is currently living through a liminal period. Will we emerge as adults or fail in our transition?
It Could Be Worse: Lessons from Transatlantic Voyages and Medieval Quarantines
Social distancing is frustrating. But with a bit of perspective, I hope we can agree it’s not all that bad.
May be, or The Luck of the Virus
What if we applied Taoist and Zen wisdom to the coronavirus pandemic?
Pandemics on my mind (and everyone else’s)
Lessons from Eyam and Early Christians to help our communities better deal with disease outbreaks.