The argument of THE ARROGANT APE is that human exceptionalism—a.k.a. anthropocentrism or human supremacy—is at the root of the ecological crisis, giving humans a sense of dominion over Nature, entitled to commodify earth and other species for our own exclusive benefit.

Anniversary dinner at Veselka
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Currently reading: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

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To know Si was to know that he was a storyteller. In this transcript excerpt, Si recounts how he nearly failed a military pilot’s test during WWII training, proving that the direction of our lives can be determined by a series of seemingly banal decisions.

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Hi Bluesky! Any else here interested in history specifically WWII & the stories of our parents, and grandparents who fought to save the world?

Would love to connect.

If you are like 70% of the American population, you aren’t getting enough sleep either. A piece I wrote for @eatingwell.com

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“There are all too many people who, in some great period of social change, fail to achieve the new mental outlooks that the new situation demands. There is nothing more tragic than to sleep through a revolution.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
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“Do we not owe it to ourselves, to our children, to tormented mankind, to make sure that these catastrophes do not engulf us for the third time?” - Winston Churchill

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