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Familiar Stranger

Familiar Stranger

Sumana Roy—  It seems so natural, in dreams and folk tales, that humans should be reborn as trees. On a bus to nowhere, I sat next to a man who… READ MORE

Daniel Cohan on Heat Pumps, Policy, and Optimism

Daniel Cohan on Heat Pumps, Policy, and Optimism

In Confronting Climate Gridlock, environmental engineering professor Daniel Cohan argues that escaping the gravest perils of climate change will first require American diplomacy, technological innovation, and policy to catalyze decarbonization… READ MORE

How Trees Became Human

How Trees Became Human

Sumana Roy— In How I Became a Tree, I was looking for people who had wanted to become or live like a tree. Since then, I’ve been trying to speculate in… READ MORE

Keeping America’s Covenant

Keeping America’s Covenant

Michael A. Soukup and Gary E. Machlis— President Biden’s recent proclamation for National Park Week and the annual observance of National Park Week itself testify to the value of national… READ MORE

Birding from Home

Birding from Home

John M. Marzluff— I’ve been birding daily since entering quarantine at my home in western Washington. My bird feeder is full-frame from my office window, my wooded backyard offers a… READ MORE

Thermodynamics in Our Daily Lives

Thermodynamics in Our Daily Lives

R. Stephen Berry— Thermodynamics is a beautiful illustration of how needs of very practical applications can lead to very basic, general concepts and relations, very much in contrast to the… READ MORE

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