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Sperm Whales Have Culture Too: Strong Evidence That Clans, Culture, and Dialects Are Not Unique to Humans
Mother sperm whale and her baby -- Gabriel Barathieu, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia...
Michael Laxer
Feb 12, 20244 min read


Prepared Learning: What Are Humans Hard-Wired for at Birth?
By Marjorie Hecht Do living beings learn and pass on to future generations some behaviors or predispositions more easily than others––and...
Michael Laxer
Feb 11, 20246 min read


Photos from the Chinese 1973 National Photographic Art Exhibition
The Railway Comes to Miaochia Village, Mao Kuo-pin A remarkable set of photos from the 1973 National Photographic Art Exhibition,...
Michael Laxer
Feb 10, 20241 min read


How Long Has Humanity Been at War With Itself?
Is large-scale intra-specific warfare Homo sapiens’ condition or can our species strive to achieve global peace? Primitive tools --...
Michael Laxer
Feb 9, 202410 min read


Amrus Natalsya: The Last, Farewell and Thank You
By Tings Chak Legendary Indonesian artist Amrus Natalsya passed away at the age of 90 on January 31, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. The artist, who...
Michael Laxer
Feb 5, 20244 min read


Mushroom, Cheese and Egg Bake
Today we are going to look at a simple, rustic and yet delicious dish that you can make a number of variations of. But the basics are...
Michael Laxer
Feb 1, 20242 min read


Where Do Living Creatures Get Their Sense of Rhythm?
Ronan the Sea Lion -- image via screenshot By Marjorie Hecht The science of rhythm across species is a new and growing research field, as...
Michael Laxer
Jan 16, 20245 min read


Carbon Farming: A Sustainable Agriculture Technique That Keeps Soil Healthy and Combats Climate Change
How one North Dakota farmer saved his farm and livelihood using carbon-friendly farming methods. By John J. Berger What if there were a...
Michael Laxer
Jan 10, 20249 min read


Tomatoes On Your Table - Sputnik Magazine 1983
w. Potato Soup with Tomatoes, Green Tomatoes with Walnuts & Tomatoes Baked with Potatoes and Eggs A brief look at the glorious tomato and...
Michael Laxer
Jan 6, 20243 min read


Spicy Seaweed Soup
By Natalie A novel way to use seaweed, this is a hearty and delicious spicy soup. It is also vegetarian if vegetable stock is used. To...
Michael Laxer
Jan 3, 20241 min read


Do Grandmothers Hold the Key to Understanding Human Evolution?
By Brenna R. Hassett Of the innumerable species on the planet, just a bare handful have evolved to have one of the most counterintuitive...
Michael Laxer
Dec 10, 20236 min read


Chess in the face of evil: Moscow 1941-42
In between battles, peaceful duels proceeded over a chessboard. The photo was taken in 1942 on the Northwestern Front by Lake Ilmen. From...
Michael Laxer
Dec 5, 20232 min read


Was the Sphere the First Geometrical Form Made by Humans?
Shaped stone balls from Qesem Cave, c. 420,000–200,000 years old. Photo Credit: Assaf, Ella, Wikipedia Commons By Deborah Barsky...
Michael Laxer
Dec 2, 20234 min read


The Power of Poetry to Move Us to Love in Times of Human Cruelty
San Francisco’s third poet laureate, devorah major, speaks on Palestine and how poetry can help us connect as we navigate the violence of...
Michael Laxer
Dec 1, 20239 min read


Are There Any Paranoids in the Stadium Tonight? Two Nights in Santiago With Roger Waters
Image via Vijay Prashad on X By Vijay Prashad No one does a stadium show like Roger Waters. The music, of course, is resplendent, but so...
Michael Laxer
Nov 28, 20236 min read


Decree to the Army of Art
Lenin speaks, Hugo Gellert USA, November 1931 Decree to the Army of Art: They brag, the old men's brigades, Of the same old wearisome...
Michael Laxer
Nov 2, 20231 min read


POOR Magazine Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a Movement
A mother and daughter in and out of homelessness founded a grassroots magazine in 1996, by and for people experiencing poverty. It grew...
Michael Laxer
Oct 28, 202320 min read


The Skyscraper
The Skyscraper Talk about beauty -- Why, boy, That scene would fill a blooming sphinx with joy! All that steel frame-work bristling in...
Michael Laxer
Sep 23, 20231 min read


Treated Wastewater Is a Growing Source of Irrigation in Chile’s Arid North
The reuse of treated wastewater in vulnerable rural areas of Chile’s arid north is emerging as a new resource for the inhabitants of this...
Michael Laxer
Sep 23, 20237 min read


Ancient Roots: A Promising New Project to Organize Humanity’s Universal Heritage
An international group of researchers and data scientists are creating a comprehensive database of the world’s archaeological...
Michael Laxer
Sep 14, 20237 min read
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