When John Muir first entered Glacier Bay in 1879, the first thing he noticed was the glacier itself. That is what anyone would notice: the mass, the force, the grinding ice. But Muir looked longer and saw what could easily have been missed — new ground, flowers, and a landscape the glacier ...

The 1997 film “Wag the Dog” depicts a fabricated war designed to cover up a presidential sex scandal. Who knew that we would be living its reality today as we watch the start of a war against Iran that has already spread through the entire region?  The extent of Trump’s involvement ...

The universe is abuzz. I’ll understand if you want this to mean that there’s some all-encompassing web keeping us connected or some deep spiritual flow between beings, but I don’t pretend to understand anything like that. What I mean is much more literal and physical. There’s an ...

A few weeks ago I attended the funeral of a friend. As I stood in line waiting to share my condolences with her family, I viewed a thoughtfully constructed video of her life. The video featured a collage of photos sewn together with comforting background music. Many of us have viewed similar ...

Boys and girls don’t just behave differently — they literally sense the world differently. Research in neuroscience and developmental psychology shows that children’s sense of smell develops along distinct pathways, shaping everything from emotional regulation to learning, social bonding, ...

As we head into the second week of the conflict with Iran, many Democratic critics of it are saying it is a “wag the dog” moment to distract our nation from the Epstein files. As the military operation has been officially called Epic Fury, an alternative nickname has risen, “Epstein ...