Category Archives: Books & Literature
Pippi Longstocking’s Creator, Astrid Lindgren
Other than the benefits of parental love, I cannot think of anything more valuable to a child than to fall in love with a book, or a character in the book, or the book’s author. Love of the author will … Continue reading
The Umwelt Confounds Scientific Taxonomy
Don’t worry—the heading for today’s article will be made clear, thanks to the superlative writing and expertise of Carol Kaesuk Yoon, author of Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science. First, the umwelt: … a German word that means … Continue reading