After passing through a fertile agriculture zone, one confronts the sand dunes of the Negev. In this dry, hot place, the evidence of human innovation is everywhere. With bold sweeps, the land rolls seemingly endlessly onward. Yet, human communities live within this the expansive collage of sand, rock, and the majesty of the maktesh, exemplifying […]
Diagnosis, Flow and Motion
“Don’t tell me what is going on with me, help me understand the how of me.” AJ, a 24 year old male. With the release of the proposed draft revisions (version 5) to DSM disorders and criteria, new questions have arisen about psychiatric diagnosis. Articles like the very in-depth analysis by Louis Menand in The […]
People Don’t Always Act in their Best Interest
Some people have been debating whether or not scientists should become climate change activists or if they should stick to the data. The concern is that the general population seems less worried about environmental issues. Given our culture’s typical reliance on external solutions to problems, it doesn’t surprise me that journalists and pundits are looking […]
Spring?
The temperature reached 50 degrees in New York City. Our dog was activated. He held his head high as he scanned the open field before him, looking for a playmate, sniffing the air replete with the odor of emergent plant life. A red-breasted robin moved his head side to side while hopping toward a fallen […]