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🧬 Your Gut Microbiome Census Is Lying To You: Why Regulation Matters More Than Population
See the corresponding substack essay and resources
It's 2025, and we're still obsessed with gut microbiome tests that peddle false promises.
They arrive in sleek packages with fancy chart…
Optics in the Renaissance Period: Leonardo's Integration of Science and Art
When we talk about Renaissance men, we're really talking about one man.
Leonardo da Vinci didn't just paint the Mona Lisa. He wasn't just responsible for The Last Supper. He was investig…
🐕 What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living a Meaningful Life: Wisdom from "The Word of Dog"
More in the corrisponding Substack post
In a world obsessed with achievement and constant self-improvement, the secret to a meaningful life might be found in the most unexpected place—ou…
The Scent of Power: How Fragrance Has Shaped Human Society
I've been thinking about perfume lately.
Not the kind they hawk at department store counters or in those glossy magazine inserts that give you an instant headache. I'm talking about the …
🏘️ Our Crumbling Foundation: Housing Crisis Solutions
Please see our related substack episode to go deeper
For too long, we've pretended Canada's housing disaster is some force of nature—an unfortunate economic hiccup that happened to us ra…
USA’s Global Games: The Rise of Latin America (Part 4)
Sometimes the most interesting stories hide in plain sight, buried beneath the daily outrage cycles and the breathless panic of breaking news.
Here's one you probably missed: America's t…
World Happiness Report 2025: Happiness, Benevolence, and Social Connection
See the related substack page to go deeper into happiness
We've been getting happiness all wrong.
That's the disturbing conclusion I've reached after diving into…
A History of Timekeeping: Our Obsession With Time Is Both Ancient and Modern
Your phone buzzes. Another meeting reminder. A calendar notification. A timer for that thing you were cooking.
If you're like most people, you experience dozens of these little time-rela…
👕 Gardening Au Naturel WNGD: Social Good, NIR FIR Infrared Light, and Fashion
See more on our related substack page
Hear related original song: Skin and Soil: An Infrared Symphony
"A haunting meditation on what it means to truly inhabit one's body and place on eart…
A Covid-19 Beginner's Guide for 2025
It's 2025, and we're still pretending COVID is just another flu.
You've probably noticed it by now. Friends who can't shake that lingering cough. Coworkers who are out sick more often th…
Democracy's Silent Erosion: The Global Autocratic March
please see the substack for this episode
Freedom doesn't disappear overnight. It erodes gradually, like a slow-moving mudslide that's barely perceptible until your foundation is already …
Lion's Teeth Marks in British Graves: The Roman Empire's Brutal Entertainment Industry
Evidence hidden in bones tells a bloody story of Roman Britain that changes everything we thought we knew.
When we think of Roman gladiator combat, our minds normally drift to the Coloss…
Climate Change's Silent Threat: The Fungal Awakening
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We're witnessing the quiet emergence of a global threat that could redefine public health in the coming decades. While the world fixates on flash…
Re-Enchantment: Solitude and the Cost of Constant Hurry
O'Connell describes how his initial boredom in the wilderness—that uncomfortable confrontation with unfilled time—eventually dissolved into what he calls a "meditative stupor." It's pre…
⚖️ Pinpointing Climate Damages to Corporate Emissions
see the substack for this episode to go deeper
We've spent decades listening to fossil fuel companies talk about "shared responsibility" for climate change. They've perfected the art of …
The Invisible Pandemic: What Science Is Finally Admitting About (Long) COVID
They told us it would be over in two weeks.
They told us that once you recover, you're fine.
They were wrong about all of it.
Three years into this pandemic, we're finally getting clarity …
The Languages We Speak Are Programming Our Minds
Go deeper with the substack for this episode
The words we speak are more than just vehicles for communication — they're the hidden architecture of our thoughts.
Except most of us never re…
The Net Zero Delusion: Why Corporate Climate Strategies Are Failing
The world of corporate climate commitments has become a strange paradox. Every day another Fortune 500 company announces their bold new net zero pledge. They roll out slick presentation…
🇨🇦 Beyond the Blindspots: Canada's Leaders Are Missing What Matters Most
More details on the episode substack
The most important parts of the conversation are the ones nobody's having.
If you watched Canada's 2025 federal leadership debate—or even just read th…
The Vanishing Men: Yours In Health But Not In Sickness
They stand at the altar, promising “in sickness and in health.” It’s a cornerstone of the vows, a seemingly unbreakable pact forged in the heat of emotion and the hopeful glow of the fu…