Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Stop the car! Stop the car!

Get into those grasses, youngster! There are hazards all about. Sylvilagus floridanus on the verge. In this other case, stop the feet! The bunny froze right at the edge of a path. So did we. Rabbit at mid-chew.

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Reading print is actively better for you than scanning a screen in terms of comprehension and memorization. It seems that we shouldn’t really separate the visual from the spatial and the physical, yet those that are doing so will inherit the world (well, briefly anyway).

Also, this one is longish for the internet, but there ya go: on the rise of globalization and how we got here.

2 responses to “Stop the car! Stop the car!”

  1. Hi Matthew,

    Can you provide a source for your comment about reading print?

    Best,
    Nic

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