Recently in Environment Category

Cascading Teen Violence and the Kindergarten Monster

By David W. Boles on November 19, 2008 8:23 AM | 24 Comments
Duke University put research to the notion that a negative environment shapes children into violent teens.  Does that study augment the argument for -- Infant Criminals, Bad Seeds and Guilty Ovum -- or does it press the idea to the curb?  It is possible some children are predestined to form a criminal mind no matter how they were raised?

Continue reading Cascading Teen Violence and the Kindergarten Monster.

Is Poland the 51st State?

By David W. Boles on July 24, 2008 7:04 AM | 28 Comments
On June 22, 2008 -- I read an interesting article in The New York Times claiming the sovereign state of Poland was, in fact, the 51st state of the United States. I wonder what sort of tax rate the people of Poland will pay to help us bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

Continue reading Is Poland the 51st State?.

Indian Monsoon Memories

By Kathakali Chatterjee on June 16, 2008 5:30 PM | 12 Comments
Kathakali Chatterjee wrote this article.

I almost forgot how it felt to get completely drenched in a downpour after suffering in a scorching heat for three months. I remembered it yesterday as I got soaked in an early June thunderstorm last night - when you do you know much long waited monsoon has finally arrived.  It feels divine.

Continue reading Indian Monsoon Memories.

Are USS Warships Serving as Prison Hulks?

By David W. Boles on June 3, 2008 8:10 AM | 10 Comments
I was alarmed to read yesterday that up to 17 United States Navy warships may have been used to detain terror suspects by hiding them from international scrutiny, and the legal system, on "black water" prison ships -- creating, in an alarming way -- terrorist detainment camps in military hulks.  Are the USS Bataan and USS Peleliu the new Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay?



Continue reading Are USS Warships Serving as Prison Hulks?.

Miracle Myth Memes and the Propagation of Hope in Wen Chuan

By David W. Boles on May 29, 2008 8:36 AM | 10 Comments
The recent earthquake in Wen Chuan, China gives us a moment to reflect on our mortality in sorrow, express a renewed appreciation for being alive, and an opportunity to learn how we grieve and how we always try to look for stories of hope in the propagation of news from a disaster site.

I call those propagated stories of incredible survival -- "Miracle Myth Memes" -- and they are a fascinating cultural salve against the unthinkable.

Continue reading Miracle Myth Memes and the Propagation of Hope in Wen Chuan.

The Wonder of Experience Without Meaning

By David W. Boles on May 20, 2008 9:35 AM | 28 Comments
I'm sure you've met them before -- the people that do a thousand things yet have no meaning or magnitude attached to the learning in the experience.  They live overwhelmed and without wonder.

Continue reading The Wonder of Experience Without Meaning.

The Indian Premier League

By Dananjay Anandan on May 7, 2008 7:01 PM | 14 Comments
Dananjay Anandan wrote this article.

There's a new act in the circus and it's called the Indian Premier League.

Continue reading The Indian Premier League.

The Impending American Apocalyptic

By David W. Boles on May 2, 2008 7:37 AM | 18 Comments
Do Americans always look for the worst in the best?  Is the one thing we universally share with each other a national Death Wish?

Continue reading The Impending American Apocalyptic.

Earth Day in America

By David W. Boles on April 22, 2008 8:11 AM | 23 Comments | 4 TrackBacks
Today is Earth Day in America!

Continue reading Earth Day in America.

Memeing a Copper Moon

By David W. Boles on February 21, 2008 7:42 AM | 10 Comments
We experienced a total lunar eclipse last night -- and this morning at 6:50am Eastern -- Janna took this image with her iPhone of a dying moon, still shining in its ghostly, copper, glory, as it falls into the horizon at the Journal Square PATH train station in Jersey City, New Jersey. The moon, if you can't see it, is dipping right below the traffic lights in the lower center of the image.

Continue reading Memeing a Copper Moon.
« Entertainment | Main Index | Archives | Humanity »

Search

About this Archive

This page is an archive of recent entries in the Environment category.

Entertainment is the previous category.

Humanity is the next category.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.

Recent Comments

  • David W. Boles: There you are, Anne! You're right that the environment could read more
  • ANNE: I'm not so sure about killing babies because you THINK read more
  • David W. Boles: Right, Nicola! Knowing more about the kids is important and read more
  • David W. Boles: I have to confess, Nicola, that I like Blair's provocative read more
  • Nicola Brown: I also agree that you need a bigger sample and read more
  • Nicola Brown: Mr Blair got a lot of flak for those comments. read more
  • David W. Boles: Dananjay -- It's pretty hard to aim a gun the read more
  • David W. Boles: Hi Dananjay -- Yes, if we accepted the premise, then read more
  • Dananjay Anandan: True, David. And those clues are definitely a good handle read more
  • David W. Boles: It seems like a simplistic study, Dananjay, and I agree read more

Recent Entries

Pages