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Kinship Is a Verb
In thinking about kinship, it’s important to begin with: What are the boundaries of our kin?
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Isolation & Wonder in the Pribilof Islands
This article covers Alaska’s Pribilof Islands: their beauty and biodiversity, their cultural history, the environmental challenges the islands face, and the proposed solutions. Continue reading
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When Nature Breaks the Law: An Interview With Mary Roach, Author of Fuzz
MARY ROACH IS A SCIENCE JOURNALIST, top-notch storyteller, and Orion advisor. She’s the author of six New York Times bestsellers, including STIFF: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, GULP: Adventures Continue reading
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Broken Badlands
I WHEN WE ARE SMALL and close to the earth, there is more landscape than time. It’s only later that we forget. Only later that we begin to play pretend. I was Continue reading
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Once There Were Wolves
There is a woman in the audience holding a sign that reads CIGARETTES AND WOLVES, KILLERS THAT COME IN PACKS and a kid waving one that says WILL THERE BE ANY DEER LEFT WHEN I GROW UP? I roll my eyes. Continue reading