Andreas Vlach
@vlach
Andreas Vlach
@vlach
Studies in Finland have shown that children whose outdoor environments include a greater variety of plants tend to have more kinds and different kinds of bacteria on their skin, including bacteria that help to keep them healthy. Exposing yourself to the wild microbes of the garden and forest can have a big impact on your body’s wildlife, though we
... See moreThe most creative artists were those who focused on asking the right question.
To return to information overload: this means treating your "to read" pile like a river (a stream that flows past you, and from which you pluck a few choice items, here and there) instead of a bucket (which demands that you empty it). After all, you presumably don't feel overwhelmed by all the unread books in the British Library – and not because t
... See moreThe Ju/’hoansi, for example, were often content to spontaneously take a day off from foraging simply because they didn’t feel like it. Even if they were hungry, they knew that putting off the food quest for a day would not have any serious ramifications. For farmers, by contrast, taking a day off just because they need a rest is rarely an option. N
... See moreTaylors moralische Rechtfertigung der Authentizität blendet jenen subtilen Prozess im neoliberalen Regime aus, der die Idee der Freiheit und Selbstverwirklichung konterkariert und zu einem Vehikel effizienter Ausbeutung verkehrt. Das neoliberale Regime beutet die Moral aus. Die Herrschaft vollendet sich in dem Moment, in dem sie sich als Freiheit a
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