Zoe Banfield
@z_o_e
Zoe Banfield
I think that a lot of the mental health crisis is connected to this feeling of not belonging on your own planet. How can you belong if you don’t feel connected to the other creatures and plants that inhabit it? So I would strongly advise going into that world and getting to know it.
Holding Onto Awe Amid Biodiversity Loss
The financial crisis of 2008, and the Great Recession that followed, had a similar effect on the home front. The guilty parties were elites—bankers, traders, regulators, and policymakers. Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman and an Ayn Rand fan, admitted that the crisis undermined his faith in the narrative of Free America. But those who
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
Loneliness, as defined by mental health professionals, is a gap between the level of connectedness that you want and what you have. It is not the same as social isolation, which is codified in the social sciences as a measure of a person’s contacts. Loneliness is a subjective feeling. People can have a lot of contact and still be lonely, or be
... See morenytimes.com • How Loneliness Is Damaging Our Health
Bodies are Eating the World
Up from the ground comes a great swell of bodies. Running, lifting, bathing, shaking down, thinning out and waking up, bodies have taken over popular culture. Huberman is the biggest podcaster in the nation. One in eight Americans have tried GLP-1s. Seed oil discourse has created a new physical purity drive. Van der... See more
Up from the ground comes a great swell of bodies. Running, lifting, bathing, shaking down, thinning out and waking up, bodies have taken over popular culture. Huberman is the biggest podcaster in the nation. One in eight Americans have tried GLP-1s. Seed oil discourse has created a new physical purity drive. Van der... See more
Body Futurism
Our analysis finds that even without considering health and nutrition concerns, these guideline changes—while containing language that echoes values long championed by regenerative agriculture—reflect a striking departure from procedural norms. They are based on unsubstantiated scientific claims, and risk perpetuating—if not worsening—the environme... See more
Mad Agriculture • Mad Mapping the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans
In loneliness I have drifted this long way, alone. My torn and shabby robe could not keep out the cold. And tonight the sky was so clear it made my heart ache all the more.
Hiromi Kawakami • Strange Weather in Tokyo
