Would you live differently today? I submit that your expected life span greatly influences your actions and that those actions in the aggregate greatly influences the behavior of civilization. In nature, there are different kinds of sea animals, fish, whales, turtles, that all live more than 200 years. Mollusks have estimated life spans of more […]
What if you lived forever
Koyaanisqatsi – life out of balance
I just watched this genius(*) movie for the first time after having borrowed it from the library. You may be able to watch it for free here. (*) I like to believe I don’t use that word lightly. The movie has no dialog and no plot but a powerful message which is achieved by using […]
Guest post: Wanting out
This is a guest post from the anonymous blogger behind medicinesux. I have been reading this blog for a while and decided to ask a guest post after the recent guest post from an anonymous lawyer led me to believe that professional careers(*) have much in common. For a book on the topic I recommend […]
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