Present Reality—Before the Airport On the morning of August 23, 2023, a strange alarm song kept resonating in the room. It was weird waking up to an unfamiliar alarm. All of a sudden, I remembered installing a new theme on my phone–the new theme had its own alarm sound. My usual alarm is the classic…
Biopiracy and The Gene Rush: How Pharmaceutical Companies are Colonizing Plant Knowledge
In 1977, my grandfather ran out the door of his South African home in pursuit of my then 6-year-old fathers cries. The scene he entered upon was a strange one: My father, with snot and tears mixing on his face, sat plump and huddled in the shade of the garage door. In the center of…
Powerful Personal Poetry
Abdullahi Mire Today I received a sort of wake-up call about my situation.Live time or dead time.Wastefulness or wakefulness. Things to start:PrayerReading QuranReading more oftenDrinking water more frequently, exercising, eating healthier.Planning for the futureChecking in with yourself constantlyHaving faith and belief in the positive outcomeCombating ignorance and lazinessMeditationMaintain good hygiene Things to quit:Minimize screen timeAny…
A story about family
Manuel Badena I “I got a lot from my parents. My eyes. My eyebrows. My hair, my teeth, even my toes. I also inherited their lack of magic. Unfortunately, I live in a magic world. There’s magic in jobs, magic in clothes, magic that cures people, magic that makes machines move, magic that makes others…
Jacqueline du Pré and Multiple Sclerosis
By Aranne Jung Hailed as one of the greatest classical recordings of all time, Jacqueline du Pré’s rendition of Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor with Sir John Baribirolli and the London Symphony orchestra has enamored classical music fans for over 50 years (“The 10 greatest classical music recordings,” 2014). A recording of Jacqueline…
Finding Common Ground
By Zachary Murray Scientific freedom is under attack in the United States. Politicians have decided to dictate who has the ability to conduct science and how. But why? Is it for control, power, or simply because they can? Any successful business person will tell you that when they invest in something, they expect a return…