“Perpetually surrounded by partially finished books.” My life in six words. That’s me. A researcher by nature, I find solace in the idea of that word of research: to re-search.
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Community Art Project 2019: “A Taxonomy of Perception” Part One Explained
Look Wonder Discover’s 2019 Community Art Project has a rather complex title, but if the title fits… …and the title does fit. Last summer we attempted to create a piece of art that was created by and representative of the hundreds of people who experienced it. To us, it was a great success and cannot…
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Discover: Chimpanzees, Humans, Animal Culture
Us humans have led ourselves to believe that our culture sets us apart from the animal kingdom. But as Ed Yong, author of I Contain Multitudes, writes in his The Atlantic article Chimpanzees Are Going Through a Tragic Loss, “many scientists have come to accept the existence of animal cultures”.
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The Courage to Write About Courage
Story sharing takes courage, courage to remember, to speak, to listen. In writing, our stories can thrive and maybe even touch the lives of others. But writing itself takes an immense amount of courage. As author Ta-Nehisi Coates said, “I strongly believe that writing is an act of courage. It’s almost an act of physical…
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Where it all started: The Books for Walls Project
The Four of Us began Books for Walls Project in April 2010 simply because wondered: can technology and books and libraries all get along? We’ve learned that they can be a match made in heaven, it just depends on your perspective. Books for Walls Project was created to support literacy, libraries, and book love.The Books for Walls Project is inspired by many lives …
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