Category: Found objects
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Is there something inside a fish other than fillets?
This article published in Aeon looks at the question of sentience in fish. In me at least, when I really stop and think about it, this raises a creeping feeling of unease. There is definitely an increasing body of evidence that challenges our sapien-centric claim to being the consciousness boss of things around here. If…
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Movie: Dominion
It’s OK, you do not have to watch this movie. I give this 4.5 stars out of five. But you probably won’t want to watch it. It contains explicit scenes of animal cruelty and is morally confronting. The film covers common, routine practices that are a part of the commercial food chain that puts bacon,…
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Environment report. Spoiler alert: it is bad.
Today saw the release of the latest State of the Environment Report for Australia. It is the accumulation of two years work by a panel of 30 experts and replaces the previous report published five years ago. The report was actually presented to the (then) Liberal government in December last year, but due to upcoming election…
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Read: Noiseless Messengers.
An absolutely exquisite read concerning the apocalyptic plight of the Australian Bogon moth. And by extension, of us all. This is a long-form read, so take your time. You also have the option of listening the author narrate the story if you would prefer. Here is a taster: If the moths’ light-seeking caused disruption in…
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The Brook.
I am a big fan of small, simple, quality architectural living spaces and this Australian design located at Rosebrook in Victoria (just northeast of Port Fairy), ticks a lot of my boxes. We will be travelling down that way soon, and will have to check it out.
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Video: The Solution.
Craig Bierly is a 71 year old who has been travelling solo the US in his camper van in order to better explore the country via mountain bike. He has now covered 49 states and over 38,234 miles (he logs everything on a spreadsheet). Craig made the decision to adopt this simple life of personal…
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Try the new BOM weather app.
This app update is for my Aussie amigos. Up until now I have been a big fan of WillyWeather as my go to forecasting app. You can check out all my go-to weather apps here.And all my other fave travel apps here. Anyways, WillyWeather has had all the functionality I need when travelling (or hunkering…
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Listen to the experts.
“…we should reclaim the word ‘expert’ – literally, one who has experienced. According to the accounts of such experts, this vision is transformative. It induces, their example tells us, a humility before the greatness of the cosmos, and how little we understand it; compassion for others and ourselves; and reverence towards the living world. It…
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