Zoë Schlanger’s The Light Eaters is a lucid, humane intervention in a long-running scientific and philosophical conversation about what it means to be “intelligent.” Framed as reporting and cultural history rather than polemic, the book stitches vivid field scenes, archival excavation, and interviews into an argument: plants exhibit a range of sensing, signalling, and adaptive … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Reviews – The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger
Exploring the relationship between using profanity and emotional intelligence
Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to recognize, understand, manage, and effectively use one's own emotions, as well as the ability to empathize with and navigate the emotions of others. Profanity, or the use of vulgar and offensive language, can be seen as both a reflection of and an influence on emotional intelligence. Emotional Expression: … Continue reading Exploring the relationship between using profanity and emotional intelligence
A little good news – we are definitely not alone…
We've only been looking in the wrong direction. The fiction and science fuelled search for other intelligent life in the universe has been around for a long time... Perhaps we should take more time looking for other intelligences here on Earth. Here's a little news about dolphins that might get you to see all animals … Continue reading A little good news – we are definitely not alone…
Thank You, Mr. Hawking
Today we celebrate the life of one of the greatest minds in human history. Thank you. Mr. Hawking for all your gifts you've shared with us, all the wisdom you've fostered in us, all the curiosity you've motivated in us, for all the hope you've nurtured in us, and for all the inspiration you've given … Continue reading Thank You, Mr. Hawking
The New Renaissance Mindset 