“The Masai: Introduction” and “A Glimpse of Gender, Sexuality, and Spirituality in the Loita Masai” Are Both Now Up and Working

Unfortunately my two most recent blog posts on the Masai blacked out over at Mother Nature Obeyed shortly after posting the second one.  But they are now up and running!  Theoretically, the site error is permanently fixed. Enjoy! The Masai: Introduction The Masai Part I: A Glimpse of Gender, Sexuality, and Spirituality in the Loita …

Addiction to Noise and Stimulation (A Brief Thought About Life)

Stephan provides some interesting insights about the ability for overstimulating food to dull our senses and contribute to addiction, in which he expands the concept to stimulation from other sources such as drugs and video games, and notes the powerful effect that meditation can have in reversing these effects: Simple Food: Thoughts on Practicality I …

The New Genetics — Interlude: A Lot of What We Don’t Know About Genetics Is Hiding in the Researcher’s Trash Can

by Chris Masterjohn The know-it-all? Or this curious little fellow? One of the most pervasive human traits is perhaps one of the greatest scourges of mankind — the inability to say “I don’t know.” There are some things we know quite well about genetics.  Many “molecular traits” are rooted in single genes that are passed …