Here are some interesting pieces from today's NY Times One on cutting/self-harm and how folks use it to cope when they cannot put their feelings into words: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/opinion/self-harm-cutting-teenagers.html?emc=edit_th_180808&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=352238940808 One on the emergence and evolution single celled life (archaea) and the profound implications of horizontal gene transfer: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/books/review-tangled-tree-david-quammen.html?emc=edit_th_180808&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=352238940808 And one on the current chaotic and disturbing state of affairs (the fracturing of the West). https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/opinion/can-i-ruin-your-dinner-party.html?emc=edit_th_180808&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=352238940808 Very different topics at one level. And yet, from a Big TOK perspective, they are all intertwined... Best, Gregg ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1
