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