Of Art: Claude Monet, Poppy Field near Argenteuil (1873)

I was browsing through a small album with paintings from the Musée D’Orsay and fell under the spell of this … More

Some Brief Notes on Marine Life in Coral Reefs, and a Few Puzzles

Today is World Oceans Day. A quick visit to the United Nations page about it informs us that oceans produce … More

According to Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water, more people than twice the population of the United States drink dirty … More

On World Poetry Day this year I’ve decided to spend some more time with Rae Armantrout’s poetry, for the benefit … More

As a child, I used to play with dandelions. I would pick their leaves to feed them to my aunt’s … More

Here it goes again, another day without walking. And that after just reading in Norman Doidge’s book The Brain’s Way … More