Author: wbtd
Scholar and activist, working on anthropology, ecology and Buddhism. Long-term research in ethnobiology of Asian mountain communities and culturally signficant landscapes (e.g. sacred sites, protected areas) and anthropogenic bidoversity (biocultural diversity). Visiting fellow at University of Hamburg.
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Sleep and play.
Parent (wilting somewhat): ‘Aren’t you tired?’ Child (leaping around room): ‘No! I can sleep and play at the same time. Do you know why? Because I play in my dreams!’
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Broad writing
Here’s a piece in Seed Magzine that sweeps across lots of developments in the field, including Maffi, Holling, the Barcelona conference and a raft of other topics.
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A cup of tea.
There are very few people out there that I specially want to meet. Talking to ordinary folk on the bus or the beach is enough. When I hear an interview...
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Another bairnling
‘That one is actually a night-time jumper, because those flowers there are actually stars.’ Makes sense to me.
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speed
The world’s fastest bike ride: 132 kilometres/hour. Wow. A pity Wired classified the article under ‘cars’.