A neglected predictor of success and happiness is doing chores from an early age. Kids who do regular chores in kindergarten get better math scores in third grade—and they're more satisfied with their lives. Giving kids responsibility shows trust and builds character.

We live in a society that loves feel good stories about people coming together to help members of their community that are in need, but scoff at the idea of building a system based on that very same concept.

God, I hope so "It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, & that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings." Wendell Berry

"Scientists can even put numbers on how much #climatechange is influencing #wildfires . A full 37 percent of the area burned across western North America over the last 35 years is attributable to emissions from 88 corporations." - Katherine Hayhoe

"We endorse a 'yes, and' approach, accelerating exploration . . .the space beyond “big and industrial” & “small and regenerative” as a solution to food security, climate change, land degradation, biodiversity, & ecosystem concerns." linkedin.com/pulse/future-f…

"Gas lighting" is a particularly on the nose way to describe climate denial.

Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber who died this day in 1981 (aged 70). Remembering today one of the greatest American composers on the anniversary of his death. His music feels so fitting for this week 🇺🇸

Yes, yes there is.

It's #NationalPoetryMonth. I believe we need poetry now more than ever. Poems are perspective-taking: just new vantages to see from that hopefully shed some light on this crazy thing called life or open hearts or help us find home or one another. #poetry lauraparkerroerden.com/2025/04/01/on-…

"So nature does indeed need protection from man; but man, too, needs protection from his own acts. . .His war against nature is inevitably a war against himself. His heedless and destructive acts enter into the vast cycles of the earth, and in time return to him." - #RachelCarson

Emergency grants available for nonprofits working in the #regenerativeagriculture space and were impacted by the federal funding cuts. Due May 19th. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” -- Van Gogh in a letter to his brother Theo.

Research from UC Berkeley and UC Irvine found that experiencing awe can cause people to act more benevolently toward each other. Just 1 minute of gazing at a grove of eucalyptus trees made participants more likely to help a stranger. #ClimateCrisis

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” The Great Gatsby

Being a scientist in 2025 is so disheartening. Politicians make erroneous claims. Social media accounts perpetuate lies and pseudoscience to monetize their audience’s gullibility. Scientists try to educate and are lambasted. I feel like I’m at America’s intellectual funeral.

Remembering Dr. James "Buddy" Powell, whose life embodied the manatees he spent 50+ years researching & protecting. A gentle giant of a man, he had the very best answer I've ever heard to: Why did you become a marine biologist, which I share here. oceanmatters.org/remembering-dr…

I’m a climate scientist, four-time author of the US National Climate Assessment, and that is not true. Here’s a short and easy explainer of how climate change is indeed loading the extreme weather dice against us: youtube.com/watch?v=LT4aZz…

American Companies and American Consumers Pay the Cost of American Tariffs. Free Trade with Free Nations🇺🇸reason.com/2025/08/05/for…

In honor of #NationalPoetryMonth, a poem I wrote about poetry. #NationalPoetryDay