Watch Live - HHDL in conversation with Greta Thunberg and leading scientists on the Climate Crisis of Feedback Loops on Jan 10th at 9am Indian Standard Time (Jan 9th 10:30pm EST). dalailama.com/live

Tonight 19:30 PST/04:30 ECT you can watch a live conversation between me, HH Dalai Lama, Dr Diana Chapman Walsh, Dr Susan Natali, Dr William R. Moomaw, Susan Bauer-Wu and Dr Thupten Jinpa Langri for 'A Conversation on the Crisis of Climate Feedback Loops.' dalailama.com/live

The fascinating science of how playing music benefits your brain more than any other activity brainpickings.org/2015/01/29/mus…

Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Practice social distancing. It saves lives.

Janey is about to become the first woman, mother and person of color to lead the city of Boston. Former Mass. Gov. Jane Swift hopes the media has learned a thing or two since she was sworn into office 20 years ago. wbur.fm/38xQUVF

“My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance, but understanding of illiteracy.” ~ Maya Angelou

President-elect Biden's dog Major, who will be the first dog to go from a shelter to the White House, will have his own "indoguration" hosted by the Delaware Humane Association this weekend. trib.al/kvkhMQP

“No matter how large the tissue of falsehood that an experienced liar has to offer, it will never be large enough … to cover the immensity of factuality.” Thinking today about this Arendt classic, about how reality always eventually subsumes the liar brainpickings.org/2016/06/15/lyi…

It feels good to only have to worry about a deadly pandemic now.

Amanda Gorman: "We've seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it. Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. And this effort very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated."

The first thing that really made sense to me in 2021 was hearing that Stacey Abrams was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Give it to her, please.

U.S. voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box, a Norwegian lawmaker said on Monday.​ reuters.com/article/us-nob…

God bless Officer Eugene Goodman. 🇺🇸

Let’s hope this awful crisis leads to more kids wanting to grow up and become superheroes: doctors, nurses, scientists, and workers who actually help people. In other words, we don’t need any more reality stars.

Climate deniers are running out of time.

Not sure where to start? Here's some resources to educate and assist. #StopAsianHate anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co

Built to last. 📕 Read more: bit.ly/2SHpV26

"It’s easy to forget just how majestic Coolidge Corner Theatre is. Originally used as a church, the rich red curtains, ornate ceiling and gold trim exude a sense of divinity. This is a cathedral of film." And? It's open again: wgbh.org/news/local-new…

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"I believe you are free if you can read. If you're a reader for life then you're a learner for life. No one can hold sway over you or your mind if you can self-educate." — LeVar Burton on 1A #NationalBookLoversDay 📚❤️