Humanity

The Full Moon
Some say yes, while others say no. Some say, well, it does affect some peoples sleep and mood because of that. While others say, just ask the police department, the emergency rooms, and the mental health crisis shelters. Take a look at stories that are going around with friends and family.
By Denise E Lindquistabout a month ago in Earth
Why Knowledge Demands Action
• • • Most people treat knowledge and responsibility as separate categories. You learn things in one part of life and make moral decisions in another. But this separation is an illusion, and a dangerous one.
By Han Elucidationabout a month ago in Earth
Over 200 Hours
I wanted to update you guys on how my family and I are doing after the Derecho. Last week, our generator showed a maintenance message. It needed a new filter because it had been running for over 200 hours straight. This was alarming because my ventilator only has 9 hours of battery life. The power company, NIPSCO, wouldn’t help after telling them about my critical situation with the ventilator. The generator repair company didn’t have a filter in stock and had to order one from out of state. The generator would only take a particular filter brand that wasn’t available to us in stores. They were hoping it would come in a couple of days so they could change it.
By J. Davis Mallory2 months ago in Earth
Can you get out?. Content Warning.
What is the sole purpose of a human life? Quick Google search of: 'What's the purpose of a human life?' Would you like to know what I found? There isn't any. There is no single, universal purpose. Yet humans do try to find the meaning of life either through biological survival, spiritual beliefs or personal growth and goals.
By Jen Phillips2 months ago in Earth
The Most Dangerous Places on Earth: A Journey into the Extreme
Our planet is a beautiful oasis in the vastness of space, but it is also home to some of the most unforgiving, hostile, and downright lethal environments imaginable. From scorching deserts that can bake a human alive in hours, to freezing tundras, highly radioactive zones, and islands infested with deadly predators, these locations test the very limits of biological survival. We humans are a race defined by perseverance, often drawn to the world’s most extreme fringes out of scientific curiosity, resource extraction, or the sheer thrill of exploration. Yet, these places remain fundamentally incompatible with human life.
By Michael Mitch2 months ago in Earth
The beautiful world with my love
It's a beautiful world! We all get to experience lovely nature and each type of temperature. Birds fly by my feeders and squirrels come take a taste of peanuts. My plants and long rapunzel hair like vines cascade down as I swing in the balcony and take in the day. Making a simple outing in town feel like a vacation and feeling the joy of it takes me to an ecstatic place. I have learned to apprentice the small things and love what others do. Not judging or ranting about their behaviors that have nothing to do with me never brought me joy, only insecurity reflecting out. I have looked into those murky waters and did much to clean the junk out.
By Seashell Harpspring 2 months ago in Earth
The future of fertilizer is local: Bakry Osman on regenerative agriculture and food security
Bakry Osman 's strongest argument for the future of agriculture sits in a rice paddy in southern Ghana. Osman, Director for Africa and the Middle East at Easy Environmental Solutions , believes the next shift in farming will come from three moves at once: rebuilding soil biology through regenerative practices , manufacturing fertilizer close to where food is grown, and using technology so countries can produce more with fewer imported inputs.
By Vipan K.2 months ago in Earth
A Third Way: How to Actually Investigate Reality
• • • From our previous series of articles, we have seen three dead ends. Pure reason on its own, produces elegant systems disconnected from reality. Pure empiricism on its own, produces measurements drained of meaning. Eclecticism, mixing incompatible systems, produces chaos dressed as wisdom.
By Han Elucidation2 months ago in Earth
When the Mountains Burn, We Stand Together
There is something about summer in British Columbia that stays with you. The smell of pine in the warm air. Sunlight dancing across the lakes. Long evenings on patios and docks. Vineyards stretching across the hillsides. Families loading up vehicles for weekends at the lake.
By S.E.Linn2 months ago in Earth
Riding Out A Derecho From A Hospital Bed
Tuesday At around 11 am on August 11, 2026, my family and I received matching alarm notices on our cell phones. A tornado was quickly approaching, and the notice urged citizens to seek immediate shelter. We see these notices multiple times a year. Normally, we don’t worry about it and keep doing what we normally do. However, I quickly started to care. Within a couple of minutes of the alert, the sky turned pitch-black, and sheets of rain began to pour down. It looked like it was a waterfall outside my window. I couldn’t even see through the rain. Massive winds started knocking into the doors, and water started to come in droves through the windows.
By J. Davis Mallory2 months ago in Earth
The Trap of Eclecticism
• • • If pure reason fails, and pure empiricism fails, why not just take the best from each? Borrow what works from rationalism. Borrow what works from empiricism. Add a little existentialism for emotional depth, a little pragmatism for practical guidance, perhaps some mysticism for spiritual richness. Blend them together. The result should be better than any single approach.
By Han Elucidation2 months ago in Earth
When Cleaning Up a River Does More Harm Than Good
When Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina in September 2024, rivers became something almost unrecognizable.
By Briar Rose2 months ago in Earth