Now that I have a few posts under my belt, I've decided to kick it up a notch and develop a plan to tackle one of the biggest sources in my current curriculum: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, by Charles Darwin. Although Darwin's work was originally published in 1859, it still remains… Continue reading Introducing “On the Origin of the Species”
Hello, dear reader. Winter's in full swing here in Ontario, and I have to be completely honest: gathering the motivation to write has been a challenge. Amplifying the difficulty of that challenge is the next book I've chosen to tackle from my list: Deschooling Society, by Ivan Illich. This little treatise is a deceptively simple… Continue reading “Deschooling Society:” An Alternate Approach to Education, Institution, and Consumption
The first book from my list I was able to get my hands on was Blue Mind: the Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do. By a happy coincidence, Blue Mind was a great place to start my self-guided academic… Continue reading Reading Notes from Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols
Happy new year everyone, and welcome to A Quill of Conservation, my experiment in self-guided conservation studies! As you may have guessed, I'm a bona-fide bibliophile. Though a bit antiquated, I still firmly believe that the best way to acquaint yourself with a new subject is through a tall stack of well-chosen books. I've drawn the… Continue reading A Quill of Conservation: The Cirriculum
A Quill of Conservation 