It’s a new year and most of the LWONers aren’t the least bit repentant – plowing on with the same kinds of storytelling in 2016 that we did in 2015. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it and if it is broke – blame it on the dog.
On Monday, Ann and author/journalist Michael Balter talk about the challenges of teaching journalism and the challenges of stopping teaching.
Tuesday brought a meditation by Helen on an old tune from an opera that she knows well and the realization that it might refer to magical protections against malaria.
Guest writer Krista Langlois told us on Wednesday about ancient indigenous knowledge of navigation in the Marshall Island. How it was nearly lost and how a few passionate scientists are bringing it back.
On Thursday I brought back my favorite ant scientist, Brian Fisher, who every year finds fewer and fewer truly undiscovered places on Earth.
And on Friday, the first day of 2016, Cameron doubles down on her previous New Year’s resolution to understand how the tide work near her home and illustrated it for the rest of us.
Photo Credit: Brian Fisher