A Sense of Doubt blog post #3055 - Aeon Archives Various 2023 I am off on adventures today (Friday 6/30) -- driving the Washington coast north to Aberdeen then to Olympia and home -- and tomorrow (Saturday 07/01) hiking the Lower Lewis River Falls up past Cougar.
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In past weeks the world has been astonished by the story of four Indigenous children, aged from 11 months to 13 years old, who survived in the Amazonian rainforest for 40 days after an aircrash. Our Essay this week shows that this was less a ‘miracle’ more a logical outcome of a culture of parenting which emphasises children’s capability and involvement in household tasks and looking after younger ones. Anthropologist Francesca Mezzenzana describes life in her husband’s Indigenous village with her new baby. Committed to ‘natural parenting’, keeping her baby close, and attending to his psychological and other needs responsively and sensitively, she was surprised to find all of her family and friends in the village were baffled and even worried for his welfare. ‘Natural parenting’ it turns out is a Western invention, and it’s not clear it’s the best way to raise resilient, independent children.
Also this week, a fascinating dive into the strange symbolism of the dagger for medieval Crusaders – just how did they imagine that war was an act of love? A powerful film mixing animation and re-creation conjures the terror and hope of those who fled the Cultural Revolution by swimming from China to Hong Kong. Food policy researcher Madhura Rao argues that ‘blue foods’ from the ocean (not just fish) are the answer to global hunger. And a gem from the essay archive, elucidating the life and work of Georg Simmel, whose prescient understanding of the impact of cities on modern life is still relevant today. Finally a charming short film takes us into a sculptor’s studio to witness up-close the techniques that made Renaissance artist Donatello’s work so compelling and lifelike.
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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 2306.30 - 10:10
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- New note - On 1807.06, I ceased daily transmission of my Hey Mom feature after three years of daily conversations. I plan to continue Hey Mom posts at least twice per week but will continue to post the days since ("Days Ago") count on my blog each day. The blog entry numbering in the title has changed to reflect total Sense of Doubt posts since I began the blog on 0705.04, which include Hey Mom posts, Daily Bowie posts, and Sense of Doubt posts. Hey Mom posts will still be numbered sequentially. New Hey Mom posts will use the same format as all the other Hey Mom posts; all other posts will feature this format seen here.
