Glossary of grokkistry
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Warp and Weft
A university should be a place where knowledge is woven together, not just pulled apart into individual threads. But what happens when the weft starts to fray?
Against the Grain
Struggling at something doesn’t mean you’re bad at it—sometimes it just means you’re starting from a different place.
Viral or Vital? A Lyrical Exegesis of a Digital Ethics Anthem
An exploration of virality, vitality, and the metaphysics of digital identity—why our pursuit of being seen may be at odds with truly being.
On the Struggle of Finding Your Place in the World
What if the struggle to find our place isn’t about fitting in, but about learning to stand in right relation to the whole? A reflection on belonging, language, and the tension between parts and wholes.
Teaching, Mozart and Salieri
Teaching is its own kind of artistry—less about brilliance and more about guiding others toward their own voice.
Glossary of Ecosophy
A lexicon for making sense of ecosophy—our philosophical inquiry into the wisdom of living well in our terrestrial home.
1 | Telling the Story of the Universe, with Sam King
In our first Under the Ginkgo Tree episode, Sam King shares his alarm at the eco-crisis and his commitment to justice. He explores the wisdom of the universe’s vast story while staying deeply attuned to the local and immediate, weaving cosmic perspective with grounded action.
Hard Work or Good Luck
The Edwardian postcard craze was the social media of its time, revealing a divide between those who believed in luck and those who saw success as a moral reward. A century later, are we any closer to reconciling hard work with fortune?
