A survey of climate change in theater here and in the UK in the New York Times focuses mostly on "This Clement World," a new musical play by Cynthia Hopkins, and includes a telling quote from the writer: “Alcoholism is an excellent metaphor for the climate change crisis,” she announces at one point onstage. “We’reContinue reading “A theatrical metaphor for climate change: Alcoholism”
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Glee: Best TV show ever? A neuroscientific perspective
About ten years ago, while pursuing a story on the roots of depression, I tracked down the great scientist Jaak Panksepp, originator of the field of affective — that is, emotional — neuroscience, and he kindly let me interview him over the phone for half an hour. Panksepp has spent years studying the physiology ofContinue reading “Glee: Best TV show ever? A neuroscientific perspective”
Kit Stolz 