Ed GuzzoOct 13, 20203 min readThe History of Bees and the Aesthetic of ExtinctionPandas, penguins, polar bears: all cute, all endangered. Images of these animals are popular, and frequently used to raise money and...
Ed GuzzoOct 11, 20204 min readCleaning up after Marie Kondo: what to read next after you've KonMori'd your homeWith so many people staying home in an effort to slow the spread of covid-19, more are tackling their household clutter and mess. Many...
Ed GuzzoOct 10, 20202 min readHow to feel close to others in quarantine using poetrySocial distancing is difficult. Self-imposed quarantine is hard. Many of us don’t see our friends and family anymore and it’s taking its...
Ed GuzzoDec 5, 20194 min readHope is Action: sometimes hope is futile, but that's beside the pointSometimes, I hope for the impossible. I'm most alive when I do. Possibility is beside the point. The theme for the first week of Advent...
Ed GuzzoNov 29, 20197 min readHealthy Democracy Requires We Ask Helpful Questions — “Does God Exist?” Is Not One Of ThemI like questions that keep on giving. I study philosophy in part for this reason. The questions never end. What’s also fun is trying to...
Ed GuzzoNov 28, 20194 min readYour Anger Is Not Ugly (Anger: Part 1)We don’t like anger, though there is something particularly effective about it. When someone is angry with us, our attention is held in...