Imagine that you’re in your kitchen, preparing to make spaghetti sauce. You’ve assembled the requisite vegetables on the counter and are now reaching into your spice cupboard for thyme and oregano. That’s when you realize you’re out of both spices. Instead of driving to the store to grab the missing ingredients, you take an empty bag from a hook near the door and walk three blocks to a park near your home. Continue reading
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What is “Biophilia?”
When you hear the term “biophilia,” what do you think of? If you have experience with Greek and Latin word roots, you may recognize “bio” – “life,” as in “biology” – and “philia” – “an affinity for something,” as in Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly Love” – but you might not have ever seen the two together in one word before. Continue reading