Instruments of Fate
Caleb Byerly works with indigenous communities to rediscover—and rebuild—their people's lost instruments.
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Issue #65: June/July 2018
29 posts
The Endling: Watching a Species Vanish in Real Time
On the frontlines of extinction in the Gulf of California, where the vaquita faces its final days.
These Two Museums in Georgia Offer Sharply Different Accounts of Stalin’s Legacy
The question of how one society could arrive at such diametrically opposed visions of its own history is one that vexes not just Georgia.
There’s a Name for That: The Imp of the Perverse
Experiencing unpleasant intrusive thoughts is a common, and unthreatening, phenomenon, but how we deal with it can be dangerous.
Can Art Help People Feel the Devastation of Climate Change?
Miranda Massie hopes the Climate Museum in New York City can convince visitors to be better stewards of the climate—by appealing at once to their intellect and their emotions.
How Canadian Cops Ended a Decade-Long Fight Over How to Manage the World’s Polar Bears
Over the last 10 years, the poaching and trafficking of animal products has become the fourth-highest-grossing crime in the world. But because wildlife crime is not bound by national borders and each country has its own rules and ideas, its management and policing has become unwieldy at best.
Field Notes: Harvesting Tomatoes in Iran Before It’s Too Late
Lake Urmia, Iran: Men harvest tomatoes in the countryside near Lake Urmia, a large salt lake that is rapidly drying out. Scientists believe resulting salt storms will ravage the region's agriculture.
Could California Become a Zero-Extinction State?
California plant lovers are finding—and nurturing—species once presumed to be extinct in the wild.