Dean’s List

Act as if what you do makes a difference.–William James

Category: Wellness

Prolific audio naturalist Martyn Stewart has released a free collection of his remarkable recordings before his passing

February 21, 2022 Dr. Dean

The Listening Planet

This Is Gonna Be Huge

January 14, 2022 Dr. Dean

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Skin Care Products-Less Is More

January 14, 2022January 13, 2022 Dr. Dean

The authors “personal routine consists of cleansing with manuka honey,
a prebiotic that feeds the microbiome, and applying mineral SPF to
protect my skin from sun damage.” Jessica DeFino writing at Slate
offers us why less is more.

Can You Think Yourself Young?

January 10, 2022 Dr. Dean

Can You Think Yourself Young?
I think I can. I think I can. I think . . .

100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying

January 4, 2022 Dr. Dean

Whether it’s taking fruit to work (and to the bedroom!), being polite to rude strangers or taking up skinny-dipping, here’s a century of ways to make life better, with little effort involved … (The Guardian)

Energy, and How to Get It

November 12, 2021 Dr. Dean

All of us know people who have more energy than we do, but the science of the phenomenon is just coming into view. (The New Yorker)

Only Another Orphan

September 4, 2021 Dr. Dean

“On the second day, a sail drew near, nearer, and picked me up at last. It was the devious-cruising Rachel, that in her retracing search after her missing children, only found another orphan.” Herman Melville, Moby Dick

The man preserving endangered colours

August 27, 2021 Dr. Dean

For Zapotec artist and weaver Porfirio Gutiérrez, colour is a way to connect with his ancestors’ way of life, which has sustained civilisations by living in symbiosis with nature. (BBC)