Tag Archives: Robert T. Morris
The Long Stillwater
The Long Stillwater is a chapter Robert Morris, M.D. wrote to celebrate a love of nature from a trove of memories. Stillwater is hardly a dictionary word, but it made sense yesterday as I floated on a mirror-perfect patch of … Continue reading
Trust your Microbiome (Gut)
The gut feelings of psychic “scatomancers” who studiously examined the color, shape, and buoyancy of poo to forecast well-being and life prospects were more reliable than palm-reading, tarot cards, and astrology. They had “data,” and now we have the microbiome. … Continue reading
Posted in Biomedical, Health
Tagged Elie Metchnikoff, Microbiome, probiotics, Robert T. Morris
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Last Flight of the Dough Bird (Eskimo curlew)
Everyone knows the most abundant bird in North America was driven to extinction a century ago by market hunting and habitat destruction. The very last passenger pigeon, called Martha, died in Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. But few people know the … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, Environment
Tagged Dough bird, Eskimo curlew, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Robert T. Morris
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 