Eric HeklerUndecided voters see the pain, but not the solution. How we vote still matters.TL;DR: While neither option is good, it’s riskier to vote for Trump or not vote than it is to vote for Harris. Based on this, I’m voting…Oct 141Oct 141
Eric Hekler“Lived reciprocity” (part 3)“ In the beginning there was the Skyworld. She fell like a maple seed, pirouetting on an autumn breeze. A column of light streamed from a…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
Eric HeklerNon-Arguments: Talking points that hurt rather than help civic engagementIn line with my previous post, a key thing I think we need to all get better at is civic engagement. And, as discussed at length in the…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
Eric Hekler1/6/21: What happened, why, and what to doLike others, I’m both shocked and, sadly and simultaneously, not at all surprised by the events that occurred on January 6, 2021. I call…Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021
Eric HeklerEstosystemsI recently finished listening to a fantastic podcast miniseries the other day called Timber Wars. It is about the battle between…Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Eric HeklerUnderstanding the systems we exist in: Computing machines as an analogyIn a previous post, I wrote a way of thinking about the story of humans in a non-human-centric way. In particular, I brought up this idea…Nov 21, 2020Nov 21, 2020
Eric HeklerSuper-Apex Predator Logic: Greed is good, might makes right, hoardIn my previous post, I suggested that, if we want humanity and the current level of biodiversity to survive, we must become more than…Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
Eric HeklerBecoming More Than Apex Predators: Part 1My wife and I watched David Attenborough’s Witness Statement on Netflix the other night: David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet. If…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Eric HeklerWhy is the Bible Great?The bible has been and continues to be one of the best-selling and most-read books of all-time. It is a book that more than a billion…Oct 6, 2019Oct 6, 2019
Eric HeklerIt is impossible to plant a rainforest: An origin storyWe need a new origin story. Our current human-centered narrative, with it’s missive to resculpt the world solely for human benefit, is…Jan 17, 2019Jan 17, 2019