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Such a society, in which modern technologies serve politically interrelated individuals rather than managers, I will call “convivial.”
Tools for Conviviality
Ivan Illich
A [new study](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29616846) indicates that people who meditated over an eight-week period had a striking change in the expression of 172 genes that regulate inflammation, circadian rhythms and glucose metabolism. And that, in turn, was linked to a meaningful decrease in their blood pressure.
Harvard Study: Clearing Your Mind Affects Your Genes and Can Lower Your Blood Pressure
Richard Knox
Buying a whole chicken, cutting it into pieces and wrestling with the bones, finding ways to really get the most out of every part—that’s enough! It is the antidote to mindless consumption. And while thoughtfulness is not the only requirement of a climate-conscious diet, it is a necessary condition for one.
If Not Vegan, or Vegetarian, How About Chickentarian?
Eve Andrews
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