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The Trail to Nowhere: Life and Death along the Colorado Trail

The Trail to Nowhere: Life and Death along the Colorado Trail

A cycling journey across Colorado's Rocky Mountains, and an exploration of what it means to be alive.

2024

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Simultaneous Invention: Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Create

In a sentence, simultaneous invention is why you shouldn’t wait to create.

Jan 28, 2024

Simultaneous Invention: Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Create

Jan 28, 2024

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The Environment

What Is The Amazon “Tipping Point,” Exactly?

And what will it mean for the future of our planet?

Mar 24, 2024

What Is The Amazon “Tipping Point,” Exactly?

Mar 24, 2024

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Zen and the Art of Mountain Biking

Cycling is meditation in motion.

Dec 14, 2023

Zen and the Art of Mountain Biking

Dec 14, 2023

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Zenite

The Wheel of Life

The heart of the Buddha’s teachings in a single image.

Mar 6

The Wheel of Life

Mar 6

For the Love of Longform

A short love letter to the art of longform writing.

Feb 21

For the Love of Longform

Feb 21

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Zenite

Sitting, Breathing, Being: A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation

Meditation made easy by a legendary Zen master.

Feb 10

Sitting, Breathing, Being: A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation

Feb 10

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The Academic

The Natural Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius was more than a Stoic.

Jan 27

The Natural Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

Jan 27

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The Environment

In Defense of the Coca Leaf

Coca isn’t the problem. Our misuse, abuse, and demonization of the plant are.

Jan 19

In Defense of the Coca Leaf

Jan 19

Beyond Mindfulness

Mindfulness is more than a means of self-improvement.

Dec 23, 2024

Beyond Mindfulness

Dec 23, 2024

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Zenite

Of Morning Glories and Pine Trees

Matsunaga Teitoku on the beauty of impermanence

Dec 21, 2024

Of Morning Glories and Pine Trees

Dec 21, 2024

Quentin Septer

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Essayist. Travel writer. Science journalist. Author of “The Trail to Nowhere.” Words in WIRED, Scientific American, and Mother Jones, among other publications.

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