Urine to nuts experiment
Decades ago in rural Estonia, children (supposedly) had each their own hazel and they would pee under it. When the harvest came they would compete whose hazel bush yielded more
Overview of the book Human, part 3
Cultural oppression, as you've seen by now, can be anatomical and physiological. But political, economic, and religious oppression remains a problem too. It relies on our daily rituals and doesn't
Overview of the book Human, part 2
(Continued from Overview of the book Human, part 1.) It's been a hard day in the office. You're back home. You close the door, take off your shoes and lay
A book that opens the reader
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” - Ray Bradbury And then there are books that burn the culture. Well,
Overview of the book Human, part 1
Human: Instructions for Use--the title of the book says it all... or does it, really? Depending on your background, the title triggers a myriad of associations. What's the book really
The intro to humanness blog
How can you choose a different way in life when your society limits you with a thousand musts? Another way to humanness exists! It is for those who like to
The Human is born!
Books are no ordinary children. No dad wants his daughter to offer herself intimately to, well, everyone who cares to open her and delve inside. I call the book Human:
Who is Nara Petrovič?
My life is an ongoing experiment. When I decided to become my own guinea pig of genuine humanness my whole life suddenly made sense. I've always been a nonconformist. As
Ambisinister human
Finalizing chapter 7 of Human: Instructions for Use made me look closer at ambidexterity. I stumbled upon this superb article written more than a century ago: The pre-eminence of the
Adapt, whether you will live or die
A horrendous storm was on the horizon. It arose within minutes. My friend and I were hurrying to protect our few possessions in a tiny camp on the Adriatic coast.