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A lot of my writing (and advice) this year has focused on retaining our humanity as people who work in It matters that we protect and foster people's ability to reflect their humanity in a lot of different finding meaning in working together, not in awards imagining report cards that account for us being whole humans

being humans on sabbatical because (a) folks are fearful they are going to get retroactively taken to task for being human on sabbatical, and (b) concerned they may not be approved for sabbatical ever again But, pretending we aren't human and don't have the attendant needs, challenges, joys, and sorrows, is The work of being human prevails on my priority list right now. But what we need to do to make working in academia more humane is crystal clear.

Nature writing that really compels me is writing that reminds me that we humans are human-animals: part (other than the Descartes-misinformed [1] society we sometimes call “Western”) rightly understands humans The idea that humans are apart from nature— [2] mashed together with a cascade of bad ideas about rugged In other words, there will always be challenges in our lives—unfortunately, for all of human history, some of these challenges have been self-inflicted and imposed by our fellow humans.

Humans are hardwired to create—place, connection, beauty, expression. (Translation: Fuck AI.) Feelings are part of what makes us human; they have evolutionary and individual purpose. And feelings connected to place  and  our relationships to nature  and the more-than-human world are

But, in it's very few pages, it really can give you some perspective on how to deal with human suffering Le Guin, is an astounding, not-what-it-looks-like, raunchy allegory of human-wildlife relationships in And I'll end there, because the vital work of caring for our fellow humans is the spirit of the season you read this year that significantly impacted how you think, live, and relate to people, more-than-human Caring for humans and the planet is what this is all about.

of how we train people around storytelling overcomplicates what is a fundamental component of being human distinct situations for communication and connection and yet, at the same time, very much like any human Remembering that we are human is vital to ethical and inclusive science, academia, and #SciComm .

Human details tangibly bring a story to life Being able to relate to a researcher is key to having an Story elements such as these, focused on a real live human with hopes, fears, and curiosity, are precisely It is a treasure hunt; the objective being to reveal the humanity and motivations that inspire individuals In both cases, it would have been easy to overlook the humanity of these researchers in favour of focusing

~Helen Sword, 2007 Sword’s central contention is that literary studies (and other humanities disciplines She asserts that there’s a major downside to humanities/critical tutelage: the focus on criticism drives is an issue specific to the humanities. [3] And, indeed, I’m more interested in the value that can be added for our science students when we integrate the humanities’ apprenticeship-style instructional However, I'm specifically interested in the humanities' training in textual analysis and criticism.

Specifically, I make art to notice, record, and play in the world, to keep me human, to stay connected to the more-than-human. And, because artistic and creative expression are fundamental to humans, and such activities date back In other words, the human instinct to respond to the world, our emotions, and each other—by making creative

science  is just that —a harmful yet persistent narrative that insists: neutrality is a collective ideal, humans recognize that we care about people and the world, and affirm this helps us be better scientists and better humans

Four Thousand Weeks —a short, insightful book on human’s history with the concept of time, coupled with There are, of course, a host of other fantastic perspectives on being humane and doing meaningful work

of science, as appropriate and respectful, to help us answer essential, fascinating questions about humans , more-than-human beings, and the planet.