Lumpy Brackets, I believe (Trametes gibbosa)
#mushroom #fungi #centralpark #newyork

If your reproductive system finds a strategy that seems successful, it rarely cares about 'your' pride, anxiety, or depression
#philosophy #psychology #ethics #sex

Split Gill mushrooms (Schizophyllum commune) on 52nd St, Manhattan
#mushroom #fungi #manhattan #tree #newyork

Philosopher David Hume and journalist Christopher Hitchens seem very similar to me: charismatic, rabble-rousing, hard-drinking, British, atheist writers who loved poking at religious leaders
#hume #hitchens #atheist #writer #philosophy

False Turkey Tail mushrooms (Stereum ostrea) bright in the sun
#mushroom #fungi #centralpark #newyork #sun

I think a lot of people probably should not take psychedelics
#psychedelic #therapy #psychology

Clearly these are end times in New York City: an earthquake, a solar eclipse, and the premiere of the movie 'Sasquatch Sunset'
#worstmovieoftheyear #film #movie #sasquatch #sasquatch sunset

Turkey Tail mushrooms (Trametes versicolor) along the Harlem River
#mushroom #fungi #turkeytail #harlem #newyork

As a new mushroom hunter, I was so cautious about disturbing the environment. Then I went out with serious mycologists and they were flipping whole logs over
#mushroom #fungi #mycologist

Furry-looking Milk-White Toothed Polypore (Irpex lacteus) mushroom
#mushroom #fungi #milk #newyork

In the '94 Northridge quake, I woke up seconds before the shaking with the thought 'earthquake.' I suspect some of my non-conscious bodily systems felt the mild first wave and, as usual, tried to use my conscious mind as a tool to protect the body
#earthquake #earthquake nyc…

Fuzzy little Split Gill mushrooms (Schizophyllum commune)
#mushroom #fungi #newyork

Saying the universe is 'fine-tuned' for life assumes that life is radically special. We don't say the universe is 'fine-tuned' for asteroids or waterfalls. Life is special to me, but it seems a leap to assume much more than that
#philosophy #teleology #philipgoff #life #meaning

Bracket mushrooms under New York streetlight
#mushroom #fungi #bracket #streetlight #newyork

We can love people whom we don't take seriously (children, for example), but can we do the reverse? In other words, can we really take people seriously whom we don't love (in some way) at least a little?
#philosophy #love #meaning #psychology

A wall of mushrooms at sunset in New York City
#mushroom #fungi #sunset #newyork #centralpark

Good artists often seem to have a rare balance: enough narcissism to push through their bad early work, yet enough self-awareness to adapt to audience feedback
#art #art ist #philosophy #psychology

This tree fall in Central Park has become a great mushroom ecosystem
#mushroom #fungi #centralpark #newyork

I spent years studying philosophy in graduate school, yet most of the best philosophical discussions of my life have been in non-academic conversation groups
#philosophy #psychology #academia #graduateschool
#university