Kristin Ohlson
@kristinohlson.bsky.social
Writer/author (Sweet in Tooth and Claw, The Soil Will Save Us, Best American American Science/Travel Writing). Believe in the power of healthy ecosystems to solve most of our problems.
My latest essay was published in Oldster magazine, edited by the lovely Sari Botton. About my partner and I trying ecstasy for the first time in our 70s.
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Ecstasy for Easter
"Changing our minds in one afternoon." PLUS: A Friday Open Thread on our experiences with MDMA and other psychedelics...
oldster.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My latest essay was published in Oldster magazine, edited by the lovely Sari Botton. About my partner and I trying ecstasy for the first time in our 70s.
oldster.substack.com/p/ecstasy-fo...
oldster.substack.com/p/ecstasy-fo...
This book should be on everyone's Everyone Reads list. "A liberal whose Mexican immigrant parents have voted for Trump three times now, Guzmán has personal experience talking to the “other side” with respect and curiosity."
reasonstobecheerful.world/monica-guzma...
reasonstobecheerful.world/monica-guzma...
How to Reach Across a Divide With Curiosity Instead of Hate
In a Q&A, journalist Mónica Guzmán explores how people with opposing beliefs can connect and find common ground, even in polarizing times.
reasonstobecheerful.world
January 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This book should be on everyone's Everyone Reads list. "A liberal whose Mexican immigrant parents have voted for Trump three times now, Guzmán has personal experience talking to the “other side” with respect and curiosity."
reasonstobecheerful.world/monica-guzma...
reasonstobecheerful.world/monica-guzma...
Any Portland peeps here? Come to OMSI Jan. 13 to see Common Ground, a film about agriculture that supports and heals nature instead of wrecking it. Great panel; I'm moderating. omsi.edu/events/reel-...
Reel Science: Common Ground
Reel Science: Common Ground JAN 16, 6:30-9:00PM | Doors @ 6:15PM Watch and learn at The Empirical Theater as OMSI brings the science of your favorite
omsi.edu
January 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Any Portland peeps here? Come to OMSI Jan. 13 to see Common Ground, a film about agriculture that supports and heals nature instead of wrecking it. Great panel; I'm moderating. omsi.edu/events/reel-...
Love this article! All those bacteria bobbling around in the oceans making 20% of the oxygen in our atmosphere-- they're not just bobbling alone. They create a tapestry of life shore to shore.
www.quantamagazine.org/the-ocean-te...
www.quantamagazine.org/the-ocean-te...
The Ocean Teems With Networks of Interconnected Bacteria | Quanta Magazine
Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is far more interconnected than anyone realized.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Love this article! All those bacteria bobbling around in the oceans making 20% of the oxygen in our atmosphere-- they're not just bobbling alone. They create a tapestry of life shore to shore.
www.quantamagazine.org/the-ocean-te...
www.quantamagazine.org/the-ocean-te...