Citizens of the Internet / Jhumpa Lahiri
Glowing screens, increasingly foldable, portable, companionable, anticipating any possible question the human brain might generate. Containing more information than anyone has need for. So much of it, she observes, is designed to eliminate mystery, to minimize surprise. There are maps to indicate where one is going, images of hotel rooms one might stay in. […]
When the World Starts in on Us/ Anthony Doerr
We all come into existence as a single cell, smaller than a speck of dust. Much smaller. Divide. Multiply. Add and subtract. Matter changes hands, atoms flow in and out, molecules pivot, protein stitch together, mitochondria send out their oxidation dictates; we begin as a microscopic electrical swamp. The lungs the brain the heart. […]
