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Kristin Ohlson @kristinohlson.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

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...

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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...

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Kristin Ohlson @kristinohlson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

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...

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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.

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Kristin Ohlson @kristinohlson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

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-...

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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

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Kristin Ohlson @kristinohlson.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

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...

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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.

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