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More human beings are more comfortable today than at any time in the history of our species. And sure, comfort is nice, but what if we actually have too

Ryan Garcia The herd of 400-pound caribou was running 50 miles an hour and directly at me. The 30 animals had been eating lichen in the Arctic tundra in Alaska when something spooked them. I was sitting in their escape route. The ground began to vibrate once they cracked 100 yards. At 50 yards, I could see their hooves smashing the ground and kicking up moss and moisture. Then they were at 40 yards, then 35. I could hear their breathing, smell their coats, and see all the details of their orn...

Check out the new databases available at Bossier libraries Annie Gilmer View Comments This week in library news: we’ve added new databases to our collection! We’ve expanded our offerings in the news and history sectors with three new databases: Black Life in America, HeritageHub, and America’s News, which are all brought to you by NewsBank. Each database uses credible news sources to highlight various subjects and events throughout United States history and we’re thrilled to be able to ...

, Michael Easter investigates the connection between modern comforts and conveniences and some of our most pressing problems, like heart disease, diabetes, depression, and a sense of purposelessness. Turns out, engaging with a handful of evolutionary discomforts can dramatically improve our mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. One of those fruitful discomforts? Thinking about dying. Death has always been the most uncomfortable fact of life. And as modern medicine, comforts, and convenienc...

My Toughest Fitness Challenge Involved 100 Pounds of Caribou Meat Michael Easter Adapted from the book The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self, by Michael Easter, out May 11 from Rodale Books. Copyright © 2021 by Michael Easter © amazon.com The Comfort Crisis I recently found myself standing in the Arctic tundra, about 120 miles from civilization, in Kotzebue, Alaska, with half a year’s worth of dinner—100-plus pounds of caribou�...

A Crisis of Comfort Josh Hawkins/UNLV Photo Services In "The Comfort Crisis," UNLV journalism professor and longtime health journalist Michael Easter investigates how our modern-day comforts and conveniences are linked to some of our most pressing problems—obesity, chronic disease, depression, feeling a lack of meaning—and how by stepping outside our comfort zone, we can dramatically improve our overall mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. Newswise — Meeting up with Michael Easter f...

I recently found myself standing in the Arctic tundra, about 120 miles from civilization, in Kotzebue, Alaska, with half a year’s worth of dinner—100-plus pounds of caribou—strapped to my back. Gnarled four-foot antlers burst from the top of my pack, and my shoulder straps felt so weighty that I thought they might slice me lengthwise into thirds. I was up there on a backcountry hunt, and all I needed to do was carry my meat back to camp. Thing is, the five-mile slog was uphill and across ...

Giveaway dates: Apr 01 - May 01, 2021 Countries available: U.S. Michael Easter is the author of The Comfort Crisis, a contributing editor at Men’s Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His work has appeared in over sixty countries and can also be found in Men’s Journal, New York, Vice, Scientific American, Esquire, and others. He lives in Las Vegas on the edge of the desert with his wife a ...

The world’s parcel delivery services are slammed beyond capacity, but it’s not too late to give the gift of knowledge this holiday season. Just call up a local bookstore near your giftee’s address and have them put aside a copy of one of the books below. Or better yet, order a few for yourself. This winter, more than any other, is the right time to curl up on the sofa next to a big stack of books and stay the heck inside (other than during your daily workout or adventure, of course). The ...