Articles

Selected Articles

The following articles by Jeremiah Creedon can be read at the links below.

The Greening of Tony Soprano
An intro to “ecopsychology” and American ideas about nature as seen on The Sopranos. From Utne Reader.
God with a Million Faces
On borrowing beliefs from various religions to build a personal faith system. From Utne Reader.
The Biology of Joy
Tracking the human quest for pleasure from ancient Egypt to modern neuroscience. From Utne Reader.
The Lessons of Ryōkan
A Zen monk’s advice for the modern world. From Utne Reader.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know
Sex FAQs flippantly answered by evolutionary psychology. From Utne Reader.
Dr. Virchow’s Cure
A 19th-century German doctor’s revolutionary approach to public health. From Utne Reader.
Life After Oil
Probing the modern world’s dependence on oil. From Utne Reader.
Ayahuasca
Exploring the scientific visions stirred by a psychedelic Amazonian tea. From Utne Reader.
Lights! Action! Tyranny!
On the films of Alexander Payne and Krzysztof Kieslowski. From Utne Reader.
The Call of Jack London
Revisiting the work of California’s original radical dude. From Utne Reader.
To Hell and Back
Harvard legal scholar Martha Minow on war crimes and the power of apologies. From Utne Reader.
Through a Lens, Darkly
A brief tribute to Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. From Utne Reader.
Manatees in Space
Reflections on space travel from a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. From Utne Reader.
ISY, SETI and the New Search for El Dorado
An essay on the cultural rationales for space exploration. From Space Policy.
Towers of the New Gods
Gazing at the World Trade Center, before the fall. From New Internationalist.
Wilde in the Sheets
On Richard Ellmann’s biography of Oscar Wilde. From In These Times.
Jeremiah Creedon