Ever Widening Circles
Most of us realize we use some powerful filters to decide what to click on when we are on the web. But what if those filters are occasionally leaving out some real gems?
Maybe it’s good to have a trusted guide if we are going to let our guard down to peer through a murky veil. Today we will be that guide!
We will introduce you to some remarkably inspiring and unexpected heroes, but they are definitely not the kind of things most people would click on without a strong recommendation from someone they trusted. Sadly these amazing hidden gems are almost completely overlooked and uncelebrated in the mass media.
But we are going to change all that today at EverWideningCircles.com (EWC)!
We are going to suggest that just for this first week of 2017, and then thereafter if it turns out well, you suspend your filters while visiting us here at Ever Widening Circles, and reach way past your comfort zone to learn about some lovely innovations and insights you never dreamed would interest you.
Yes, it turns out that there are some extraordinary possibilities that have opened up due to innovators using the “untouchables” in our world like rats, leeches, diapers, garbage, wolves, fear, bird vomit and the sides of skyscrapers. And they are doing it in ways you will not believe.
Even our fears and dead fish scales can be turned into a positive!
Come on, follow your curiosity, take a little risk! We will bring a smile to your face on all those topics!
Hidden Gems of 2016 on EWC
Let’s start with a few articles that almost no one thinks they will be interested in, but we can tell you, they show us ingenuity and humanity at its best! Take a look at these hidden gems:
7 MINUTES
Unearthing the DNA of the Jungle with Leeches
Can leeches help us further scientific research? It’s an odd question, yes, but it turns out that these little guys can give us fascinating insights into some of the…
8 MINUTES
Seeing the Brain…With Diapers (What?!)
How can diapers help us understand more about the brain? Yes, you read that right. Diapers. Scientists at MIT have discovered a new way of taking a deeper look…
18 MINUTES
Rewilding: How Wolves Radically Change Rivers
Author George Monbiot has coined a new term – “rewilding” – which may be the key to finding balance with the natural world. You won’t believe the dramatic improvements that nature can manage for itself, once key species are reintroduced. Fascinating!
17 MINUTES
Karen Thompson: What Fear Can Teach Us!
DON’T MISS THIS hidden gem! If you are turning your back on all the fear and malice in the news media these days, this TED Talk is a really fun and “game changing” insight! I use it almost every day.
14 MINUTES
Rats Becoming Our Heroes?
What potential are we missing by ignoring the “untouchable” things? Let’s start with the amazing abilities of rats to save millions of lives! Really!
23 MINUTES
What if trash pick-up was annual?
What if you could save money, time, your conscience, and fit your entire year’s worth of trash in a mason jar! This is surprisingly very doable!