Skip to content

Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Water, water everywhere but …

Gregory Johnsen

This is an excellent article by Mohammed al Qadhi in today’s National on the water problem in Ta’izz, which is even worse there than it is in San’a.

In other news the brilliant and funny team over at the Boursa Exchange does exactly what I promised I would not do and translates the interview ‘Abd al-Malik al-Huthi gave to Arafat Madabish. (I feel the pain on vowelling without my two-volume, 2,000 page Mu’ajim al-buldan wa al-qaba’il al-yamaniyyah I would be in the same boat and even with it I am often lost.)

There is also this article from Time, which features a couple of quotes from me, which I think are particularly well chosen.

Related

A technician in a clean suit inspects a large, segmented, hexagonal mirror inside a circular gray structure.

Why a James Webb Space Telescope mystery doesn’t (necessarily) break cosmology

The JWST's observations of well-developed galaxies early in universal history may coincide with accepted astronomical theory after all.

A book titled "Cultures of Growth" by Mary C. Murphy lying on a dark blue fabric surface.

“Cultures of growth”: How small changes can build stronger, more successful teams

Psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains why growth-mindset teams outperform those centered around a lone genius.

wolf rayet wr 31a

Starts With A Bang

The Universe might never run out of hydrogen

The most common element in the Universe, vital for forming new stars, is hydrogen. But there's a finite amount of it; what if we run out?

Abstract monochrome sketch of two figures, one with head bowed and the other looking downward, conveying a contemplative or somber mood, suggestive of the Chiron effect.

The Chiron effect: Are “wounded healers” better healers?

Sometimes you just want to hear, "I know what it's like."

Two women in vintage clothing, wearing bows in their hair, engaging in a tend-and-befriend moment on a grassy field, lying facing each other, smiling and talking.

“Tend and befriend”: The simple relationship hack for burnout resilience

You really can get by with a little help from your friends — if you also look beyond your personal to-do list.

Up Next

New piece on Sa’dah

Here is a link to a piece I wrote for Common Ground News Service on the fighting in Sa’dah.