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Our group was formally named Environment, Community, and Biomimicry. Since last week, we’ve renamed, or at least, reframed how we are presenting our research and projects together. Instead of organizing by scale, from smallest to largest ‘impact’, our idea is to organize through the lens of a reciprocal relationship between humans and the environment.

I was placed into the Environment, Community, and Biomimicry group. Although each of our projects are related to each other through one way or the other, they still differ vastly in content. Our organizational idea has still yet to be finalized but a general idea is for us to organize our projects by scale, going from small to big, molecular to global. Because my project has more to do with the individual, mine would likely be in the ‘small scale’.

Reflecting on my past blogs, I’ve noticed that many of my blogs have centered around mental health and ways to increase positivity and mental stimulation in your everyday life. 

One of the many things I found so interesting about the documentary was the effect of CO₂ on the biospherians. They had low energy and reported to be in a constant state of negativity and had a hard time breathing properly. 

What I would like to focus on is our connection with nature, how nature can benefit us, and how we might use that during this pandemic.

In many cultures, ancient and modern, the majestic tiger has been both feared and respected. The tiger has been (and is) seen as a protector, symbol of nobility, of power, and prosperity. Many ancient cultures have myths and legends that surround tigers. 

During the past weeks of quarantine, the amount of bread being baked and made has risen significantly. All over social media, you can see many, many people sharing their baked goods that were made from scratch. Obviously, this increase in bread-baking is due to the quarantine and the increased amounts of time we suddenly have on our hands. 

In Chapter 23 of the Honors Book, a discussion of privacy and the fast emergence of the lack of privacy is brought to our attention.