In his popular novel, The Overstory, Richard Powers creates a woman who devotes her life to the study of trees.  Her diligence rewards her.  She makes an astounding discovery.  Trees communicate with each other through the air.  Though her research is scrupulous, her male colleagu

Earlier this month, I appeared on a community cable program.  The host, known as Dr. Don, interviews local people whom he imagines others will think interesting.  He’s in his 90’s and has been doing the series for 15 years.  An hour of talk about myself is a challenge, even for