Tracks #02: Tree clocks, deep-time diligence, gathering well, speaking with whales, gaming with bonobos, and more

Recent sightings worth sharing, (mostly) about how we relate to our environments.

What if we used trees as clocks?

How we keep time guides how we think and what we care about. Ecological markers, like migratory birdsong, tie us to neighbouring species. Astronomical methods, like lunar cycles and sundials, sensitise us to seasonality and space.

Sundials ushered in more granular time divisions. But mechanical clocks enabled fully synch…