Nervous Conditions explores the role of the body in the development of modern science, challenging the myth that modern science is built on a bedrock of objectivity and confident empiricism. In this fascinating look into the private world of British natural philosophers—including John Dalton, Lord Kelvin, Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and many others—Elizabeth Green Musselman shows how the internal workings of their bodies played an important part in the sciences' movement to the center of modern life, and how a scientific community and a nation struggled their way into existence. Many of these natural philosophers endured serious nervous difficulties, particularly vision problems. They turned these weaknesses into strengths, however, by claiming that their well-disciplined mental skills enabled them to transcend their bodily frailties. Their adeptness at transcendence, they asserted, explained why men of science belonged at the heart of modern life, and qualified them to address such problems as unifying the British provinces into one nation, managing the industrial workplace, and accommodating religious plurality.
Boy reluctant to wear his mom's hand knits discovers that they help him conquer winter demons outside. Includes knitting patterns and a comic book story.
Knitters gather. It's what they do. That means if you knit or crochet, you need to find Your People. Sounds like an easy assignment, with the yarn arts growing in popularity every day and groups popping up in every community room and Starbucks in town. But it's tough, in fact, to find the right group with the right blend of people where you can feel immediately at ease and welcome.Jacob's Reward Farm challenges the status quo. The close but welcoming group of Barnies who gather at the Little Red Barn studio a couple of Saturdays each month hasn't fallen into the traps that close off or disintegrate many gatherings of crafters. There are no cliques, no queens, no divas."It's not that we're hiding from the scary world," says Kate, a long-time group member. "We're refueling and restoring ourselves to go back out and fight the battles like the warriors we are.... Life is rough. The 'Barnies' simply refill our fuel tanks so we can take our creative, compassionate, fierce stand out there in the 'real' world." "Ms. Cindy gives us a comfortable seat in the back of her truck and takes us on [the farm] journey with her. Enjoy the ride." --Ron Miskin, The Buffalo Wool co."Watching Cindy's Jacob's Reward Farm take its first shaky steps and then go on to become a thriving, sustainable and beloved business has been one of the greatest joys of my professional life... The world can learn a lot from Cindy Telisak, and it has nothing to do with sheep." -Susan Gibbs, Juniper Moon Farm
Nervous Conditions explores the role of the body in the development of modern science, challenging the myth that modern science is built on a bedrock of objectivity and confident empiricism. In this fascinating look into the private world of British natural philosophers—including John Dalton, Lord Kelvin, Charles Babbage, John Herschel, and many others—Elizabeth Green Musselman shows how the internal workings of their bodies played an important part in the sciences' movement to the center of modern life, and how a scientific community and a nation struggled their way into existence. Many of these natural philosophers endured serious nervous difficulties, particularly vision problems. They turned these weaknesses into strengths, however, by claiming that their well-disciplined mental skills enabled them to transcend their bodily frailties. Their adeptness at transcendence, they asserted, explained why men of science belonged at the heart of modern life, and qualified them to address such problems as unifying the British provinces into one nation, managing the industrial workplace, and accommodating religious plurality.
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