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Institutions vs. Evolution

Institutions vs. Evolution

On crumbling concepts, stagnant systems and society’s need for trickster gods

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Anna Mercury
Nov 21, 2024
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a couple of chairs sitting on top of a sandy beach
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Out in the desert of southeastern California sits a sparkling blue lake called the Salton Sea. It’s a manmade lake, and an accident, formed after irrigation runoff from the Colorado River flooded a low-lying desert basin in 1905. In the 1950s and ’60s, the lake became a popular vacation destination for families across…

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