#goodalls

On Nov. 12, 2025, at the Washington National Cathedral, people from across the country gathered to celebrate the life of Dr. Jane Goodall—scientist, storyteller, and moral compass for our relationship with the natural world. It feels almost impossible to imagine a world without Jane’s voice: calm but unyielding, grounded in compassion, and fierce in truth. And yet, as we mourn, her memory lives…

We are going through dark times, politically, socially, and especially environmentally. For thousands of years, early humans, like most animal species, lived in harmony with the natural world, hunter-gatherers taking only what they needed to survive. Gradually, that changed. As our populations grew, our demands on the planet’s natural resources increased and became increasingly unsustainable. In…

For the last several years Netflix has been quietly banking episodes of a new show called Famous Last Words, interviews with famous people entering their twilight years. The catch is that episodes will only air after the subject passes away. The full list of interviewees is a closely guarded secret, but last week Netflix quietly posted the premiere episode featuring Jane Goodall. The show is an…

Jane Goodall has been remembered as a “guiding light” in China, with hundreds of millions of people paying tribute online to the conservationist who died this week, aged 91. The British primatologist and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute was well known in China, and her research and findings were ubiquitous in Chinese educational materials, which listed her among “women of achievement” in…

Jane Goodall, a British primatologist known for her work with chimpanzees, died on Wednesday 1 October, aged 91. She was in California on a speaking tour and died of natural causes, according to the Jane Goodall Institute. Goodall is best known for her work with chimpanzees in Gombe National Park in Tanzania. She was the first to discover that chimpanzees made and used tools. She went on to…

Jane Goodall died Wednesday at the age of 91. Goodall championed vegan eating as a way to protect the planet. Her grilled squash and orzo salad is hearty, seasonal, and easy to make. Jane Goodall, animal rights campaigner and chimpanzee expert, died today at the age of 91. Her legacy as a tireless advocate for the natural world, and her work for its protection and restoration will live on. Part…

A canopy of yellow tulips smiles at diners from above. Like Chihuly except real petals and not spun glass. We are awed because it defies convention. In this fantasy land, flowers lean over and inhale our perfume.

Madeliene’s tulip canopy. Photo by Jennifer Myers

We live by simple rules. They provide structure and quite the chaos. In language we call this grammar. An orderly sequencing of words in…