Atmos

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Volume 11 Micro/Macro
Volume 10 Afterlife
Volume 09 Kinship
Volume 08 Rhythm
Volume 07 Prism
Volume 06 Beyond
Volume 05 Hive
Volume 04 Cascade
Volume 03 Flourish/
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Volume 02 Latitude
Volume 01 Neo-Natural

Volume 08

Rhythm

Nature is an elaborate orchestra of interconnectedness, in which timing is everything. Atmos Volume 08: Rhythm dances with sound and synchronicity, cycles and circularity, patterns and pacing. How do we reconcile slow living with a climate of urgency? In what ways have our circadian rhythms been disrupted by artificial algorithms? How do we reconnect with the cycles of the natural world?


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In This Issue

Greenland Has Climate Change-Fighting Minerals. Will it Mine Them?
In Greenland, melting glaciers are exposing elements critical for the energy transition. Greenlanders are deciding if they want mining in their towns. Read Article
Divine Rite: How Whirling Dervishes Honor Rumi’s Legacy
The ritual of sema was inspired by Rumi, the renowned Islamic poet, scholar, and Sufi mystic. Today, the Mevlevi Order—or the Whirling Dervishes—continues the tradition, practicing prayer in rhythmic movement as a way to connect with the divine. Read Article
adrienne maree brown and Prentis Hemphill On Restoring Our Rhythm
What does it mean to rewild ourselves? Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism author adrienne maree brown and therapist and somatic healer Prentis Hemphill speak with Atmos about embodiment, the power of ease, and restoring our natural rhythm. Read Article
The Way of the Birds: Celebrating Nigeria’s Biggest Carnival
At carnival, each band moves like a flock of birds. Outfitted in clothes from Nigerian designers or made from upcycled materials, these dancers and musicians transmit the rhythm of Calabar, home of Nigeria’s biggest carnival. Read Article
Saving the Monarch Butterfly Migration
Each fall, clouds of monarchs make their way from the U.S. and Canada down to Mexico, returning north when the weather warms. The beloved butterflies were recently listed as endangered, catalyzing a conservation network across North America.  Read Article
Making Music in a Warming World
Music is a powerful cultural force, but the current model of touring and streaming harms the Earth. How can music take real action on climate?  Read Article
What We Lose When We Lose Old-Growth Forests
Old-growth trees are living archives. At the Harvard Forest Tree Ring Lab, researchers are coaxing clues from these elders to our planet’s past—and possible future. Read Article
In Meghalaya, India, Ancient Forests and Cultures Intertwine
Photographer Bharat Sikka takes us to the trees of Meghalaya. There, he records a sylvan symphony of ancient forests and the cultures that they hold.  Read Article
Tricia Hersey Wants Us All to Slow Down
Almost all animals on this planet require rest in some sense or another, including humans. The Nap Ministry founder and Rest Is Resistance author Tricia Hersey wants to know: why are we the only species that seems to refuse it? Read Article
A Symphony of Evolution in the Nevada Desert
Every landscape on Earth contains traces of its past lives. With close attention, we can find in those faint notes the beginnings of a grand evolutionary song, one that sets the tune for all of life today.  Read Article
Feeding the Revolution: Claudia Serrato On Decolonizing Your Diet
In a world where everything is optimized and efficient, Claudia Serrato is slowing down. That starts with decolonizing her diet. Read Article
The Changing of the Seasons
They say that the only constant is change—and nowhere is this more evident than in the seasons and cyclical rhythm of nature. But what happens when even those become undependable? Read Article
In the Amazon, Drums Carry a Message—and a Warning
In Peru, the Indigenous Bora people translated their language into drumbeats. After surviving slavery and colonization, their lifeway and language face a new threat: deforestation. Read Article
How Humans Are Learning to Speak Whale
Humans, who have long dreamed of interspecies communication, are now working to decode the calls of two whale species. But our efforts to understand our underwater neighbors require more than just scientific investment—they take real empathy.  Read Article
A Day in the Life of a Fast Fashion Worker
Workers in fashion’s supply chain are reeling from widespread layoffs and incidents of wage theft. One worker employed by a garment factory in Malaysia breaks down the hour-by-hour reality of producing ever more stock for profit-hungry brands. Read Article
How Venezuelan Folk Music Honors the Land
Joropo is a genre of music and dance practiced in the grasslands of Colombia and Venezuela. Folk music forms a central part of the local culture, setting both the rhythm of daily life and the tune for celebrations.  Read Article
Language of the Spirit
More than mere words, a language holds the identity of a people. For Indigenous tribes in the U.S., safeguarding Native languages means keeping their belief systems alive.  Read Article
Rhythm and Reggae in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains
In the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, a Rastafari community practices living in concert with the world around them. Photographer Philip-Daniel Ducasse travelled to Jamaica to capture the magic of the land. Read Article
Dancing in the Moonlight
These images tell the story of Luna Mira, an imagined city that celebrates the wonderful moon. Under the ever-changing sky, two lovers mysteriously meet and share a moment of revelation. Together, they dance their way to freedom. Read Article
Last Life: A Short Story from Eloghosa Osunde
How does art come to be? Nigerian fiction writer Eloghosa Osunde tells the story of Akin, a man who becomes a bridge between worlds, allowing music to pass through him into this one.  Read Article
Circadian Song: Kinsale Drake on Living by the Sun
In Diné tradition, one rises each morning with the sun, blessing and greeting the day. How, in a modern world that encourages disconnection, can we honor synchronicity with nature? Read Article