Pedestrians of the World, Unite!
By Ooi Kee Beng
August 2021 EDITORIAL
WE SAY THAT birds fly and fish swim. We think of reptiles as crawlers and monkeys as climbers. But what about us? What about man?What is our default physical activity as a species? Sleeping doesn't count. We sleep in order to be able to do other things. In fact, have you noticed how difficult it is to find a good surface to sleep on out in nature, or even a good posture to sleep in if you don't have a...
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Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His recent books include The Eurasian Core and its Edges: Dialogues with Wang Gungwu on the History of the World (ISEAS 2016). Homepage: wikibeng.com
