Culture Change… The Shared Dream at the Top of the Stairs 13 Jul 201211 Jun 2018 Apparently (I have not yet read it), E.O. Wilson has a new book, The Social Conquest of Earth, promoting his ideas about multilevel selection. What's that? That's the idea that Natural Selection…
education… World of 7 Billion 22 Oct 201110 Aug 2012 World of 7 Billion Wall Chart Human population on the planet is estimated by the UN to reach 7 Billion by the end of this month. How did we get…
Culture Change… Occupied Lands 6 Oct 201118 Oct 2011 I'm mostly hopeful about the promise of the "Occupy" movement. One of the oft-reported weaknesses of the movement is the lack of a unified message. But this criticism overlooks…
Culture Change… Save the Knoll 7 Sep 20117 Sep 2011 A local site in Santa Cruz is in dispute. Remains attributed to the native Ohlone tribe have been found, with the site dating back about 6000 years. Local Ohlone heroine…
Culture Change… Hygiene and Its Discontents 27 Aug 201116 Jul 2013 Up to my eyeballs in preparations for Monday's start of the new semester, so I'm re-posting a bit I initially published on 6/22/04 at http://rattlebrain.com/~apegrrl/blog040622.htm Hygiene and Its Discontents While doing as…
climate… The Attacks on Climate Science Education Are Picking Up Steam | Chris Mooney 16 Aug 201120 Aug 2011 The Attacks on Climate Science Education Are Picking Up Steam And I thought teaching about human evolution was fraught with peril. Now this... What’s currently seeping into classrooms across the…
education… Reconciling With Darwin | What Would Jesus Eat? 16 Aug 2011 Re-posting some thoughtful comments on the relationship between science and religion, particularly in regards to evolution. WWJE is writing as, I believe, a religious-minded person. As a scientist who teaches evolutionary…
money culture Gift Economics (and Free Hugs) 8 Jul 201128 Aug 2015 I came across this intriguing essay on the gift economy. Want to fix the economy? Next time you buy coffee, purchase a cup for the person behind you. Or as you…
revolution A Declaration of Interdependence: Re-imagining Independence Day 2 Jul 20114 Jul 2011 Re-imagining Independence Day It's that time of year again. Here in our little coastal paradise, hordes or barbarians descend to get out of the inland heat, char some animal flesh, and blow…
money culture… Saying TATA to TINA (without looking like some kind of loony) 10 Jun 201110 Jun 2011 The Money Culture, Part 5 As the Cold War drew to a close and the Soviet Union began to collapse, Maggie Thatcher said of capitalism and the Washington Consensus "There…
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