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An Ecology Of Mind – A daughter’s portrait of Gregory Bateson

19 Jan 201519 Jan 2015
I was lucky to see this at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz a couple years ago. Now it's available to the world.   An Ecology Of Mind- A Daughter's…
Culture Change…

Reviewing The Systems View of Life

24 Jul 201424 Jul 2014
Zygote Quarterly has just published the review of The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision (Fritjof Capra and Pier Luigi Luisi, 2014) that I worked on as a co-author.  Like…
Culture Change…

Qualities of a Global Citizen Game Changer

7 Aug 20137 Aug 2013
I'm grateful to be enrolled in the pilot of a new Pachamama Alliance initiative called GC101.  We had our first virtual meeting a couple of hours ago.  They asked us…
transportation

xkcd | Warning

10 Aug 2012
heroes…

Footprints

20 Jul 201223 Jul 2012
Three and a half million years separate the individual who left these footprints in the sands of Africa from the one who left them on the moon.  A mere blink in…
revolution…

Jurassic Avenue « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill

11 Jun 201211 Jun 2012
Jurassic Avenue « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill. For Josh, Zach, Lucian, the other ghosts, and for all of us still up on two wheels…  June 7, 2012 Jurassic Avenue…
climate…

‘Contagion’ Connections: How Links Among Humans, Animals And The Environment May Be Spawning A New Class Of Infectious Diseases

30 Sep 2011
'Contagion' Connections: How Links Among Humans, Animals And The Environment May Be Spawning A New Class Of Infectious Diseases. I haven't seen the movie, but this article provides another reminder…
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…
education…

Treehuggers and Torture Devices

10 May 201110 May 2011
"That diabolical old torture device, the comfy chair." - Spike, BtVS As apes, we are by our very nature treehuggers.  It's how we evolved.  It's our birthright. Well, sort of.  We actually…

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