heroes… 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… A New Type of Thinking 12 Jan 201512 Jan 2015 The world we have made, as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far, creates problems we cannot solve at the same level of thinking at…
Culture Change… KSR: The question is… 16 Dec 201418 Dec 2014 Kim Stanley Robinson is one of my favorite science fiction writers. His works include some of the better collapsitarian novels, The Wild Shore, Pacific Edge and Forty Signs of Rain, plus…
Culture Change… Sustainable Living, NTU Style 12 Dec 2014 So, I'm finally moving into my first green building! We've moved into one of the apartments at the top of Crescent Hall. Erik has posted some pictures at colorjedi.tumblr.com, such as:…
education European Excursion and EfS 25 Nov 201425 Nov 2014 Just a quick update on my last month of work and play... I traveled to Europe to give a talk for the Mensch-Gesellschaft-Umwelt (Man-Society-Environment) program at University of Basel, then present at the…
climate… Singapore’s outsized footprint 7 Oct 2014 Singapore is putting some efforts into improving sustainability, but that doesn't mean we're outpacing the problem. From Channel News Asia: Singapore was found to have the seventh-largest ecological footprint [per…
disasters… Evidence of illegal logging activity detected by conservation drones in Gunung Leuser National Park 3 Oct 20143 Oct 2014 More logging in Leuser - ouch! At least the Gunung Leuser National Park officials seem to have given an appropriate response. Here's hoping those conservation drones can catch more illegal…
Living Systems Biomimicry explained and exemplified 1 Oct 2014 I've been active in "B3D" (biomimetics/biomimicry/bio-inspired design) circles for a while now, sporadically at least. It was good to see an article about a deeper biomimetic design based on the…
Culture Change… Good riddance to disposable plastic bags in CA 24 Sep 20141 Oct 2014 The Cabrillo Sustainability Council worked to eliminate plastic bags in 2011. Now a California statewide ban looks likely, having passed in the state legislature, though we're still waiting for Gov.…
climate… People’s Climate March 22 Sep 2014 Seeing the pictures out of NYC gives me some real hope that we can create the kind of change we need soon enough to make a difference. Time Magazine is…
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 