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Some Other Way of Living
–by Peter Kalmus (Dec 16, 2016) Chicago. I remember in high school, I went for a walk. I was going to a friend’s house and I was walking past all these houses; it was the evening, sort of dark. In every house, … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, Earth, History, inspiration, Kalmus, life, mind, Nature, science, society, truth, USA
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Finding Balance
–by Ranchor Prime (Nov 18, 2016) It is often supposed that humans can get what they want from this world provided they are prepared to work hard enough for it—that with our superior intelligence we can win wealth by exploiting the earth’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Earth, ecology, India, life, Ranchor-Prime, science, Vedas
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STAR Clusters: Service, Trust, Authenticity, Responsibility
by Michael Dowd (Nov 01, 2013) Service, Trust, Authenticity, Responsibility… Service, Trust, Authenticity, Responsibility… each letter in the genetic code of evolutionary integrity that we make the effort to practice feeds into the next, round upon round, spiraling our character in positive … Continue reading
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Tagged astrobiology, Michael Dowd, natural philosophy, science, Thank God For Evolution
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There is Beauty in Not Knowing
by Richard Feynman (May 10, 2013) I have a friend who is an artist, and has sometimes taken a view which I don’t agree with very well. He’ll hold up a flower and say “Look how beautiful it is” and I’ll agree. And he says: … Continue reading
The Frontier Is Everywhere
by Carl Sagan (Apr 26, 2013) We were hunters and foragers. The frontier was everywhere. We were bounded only by the Earth, and the ocean, and the sky. The open road still softly calls. Our little terraqueous globe is the madhouse of … Continue reading
Lifting The Human Spirit
by Carl Sagan (Mar 08, 2013) We had an expansive run in the ’60s and ’70s. You might have thought, as I did then, that our species would be on Mars before the century was over. But instead, we’ve pulled inward. Robots aside, we’ve backed off from … Continue reading
A Neuron With Imagination
The Charity Focus family kindly featured a comment I did on ijourney. The reality is that the article should be signed also by Viral, Nipun, Pavi, Guri and all the Wednesdays team who participated on the edits. Here is the … Continue reading
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Tagged ahimsa, Be The Peace, Beloved Community, bravenough, courage, gift-economy, meditation, mind, natural philosophy, New Paradigm, no enemies, nonviolence, respect, science, slow science, The Great Turning
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Slow Down, Slow Food, Slow Science
The Challenge of Education for a New Generation: Converting Swords into Plowshares. Slow Down, Slow Food, Slow Science. “Where ignorance is your master, there is no possibility of peace.”–The XIV Dalai Lama. The scientific contributions of Albert Einstein and Richard … Continue reading
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Tagged abolition of nuclear weapons, Albert Einstein, Berkeley, bravenough, education, Gandhi, Livermoore, Los Alamos, Manhatan Project, noncooperation, Nuclear Weapons, nukes, Richard Feynman, satyagraha, science, The Great Turning, UC Regents, University of California, University of California Labs, Vinoba Bhave
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The Curiosity Plant and Teens
[An article that disappeared from the web…] Scientist Urges Students To Cultivate Curiosity Astronomer uses cosmos to motivate Latino teens at Mt. Diablo High School By Janice De Jesus STAFF WRITER CONCORD, California, May 8th, 2006 – Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Stierle has found that knowledge … Continue reading
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Tagged astrobiology, astronomy, Berkeley, bilingual, citizenship of the World, Cosmos, Earth, Earth Community, education, high school, Mt. Diablo High School, science, University of California
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Earthling Opinion 