An excerpt from: KNOWING: Understanding Human Intelligence Timothy Wilken The most powerful human emotion is called calmness. Most people do not think of calmness as an emotion, it is more […]
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Reposted from The Guardian UK. Journalist and deep-thinker George Monbiot, author of the new book Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning, says we must reduce emissions by 90% […]
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This is an excerpt from the Sol Feinstone Lecture delivered at the United States Military Academy on November 15, 2006. Reposted from TomPaine.com via Common Dreams. Bill Moyers Many of […]
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Jeremy Lovell The earth has a fever that could boost temperatures by 8 degrees Celsius making large parts of the surface uninhabitable and threatening billions of peoples’ lives, a controversial […]
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Money = Selfish
Reposted from Live Science. Jeanna Bryner Just the mere thought of money can turn a person selfish, so that he helps others less often and prefers to play alone, a […]
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James Howard Kunstler Last week, I had one of those clarifying moments when the enormity of the American fiasco stirred my livers and lights again. I was riding in a […]
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James Howard Kunstler Last week, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) released a report saying that there was no imminent global oil problem and that enough new oil would come on-line […]
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A long time reader recommends this essay by Mr. James Howard Kunstler. James Howard Kunstler Back in the early 20th Century, when the cheap oil fiesta was just getting underway, […]
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The following is the Introduction for a new book on understanding human intelligence. The book in now available in a Preview Edition for a select audience. Details for obtaining your […]
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The following is the Foreword for a new book on understanding human intelligence. The book will be released in a special Preview Edition for peer review and early adopters soon. […]
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