The film features Starhawk, Vandana Shiva, Matthew Fox a.o. speaking on Deep Ecology, Living Democracy and Revolution in Consciousness in a fast moving discussion of the type of change that needs to take place for a Sustainable Future. Deep Ecology is a holistic approach to facing the world’s problems that bring together thinking, feeling, spirituality and action – moving beyond the individualism and seeing ourselves as part of the earth, leading to a deeper connection with life, where Ecology is not just seen as something out there, but something we are part of and have a role to play in. 11|21|08 |
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Kevin Kelly is not the first, nor the only one, who believes a superorganism is emerging from the cloak of wires, radio waves, and electronic nodes wrapping the surface of our planet. No one can dispute the scale or reality of this vast connectivity. What’s uncertain is, what is it? Is this global web of computers, servers and trunk lines a mere mechanical circuit, a very large tool, or does it reach a threshold where something, well, different happens? 11|5|08 |
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For tens of thousands of years, fire has defined our civilization. But the Age of Fire is rapidly drawing to a close. With the dawning of the Age of Water, we recognize the unique, enspirited nature of each drop of water and indeed every substance in the universe. A blog by Charles Eisenstein. 10|28|08 |
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The second film, Zeitgeist: Addendum, attempts – from a mainly North American point of view – to locate the root causes of this pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution. This solution is not based on politics, morality, laws, or any other "establishment" notions of human affairs, but rather on a modern, non-superstitious based understanding of what we are and how we align with nature, to which we are a part. The work advocates a new social system which is updated to present day knowledge. 10|13|08 |
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is the world's first massively multiplayer forecasting game. By playing the game, you'll help us chronicle the world of 2019, and imagine how we might solve the problems we'll face. This is more than just envisioning the future. It's about making the future, inventing new ways to organize the human race and augment our collective human potential. 10|17|08 |
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is a repository for published works that contribute to the standing body of emergent language. Scholars worldwide are currently identifying trends of new language, narrative, myth and metaphor, which are part of transformational patterns within the global system. This developing collection exemplifies significant works documenting these trends and their conditions. 10|1|08 |
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, unveiled the World Wide Web Foundation, to fulfill a vision of the Web as humanity connected by technology. 9|27|08 |
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The Long Now Foundation has developed a modern Rosetta Stone – a backup of human languages that future generations might cherish – etched on a 3-inch nickel disc with an estimated lifespan of 2’000 to 10’000 years. The disc contains an archive of 13’500 scanned pages in more than 1’500 human languages with human-readable scripts, text, and diagrams. The plan is to replicate the disc and distribute them around the world in nondescript locations so at least one will survive their 2’000-year lifespan. 9|9|08 |
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It all starts off when a small collection of motivated individuals within a community come together with a shared concern: how can our community respond to the challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change? They begin by forming an initiating group and then adopt the Transition Model with the intention of engaging a significant proportion of the people in their community to kick off a Transition Initiative. 9|5|09 |
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Modern sovereignty is anthropocentric, constituted and organized by reference to human beings alone. Although a metaphysical assumption, anthropocentrism is of immense practical import, enabling modern states to command loyalty and resources from their subjects in pursuit of political projects. It has limits, however, which are brought clearly into view by the authoritative taboo on taking UFOs seriously. 9|1|08 |
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Forwarding thinking terrestrials exchange ideas and information about the state of the species, their planet and the universe, living the lives of science fiction today. 8|21|08 |
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Thanks to the twin drivers of personal and planetary health, our hyper-carnivore culture may be taking a left turn. 7|17|08 |
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One of the great American visionaries of the twentieth century, R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) endeavored to see what he, a single individual, might do to benefit the largest segment of humanity while consuming the minimum of the earth's resources. Doing "more with less" was Fuller's credo. He described himself as a "comprehensive anticipatory design scientist," setting forth to solve the escalating challenges that faced humanity before they became insurmountable. An exhibition and the Withney Museum of American Art. 8|5|08 |
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Spore is a video game that challenges you to guide a single cell on the bottom of the evolutionary ladder out of the ocean and into civilization. It's not easy for a video game to teach the principles of evolution. Evolutionary games would necessarily be limited to pressing start and watching what happens as mutation and selection occur, without intervention from the player. Spore strikes a good balance between scientific fact and playability. 7|9|08 |
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A new publication answers centuries' old questions regarding the mechanism and function of humour, identifying the reason humour is common to all human societies, its fundamental role in the evolution of homo sapiens and its continuing importance in the cognitive development of infants. 7|9|08 |
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Plastic bags take 1.000 years to decompose. A 16 year old student has developed a method that speeds the process to about three months. Daniel Burd's project won the top prize at a science fair in Ottawa, Canada. He came back with a long list of awards, including a scholarship, and recognition that he has found a practical way to help the environment. 7|5|08 |
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is a global company, based in Taos, NM, USA, offering proven, totally sustainable designs, construction drawings & details, products, educational materials, lectures / presentations, consultation & guidance toward getting people in sustainable housing. From single family to colony / community / city complexes. 6|11|08 |
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In his new book, Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind, Gary Marcus describes the brain as a clumsy collection of spare parts. Evolution tends not to optimise things; it simply tinkers with what's already there, he says. So it tends to make things better but there's no guarantee that it will make the best. "Survival of the fittest" really means fittest of the available options. Evolution can't take a step back and ask what the best option would be; it just works with what it has. And that's what leads to tinkering and ultimately the kluges. 6|24|08 |
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The mission and purpose of the Kundalini Research Foundation is to promote the scientific investigation of enlightenment, inspiration, genius, and the evolution of consciousness. 2|6|08 |
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When older people can no longer remember names at a cocktail party, they tend to think that their brainpower is declining. But a growing number of studies suggest that this assumption is often wrong. Instead, the research finds, the aging brain is simply taking in more data and trying to sift through a clutter of information, often to its long-term benefit. 5|28|08 |
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is a not-for-profit foundation and project collaborative and their mission is to mobilize human genius toward the design of a future that is physically, culturally, and perpetually conducive to life. Such a far-ranging mission casts the spirit of innovation squarely in an ethical context, calls for new skills of collaboration across disciplines, and encourages design and thinking that render current systemic problems such as global warming, species extinction, and social inequity, obsolete. 6|5|08 |
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In 1996, Tom Wolfe wrote a brilliant essay called "Sorry, but Your Soul Just Died," in which he captured the militant materialism of some modern scientists. To these self-confident researchers, the idea that the spirit might exist apart from the body is just ridiculous. Instead, everything arises from atoms. Genes shape temperament. Brain chemicals shape behavior. Assemblies of neurons create consciousness. Free will is an illusion. Human beings are "hard-wired" to do this or that. Religion is an accident. David Brooks’ guess is that the atheism debate is going to be a sideshow. The cognitive revolution is not going to end up undermining faith in God, it’s going to end up challenging faith in the Bible. 2|6|08 |
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The premise, as presented by John Giordano: It is discovered that life can be supported on a pristine planet Just Like The Earth located in a distant galaxy. The only difference is that there aren't any humans on the planet. The most evolved animals are apes and monkeys. All the natural resources are the same as Earth. Technology exists to get four people to the planet on a scouting mission. They will stay for one year, planning for the arrival of settlers from Earth. An Essay by Brian George. 5|21|08 |
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Once upon a time in a far away corner of the universe in the outer reaches of a medium-sized spiral galaxy, there was a beautiful blue-green planet whose inquisitive inhabitants named their world Earth. Many different peoples inhabited this planet teeming with abundant lifeforms. They had come to learn the many difficult, yet rewarding lessons of exploring in physical bodies what it is like to feel separate and disconnected from their own divine essence and from all around them. 3|3|08 |
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wants to start a global movement. All over the world people are supporting the transition from fossil and nuclear energies to renewable energies. The core of this movement is Energy Autonomy – The Code of Survival, an independently produced and collectively financed film for theatrical release. Using compelling images and clear analyses, the movie will convince a broad public of the necessity and feasibility of energy transition by energy autonomy. 2|13|08
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Researchers discovered genetic evidence that human evolution is speeding up - and has not halted or proceeded at a constant rate, as had been thought - indicating that humans on different continents are becoming increasingly different. 12|12|07 |
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By 2030, or by 2050 at the latest, will a super-smart artificial intelligence decide to keep humans around as pets? Will it instead choose to turn the entire Earth, including the messy organic bits like us, into computronium? Or is there a third alternative? These were some of the questions pondered by the 600 or so technosavants meeting at the second annual Singularity Summit. 9|17|07 |
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A Japanese explorer claims to have uncovered the location of the ruins of the lost city of Mu. The search for the mysterious city which is said to have sunk somewhere in the Pacific Ocean has captivated the popular imagination of adventurers for years. 9|12|07 |
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to Ralph Metzner this is a sober and reasonable statement of the current world-wide opening in the understanding of the relationship of human civilization on planet Earth with other intelligent civilizations in the cosmos – some of which have been in extensive contacts with some individuals and groups on Earth for considerable time. 8|13|07 |
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An 8-million-year-old bacterium that was extracted from the oldest known ice on Earth is now growing in a laboratory, claim researchers. 8|9|07 |
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Answering hard questions at the World Transhumanist conference. 8|3|07
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Carl Sagan explains our place in the cosmos. A video recommendation by Richard Dawkins. 6|19|07 |
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When the hero can succeed at the matter of keeping the human species and the planet alive and see that as just a "housekeeping" duty, then we can get on with the truly challenging task of creating a positive and joyous human culture to which the hero is entitled. An Essay by William H. Kötke. 4|11|07 |
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says James N. Gardner about his new book, The Intelligent Universe, which proposes that the universe might end in intelligent life, one that has acquired the capacity to shape the cosmos as a whole. 3|31|07 |
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