Event: 23-27 OCT 13 San Jose, CA Science & Nonduality (SAND)

WELCOME TO SCIENCE AND NONDUALITY (SAND) Nonduality is the philosophical, spiritual, and scientific understanding of non-separation and fundamental intrinsic oneness.   For thousand of years, through deep inner inquiry, philosophers and sages have came to the realization that there is only one substance and we are therefore all part of it. This substance can be …

SchwartzReport: Science Outpaces Ethics — Be Worried…

This is at once fascinating and, at the same time, yet another example of how science is far outpacing the ethics as to how that science should be used. Miniature Brains Grown in Test Tubes – a New Path for Neuroscience? ALOK JHA – The Guardian (U.K.)

SchwartzReport: Welcome to the Age of Denial — Politics Trumps Science

I have been writing about willful ignorance for almost a decade, beginning when I first saw this trend blossom like a noxious plant in a garden. It has been growing year by year, and has reached a level where it is a serious threat to our wellbeing. I did a story yesterday about Louisiana Republicans …

Berto Jongman: Sharing Science is a Crime [Against Humanity]

Sharing Science Is A Crime The more one shares, the more one undermines a future patent application and a system that encourages privatization [profit for the few, suffering for the many] Charles Davis Al Jazeera, 3 August 2013 EXTRACT: Signed into law by President Bill Clinton, the Economic Espionage Act of 1995 makes it a …

Chuck Spinney: The Politicization of Science — Neo-Nazi Eugenics Rampant

My good friend Pierre Sprey emailed me the attached article by Jonathan Latham along with his introduction. While this truly frightening critique applies to genetics, the politicization of science is a widespread phenomenon that is now undermining our contemporary culture. It can be seen many fields ranging from defense science to climate science. With Pierre’s …

Patrick Meier: 100 Resilient Cities — Data Science and Tactical Resilience

Data Science for 100 Resilient Cities The Rockefeller Foundation recently launched a major international initiative called “100 Resilient Cities.” The motivation behind this global project stems from the recognition that cities are facing increasing stresses driven by the unprecedented pace urbanization. More than 75% of people expected to live in cities by 2050. The Foundation is thus rightly …