Journal: Automated to Death–An American Obsession

FEATURE Automated to Death As software pilots more of our vehicles, humans can pay the ultimate price. Robert N. Charette investigates the causes and consequences of the automation paradox EXTRACT: The Flight 124 crew had fallen prey to what psychologist Lisanne Bainbridge in the early 1980s identified as the ironies and paradoxes of automation. The …

Review: The Compassionate Instinct–The Science of Human Goodness

Extraordinary Collection, Unique, Timely, No Notes December 16, 2009 Dacher Keltner, Jason March, Jeremy Adam Smith This is a truly extraordinary collection of essays from the magazine Greater Good, a magazine I had no idea existed. The editors have done a tremendous job in selecting 35 essays (click on the cover above to see the …

Review: Holistic Darwinism: Synergy, Cybernetics, and the Bioeconomics of Evolution

Beyond 6 Stars–And a Seventh for Accessible Pricing December 5, 2009 Peter A. Corning I could spend a lifetime reading and re-reading this book, and each of the cited sources, and not waste the time at all. This is one of the most extraordinary works I have encountered, and while I cannot do it justice, …

World-Changing: Evolutionary Activism

Once again, Tom Atlee offers a fresh, and penetrating perspective–connecting our understanding of evolution, consciousness, and activism into a new and compelling synthesis for making a difference in today’s challenged world. —Juanita Brown and David Isaacs, The World Café Reflections on Evolutionary Activism Essays, poems and prayers from an emerging field of sacred social change …