I recently took a break from philosophical speculations, after completing the FQXi essay Faith is Fundamental, to focus on issues of more immediate concern. This work includes my role as a member of the Board of Directors of Promoting Enduring Peace (see: PEP Talks), and my growing role in securing speakers for the Long Now […]
The Art of Storytelling: Exposing the Underbelly of the Art of Fashion | Long Now Boston
Long Now Boston Community Conversation February 5, 02018Guest speakers: Dan Borelli, Dr. Nikolay Anguelov and Dr. Emilia Javorsky The Existential Frame Dr. Emilia Javorsky opened the Long Now Boston Community Conversation on February 5 by highlighting the critical need for community and civic engagement in addressing global priorities. The growing number of difficult issues with […]
Faith is Fundamental | FQXi 2018
The FQXi Contest for 2018 is underway, with 166 essays attempting to answer the essay question – “What is Fundamental?” My contribution is titled “ Faith is Fundamental”. As a reminder, the Foundational Questions Institute is an elite collection of cosmologists and physicists, led by Max Tegmark of MIT, Anthony Aguirre of UCSC and a […]
The Emperors Have No Clothes | PEP Talk
Too many world leaders today do not seem to care about telling the truth. In this edition of PEP Talks, I suggest we call out the lies, like the child in the Hans Christian Andersen story who said, simply, “The emperor hasn’t got anything on!” By telling the truth we can expose these leaders as the […]
Banner Year for Spiral Inquiry in 2017!
Yes, it was a banner year for Spiral Inquiry in 2017. Of course, it’s been the only year so far (we launched in May). I’ve really enjoyed working on so many different ideas and engaging with such a wide variety of interesting people this year. I expect 2018 to be even more challenging and rewarding! […]
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