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This blog explores the spiral journey as we seek to understand the world and to increase our collective wisdom. I am delighted that you have chosen to spend some time with me. Please share your thoughts in the comment section at the end of each post. We all learn best together.
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April 28, 2024
Deep Time Resiliency
April 24, 2024 • One Comment
Earth as Koan, Earth as Self – with Susan Murphy Roshi
March 31, 2024
Counting Snowflakes and More
March 24, 2024 • One Comment
Dune 2 – A Cinematic Masterpiece & Antiquated Cultural Narratives
January 13, 2024
Rescuing Social Knowledge – with Intellectual Humility
July 27, 2023 • 3 Comments
Marked by Myeloma
July 23, 2023
Is The World Comprehensible?
July 8, 2023
More than “Species” are Disappearing!
March 10, 2023
Unlocking the secrets of the honeybee dance
January 20, 2023
The Power of Social Influence
January 20, 2023
There’s NO Planet B! |AEON Magazine
Audio • Complexity • Video
July 2, 2022
Progress: Making Sense of Complexity
Audio • Culture • Philosophy
July 2, 2022
The Universe is Poised to Thrive
Audio • Complexity • Philosophy • Video
May 9, 2022
Making Sense of Complexity
March 6, 2022
A Miracle of Human Physiology
February 6, 2022
Language Signals Cultural Discord
November 4, 2021
Evolution: Faster and More Complex
November 4, 2021
The Science of COVID | Nautilus Magazine
October 27, 2021
Windmills in the Futurescape
October 5, 2021
The Story of Spiral Inquiry
October 4, 2021 • 2 Comments
Consciousness, Consilience and Collaboration
October 3, 2021 • One Comment
The Nautilus: Science and Symbol
August 11, 2021
How Random is That?
August 11, 2021
The Golden Ratio and the Human Form
August 11, 2021 • One Comment
Pearls of Wisdom – from the Oyster
July 10, 2021
A Culture of Fantasy Leading to Cultural Breakdown
June 19, 2021 • One Comment
Radah
June 19, 2021
A Dog’s Tail
May 15, 2021 • 2 Comments
May 15: Reflect, Redirect and Renew | Spiral Inquiry
April 15, 2021
Time, Crime and Punishment: Thoughts About Ethics
April 14, 2021
Optimism Gets a Bad Rap
March 15, 2021 • One Comment
Lucid Dreaming
July 1, 2020
LYING IN POLITICS – VOTE WISELY
June 10, 2020
THE FUTURE: GOOD NEWS / BAD NEWS
May 10, 2020 • 3 Comments
WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD?
March 29, 2020 • One Comment
DENIALISM BECOMES LETHAL
January 16, 2020
EMPATHY AND HUMAN THRIVING
October 27, 2019
LONG NOW BOSTON | FALL PROGRAM
October 27, 2019
A RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE ON SEX AND GENDER
August 1, 2019
THE FATE OF DEMOCRACY USA
July 18, 2019
VIDEO: THE EMERGENT CASCADE — A BENEFICENT UNIVERSE
July 17, 2019
ONE DAY – A STORY
May 16, 2019
ON SCIENCE, SPIRIT, AND OUR SEARCH FOR MEANING
May 15, 2019
THE IMMEDIACY OF THE LONG NOW
April 23, 2019
INTERNET EVILS: TWO THINGS TO MAKE IT BETTER
March 29, 2019 • One Comment
FAITH IS FUNDAMENTAL TO SCIENCE
March 29, 2019
THE RE-EMERGENCE OF AN OLD CONCEPT: ÉLAN VITAL
March 8, 2019
GRAPPLING WITH THE PUZZLES OF MATHEMATICS
March 2, 2019
WHAT IS SPIRAL INQUIRY ABOUT? | VIDEO INTERVIEW
February 21, 2019
UNCERTAINTY AND HUMAN PERCEPTION | VIDEO
February 13, 2019
LAUNCHING THE FUTURE | LONG NOW BOSTON
January 19, 2019
TRANSFORMING THE MASCULINE CULTURE
December 6, 2018
TECH-TONIC SHIFTS IN MOBILITY | LONG NOW BOSTON
December 2, 2018
A CALL FOR RATIONAL SKEPTICISM ABOUT FOODS — INCLUDING GMO
November 10, 2018
DEEP UNCERTAINTY AND DYNAMIC ADAPTATION | LONG NOW BOSTON
October 5, 2018
PROMISE AND PERIL IN AI | LONG NOW BOSTON
September 24, 2018
BIOMIMETIC REVOLUTION: POST-MODERN CHEMISTRY
September 18, 2018
DENIALISM AND ITS DISCONTENTS
September 13, 2018
HOUSING PEOPLE IN PLACE AND TIME | LONG NOW BOSTON
July 18, 2018 • One Comment
WHAT IS GOD – A VIDEO MEDITATION
June 15, 2018 • One Comment
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE BLUE PLANET | THE BIOMASS ASSESSMENT
June 5, 2018
WHY THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF CIVILIZATION IN SPACE
May 10, 2018
IT’S TIME FOR HARD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ETHICS
May 10, 2018
RE-RUNNING THE TAPE OF LIFE – EVOLUTION AND PURPOSE
April 24, 2018
Progress Report on The Science and Religion Dialogue
April 10, 2018
THE EGGPLANT: ANOTHER HI-TECH MIRACLE
April 9, 2018
THE MYTH OF DEMOCRACY: WE ARE FOOLING OURSELVES!
March 20, 2018
BLACK CLOUDS AND SILVER LININGS | PEP TALK
March 8, 2018
ASTEROID FUTURES: DECADE – CENTURY – MILLENNIUM
March 5, 2018
LOVE OF TRUTH: EMPTY WITHOUT ACTION
March 5, 2018
#METOO: REFORMING THE CULTURE OF SEX
March 5, 2018 • One Comment
#NEVERAGAIN: CHANGING THE CULTURE OF GUNS
January 15, 2018
THE EMPERORS HAVE NO CLOTHES | PEP TALK
January 8, 2018
FINDING TRUTH IN A TUMULTUOUS WORLD | HOPE FOR 2018
January 1, 2018
FAITH IS FUNDAMENTAL | FQXI 2018
December 28, 2017 • 2 Comments
WHAT IS WRONG WITH SCIENCE?
December 8, 2017
INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGE AND FAITH – MY PERSONAL JOURNEY (CONCLUSION)
December 6, 2017
MULTIDIMENSIONAL LAYERING OF TASTE, CULTURE, PLACE AND TIME
November 26, 2017
WHAT IS GOD? | VIDEO INTERVIEW
November 17, 2017
PLAYING IN THE DEEP, DEEP SAND OF SCIENCE AND NON-DUALITY
October 11, 2017
THE WORLD IS GETTING BETTER | PEP TALKS
October 5, 2017
THE FUTURE OF FOOD, AND THE LONG NOW FUTURE OF TIME
October 3, 2017 • One Comment
SPIRALS IN NATURE AND IN SPIRIT
September 30, 2017
CHOOSE WISELY – MY PERSONAL JOURNEY (EPISODE 7)
September 22, 2017
PEP TALK 3 – THINK LOCALLY, ACT LOCALLY!
September 11, 2017
THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF COGNITIVE BIAS – AND HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST IT
We often say that we go backward one step for every two steps forward. It is more accurate to describe the process as a spiral. We revisit each question, each challenge, and each unresolved struggle time and time again. As they come back around, we have, hopefully, learned and deepened our understanding. That trajectory is one of an outward, and infinite, spiral.
Categories
- ARCHIVED 11
- Audio 4
- Complexity 8
- Culture 30
- Essay 6
- Institutions 15
- Journal 9
- Nature 27
- Philosophy 31
- Physics 2
- Reason 14
- Technology 16
- Uncategorized 2
- Values 37
- Video 15