Writing a compelling piece of non-fiction is challenging. It requires a careful balance of factual competency and artful narration – the facts and ideas you are trying to convey need to come alive for the reader. So far, everything written on Spiral Inquiry has been non-fiction. That is, until now. With the inspiration of the Better […]
Originally posted on wwedenborgcenterconcord.org on Feb 28, 2017. Sexuality seems to be a simple binary characteristic of human and animal physiology. But modern science has begun to unravel some extraordinary complexities in the way male and female physiology and behavior develops, and reveals a wide variety in how individuals experience their sexuality. Many of our cultural […]
It is often said that technology is value neutral – what determines whether it is good or evil depends on the uses that people make of it. Once touted as the great power equalizer and democratizer of information and influence, the World Wide Web is now seen by many as a threat to personal autonomy […]
Modern physics and math struggle with fundamental inconsistencies. The problem rests with something deeper and even more fundamental – our faith. And, to paraphrase Socrates, “the unexamined faith is not worth believing.” Introduction The contrast between science and religion is often characterized as a battle between fact and faith. More thoughtful writers and scientists take […]
The Future of Transportation: Autonomy and InterdependenceDecember 3, 02018, at the Cambridge Innovation CenterFeaturing Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, co-founder of Veniam Summary by Paul Hoxie and George Gantz for Long Now Boston Introduction: At the Long Now Boston Conversation on December 3, Robin Chase made it abundantly clear: Our society is […]
