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Human Population Through Time
It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion — and only 200 years to reach 7 billion.
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Core thought, Education, Environment, History, Phlyarology
Tagged balance, cognitive dissonance, humanity, population
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Recognizing the Mother of Global Warming
Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
University of California at Santa Barbara: By all rights, Eunice Newton Foote should be a household name. More than a century and a half ago, Foote was part of one of…
Posted in balance, Climate, Communication, Education, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, History, Reblogs, Science
Tagged Eunice Newton Foote
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Why do we have time zones: time for change?
A few years ago I wrote a blog post on the topic of the total muddle that’s caused by the lack of a commonly accepted standard date format. Today, I’m going to waffle on about something similar. Before standard time … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Core thought, History, Ludditis, Phlyarology, Science, Strategy
Tagged John Harrison, Longitude, time, timezones, UTC, Zulu
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Lunar Lander
For two hundred thousand years, humanity trundled along. And then the industrial revolution happened — and things took off… I recall, as a young boy, watching the Apollo 11 Moon landing. I remember looking forward to the day when I … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Games, History
Tagged Apollo 11, Atari, Lunar Flight, Lunar Lander, moon, Shovsoft
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Climbing the Ladder of Awareness
Just so there can be no doubt, the following are not my words, they belong to Paul Chefurka. I reproduce them here because I believe they are insightful and worth repeating. Climbing the Ladder of Awareness by Paul Chefurka http://www.paulchefurka.ca/LadderOfAwareness.html … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Biodiversity, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Education, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Health, History, People, Strategy
Tagged Ladder of Awareness, Paul Chefurka
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The dark side of the moon
This short wibblette is especially for Sue of Dreamwalker’s Sanctuary, who wondered recently “What is on the dark side of the Moon?”. “There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact, it’s all dark.” — Pink Floyd, … Continue reading
When life began there were no Baily’s beads
This is the last (currently) of some articles I intended as a connected series. If you have the time, you may appreciate visiting the others first (assuming you haven’t already): We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Education, History, Phlyarology, Science
Tagged bailey's beads, circle of fire, Earth, eclipse, homo sapiens, life, moon
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The MLK quote I can’t stand…
Originally posted on Russellings of the Spirit:
I am a fan and admirer of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. His sermons and speeches arouse hope and a passion for justice in my heart. But honestly, there is one…
The Antikythera mechanism
The device now known as the ‘Antikythera mechanism‘ — because of where it was discovered in the early 1900s — is a complex clockwork mechanism that is believed to have been constructed in the late second century BC. One of … Continue reading
A new kind of self-awareness
‘Overview’ is a short film that explores the phenomenon of ‘the Overview Effect’ through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced it, and features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for society, … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, balance, Communication, consciousness, Core thought, Culture, Education, Environment, History, People, Science, Strategy
Tagged Apollo 8, earthgazing, moon, Overview Effect, philosophy, shuttle, Space, Spaceship Earth, stardust
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