Samadhi, intention, direction
Notes I made a couple of weeks ago while listening to Rick Hanson, author of Buddha’s Brain:, talking about samadhi […]
Consciousness
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Consciousness, Science
Another case where size doesn’t matter
I’ve often wondered whether insects are more intelligent than we think. A Science Daily article suggests that “tiny insects could
Consciousness, Futures
Mac Tonnies
Mac Tonnies would definitely have been part of FringeWare. Check out his bio (though I would disagree with the second
Consciousness, Space
Stars
A bit of free form writing from a Saturday workshop… Stars, achingly beautiful stars over Arizona as we clean the
Business, Consciousness, Economy, Sustainability
Heads
In a conversation with a longtime friend, I just sent an email message that was fairly clear on some points
Community, Consciousness, Social Media
Safety first
(Wrote most of this on the road earlier this week…) Had an unintentional overnight stay in Providence RI September 11,
Consciousness
More on Multitasking
Gary Chapman Facebook’d me a link to a New York Times article on the multitasking study I wrote about. Ruth
Consciousness
Stop multitasking
Stanford has released results of a study suggesting that “the minds of multitaskers are not working as well as they
Community, Consciousness, Economy, Events
Happiness Is Mobile Loaves and Fishes
Mark Horvath (aka @hardlynormal), who is an advocate for the diverse and generally invisible homeless population, is in Austin hanging
Consciousness, Media
Barker’s aliens
Schwa instigator Bill Barker has turned up, having responded to Mark Frauenfelder’s “where are you, Bill?” post at bOING bOING.
Body, Consciousness, Technology
The Evolving Brain
The human brain is always evolving, and that evolution is accelerating. Consider “superplasticity,” described as “the ability of each mind
Consciousness
Memories are made of this
Researchers are learning how memory works, via PKMzeta molecules that facilitate “speed dialing” among brain cells, “like a group of
Community, Consciousness
Humans and tools
From Kevin Kelly: an overview of human history and some thoughts about the relevance of language as the original social
Consciousness
Big Mind and Evolution
Foremost integral thinker Ken Wilber discusses the Bodhisattva vow (to liberate all sentient beings) and it’s relationship to Big Mind,