Saturday Night Jukebox: A Performance to Stop You In Your Tracks
A solo a capella rendition of a traditional song that would make a convention of devils weep.
Can You Think?
What does it mean to actually "think"? How often do we do it?
The Singularity is Near-Sighted: Joseph Campbell's Vision for the Internet Age
What would Joseph Campbell have to say about The Singularity? The answer may surprise you.
The Lord of the Rings, the Stanley Cup and the Virgin Mary- Reflections on the Call
What exactly is the calling, where is it emanating from, and why are we so attracted to it?
What Indiana Jones, Muhammad Ali and Hulk Hogan Reveal About the Human Spirit
Why does the hero need to be pushed to the point of near defeat for the victory to mean so much?
Big History and the Arrow of Time
David Christian gives a TED talk on Big History, an intellectual movement which views history from "the Big Bang to the present". (video)
the SUN series: Article # 7: Stories, Not Data, At Heart of Human Motivation
What is it at the heart of humans that move us to accomplish the truly great?
Why You Should Know Your Enneagram Personality Type
Our culture trumpets certain personality traits and discourages others. But are those standards absolute or relative? How would our society look if we accepted the rightness of there being essential differences between our various points of view? At the same time, it would bond us to know how strongly similar so many of us are.
Being Chuck: A 21st Century Hero's Journey
Joseph Campbell, Facebook, and the One and the Many
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