A solo a capella rendition of a traditional song that would make a convention of devils weep. 

Tuesday, 06 March 2012 23:38

Can You Think?

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What does it mean to actually "think"? How often do we do it?

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What would Joseph Campbell have to say about The Singularity? The answer may surprise you. 

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What exactly is the calling, where is it emanating from, and why are we so attracted to it?

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Why does the hero need to be pushed to the point of near defeat for the victory to mean so much?

 

Friday, 10 June 2011 20:41

Big History and the Arrow of Time

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David Christian gives a TED talk on Big History, an intellectual movement which views history from "the Big Bang to the present". (video)

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What is it at the heart of humans that move us to accomplish the truly great?

 

 

 

enneagram-sunOur 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.

 

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