Originally posted on Three Pound Brain:
So the whole idea behind Three Pound Brain, way back when, was to open a waystation between ‘incompatible empires,’ to create a forum where…

more info @ http://www.ecoshock.info/2015/04/spinning-world-angry-planet.html

“Working with a framework that incorporates mathematical analysis, social science, and observation of natural phenomena, the ‘Human And Nature Dynamical’ (HANDY) model projects “business as usual” could lead to the […]

http://files.newbooksnetwork.com/umassamherst/016umassamherstsinnreich.mp3 http://mcpress.media-commons.org/piracycrusade/

Originally posted on The Disorder Of Things:
Following previous series on Charmaine’s slow boat to China, and introducing Laleh’s first contribution to The Disorder, the first of two posts on what…

“Given the mounting attention to the unethical labor practices in the so-called “collaborative sharing economy” with labor brokerages like Handy and Uber, what are the alternatives? Imagine for one moment […]

“When you look at human existence and you say, well, there hasn’t been that much growth for most of history, it can’t be that much of a problem to adjust […]

http://www.againstthegrain.org/files/files/atg/atg_2015.04.28_heidegger_on_action.mp3 “We often act in isolation, or feel like we do. According to Scott Cameron, the German philosopher Martin Heidegger emphasized the social meaning and significance of individual actions. Cameron […]

related BBC show on failed eco-cities: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/costearth/costearth_20150423-1113a.mp3

“It is just over 50 years since the publication of Sanity, Madness and the Family, R.D. Laing’s and Aaron Esterson’s groundbreaking study of ‘schizophrenia’ in 11 young women. Birkbeck Research […]

Originally posted on Feminist Philosophers:
In the Atlantic: Now, tonight, I turn on the news and I see politicians calling for young people in Baltimore to remain peaceful and “nonviolent.”…

Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week:
The atmosphere was electric at a packed press conference as climate deniers called on the Pope to stop listening to “climate…

check out tweets/video from https://twitter.com/justin_fenton

“Torre David, a 45-story office tower in Caracas designed by the distinguished Venezuelan architect Enrique Gómez, was almost complete when it was abandoned following the death of its developer, David […]