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The last foreign military invasion of the United States (which included the burning of the White House) took place two centuries ago. Half a century ago, a different kind of […]
In a way, China is already sponsoring the global X-mas fete. If the Chinese really wanted, they could make Christmas in their own image.
No one, not Charles Mingus, Art Blakey or Dizzy Gillespie is born a great bandleader. We are not deeply conscious of others. We need to train our minds to be that way.
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How can you get individuals to experience a collective flow state - going into deeper contemplation and losing a sense of time?
The “visionary” and “philosopher” Zoltan Istvan says that, as an atheist, he must be a transhumanist. You probably think I’m going to start mocking transhumanism again. Once again, you’ve misjudged […]
The idea that Aaron Swartz fought for is that the public should have access to federal court documents as well as access to scholarly research that was being put behind paywalls.
Last Friday, Guelph resident Andrew McPherson’s cat, Tutu, appears to have achieved the impossible. Local residents claim their small town will never be the same again, and the future of […]
"Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of the womb."- Nadine Gordimer (born on this date in 1923)
“It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.” ― J.D. Salinger
"I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things."- Henri Matisse (born on this date in 1869)
“A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition.” ― Rudyard Kipling (born on this date in 1865)
"I am not disposed to complain that I have planted and others have gathered the fruits."- Charles Goodyear (born on this date in 1800)
“Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.” ― Guy Debord (born on this date in 1931)
"I demonstrate by means of philosophy that the earth is round, and is inhabited on all sides; that it is insignificantly small, and is borne through the stars." - Johannes Kepler
"The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware." - Henry Miller (born on this date in 1891)
"The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next." - Matthew Arnold (born on this date in 1822)
"New capabilities emerge just by virtue of having smart people with access to state-of-the-art technology." - Internet pioneer Robert Kahn (born on this date in 1938)
"Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles."- George Eliot
"People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute." - Rebecca West (born on this date in 1892)
William McDonough’s most profound concept is "Harvest of Value," the basic notion that everything is a resource for something else. Simply put, waste equals food – the waste of one system becomes food for another.