James Glattfelder studies complexity: how an interconnected system — say, a swarm of birds — is more than the sum of its parts. And complexity theory, it turns out,…
Another entry from TEDTalk all-star, Jonathan Haidt, who I’ve featured here before. His work on the social science of morality and the connections to the political fascinate me, and…
A whole bunch of unhappy Christmas morning campers courtesy of CannotFixStupid, via WhiteWhine. Perspective is key sometimes.
Text via CNN.com, video via TED: Close your eyes for a moment and imagine your life five years from now. What sort of scenarios pop into your mind? How do…
Another inspiring TED Talk, and another easy post for my vacation week… What happens before a murder? David R. Dow asks us to consider a different story in today’s death…
Welcome to my first attempt at mobile blogging. I am out of the office so to speak but wanted to keep up with the blog a bit, so here is…
“What’s the lesson here? It’s that morality binds us and blinds us. We all get sucked into tribal moral communities and enmeshed in their narratives. Morality binds us into…
This TED is a good complement to the previous post from today. While the challenges that we face as a global community are truly dire, we must believe that humanity…
What a wonderful sentiment found on Tumbler, via WhiteWhine.com. Such compassion really warms the heart.
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