Happy Easter, Passover Seder, Spring.
Hallelujah by G. F. Händel performed like never before. More than 350 voices united, virtually, in a great song of optimism. Suggested by LBTK
One Step Ahead
The Left Hand
Juan Villoro Vicente Rojo was seven years old when his mother had to sell the piano. His father, who belonged to the Communist Party, had gone into exile in Mexico after the Civil War, and it would take Vicente ten years to reach him. In …
The End of Intelligence
Photo: iLexx on iStock Juan Villoro On December 11, 2020, James Flynn, a philosopher, and psychologist who studied human intelligence evolution, died. Decisive statistics on brain performance are owed to him, a very recent field, considering that Homo sapiens has been in trouble for 315,000 years, and IQ tests have been applied for only a …
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Optical Glass Sculptures
Both a tremendous athlete and a motivated student growing up in New Hampshire, it wasn’t until later in life that Jack discovered his passions in contemporary art and graduated at age 30 from Plymouth State University with a BA in Art focusing primarily on studio production. It was during his junior year there that he …
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The Neobiological Revolution
Jane Metcalfe is a chocolatier, co-founder of Wired Magazine, and CEO and Editor in Chief of NEO.LIFE, a media company that tracks the astonishing advances in human biology that will drive the next phase of our evolution. NEO.LIFE covers some of our favourite topics — neuroscience, genetics, longevity, food, sex, biohacking, …
Calling the Cosmos: Searching for Extra-Terrestrial intelligence.
Is there life beyond this planet we call home? Scientists say that the answer is more likely ‘yes’ than ‘no.’ Douglas Vakoch, astrobiologist, extraterrestrial researcher, psychologist, and president of Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI), has not ruled out the possibility of life beyond Earth and has embraced the METI mission of finding out more and ‘educating others along …
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Countries that Will Hold the Power in 20 Years.
British Broadcasting Corporation According to the BBC, a rapidly increasing population in Africa, with a pool of young, better educated, and globally connected workers could fuel its economic growth when combined with the spread of vast super arrays of far cheaper solar panels. As for China, after cornering many of the worlds vital raw materials, …
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The Library of the History of Human Imagination
The Walker Library of the History of Human Imagination celebrates humanity’s intellectual and emotional adventure of discovery, learning, and creativity by showcasing thousands of rare books, artworks, maps and manuscripts as well as museum-quality artifacts both modern and ancient. Constructed in 2002, the 3,600 sq. ft. facility features multilevel tiers, “floating” platforms, connecting stairways, glass-paneled …
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Love Affair 2020, Jupiter Meets Saturn After 800 Years
Jupiter and Saturn will look like a double planet for first time since the Middle Ages Just after sunset on the evening of Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn -the largest planets in our solar system-, will appear closer together in Earth’s night sky than they …
Can Brain Alone explain Consciousness?
Robert Lawrence Kuhn Can physical facts about the brain account for mental experiences of the mind? Has the philosophy of mind made progress? We take a 15-year journey with John Searle and David Chalmers. Contributors: John Searle, David Chalmers The most complete, compelling, and accessible series on Cosmos, Consciousness and Meaning ever produced for television is now …
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