This site's a compendium of people, places, ideas and things I love (at least noticed) and want to share. About Emily
Greetings from the Antipodes
Hello from Down Under. I am proceeding as a global nomad for the time being. Antipodes map by Daryl Cockburn.
Read more →What does the Global Climate Crisis have in common with the Loch Ness Monster ?
A. Both are fictional. Or at least highly speculative. No. We’ve already established that. B. Both indicate danger, especially around bodies of water. Sure, but we’re looking for a more specific answer. C. How about tree-fitty. Exactly! Tree-fitty. What’s tree-fitty? Loch Ness Monster: $3.50 Global Climate Crisis: 350 is the red line for human beings, [...]
Read more →Saga Dawa at Mt Kailash, Tibet
Today you can see this photo I took of Robert Thurman standing in front of Mt. Kailash in the San Francisco Chronicle, accompanying a great interview with Robert by David Ian Miller, “Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman on Why the Dalai Lama Matters,” about his new book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters. In the picture, Robert [...]
Read more →Links for 2008-05-26: Greening the Grocery Store
Greening the Grocery Store Our throw-away society functions on a presumption: somebody else is taking care of this waste. Investigation suggests otherwise. The landfill is a flawed design. Even recycling, in its current mode, is deficient. Only when people become aware of facts, no (tags: design recycling sustainability graphicdesign graphics green plastic supermarket retail shopping [...]
Read more →Links for 2008-05-23
2008 World Science Festival in NYC Fantastic lineup of interesting events for World Science Festival May 28-June 1, 2008 New York City. Only wish I could go to more than one scheduled at the same time. (tags: science festival events)
Read more →Links for 2008-05-14: Neural Buddhists
The Neural Buddhists In unexpected ways, science and mysticism are joining hands and reinforcing each other. We’re in the middle of a scientific revolution. It’s going to have big cultural effects. (tags: consciousness buddhism science mind brain materialism spirituality)
Read more →Why the Dalai Lama Matters
Digital Elements is delighted be working with Robert Thurman, launching dalailamamatters.com to coincide with the release of his new book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet and the World.
This inspiring and powerful book shows why Tibet matters for everyone and shares a positive and pragmatic [...]
Links for 2008-05-06: Quinoa and Fungi
mmm… quinoa for breakfast. with cinnamon, berries and nuts Thanks Heidi, hadn’t thought of that before. Book (ChefMD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine) looks great too. Can’t wait to try this with blueberries and walnuts. (Quinoa also cooks beautifully in a rice cooker ) (tags: 101cookbooks breakfast berries cereal wholegrain) Mushrooms will blow your mind [...]
Read more →links for 2008-05-03: Resilience
Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in Turbulent Times Video of interesting talks from recent international science and policy conference in Stockholm exploring complex dynamics of interconnected social-ecological systems available online. (Thanks, Worldchanging) (tags: resilience adaptation transformation science policy interconnected systems video conference)
Read more →Links for 2008-05-02
Fab@Home Dedicated to making and using fabbers -machines that can make almost anything – right on your desktop. Everything you need to know to build or buy a fabber, and print 3D objects. The designs and software on this website are free and open-source. (tags: fab 3d printingobjects internetofthings rapidprototyping) On the Pursuit of Happiness: [...]
Read more →links for 2008-04-29
Clay Shirky: Gin, Television, and Social Surplus — Here Comes Everybody “Where do people find the time?” That was her question. And I just kind of snapped. And I said, “No one who works in TV gets to ask that question. You know where the time comes from. It comes from the cognitive surplus you’ve [...]
Read more →links for 2008-04-23
MoMAudio on MoMAWiFi at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC Access MoMA Audio (providing hundreds of commentaries devoted to the museum’s collection and special exhibitions) on free MoMA Wifi through your mobile device. (tags: museum moma wifi podcast art education mobile) Edge 243: BREAKING THE GALILEAN SPELL Stuart A. Kauffman breaks the Galilean spell of [...]
Read more →what’s happening in the garden today
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