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I received this e-mail earlier in the week: My name is [anonymous]. I am a Library Media Director at [high school] in [city, state]. We are a small community, who […]

This is the 3rd of this week’s blogs from the California School Leaders in Thailand.  They are participating in an international post-graduate leadership program in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Phra Saneh […]

So say some of our leading scientists.  Of course, not all experts agree.  Carl Sagan, the inspiration behind the films ET and Contact, thought that we should spend big bucks […]

An very funny Yelp post (maybe you know you’re a SFian when you blog Yelp posts). My personal favorite, and one I’m guilty of. When you start a new company […]

Peter Diamandis has suggested we need to practice “planetary redundancy” and back up crucial information “off the planet.” What achievements of mankind deserve a place on this digital Noah’s Ark?

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey speaks with Harvard Business Review editor Justin Foxx about the evolution of his company and his concept of “conscious” capitalism.

Stakeholder-based “conscious capitalism” realigns the short-term profit model of capitalism that has undervalued employees, customers, and suppliers.

Now we are hearing about the memoir. Now, just as we stand shocked and awed before another chaotic call for revolutionary change in leadership, a moment some have claimed confirm […]

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey thinks companies that pay competitive wages and focus on “higher purpose” in customer interactions will ultimately create the most value for their shareholders.

BIG THINK displays a large number wonderful accounts of how science today is transforming our lives–appealing to our hopes, our pride, and, occasionally, our humility.  I thought I’d share with […]

Image by opensourceway This summer I have been conducting an experiment. Rather, I have been engaged in a personal project. I call it Twitter Book Club. Twitter Book Club is […]

The brain-as-computer model of the mind will be replaced by an organic model, in which the brain is embodied—part of a whole, dynamic, living organism.

“Once I am sure there’s nothing going on/ I step inside, letting the door thud shut,” begins Philip Larkin’s poem “Church Going.” “Another church: matting, seats, and stone,/ And little […]

Waq al-waq expects better from the New York Times, we really do. This article from the NY Times’ Steven Erlanger includes this section: “Although Mr. Wuhayshi is still widely believed […]

The leading Darwinian conservative has done me the honor of responding to my previous post, including the excellent comment by Brendan Foht.  According to Larry, the criticism of him for rejecting the idea of […]

I’ve been pushing Google Apps for a while now. I have been pushing colleagues and speaking to groups and faculties and school boards. I have written at length about it […]

Starting a company makes one a free market capitalist and libertarian, though finding the caring, higher purpose in the marketplace is another matter. 

When people discuss “rationality” they can mean any of five different concepts.

Haley Barbour has obviously forgotten that running for the presidency of the United States is not the same as running for the presidency of the Yazoo City Country Club. Barbour […]

Is being polite honest? Young adults aren’t quite sure. Being too polite or conscious of the feelings of others is a sign that you are out of touch with your core self, they say.

Most of you won’t believe this, but I’ve actually gotten several requests to say more about Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, rightly called the best book ever written on […]

Despite the warnings of my better angels, I couldn’t resist a quick read through of the Nasir al-Wahayshi interview posted to jihadi sites. What can I say, for me a […]

A team of consciousness scientists in Wisconsin are exploring new frontiers, “translating the poetry of our conscious experiences into the precise language of mathematics.”

By studying the neural networks in the brain, scientists have constructed computer-based models that mirror the brain’s complex biological networks. 

A new way to create and interpret real-time brain scans could help addicts consciously control their cravings by making them aware of how their brain is functioning.

Like female African cichlid fish, humans might also possess an overwhelming evolutionary imperative to find the toughest, most combat-ready mates.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War. The process of looking back at that time must also include looking back at previous attempts […]

Kanye West‘s album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy came out too late to be nominated for the Grammy Awards being held tonight, so we’ll have to wait until next year […]

If we were able to move our brains, neuron-for-neuron, into a robot, would we still be the same person?

Some believe “conscious capitalism” is too idealistic and can’t compete in the marketplace with pure-profit companies. But when you work from a higher purpose you unleash greater degrees of commitment, […]