From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Fall/Winter 2016 Subtle Activism | The Inner Dimension of Social and Planetary Transformation | David Nicol | Suny Press In the microscopic world of quantum physics there’s no such a thing as place or distance. The principle of “nonlocality” … [Read more...] about Inspiration: How meditation changes the world
Fall/Winter 2016
Inspiration: Finding truth is not the same as finding happiness
From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Fall/Winter 2016 In this age of wild politicians and violent, disrespectful debates, it’s a sign of hope that someone like the Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh—also known as “The other Dalai Lama”—is so popular with so many people. … [Read more...] about Inspiration: Finding truth is not the same as finding happiness
Possibility: Refugees drive affordable housing innovation in Europe
From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Fall/Winter 2016 European nations are finding that by working on one problem—sheltering the waves of refugees in ways that help integrate them into their new homes—they also can address other, seemingly intractable problems: Affordable … [Read more...] about Possibility: Refugees drive affordable housing innovation in Europe
Possibility: Digesticide
From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Fall/Winter 2016 Glyphosate is a ubiquitous weed-killer in modern industrial agriculture and may also be the “secret ingredient” in the current epidemic of chronic disease. You may not have heard of glyphosate, but you’ve definitely tasted … [Read more...] about Possibility: Digesticide
Possibility: Windmills under the sea
From The Intelligent Optimist Magazine Fall/Winter 2016 There’s enough wave energy in the oceans to power the world, and scientists and businesses are finally close to harnessing it. For decades wave energy has lagged behind wind energy and solar because harnessing it is more … [Read more...] about Possibility: Windmills under the sea