Category: Science
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Nature is Self-Organizing
When driven into far-from-equilibrium conditions, systems do not just break down, they generate new structures that pull higher forms of order out of the surrounding chaos. It is as if nature reaches into herself and draws forth structures that reflect the inherent potential of the system for higher orders of self-organization. Duane Elgin, Systems theorist,…
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Molecules in a Cup of Water
There are more molecules of water in one cup of the stuff than there are cups of water in all the world’s oceans. Every cup that passes through a single person and eventually rejoins the world’s water supply, holds enough molecules to mix 1,500 of them into every other cup of water in the world.…
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The Workings of Diversity
Diversity means many different relationships, many different approaches to the same problem. A diverse community is a resilient community, capable of adapting to changing situations. However, diversity is a strategic advantage only if there is a truly interconnected community, sustained by a web of relationships. If the community is fragmented into isolated groups and individuals,…
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The Coherence of Living Systems
Living systems are astonishingly coherent. The human body, for example, consists of anywhere from 37.2 trillion to 100 trillion cells, and each cell produces 10,000 bioelectrochemical reactions every second. Every 24-hours, 1,012 cells die and are replaced. Ervin Laszlo, Systems scientistAuthor,The Intelligence of the Cosmos: Why Are We Here? New Answers from the Frontiers of…
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Art and Physics
The blending of wonder and wisdom Art and physics, like wave and particle, are an integrated duality: They are simply two different but complementary facets of a single description of the world. Integrating art and physics will kindle a more synthesized awareness which begins in wonder and ends with wisdom. Leonard Shlain, Surgeon, inventorAuthor, Art…
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Planetary Stewardship
We must move beyond democracy to biocracy, beyond loyalty to our own tribe to a view of ourselves as citizens of planet Earth… We must begin to see ourselves as interrelated and interdependent with the animate and inanimate elements of our planet and begin to follow earth’s house rules of limited use, recycling, and long-term…
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Consciousness is Fundamental
All matter originates and exists by virtue of a force. We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent mind. This mind is the matrix of all matter. I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. We cannot get behind consciousness. Everything that we talk about, everything…
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