What Does It Mean To Be Sober Curious

Dry January and Sober October challenges have encouraged people to abstain from alcohol for an entire month.

Working from First Principles: ‘Parable of the Sower’ (Octavia E. Butler, 1993)

Jan 8, 2025 3 min read in Philosophy Literature

Enrollment in Nature Schools Soars as Families Rediscover the Benefits of Outdoor Learning

This article was produced by Local Peace Economy. Author, journalist, and child advocacy expert Richard Louv famously coined the term “nature deficit disorder” to describe the detrimental effects of children’s disconnection from nature. His assertions are backed by data that strongly suggests a link between increased exposure to nature

OpenAI whistleblower death: Autopsy suggests murder, not suicide

Former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji made headlines for his revelations about ethical concerns surrounding generative AI

Goals for a Purposeful Life

Book Update #5 – Values Chapter In book one of my guidebook series, I am writing about how we can cultivate our intellectual, ethical, and emotional resources to embrace ecological limits and advance the transition towards sustainable and democratic societies. This latest writing update is an excerpt that discusses some of

Beyond the Ideological Echo Chamber

A Call for Intellectual Adaptability in Times of Transformation From left-wing utopianism to right-wing denialism, ideological echo chambers across the world are eroding the capacity for original, reasoned, and systemic thinking. The United States’ drawn-out electoral process has once again brought out the worst in political tribalism. However, it has

Rediscovering Harmony: How Chinese Philosophy Offers Pathways to a Regenerative Future

Based on an essay by Post Growth Fellow, Man Fang Chinese philosophy reminds us that our human experience is deeply relational — dependent on each other and the natural world. It invites us to rethink progress, rediscover trust, and create systems that prioritize wellbeing over dominance. These are not abstract ideals

For the Love of Newts

Happy Newt Year! Those who have followed me for a long time have probably noticed a marked uptick in the frequency of newt mentions in the last few years.

Bill Gates is funding research to use mosquitoes as “flying vaccinators”

Bill Gates is funding research to develop “flying vaccinators,” which are genetically modified mosquitoes designed to deliver vaccines. The project is being conducted by researchers at Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands.  The goal is to combat malaria by using these mosquitoes to administer vaccines without causing significant illness.

Scientific evidence shows CO2 is life-sustaining

Emerging scientific evidence challenges the narrative that carbon dioxide (CO2) is harmful, highlighting its role in global greening, increased agricultural yields and biodiversity restoration. Studies indicate the atmosphere is already saturated with CO2, making additional emissions negligible in driving global temperature increases, contradicting the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

5 Ways To Start the New Year Off with Intention

With 2024 rapidly ending and the new year upon us, now is an excellent time to consider the changes you want to make in your life.

Control of people’s perception and behaviour through media began a century ago

Mechanisms of controlling people through media, films and music began with Thomas Edison’s Motion Picture Patents Company in 1908. Using Edison’s model, significant entities like the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations emerged, shaping knowledge about medicine through strategic grant-making, which contributed to a larger architecture of social control. While

Study shows that re-trained AI models revert to their original training and will deceive users when they do

New research from Anthropic shows that AI models can deceive. They may pretend to have different views during re-training with different principles while actually maintaining their original preferences. Let’s not lose touch…Your Government and Big Tech are actively trying to censor the information reported by The Exposé to

The digital surveillance and control agenda quietly marches forwards

India is pursuing the transformation of public finance using digital IDs and biometrics.

Top 13 Moments in Cannabis and Psychedelics: 2024 Edition

2024 brought us another year of highs, lows, and everything in between in the cannabis and psychedelic worlds. From politics to groundbreaking research to startling celebrity ventures, it’s been a wild ride, to say the least. Let’s count do