by Alton C. Thompson I take it as a given that our species is “on the way out.” If for no other reason than global warming—or, as some prefer, “climate change.” After all: As Bruce Melton noted last year, “In…
I'm raising lowering the stakes. My long-time offer to deliver presentations and help you make other arrangements is hereby modified: If you're serious, I'll speak, moderate, and participate for no charge to you. You'll need to provide venue(s), a place…
by Alton C. Thompson The fire, in 64 CE, that destroyed much of Rome came to have associated with it the claim that then-Emperor Nero “fiddled” while the city was burning. Although Italy gave birth to the violin, this did…
by Emma Fenton It’s a peculiar dilemma in a world which is becoming increasingly globalized by the minute, revolutionizing our mass media and transforming connectivity into a virtual network where another individual on the other side of the planet appears…
by Reese Jones The world seems to be falling apart ... WHAT TO DO? In contemplating near-term human extinction, if one believes it to be coming to pass shortly, there is likely a terrible inevitability that can wrench the gut…
by Doug Fasching This is not the essay that I was expecting to write, nor is it the one I wanted to. When you start a journey you have an expectation of where you will end up. In my life…
30 September 2014, California State University, Chico, California, embedded here 29 September 2014, "World Development" course, California State University-East Bay, Hayward, California, classroom appearance embedded below in four parts 28 September 2014, one of four panelists for a local television…